Observation of a gray point above a tree from the N145
On September 15, 2024, at around 8:42 p.m., a motorist traveling on the N145 between Saint-Priest-la-Plaine and La Souterraine observed and photographed a gray point that appeared immobile before suddenly disappearing after a few minutes. GEIPAN classified the case as A and identified the object as the LTU-1 gas balloon from the 2024 Gordon Bennett Cup; the apparent immobility and disappearance were explained as optical effects related to the witness's movement, viewing position, distance, speed, and lighting conditions.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case ArchiveEarth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE SOL-3 // FILE 2267 // CH 11 CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT 4248-8598-2A63 EVENING
Reported motionOTHER
FRED // ROUTING NOTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
OTHER
N145, from Saint-Priest-la-Plaine toward La Souterraine, France // Sep 15, 2024 20:42. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINEDEVENINGGEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturemotorist 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionappeared immobile, suddenly disappeared after a few minutes
Sensor / evidencecameraphotograph
Fred's paperwork completeness9/9 fields // 100%
Interface completeness only // this score does not measure truth, evidence strength, or extraterrestrial probability
1 document(s)1 source node(s)7 structured claim(s)location precision: areaappeared immobilesuddenly disappeared after a few minutes
FRED // ROUTING NOTEAn interesting report is allowed to have an explanation. This is why the label stays attached to the box even after the mystery gets less glamorous.
Off-record desk banter // not case attribution Mivra Qel would call this display “plenty of information.” Mivra Qel also has never encountered a restricted corridor she considered personally binding. His visualization standards are not binding on this desk.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
We accept responsibility for this one. Your archive reports that, on September 15, 2024, a motorist on the N145 photographed a gray point above a tree before it disappeared; GEIPAN classified the case as A and identified the LTU-1 gas balloon from the Gordon Bennett Cup, with optical effects accounting for the apparent immobility and disappearance. Correct, as far as Earth paperwork is concerned. Our involvement remains filed under “balloon,” which is administratively convenient.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A sourced Earth Record with an unusually tidy ending: GEIPAN classified the case A, identifying the object as the LTU-1 gas balloon and explaining the apparent hovering and disappearance through perspective, movement, distance, and lighting. The photograph remains a photograph; it does not require a second universe to process it.
Off the Earth Record, however: yes, yes, you finally noticed us. The Visitors are taking responsibility, which is administratively inconvenient but not unprecedented. My cousin Zarnok Vell once borrowed my access badge to show the younger Krellians an observation deck, then discovered that the badge logged every door—and that I could read the logs. He apologized with Nebula Cherry Fizz. His flight plan was, naturally, an opening suggestion.
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When
2024-09-15 20:42:00
Where
N145, from Saint-Priest-la-Plaine toward La Souterraine, France
Morphology
OTHER
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
EXPLAINED
Why Fred Thinks This Case Matters
AlienBox comparative analysis from structured Earth Record fields // not a new source // not a change in evidence grade
Fred keeps this file near the top of the pile because the record names 1 sensor type, the source also supplies a published resolution to compare against the original report, and visual-media evidence is explicitly referenced. That combination makes the case useful for cross-archive comparison without changing its evidence grade.
The source record includes a published resolution field. AlienBox treats it as an attributed source assessment to compare with the original report, not as an AlienBox verdict.
What strengthens the record
1 linked source document provide provenance for the Earth Record.
7 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
Recorded sensor context: Camera.
Recorded evidence context: Photograph.
The source record includes a published resolution: LTU-1 gas balloon from the 2024 Gordon Bennett Cup.
What limits the record
The structured record does not establish multiple independent observers.
The current dossier is anchored to one source network rather than independent source networks.
What would help resolve it
Can the originating record establish an exact number of observers and whether their observations were independent?
Can the source establish a usable duration for the observation rather than only a date or narrative sequence?
Fred Says Go Here Next
Internal research paths chosen from this dossier's structured fields. Similarity is navigation, not corroboration.
“On September 15, 2024, at around 8:42 p.m., a motorist traveling on the N145 observed, through her vehicle window, a stationary gray point in the sky, located above a tree.”
Source: [N145] FROM SAINT-PRIEST-LA-PLAINE (23) TOWARD LA SOUTERRAINE (23) 15.09.2024
// [[T0001]] Description
The witness photographed the observed point before it suddenly disappeared after a few minutes.
“As the balloons’ trajectory was followed in real time via a “tracking” website, it was confirmed that the balloon from the LTU-1 team was indeed present at that moment in the direction of the observation (see appendix).”
Source: [N145] FROM SAINT-PRIEST-LA-PLAINE (23) TOWARD LA SOUTERRAINE (23) 15.09.2024
// [[T0002]] Investigation findings
GEIPAN explains the apparent immobility as an optical effect caused by the witness's movement, the distance, and the balloon's approximate speed of 46 km/h.
“The strangeness felt by the witness, related to its apparent immobility, is explained by an optical effect caused by the witness’s own movement and by the distance separating her from the balloon, which was flying at a speed of approximately 46 km/h.”
Source: [N145] FROM SAINT-PRIEST-LA-PLAINE (23) TOWARD LA SOUTERRAINE (23) 15.09.2024
// [[T0002]] Explanation of apparent immobility
GEIPAN explains the object's sudden disappearance as potentially resulting from a change in the witness's position relative to the balloon, altering lighting conditions and making it invisible.
“Moreover, as the observation took place against the light, the object’s sudden disappearance may be explained by a change in the witness’s position relative to the balloon, thereby altering the lighting conditions and making the latter invisible.”
Source: [N145] FROM SAINT-PRIEST-LA-PLAINE (23) TOWARD LA SOUTERRAINE (23) 15.09.2024
// [[T0002]] Explanation of disappearance
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