Instrument context // Fred's rabbit hole // Earth Record discovery

UFO & UAP Records With Sensor Data

Public AlienBox Earth Record dossiers with one or more recorded sensor types. A sensor field documents source context and does not by itself establish corroboration, extraordinary performance, or object identity.

Fred // before you disappear into this folderMachines are useful because they do not get excited. Humans generally correct that deficiency during the press conference.
Fred chose the filing path // inclusion never changes an evidence grade // every listed item is already a public Earth Record dossier // Lore is never used to qualify or rank a case
FRED // YOUR QUESTIONABLE GUIDE I know where the folders are. This should not be confused with approval of what you do after opening them.

What this AlienBox collection actually looks like

526 of 1,826 public dossiers fall into this collection (28.8%). 509 record a published resolution, 526 include structured sensor context, and 73 record multiple witnesses or an explicit plural-witness marker. These are archive characteristics, not evidence grades.

Collection526
Share of archive28.8%
Published resolution509
Sensor context526
Multi-witness73
Most common recorded forms Light 243 Sphere 92 Other 85 Unknown 30
Most represented decades 2010s 254 2020s 132 2000s 69 1990s 19
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2480 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
B691-4091-976F
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2480

Belle-Isle-en-Terre spherical luminous object observation

A single witness observed a very bright, spherical white luminous object in the eastern sky from a garden. The object reportedly grew larger and disappeared toward the east after approximate...

Belle-Isle-en-Terre // 2025 // GEIPAN classification B: probable satellite flare; two...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2479 // CH 05
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
4995-6323-A1D6
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2479

Reported observation of a light aircraft in Saint-Priest-Taurion

A witness reported seeing what initially appeared to be a white aircraft entering clouds, disappearing for several seconds, and reappearing in the opposite direction without an apparent turn...

Saint-Priest-Taurion // 2025 // PIPER P24 Comanche-type light aircraft; GEIPAN classifi...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2478 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
5CC9-E32D-0FBA
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2478

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...

Vinneuf, Yonne department, Burgundy // 2025 // The setting Moon; GEIPAN classified the case as A.
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2476 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
8E9A-1745-0814
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2476

Intermittent luminous points observed from Roquebrune-sur-Argens

On September 14, 2025, three witnesses observed intermittent white, highly luminous points appearing and disappearing in different sectors of the sky from their homes in Roquebrune-sur-Argen...

Roquebrune-sur-Argens, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur // 2025 // Aircraft landing lights: two aircraft approaching head-...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2475 // CH 11
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
F7BB-C6DF-A251
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #2475

Betton reported observation of flashing lights, identified as a TBM-700

On 15 September 2025, a witness in Betton reported observing two cool-toned white lights flashing alternately while moving east to west and then making rapid turns. GEIPAN classified the cas...

Betton // 2025 // TBM-700 aircraft belonging to the Ministry of the Armed...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2458 // CH 03
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
A67A-F47B-FDD4
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2458

Maizières-lès-Metz: reported yellow-orange luminous balls

The GEIPAN case record reports that witnesses observed several silent yellow-orange luminous balls moving across the sky at around 10:30 p.m. on 1 October 2011. One witness recorded mobile-p...

Maizières-lès-Metz, Moselle, Lorraine // 2011 // Probable passage of Thai lanterns; GEIPAN classificatio...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2454 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
D62C-78CC-ACF1
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED DESCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #2454

Reported orange ball observation from Benesse to Angresse

GEIPAN records that a motorist reportedly observed an orange-colored ball moving across the sky at around 6:20 a.m. The witness reportedly photographed the luminous phenomenon, which alterna...

Aquitaine region, Landes department // 2011 // GEIPAN classified the case B as a probable observation...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2450 // CH 08
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
2C2C-D302-D31B
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OVALREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2450

Lançon-Provence reported silent orange luminous phenomenon

A witness reported seeing a large, bright orange, slightly ovoid luminous phenomenon pass overhead without audible sound. The reported phenomenon appeared as a widened V with regularly space...

LANCON-PROVENCE // 2015 // GEIPAN classified the case as B and assessed it as a pr...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2448 // CH 05
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
81C1-A92F-8127
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2448

EVRY (91) 24.12.2015 — silent multicolored luminous object

On December 24, 2015, at 18:10, three people observed a silent luminous object with changing colors from a 10th-floor apartment in Evry. The observation lasted 45 seconds, and the object dis...

Evry (91) // 2015 // GEIPAN classified the case as B and identified a probab...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2446 // CH 08
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
FC92-9E25-1297
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2446

Lourdes red-orange light observation

On December 25, 2015, at 6:40 p.m., two witnesses in Lourdes observed a silent red-orange luminous object crossing the clear sky for one to two minutes. It followed an irregular east-to-west...

Lourdes // 2015 // GEIPAN classification B: probable Thai lantern; GEIPAN...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2445 // CH 11
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
47DF-D8A8-A27B
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #2445

Reported luminous-point observation at Banassac on 26 December 2015

A witness reported seeing a silent, fixed orangish luminous point at about 8:30 p.m. that moved rapidly southward and disappeared behind a hill, followed by up to four luminous points disapp...

Banassac // 2015 // Probable Thai lanterns; GEIPAN classification B.
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2441 // CH 16
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
601B-09B4-6EBF
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2441

Talmont-Saint-Hilaire luminous phenomena — probable Thai lanterns

On January 1, 2016, at 12:16 a.m., a witness reported several silent, flame-colored luminous phenomena moving toward the north-northeast along a horizontal, low-altitude trajectory for five...

Talmont-Saint-Hilaire, Vendée, Pays de la Loire // 2016 // GEIPAN classification B: probable Thai lanterns
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2440 // CH 13
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
72E9-596F-BCA9
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2440

Three diamond-shaped objects reported between Bailleul and Nieppe

On January 1, 2016, at 12:15 a.m., a motorist and her passenger reported seeing a yellow-orange diamond-shaped object moving silently at low altitude from south to north, followed by two oth...

between Bailleul and Nieppe // 2016 // Probably Thai lanterns
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2424 // CH 06
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
25C7-4547-8940
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2424

Vernoux-en-Vivarais scintillating circular phenomenon

GEIPAN/CNES records that two witnesses observed a scintillating, circular phenomenon on several consecutive evenings under clear skies, including observations through a telescope. The source...

Vernoux-en-Vivarais, Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes // 1975 // Astronomical misidentification involving a Jupiter–Venu...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2412 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
A33F-E10D-6AC8
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #2412

Reported orange circular object over Roanne

The GEIPAN case record states that, on 29 March 1976, a witness reportedly observed and photographed an orange-colored circular object in the sky over Roanne. It reportedly moved slowly, sto...

Roanne // 1976 // GEIPAN classification C; listed phenomenon type: lack o...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2408 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
702E-A3FF-059C
DAYLIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
DISKREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #2408

Eymet (24), 24 April 1976 reported observation

A GEIPAN-sourced record describes a reported observation by a couple in the countryside of two luminous green disks, accompanied by strong air movement. The reported disks plunged rapidly to...

Eymet (24) // 1976 // GEIPAN classification B; probable electromagnetic pheno...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2403 // CH 11
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
39A8-A044-0D09
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #2403

Reported red light observation near Bischwiller on 22 June 1976

Several people in a car reportedly observed a red light moving rapidly and silently at high altitude at around 10:15 p.m. The reported light was stationary above an oil-terminal/refinery are...

Near Bischwiller and the Herrlisheim-Drusenheim refinery/oil-terminal area, Alsace, Bas-Rhin // 1976
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2395 // CH 13
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
F13A-91E3-CE33
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2395

Reported luminous sky phenomenon near Breteuil-sur-Iton — 28 October 1977

Various people were reported to have observed a luminous phenomenon in the sky several times in succession. Witness descriptions differed regarding the phenomenon, its color, whether it flas...

Breteuil-sur-Iton, Eure, Haute-Normandie // 1977 // GEIPAN summarized it as a probable astronomical observa...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2393 // CH 14
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
4BF9-5E66-09A6
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2393

Reported luminous ball observation at Saint-Sebastien-de-Morsent

A witness reportedly observed a luminous ball traveling from southwest to northeast at around 6:15 p.m. on November 4, 1977, at Saint-Sebastien-de-Morsent. Regional press reportedly mentione...

Saint-Sebastien-de-Morsent // 1977 // Classified C; lack of reliable information
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2383 // CH 03
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
77C4-6AFA-5835
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2383

Pierrefonds orange lights observation (reported Thai lanterns)

The GEIPAN case record concerns two people who observed a group of orange-colored points of light near Pierrefonds at around 11:30 p.m. on 23 July 2011. Video, photographs, and the reported...

Pierrefonds, Picardy, Oise // 2011 // Thai lanterns, probably released in the Compiègne fores...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2380 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
912D-D984-C016
DAYLIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2380

Reported luminous observation near Le Cannet, identified as a Falcon 900

GEIPAN reports that a motorist and passenger observed a luminous object near Le Cannet at around 12:25 on August 1, 2011. The object reportedly appeared stationary and disappeared after appr...

Le Cannet, near Cannes Airport // 2011 // Falcon 900; the reported light was explained as involvi...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2371 // CH 14
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
3EC9-2796-85BE
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2371

Four lights appearing in photographs at La Seyne-sur-Mer

GEIPAN records that a witness noticed four lights in photographs taken on 26 August 2011, although the lights were not directly seen when the photographs were taken. The source explains the...

La Seyne-sur-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Var // 2011 // Ghost images of streetlights produced by internal refle...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2356 // CH 05
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
8B43-B837-981F
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2356

Saint-Germain-en-Laye photographs — black spots explained as birds

On 2007-07-07, a witness later found unexplained spots in three wedding photographs and submitted them to the Saint-Germain-en-Laye police station. GEIPAN classified the case as A and identi...

Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, Île-de-France // 2007 // Birds passing through the frame, producing photographic...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2353 // CH 02
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
96C1-0592-3DE3
DAYLIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
UNKNOWNREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2353

Jazeneuil radar/T-CAS observation

On July 14, 2007, at 14:35 UTC, the captain of an AF flight reported a T-CAS alert indicating nearby traffic. The pilots reported seeing a red radar blip but no corresponding visual object....

Jazeneuil (86) // 2007 // False echoes, with a probable onboard T-CAS malfunction...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2351 // CH 07
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
856C-C631-82A2
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OVALREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #2351

HADOL (88): dark oval image recorded in countryside video

On 25 July 2007, a witness later reported noticing a brief dark gray oval or round image in video footage taken during a countryside outing by car; the witness did not see it while recording...

Lorraine region, Vosges department // 2007 // GEIPAN classified the case as a video artifact, consist...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2346 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
6202-CF18-11D7
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERMOTION NOT STATED
EARTH FILE #2346

Chambley-Bussière photograph anomaly, reported as a balloon

A participant later noticed a spot in photographs taken during the Chambley-Bussière hot-air-balloon event. There was no visual observation when the photograph was taken. A later pilot testi...

Chambley-Bussière, Lorraine, Meurthe-et-Moselle // 2007 // Child’s balloon, specifically reported in pilot testimo...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2339 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
8492-EEE4-3CC3
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTMOTION NOT STATED
EARTH FILE #2339

Orange luminous phenomenon photographed near Puy de Dôme

On January 1, 2008, a motorist photographed the Puy de Dôme from inside a car using a mobile phone. An orange luminous phenomenon was later noticed in the photograph and reported to GEIPAN,...

Puy de Dôme // 2008 // Reflection from interior vehicle lighting
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2330 // CH 06
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
E92E-DFE0-9EAB
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OVALREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2330

Photograph of a pigeon mistaken for an object in Paris

On 2008-03-09, an amateur photographer in Paris photographed an elliptical, almost round object from a window as part of a rapid five-image sequence. Reviewing photographs 4 and 5 showed tha...

Paris // 2008 // Pigeon captured as a photographic artifact; GEIPAN clas...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2321 // CH 07
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
88E9-441E-43E6
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #2321

Montégut-en-Couserans: stationary luminous phenomenon, probably Sirius

Two witnesses observed a stationary, round-shaped luminous phenomenon with strong multicolored scintillation, predominantly blue, in the southwestern sky for about ten minutes. They used bin...

Montégut-en-Couserans // 2008 // Probable observation of the star Sirius; slight doubt r...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2318 // CH 04
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
0AB2-D19E-53F4
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2318

Reported two-light observation above Rodez, 18 April 2008

The GEIPAN case record reports that a resident of Rodez observed two lights above the city at 12:43 a.m. during the night of 17–18 April 2008. The observer viewed them through a telescope, r...

Rodez // 2008 // GEIPAN classification C; lack of reliable information a...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2317 // CH 04
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
1515-77BC-90BD
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2317

Nancy observation of three yellow-orange luminous points

On 19 April 2008 at around 9:20 p.m., three people observed three large yellow-orange luminous points moving slowly in the sky. The points suddenly disappeared, and no particular sound was h...

Nancy (54) // 2008 // GEIPAN case B: probable observation of flying lanterns;...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2316 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
DFD9-CA45-DF79
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
UNKNOWNREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2316

Photographic spot in cloud photographs near Pornichet

On April 20, 2008, a passenger photographed clouds through a car windshield. A spot was later noticed in the photographs, although it was not visually observed while the photographs were tak...

Pornichet // 2008 // Possible windshield defect or insect; GEIPAN classifica...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2315 // CH 04
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
8AD2-B11F-3640
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTMOTION NOT STATED
EARTH FILE #2315

Reported luminous phenomenon photographed from inside a vehicle near Mauze-sur-le-Mignon

A motorist reportedly photographed a luminous phenomenon from inside a vehicle on 20 April 2008. The photograph reached GEIPAN through an indirect witness; the direct witness did not provide...

Mauze-sur-le-Mignon (79) // 2008 // Probably sunlight reflected on the windshield and/or ca...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2314 // CH 08
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
05C1-672A-F4C7
DAYLIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2314

Pornichet photographic observation, 23 April 2008

A witness noticed unexplained spots in photographs taken beside a beach at around 4:15 p.m., without visually observing the objects. The case involved two different photographed objects: a p...

Pornichet, France // 2008 // GEIPAN classification B: probable bird in the first pho...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2311 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
AC95-ED61-2FF9
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
UNKNOWNREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2311

Bailly (Yvelines), 28 April 2008 — reported rumbling noise and thunderclap

A witness reportedly heard a dull rumbling noise from the northeast that changed into a 5–6-second thunderclap and moved away toward the southwest. Significant storm activity was recorded in...

Bailly, Yvelines, Île-de-France // 2008 // Thunderclap caused by a severe storm
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2304 // CH 15
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
3F5F-E492-FE48
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
DISKREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #2304

Dark lenticular object observation in Paris

The GEIPAN case record reports that two people observed and filmed a dark, lenticular-shaped mass from an apartment in Paris on 30 July 2008. It was initially stationary, then moved toward C...

Paris, Île-de-France // 2008 // GEIPAN classification B: probable observation of a ball...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2303 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
BD90-B071-7255
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
UNKNOWNMOTION NOT STATED
EARTH FILE #2303

Féchain sky observation, 15 August 2008

A sourced case record describes a witness observation of an object in the sky over Féchain at around 6:30 p.m. on 15 August 2008. The witness provided three photographs and no other testimon...

Féchain // 2008 // Probable observation of a balloon, according to GEIPAN...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2297 // CH 13
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
D62A-9F23-6ADC
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2297

Reported gray sphere in amateur camcorder video near BUC

A GEIPAN case description reports that a private individual filmed a helicopter and later noticed a gray sphere throughout the recording. The assessment states, with near certainty, that the...

Île-de-France region, Yvelines department // 2008 // Photographic artifact, most probably an insect or bird,...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2291 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
B5FD-D169-838A
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2291

Reported very luminous phenomenon at Loriol-sur-Drôme

GEIPAN records a witness report of an extremely bright light in the sky near the region of Aquarius at around 8:30 p.m. on 2011-10-26. The reported light gradually decreased to a very small...

Loriol-sur-Drôme // 2011 // Probably an aircraft viewed from the front with its hea...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2290 // CH 06
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
BCF8-C7B7-4C97
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #2290

Reported scintillating point of light over Blanquefort

GEIPAN's sourced case record reports that a person observed a scintillating point of light over Blanquefort on 30 October 2011, between 3:10 p.m. and 3:20 p.m. The object appeared stationary...

Blanquefort (33), France // 2011 // Highly probably a Météo-France weather balloon
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2283 // CH 08
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
14C1-B6BF-B08E
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2283

Le Havre luminous point with green trail, identified as a bolide

A luminous point with a green trail was reported over Le Havre on November 26, 2011, at 4:53 a.m. The observation was recorded by several observers on the REFORME network within approximatel...

Le Havre // 2011 // meteor/bolide
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2278 // CH 03
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
04CD-2AFB-BAAE
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #2278

Mulhouse luminous UAP observation — 15 August 2024

A luminous UAP was reported in Mulhouse with two fixed red lights framing a flashing green light. It was initially motionless above a neighboring house, then reportedly accelerated suddenly...

Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Alsace // 2024 // GEIPAN assessed the observation as probably involving a...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2277 // CH 08
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
0C0E-43F2-6F9C
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
DISKREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2277

Reported luminous disk and rectangular lights observed near Novalaise

T1 and T1's partner reportedly observed a silent luminous disk through a window in Novalaise on 17 August 2024. According to T1, it separated into several rectangles that moved westward acro...

Novalaise // 2024 // GEIPAN considered a sky-tracer observation probable; th...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2270 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
9C1E-28D8-D73E
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2270

Sainghin-en-Weppes reported observation of circular and V-shaped objects

On September 7, 2024, GEIPAN documented a reported observation in Sainghin-en-Weppes. Witnesses identified as T1 and T2, described as father and son, reportedly observed a black circular, do...

Sainghin-en-Weppes, Nord department, Nord-Pas-de-Calais region // 2024 // GEIPAN classified the case as A and explained it as an...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2267 // CH 11
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
4248-8598-2A63
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2267

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 b...

N145, from Saint-Priest-la-Plaine toward La Souterraine, France // 2024 // LTU-1 gas balloon from the 2024 Gordon Bennett Cup
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2266 // CH 12
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
7027-8BC8-C9B6
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
DISKREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #2266

Rilhac-Rancon nighttime observation identified as a gas balloon

On September 15, 2024, witness T1 and his wife observed a black circular shape above their position near Rilhac-Rancon, moving southwest, briefly stationary, and emitting a flashing white li...

Rilhac-Rancon, Limousin, Haute-Vienne, France // 2024 // Roland JBG-1050 gas balloon participating in the Gordon...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2263 // CH 02
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
430B-4D32-542B
MORNING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2263

Luminous halo observed from aircraft over the ocean

At 08:00 UTC on 15 October 2024, a witness in an aircraft cockpit reported a very intense luminous halo over the ocean, appearing approximately Moon-sized. It moved generally eastward toward...

over the ocean, from the cockpit of an aircraft crossing the ocean // 2024 // Observation of the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 la...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2261 // CH 10
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
AE9D-D15D-A43C
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #2261

Reported stationary luminous points between Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade and Aix-en-Provence

On 9 November 2024 at approximately 18:54, a witness reported photographing several stationary luminous points in the sky while traveling by vehicle between Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade and Aix-en...

the area between Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade and Aix-en-Provence // 2024 // Ground-based projectors, or skytrackers, illuminating a...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2260 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
C0E1-9116-BF61
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED DESCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #2260

Épernay luminous UAP observation — probable drone

A luminous object was observed in Épernay on November 11, 2024, in a cloudy nocturnal sky. The single witness photographed and filmed it; reported movements included moving away, disappearin...

Épernay // 2024 // GEIPAN classification B: probable observation of a dron...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2258 // CH 12
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
7B51-A785-669F
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2258

Burnhaupt-le-Bas luminous observation — 24 November 2024

A single-witness observation from the municipality of Burnhaupt-le-Bas toward the Black Forest massif involved several phases of luminous phenomena. GEIPAN reported a perfect correlation bet...

Burnhaupt-le-Bas, looking toward the Black Forest massif in Germany // 2024 // GEIPAN classified the case as category A, identifying t...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2257 // CH 16
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
B09A-B0B2-D036
EVENING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
DISKREPORTED CURVED / ARCING PATH
EARTH FILE #2257

Villefranche-sur-Mer white circular luminous phenomena

On 25 November 2024 at 19:01, a witness in Villefranche-sur-Mer observed 5 to 10 white circular luminous structures or halos toward the east-northeast. They reportedly moved in a circular pa...

Villefranche-sur-Mer // 2024 // GEIPAN classification B: probable observation of skytra...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2253 // CH 11
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
F7EE-7615-6D1E
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED HOVER / STATIONARY PHASE
EARTH FILE #2253

Civrac-de-Blaye observation of two luminous objects

On 23 December 2024, two luminous objects were reported in the night sky in the Aquitaine region and Gironde department. The witness reportedly described one red shape stopping above a field...

Aquitaine region and Gironde department // 2024 // GEIPAN assessed the observation as a probable observati...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2252 // CH 08
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
CDA7-D1AD-88CA
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED ASCENDING MOTION
EARTH FILE #2252

Perpignan sky lights, 4 January 2025

A primary witness traveling by vehicle in Perpignan reportedly observed and filmed approximately ten twinkling red lights moving through the sky; the witness’s parents reportedly observed th...

Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon, Pyrénées-Orientales // 2025 // Sky lanterns, according to GEIPAN’s classification and...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2247 // CH 13
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
DFF4-4FE9-F074
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERMOTION NOT STATED
EARTH FILE #2247

Green crescent retrospectively recorded in smartphone images near Avesnes-les-Aubert

A witness noticed a green crescent retrospectively in smartphone time-lapse images taken while photographing the Moon and Venus; the phenomenon was not seen visually. GEIPAN classified the o...

near Avesnes-les-Aubert in the Nord department and Nord-Pas-de-Calais region // 2025 // GEIPAN classified it as an A-category stray lens-reflec...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2244 // CH 05
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
377B-A79F-4D41
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2244

Reported cluster of flashing lights over Saint-Pierre identified as parachutists

On February 25, 2025, two witnesses reportedly observed a cluster of five to six white flashing points moving across the night sky over Saint-Pierre. The case included a video; GEIPAN classi...

Saint-Pierre, Réunion // 2025 // Parachutists during a nighttime military exercise, acco...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2240 // CH 02
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
6B7B-2D4B-0B01
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #2240

Veyrier observation reported as an International Space Station passage

A witness in Veyrier, Switzerland, reported a highly luminous white light moving rapidly in a straight line from northwest toward southeast on March 26, 2025, during an observation lasting l...

Veyrier, Switzerland // 2025 // International Space Station (ISS) passage, according to...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2239 // CH 07
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
8C21-E1D5-119B
NIGHT
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2239

Lugny-Champagne telescope observation: reported shadow crossing the Moon’s field of view

A resident of Lugny-Champagne observed the Moon through a telescope at approximately 12:22 a.m. during the night of April 7–8, 2025. The witness reported perceiving a large shadow cross the...

Lugny-Champagne, Cher, Centre region // 2025 // GEIPAN classification C: unidentified phenomenon due to...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2236 // CH 09
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
3088-698F-D118
MORNING
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
SPHEREREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2236

Saint-Genis-Pouilly UAP observation — probable wind-carried balloon

GEIPAN records a witness observation from a home in Saint-Genis-Pouilly on May 11, 2025, at 10:45 a.m. The witness described a white, vaporous sphere moving slowly and disappearing behind tr...

Saint-Genis-Pouilly // 2025 // GEIPAN classification B: probable observation of a ball...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2232 // CH 16
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
ECFC-03D7-0E96
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
OTHERREPORTED MOTION
EARTH FILE #2232

Dark Moving Object Observed Over Paris

GEIPAN records that a Paris resident, identified as T1, observed a dark object from a home terrace on June 22, 2025; T2 witnessed the end of the observation. The object reportedly moved slow...

Paris // 2025 // One or more balloons attached to each other and carried...
CASE PREVIEW // FILE 2231 // CH 01
STRUCTURED CONTEXT // NOT SOURCE MEDIA
C0D2-B339-ADFB
CLOCK // NOT PRECISE
DECORATIVE DERIVATIVE // NOT EVIDENCE
LIGHTREPORTED RAPID MOTION
EARTH FILE #2231

Reported bright orange light observation over Achères

A resident of Achères in Yvelines reportedly observed an intense, very bright orange light from a terrace during the night of June 21–22, 2025. The reported light had no clearly defined outl...

Achères, Yvelines, Île-de-France // 2025 // GEIPAN classified the case B, meaning a probable observ...