Earth File #2461 // SOURCED record

Reported Arras orange object observation near a helicopter

GEIPAN records a reported nighttime observation on 25 September 2011 of a large, flat, orange-colored or saucer-shaped object in the sky near a helicopter. The reported observation lasted 10–15 minutes and was initially witnessed by another person, with three others reportedly seeing its end; those other witnesses did not submit testimony to GEIPAN. GEIPAN classified the case C for insufficient information and lack of corroborating testimony. A Thai lantern was favored as a hypothesis, but the source states that uncertainty remained.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 2461 // CH 07
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
6B54-D415-9EAA
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionDISK
FRED // ROUTING NOTE // generated from Earth Record metadata
DISK
Arras (62), Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais // Sep 25, 2011. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
INSUFFICIENT DATA CLOCK // NOT PRECISE GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness picturereporting witness, additional witnesses reportedly observed the end of the observation 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionobserved in the sky, moved near a helicopter, moved away
Sensor / evidenceNo sensor type statedGEIPAN Earth Questionnaire, witness report
Fred's paperwork completeness8/9 fields // 89%
Interface completeness only // this score does not measure truth, evidence strength, or extraterrestrial probability
1 document(s)1 source node(s)10 structured claim(s) location precision: locality observed in the skymoved near a helicoptermoved away
FRED // ROUTING NOTEShape and motion give me something worth diagramming. The diagram remains a diagram, which I am apparently required to keep explaining.
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
Yes. The phenomenon reported near Arras on 25 September 2011 was ours. It was a routine transit marker: large, flat, orange, and not especially interested in the nearby helicopter. Your archive records a 10–15 minute observation, additional witnesses reportedly seeing its departure, and no testimony from those witnesses reaching GEIPAN. GEIPAN classified the case C; its Thai lantern hypothesis was favored but remained uncertain. Accurate enough. Not elegant, but accurate.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
GEIPAN’s SOURCED Earth Record earns its C classification: an orange, saucer-shaped object was reported near a helicopter, but the additional witnesses did not submit testimony, and the Thai-lantern hypothesis remains favored rather than settled. Sensible filing. “Unidentified” is not a synonym for “interstellar,” despite humanity’s persistent efforts to make it one. Off the Earth Record, we are taking responsibility. Aunt Vexa Vell parked the craft where the beacon very clearly said not to park, then blamed the translation matrix over Gorkon Blue. I knew who had borrowed it before I finished pretending I did not. So yes, you finally noticed us; no, the C classification does not become a flight certificate.
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When
September 25, 2011
Where
Arras (62), Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Morphology
DISK
Evidence authority
SOURCED
Resolution
INSUFFICIENT DATA

Why Fred Thinks This Case Matters

AlienBox comparative analysis from structured Earth Record fields // not a new source // not a change in evidence grade
Console archetype // Published-resolution comparison

Fred keeps this file near the top of the pile because the structured record explicitly indicates multiple witnesses and the source also supplies a published resolution to compare against the original report. 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.
  • 10 claim citations tie extracted statements back to source excerpts or locators.
  • The structured witness field explicitly records multiple observers without inventing a headcount.
  • Recorded evidence context: GEIPAN Earth Questionnaire and Witness Report.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: Thai lantern hypothesis favored but uncertain.

What limits the record

  • No sensor type is recorded in the structured Earth Record.
  • 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?
  • Did any radar, infrared, optical, telemetry, or other instrument record the event, and is that material preserved?
  • Can the source establish a usable duration for the observation rather than only a date or narrative sequence?

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Earth Record // SOURCED

Human-world claims below are kept separate from Fred and Visitor editorial/lore. Translation changes language, not evidence status.
Witness typesreporting witness, additional witnesses reportedly observed the end of the observation
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesGEIPAN Earth Questionnaire, witness report
The case observation date was 25 September 2011.
Claim #25090 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“25/09/2011”
Source: ARRAS (62) 25.09.2011 // [[T0001]] Case details, Observation date
The case was located in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region and Pas-de-Calais department.
Claim #25091 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais Department Pas-de-Calais”
Source: ARRAS (62) 25.09.2011 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case was classified C and listed as involving a lack of reliable information.
Claim #25092 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification C Update date 23/06/2021 Type of phenomenon Lack of reliable information”
Source: ARRAS (62) 25.09.2011 // [[T0001]] Case details
The case summary describes an observation in the sky of a large, flat, orange-colored object moving near a helicopter.
Claim #25093 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Observation in the sky of the movement of a large, flat, orange-colored object near a helicopter: lack of information.”
Source: ARRAS (62) 25.09.2011 // [[T0001]] Summary
GEIPAN received an Earth Questionnaire by email on December 4, 2011, from a witness reporting an orange, saucer-shaped light observed during the night of September 24 to 25, 2011.
Claim #25094 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On December 4, 2011, GEIPAN received by email an Earth Questionnaire (QT) from a witness to an observation of an orange, saucer-shaped light on the night of Saturday, September 24, to Sunday, September 25, 2011.”
Source: ARRAS (62) 25.09.2011 // [[T0001]] Description
The reported observation lasted between 10 and 15 minutes and was initially witnessed by another person, followed by three other people who saw the end of the observation as the object moved away.
Claim #25095 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 96% extraction confidence
“The observation lasted between 10 and 15 minutes and initially took place in the presence of another witness, followed by three other people who were able to see the end of the observation as the object moved away.”
Source: ARRAS (62) 25.09.2011 // [[T0001]] Description
None of the other witnesses submitted testimony to GEIPAN.
Claim #25096 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“However, none of the other witnesses submitted testimony to GEIPAN.”
Source: ARRAS (62) 25.09.2011 // [[T0002]] Case analysis
The Thai lantern hypothesis was favored, but the source states that the wind direction was imprecise and the description of the object moving away left room for doubt.
Claim #25097 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Although the Thai lantern hypothesis is favored, the usual clues that would support this hypothesis are not strong enough: the wind direction is imprecise, and the description of the object moving away leaves room for doubt about its interpretation.”
Source: ARRAS (62) 25.09.2011 // [[T0002]] Case analysis
The source states that the helicopter probably took off from the hospital and merely drew the witness's attention toward the sky.
Claim #25098 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 95% extraction confidence
“The helicopter, probably taking off from the hospital, merely drew the witness’s attention toward the sky.”
Source: ARRAS (62) 25.09.2011 // [[T0002]] Case analysis
GEIPAN classified the case C because there was a lack of information or other testimonies, describing the testimony as not very precise.
Claim #25099 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Not very unusual and not very substantiated—there was only one witness, and the testimony was not very precise—this case is classified “C” due to a lack of information or other testimonies.”
Source: ARRAS (62) 25.09.2011 // [[T0002]] Case analysis
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