{ "model": { "name": "UAP Sighting Record Model", "version": "0.1", "status": "draft", "project": "https://uap-project.org", "description": "Structured record for a PAN/UAP observation (sighting report), with optional linked investigations." }, "sightings": [ { "sighting_id": "UAP-EXAMPLE-2024-001", "date_time": "2024-07-14T22:18:00Z", "duration_seconds": 185, "environmental_conditions": { "weather": "clear", "visibility": "good", "temperature_celsius": 24.5 }, "observers": [ { "observer_id": "OBS-001", "firstname": "Marie", "lastname": "Exemple", "age": 42, "job": "secondary school teacher", "gender": "female", "experience_level": "novice", "emotional_reaction": "surprised, calm", "start": { "datetime": "2024-07-14T22:18:00Z", "location": { "latitude": 43.604652, "longitude": 1.444209, "altitude_meters": 152, "country_code": "FRA" } }, "end": { "datetime": "2024-07-14T22:21:05Z", "location": { "latitude": 43.604701, "longitude": 1.44418, "altitude_meters": 152, "country_code": "FRA" } } }, { "observer_id": "OBS-002", "firstname": "Paul", "lastname": "Fictif", "age": 45, "job": "accountant", "gender": "male", "experience_level": "novice", "emotional_reaction": "puzzled", "start": { "datetime": "2024-07-14T22:18:30Z", "location": { "latitude": 43.60464, "longitude": 1.44425, "altitude_meters": 151, "country_code": "FRA" } }, "end": { "datetime": "2024-07-14T22:21:00Z", "location": { "latitude": 43.60464, "longitude": 1.44425, "altitude_meters": 151, "country_code": "FRA" } } } ], "targets": [ { "target_id": "TGT-001", "description": "Bright point of light, initially stationary, then moving silently across the sky.", "shape": "point", "color": "orange-white", "movement_pattern": "hovering then linear", "speed_kmh": 45, "start_altitude": 35, "start_azimuth": 210, "end_altitude": 28, "end_azimuth": 165, "emissions": { "type": "light", "intensity": "bright" } } ], "related_events": [ { "event_id": "REL-001", "event_type": "sighting", "description": "Independent witness report from a neighbouring street, same evening (unverified link).", "reference": "UAP-EXAMPLE-2024-001-B" } ], "investigations": [ { "investigation_id": "INV-001", "status": "in_progress", "organization": "Example Research Group", "investigators": [ { "investigator_id": "INVSTR-001", "name": "Dr. Anaïs Démo", "role": "lead investigator" }, { "investigator_id": "INVSTR-002", "name": "Luc Simulateur", "role": "field investigator" } ], "opened_at": "2024-07-20T09:00:00Z", "updated_at": "2024-08-02T14:30:00Z", "closed_at": null, "steps": [ { "step_id": "STEP-001", "type": "desk_review", "datetime": "2024-07-20T10:15:00Z", "summary": "Initial review of witness statements and weather data for 14 July 2024." }, { "step_id": "STEP-002", "type": "field_visit", "datetime": "2024-07-28T20:45:00Z", "summary": "Site visit to assess sight lines; no obstructions; airport approach path identified to the south." }, { "step_id": "STEP-003", "type": "cognitive_interview", "datetime": "2024-08-01T16:00:00Z", "summary": "Follow-up interview with observer OBS-001; duration estimate refined to ~3 minutes." } ], "hypotheses": [ { "hypothesis_id": "HYP-001", "description": "Chinese lantern released from a nearby celebration.", "status": "under_review", "confidence": 0.35 }, { "hypothesis_id": "HYP-002", "description": "Landing lights of a commercial aircraft on approach.", "status": "proposed", "confidence": 0.55 }, { "hypothesis_id": "HYP-003", "description": "Bright planet (Jupiter) misidentified through light haze.", "status": "rejected", "confidence": 0.1 } ], "classification": { "system": "GEIPAN", "category": null, "provisional": true }, "conclusion": null, "provenance": { "source": "internal case management system (example)", "confidence_level": "medium", "recorded_at": "2024-08-02T14:30:00Z" } } ], "record_provenance": { "source": "web form — uap-project.org (example)", "submitted_at": "2024-07-15T08:22:00Z", "confidence_level": "self-reported" }, "notes": "Fictitious example record for UAP SRM v0.1. Names, identifiers and narrative are invented for documentation purposes only. Schema version 0.1.", "extensions": {} }, { "sighting_id": "UAP-EXAMPLE-2023-042", "date_time": "2023-11-03T06:12:00Z", "duration_seconds": 12, "environmental_conditions": { "weather": "overcast", "visibility": "moderate", "temperature_celsius": 8.0 }, "observers": [ { "observer_id": "OBS-010", "firstname": "Jean", "lastname": "Pilote", "age": 38, "job": "commercial airline pilot", "gender": "male", "experience_level": "expert", "emotional_reaction": "alert, professional", "start": { "datetime": "2023-11-03T06:12:00Z", "location": { "latitude": 48.856614, "longitude": 2.352222, "altitude_meters": 9200, "country_code": "FRA" } }, "end": { "datetime": "2023-11-03T06:12:12Z", "location": { "latitude": 48.862, "longitude": 2.358, "altitude_meters": 9200, "country_code": "FRA" } } } ], "targets": [ { "target_id": "TGT-010", "description": "Small dark object crossing the flight path at high relative speed, no TCAS alert.", "shape": "unknown", "color": "dark", "movement_pattern": "linear", "speed_kmh": 850, "start_altitude": 42, "start_azimuth": 270, "end_altitude": 40, "end_azimuth": 90, "emissions": { "type": "none observed", "intensity": null } } ], "related_events": [], "investigations": [ { "investigation_id": "INV-010", "status": "closed", "organization": "Example Aviation Safety Board", "investigators": [ { "investigator_id": "INVSTR-010", "name": "Capt. Dominique Weinstein", "role": "aeronautical analyst" } ], "opened_at": "2023-11-05T07:00:00Z", "updated_at": "2024-01-12T11:00:00Z", "closed_at": "2024-01-12T11:00:00Z", "steps": [ { "step_id": "STEP-010", "type": "desk_review", "datetime": "2023-11-06T09:00:00Z", "summary": "Cross-check with ATC radar logs for the sector; no correlated primary return." }, { "step_id": "STEP-011", "type": "expert_panel", "datetime": "2024-01-10T15:00:00Z", "summary": "Panel review; bird strike or drone deemed most plausible; insufficient data for firm conclusion." } ], "hypotheses": [ { "hypothesis_id": "HYP-010", "description": "Large bird (goose) at close range.", "status": "accepted", "confidence": 0.6 }, { "hypothesis_id": "HYP-011", "description": "Small unmanned aircraft in controlled airspace.", "status": "under_review", "confidence": 0.25 } ], "classification": { "system": "GEIPAN", "category": "C", "provisional": false }, "conclusion": "Insufficient exploitable data; case closed as category C (insufficient information). Fictitious example.", "provenance": { "source": "pilot report import (example)", "confidence_level": "high", "recorded_at": "2024-01-12T11:00:00Z" } } ], "record_provenance": { "source": "confidential pilot report channel (example)", "submitted_at": "2023-11-03T18:00:00Z", "confidence_level": "professional witness" }, "notes": "Second fictitious example: aeronautical case, closed investigation. All data invented. Schema version 0.1.", "extension": {} } ] }