{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-07T09:18:24Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "missingProviders": [ "Grok" ], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "usd": null, "turns": null, "seconds": 4.8, "error": "Error: Internal error: {\n \"message\": \"API error (status 402 Payment Required): Grok Build usage balance exhausted\",\n \"http_status\": 402\n}", "retried": true }, "codex": { "seconds": 85.5, "error": "Reading additional input from stdin...\nOpenAI Codex v0.153.3\n--------\nworkdir: R:\\02_PROJECTS\\02_Meta_Models_Platforms\\Ver.cy\\current\\thing-registry-backlog\nmodel: gpt-6-astra\nprovider: openai\napproval: never\nsandbox: read-only\nreasoning effort: none\nreasoning summaries: none\nsession id: 01a07b28-164d-7111-995d-61e1a7536270\n--------\nuser\nYou are drafting a Vercy meta-model for one registered thing. 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"purpose": "Enable an AI agent to record an apparently airborne object whose identity remains unresolved, assess the evidence and identification state, and select justified investigative or reporting actions.", "definition": "", "scope_statement": "This model owns the information record of an apparently airborne unidentified object, including its reported manifestations, supporting observations, competing explanations and identification history; it does not presume that the report establishes a physical craft or extraordinary origin.", "in_scope": [ "The reported object and the observations provisionally associated with it", "Evidence supporting apparent airborne presence and object-like appearance", "Witness accounts, sensor records and their observational limitations", "Candidate identifications, discriminating checks and remaining uncertainty", "Changes in identification state and proportionate follow-up actions" ], "out_of_scope": [ "Engineering, ownership and operation of an identified aircraft or drone", "Physical models of identified astronomical or atmospheric phenomena", "The wider category of anomalous phenomena with no apparent airborne object", "Extraterrestrial entities or technologies inferred without supporting evidence", "Airspace management, emergency response and incident-command procedures", "Media narratives and audience reactions beyond their effect on report provenance" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "The record concerns something reported as an object apparently in the air; a vague anomaly without that appearance requires a broader phenomenon model.", "Identification is unresolved for a stated assessment, evidence set and time; an object merely unnamed in a caption is not thereby unidentified.", "An unexplained image mark qualifies only as a reported object candidate until checks distinguish scene content from reflections, processing effects or sensor artifacts.", "Unusual apparent motion does not establish unusual physical performance unless distance, timing and observer motion sufficiently constrain the inference.", "A supported conventional identification changes the identification state while preserving the historical record of its earlier uncertainty." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Identification state", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "unassessed | unresolved | provisionally identified | identified | disputed", "why_it_matters": "Separates lack of investigation from uncertainty that persists after investigation." }, { "name": "Reported manifestation", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "point light | extended luminous form | apparent solid silhouette | sensor-only return | mixed | other", "why_it_matters": "Determines which observations and candidate explanations can be meaningfully compared." }, { "name": "Observation interval", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "timestamp interval with timezone, clock basis and timing uncertainty", "why_it_matters": "Supports comparison with aircraft tracks, celestial positions and other observations." }, { "name": "Observer or sensor vantage", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "observer or platform, location, orientation and motion, each with uncertainty", "why_it_matters": "Allows apparent object motion to be assessed relative to the observing platform." }, { "name": "Apparent angular extent and motion", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "degrees or radians; degrees per second or radians per second; uncertainty and measurement basis", "why_it_matters": "Records observable geometry without assuming physical size, range or speed." }, { "name": "Range constraint", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "metres with uncertainty and derivation, bounded interval, or unknown", "why_it_matters": "Controls whether physical dimensions and velocities can be inferred." }, { "name": "Evidence dependence", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "independent observation | shared sensor stream | copied account | possible dependence | unknown", "why_it_matters": "Prevents multiple reproductions of one observation from being counted as corroboration." }, { "name": "Evidence availability", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "original available | derivative only | account only | unavailable; completeness recorded separately", "why_it_matters": "Limits which authenticity, geometry and identification checks remain possible." }, { "name": "Candidate explanation status", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "untested | supported | contradicted | insufficiently testable", "why_it_matters": "Makes uncertainty explicit for each explanation without treating elimination as proof of another." } ], "affordances": [ "Associate or separate reports according to evidence that they concern the same apparent object.", "Preserve original recordings and distinguish them from cropped, enhanced or reposted versions.", "Reconstruct viewing geometry and bound apparent motion without inventing distance.", "Compare candidate explanations against time, direction, appearance and sensor behavior.", "Request specific missing evidence that could distinguish competing explanations.", "Update identification state or route an apparent immediate hazard to the appropriate response process." ], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Record reports with time, place, observers and evidence, and list competing explanations.", "Report sightings near airspace to the aviation authority when safety may be affected." ], "must_not": [ "Present a report as proof of alien visitation without evidence.", "Dismiss or ridicule witnesses.", "Publish witnesses' identities without consent.", "Fabricate or alter images or videos of sightings." ], "requires_human": [ "Releasing reports that involve military or aviation security." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Ridicule discourages pilots and others from reporting safety hazards.", "Hoaxes and misinformation exploit public curiosity." ], "affected_parties": [ "Witnesses", "Pilots", "The public" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "Nobody owns the phenomenon; aviation and defence bodies keep official reports.", "master_systems": [ "Official aviation and defence incident reports" ] }, "what_it_is_for": [ "The term is used when an observer or recording system detects an apparently airborne object or phenomenon whose identity remains unresolved.", "It supports initial documentation and investigation of sightings without establishing an unusual origin or a particular physical explanation." ], "visual_identification": [ "An apparent light, silhouette or recorded feature in the sky may be described as unidentified when the available observations do not establish its identity.", "No particular shape, color or apparent motion reliably distinguishes an unidentified sighting from aircraft, balloons, astronomical objects or imaging artifacts.", "Apparent speed and size are weak identifying cues when distance and camera behavior are unknown." ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Mistaking an unresolved sighting for a confirmed threat can cause unnecessary alarm and inappropriate responses.", "Distraction while observing or recording a sighting can endanger drivers, pilots and nearby people.", "Unsupported estimates of distance, speed or origin can contaminate records and misdirect investigations.", "Dismissing a sighting prematurely can obscure an actual aviation hazard." ], "facets_not_applicable": { "interfaces": "An unresolved sighting has no universal product standard or legal classification, while reporting requirements depend on jurisdiction and aviation context." } }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q421: unidentified flying object", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q421", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Unidentified flying object", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unidentified_flying_object", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "reported-object-boundary", "name": "Reported object boundary", "description": "Establishes what was reported and whether separate observations concern the same apparent airborne object.", "rationale": "An unresolved report must remain distinguishable from a confirmed physical object and from an aggregation of unrelated sightings.", "layers": [ { "id": "airborne-object-basis", "name": "Airborne object basis", "description": "Records the observational basis for describing the manifestation as an object in the air.", "findings": [ { "id": "objecthood-and-airborne-appearance", "name": "Objecthood and airborne appearance", "description": "Separates the witness or sensor description from assumptions about solidity, flight and origin.", "questions": [ { "text": "What visible appearance or sensor behavior led the observer to describe an airborne object?", "kind": "definition", "id": "objecthood-and-airborne-appearance-q01" }, { "text": "Could the record instead concern a projection, reflection, celestial source or sensor artifact, and what evidence distinguishes those boundaries?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "objecthood-and-airborne-appearance-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "sighting-association", "name": "Sighting association", "description": "Controls when sightings and tracks may be treated as observations of one object.", "findings": [ { "id": "same-object-association", "name": "Same-object association", "description": "Makes report linkage provisional where timing, position or continuity do not establish identity.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which observations have compatible times, directions and track continuity sufficient to support association?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "same-object-association-q01" }, { "text": "What conflicting evidence would require splitting this record into separate reported objects?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "same-object-association-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "appearance-and-viewing-geometry", "name": "Appearance and viewing geometry", "description": "Captures observed appearance and the geometry needed to interpret apparent movement.", "rationale": "Claims about size, altitude or exceptional motion can depend on unknown range and moving viewpoints.", "layers": [ { "id": "observable-manifestation", "name": "Observable manifestation", "description": "Describes what was directly seen or recorded before assigning a physical explanation.", "findings": [ { "id": "appearance-over-time", "name": "Appearance over time", "description": "Records angular extent, brightness, shape and changes alongside observation conditions.", "questions": [ { "text": "What angular size, color, brightness pattern or silhouette was observed, and which details are measured rather than recalled?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "appearance-over-time-q01" }, { "text": "How did cloud, glare, focus, exposure or viewing aids limit the reported appearance?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "appearance-over-time-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "motion-reconstruction", "name": "Motion reconstruction", "description": "Distinguishes angular movement in the observation from inferred movement through space.", "findings": [ { "id": "kinematic-inference-limits", "name": "Kinematic inference limits", "description": "Requires explicit range, timing and platform-motion assumptions for physical speed or acceleration claims.", "questions": [ { "text": "What trajectory remains after accounting for camera rotation, zoom, stabilization and observer motion?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "kinematic-inference-limits-q01" }, { "text": "What independently supported range and timing constraints permit estimates of physical speed, altitude or acceleration?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "kinematic-inference-limits-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "witness-and-sensor-evidence", "name": "Witness and sensor evidence", "description": "Tracks the origin, transformations and independence of evidence supporting the reported object.", "rationale": "A reposted clip, recollection and independent sensor detection provide different grounds for assessing a sighting.", "layers": [ { "id": "record-lineage", "name": "Record lineage", "description": "Connects available evidence to its capture or initial account.", "findings": [ { "id": "capture-and-transformation-history", "name": "Capture and transformation history", "description": "Identifies originals, derivative material and missing context relevant to interpretation.", "questions": [ { "text": "Who or what produced the earliest available account or recording, and how soon after the observation was it recorded?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "capture-and-transformation-history-q01" }, { "text": "Which crops, edits, enhancements, transcodes or metadata losses separate the available material from its original?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "capture-and-transformation-history-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "corroboration-and-detection-limits", "name": "Corroboration and detection limits", "description": "Assesses whether additional accounts or sensors independently support the same manifestation.", "findings": [ { "id": "independent-detection-assessment", "name": "Independent detection assessment", "description": "Distinguishes genuine additional observations from shared inputs and evaluates meaningful non-detections.", "questions": [ { "text": "Did the witnesses or sensors observe independently, or could their accounts derive from the same recording, cue or discussion?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "independent-detection-assessment-q01" }, { "text": "Were the instruments sensitive, synchronized and correctly oriented enough for either detection or non-detection to constrain this sighting?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "independent-detection-assessment-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "identification-and-explanation", "name": "Identification and explanation", "description": "Organizes candidate explanations and records what justifies the current identification state.", "rationale": "Unidentified describes an assessment outcome and must not become a positive claim of extraordinary origin.", "layers": [ { "id": "candidate-comparison", "name": "Candidate comparison", "description": "Tests explanations against the actual observation rather than resemblance alone.", "findings": [ { "id": "discriminating-explanation-checks", "name": "Discriminating explanation checks", "description": "Compares relevant aircraft, balloons, celestial sources, atmospheric effects and artifacts using explicit predictions.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which candidate explanations fit the recorded time, viewing direction, duration and appearance, and what evidence supports each?", "kind": "definition", "id": "discriminating-explanation-checks-q01" }, { "text": "What obtainable observation or reference record would distinguish the leading candidates?", "kind": "action", "id": "discriminating-explanation-checks-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "identification-state-history", "name": "Identification state history", "description": "Preserves assessments and their evidential basis as identification changes.", "findings": [ { "id": "assessment-basis-and-revision", "name": "Assessment basis and revision", "description": "Records who assessed the object, what evidence was available and why uncertainty remains or was resolved.", "questions": [ { "text": "Who assigned the current identification state, when, and using which evidence and decision criteria?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "assessment-basis-and-revision-q01" }, { "text": "Does unresolved status reflect missing information, conflicting evidence or unsuccessful tests, and what would justify revising it?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "assessment-basis-and-revision-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "follow-up-and-response", "name": "Follow-up and response", "description": "Connects the unresolved sighting to useful evidence 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