Earth File #2478 // SOURCED record

Vinneuf Moon-setting observation — 6 September 2025

GEIPAN records a witness-reported unusual phenomenon toward the southwest from Vinneuf at around 5:00 a.m.; the witness took several photographs. GEIPAN’s analysis identified the phenomenon as the Moon setting on a cloudy horizon and classified the case as A. The witness reportedly could not see the Moon itself because it was obscured by vegetation and buildings.
Source // GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive Earth record separated from alien editorial
FRED // CASE CONSOLE
SOL-3 // FILE 2478 // CH 10
CONTEXT VIEW // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CASE FINGERPRINT
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NIGHT
SENSOR CONTEXT WITNESS CONTEXT
Reported motionLIGHT
FRED // FIELD ASSESSMENT // generated from Earth Record metadata
LIGHT
Vinneuf, Yonne department, Burgundy // Sep 6, 2025 05:00. The diagram on the left is a structured-record visualization—not a reconstruction, photograph, sensor return, or additional evidence.
EXPLAINED NIGHT GEIPAN / CNES UAP Case Archive
Witness pictureEyewitness 1 interface marker(s) // not a headcount estimate
Motion traceReported motionAppeared toward the southwest, Was setting, Observed on a cloudy horizon
Sensor / evidenceCameraWitness photographs, Photographic analysis
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: locality Appeared toward the southwestWas settingObserved on a cloudy horizon
FRED // FIELD ASSESSMENTAn 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.
Fred case console // context visualization // not evidence
Visitor Transmission // AlienBox editorial layer
Not ours. We did not cause or operate the reported phenomenon, despite the usual administrative temptation to assign unfamiliar paperwork to extraterrestrials. GEIPAN records that a witness in Vinneuf reported a very luminous event toward the southwest around 5:00 a.m. and took photographs. Its analysis, including a Stellarium simulation, identified the setting Moon; the witness reportedly could not see the Moon itself because vegetation and buildings obscured it. Case classified A. A clean file, at last.
Fred // Earth Records Liaison // AlienBox editorial layer
A rare pleasure: the sourced GEIPAN investigation ends with the label matching the contents. The bright low southwest light was identified as the setting Moon, with photographs and a Stellarium comparison supporting the explanation; vegetation and buildings had simply hidden the Moon itself. Nothing extraterrestrial is required, and “unidentified” did not survive contact with competent filing. Off the Earth Record: this one was not ours. I mention that only because someone will ask, and because correcting the family rumor is apparently part of my position description. In this case, the mundane explanation is not a disappointment. It is the result.
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When
2025-09-06 05:00:00
Where
Vinneuf, Yonne department, Burgundy
Morphology
LIGHT
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
Console archetype // Published-resolution comparison

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: Witness Photographs, Photographic Analysis, Stellarium Simulation, and Official GEIPAN Classification.
  • The source record includes a published resolution: The setting Moon; GEIPAN classified the case as A..

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?

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Earth Record // SOURCED

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Witness typesEyewitness
Sensor typesCamera
Evidence typesWitness photographs, Photographic analysis, Stellarium simulation, Official GEIPAN classification
The case concerns an observation on September 6, 2025, from Vinneuf in the Yonne department of Burgundy, classified by GEIPAN as A and categorized as the Moon.
Claim #25250 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“VINNEUF (89) 06.09.2025 Observation date 06/09/2025 Region Burgundy Department Yonne Classification A”
Source: VINNEUF (89) 06.09.2025 // [[T0001]] Case details
The source summarizes the observation as the Moon setting on a cloudy horizon.
Claim #25251 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation on a cloudy horizon of a very luminous phenomenon: observation of the Moon as it was setting.”
Source: VINNEUF (89) 06.09.2025 // [[T0001]] Summary
A witness reported seeing an unusual phenomenon toward the southwest from their home in Vinneuf at around 5:00 a.m. on September 6, 2025, and took several photographs.
Claim #25252 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“From their home in Vinneuf (89), on September 6, 2025, at around 5:00 a.m., a witness observed an unusual phenomenon toward the southwest.”
Source: VINNEUF (89) 06.09.2025 // [[T0001]] Description
The case was described as having good consistency and low strangeness.
Claim #25253 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“This case, with good consistency* and low strangeness, turned out to be an observation of the Moon (see the investigation report).”
Source: VINNEUF (89) 06.09.2025 // [[T0001]] Description
Analysis of the photographs and a Stellarium simulation placed the Moon along the witness’s line of sight at an elevation of approximately 1 degree.
Claim #25254 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Using the Stellarium® simulation tool, the investigation demonstrates that the Moon was located precisely along the witness's line of sight.”
Source: VINNEUF (89) 06.09.2025 // [[T0002]] Investigation explanation
The source explains that the witness could not see the Moon itself because it was too low on the horizon and obscured by vegetation and buildings.
Claim #25255 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Indeed, although the Moon was very bright on this eve of the full moon, it was invisible to the witness because it was too low on the horizon and obscured by vegetation and buildings.”
Source: VINNEUF (89) 06.09.2025 // [[T0002]] Investigation explanation
GEIPAN classifies the case as A, describing it as an observation of the Moon as it was setting.
Claim #25256 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classifies this case as “A”: observation of the Moon as it was setting.”
Source: VINNEUF (89) 06.09.2025 // [[T0002]] Investigation explanation
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