ALSACAT-1955-08-00-KIENTZHEIM-1
The Alsatian ufology group SPICA published in May 2008 in their bulletin a story by a Mr. J. F.
In August 1955, at 2 a.m., as he was then 13 years old, in Kientzheim in the Haut-Rhin, he had suddenly waken up and gone to the terrace of the house, for no reason.
He looked at the sky and saw at his left, heading towards the right, from south to north, a yellow-orange ball about the two times size of the moon; which gave the impression of being very high in the sky, though he could not estimate the height.
The observation lasted about three minutes, after that the sight was hidden by the mountain. He heard no noise and the sky was clear and without clouds.
He had trouble getting back to sleep, very impressed with this phenomenon that stuck in his memory for his entire life. He had never reported this event before 2008, and never understood why he found himself on the terrace that night.
| Date: | August 1955 |
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| Time: | 02:00 a.m. |
| Duration: | ~3 minutes. |
| First known report date: | May 2008 |
| Reporting delay: | 5 decades. |
| Department: | Haut-Rhin |
|---|---|
| City: | Kientzheim |
| Place: | Terrace of the house, UFO in the sky. |
| Latitude: | 48.136 |
| Longitude: | 7.285 |
| Uncertainty radius: | 1 km |
| Number of alleged witnesses: | 1 |
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| Number of known witnesses: | 1 |
| Number of named witnesses: | 0 |
| Witness(es) ages: | 13 |
| Witness(es) types: | Male. |
| Reporting channel: | Regional ufology bulletin SPICA News. |
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| Type of location: | Terrace of the house, UFO in the sky. |
| Visibility conditions: | Night |
| UFO observed: | Yes |
| UFO arrival observed: | ? |
| UFO departure observed: | ? |
| Entities: | No |
| Photographs: | No. |
| Sketch(s) by witness(es): | No. |
| Sketch(es) approved by witness(es): | No. |
| Witness(es) feelings: | Very puzzled. |
| Witnesses interpretation: | ? |
| Hynek: | NL |
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| ALSACAT: | Unidentified. |
[Ref. spa1:] UFOLOGY GROUP "SPICA":
Investigation conducted by Schildknecht of a.n.e.l.d.l.n. at the time
Witness: Mr. F.J. winemaker (anonymity, deceased since)
Location: Kientzeim (68) Date: August 1955
Hours: at about 2:00 a.m.
13 years old at the time, Mr F.J. suddenly awoke in the night and went to the terrace of the house without any explanation. He looks at the sky and sees to his left, going to his right (south to north), a yellow-orange ball 2 times the size of the Moon with an impression of being very high in the sky. Estimate of the altitude by the witness impossible. The sighting lasted about 3 minutes because the field of view was hidden by the mountain. He heard no sound, and the sky was bright and clear. The witness had trouble getting back to sleep, very impressed by this phenomenon that has stuck in his memory throughout his life. He never mentioned this event to this day. Mr F.J. never understood why he ended up on the terrace that night. This remained a mystery to him.
MFJ, who died in 2006, was a straight and serious man.
Gilbert SCHILDKNECHT
[Ref. cvn2:] CHRISTIAN VALENTIN:
Former journalist Christian Valentin published in 2012 a very interesting book telling the story of UFO sightings, flying saucers sightings, in Alsace, from the beginning to 1980.
In this book, he reports that SPICA News #13 for May 2008 reported on a sighting in Kientzheim in the Haut-Rhin in August 1955 at 2:00:
13 years old at the time, Mr. F. J. suddenly awoken in the night and went on the terrace of the house without any explanation. He looks at the sky and sees on his left, heading towards the right (south to north), a yellow-orange ball od a size of 2 times the moon, with a feeling of being high in the sky. An estimate of the altitude is impossible for the witness. The sighting lasted about 3 minutes for the field of vision was obscured by the mountain. He heard no noise and the sky was bright and clear. The witness had trouble going back to sleep, very impressed by the phenomenon that stuck in his memory throughout his life. He had never reported about it so far. Mr. F. J. never understood why he went on the terrace that night. This remained a mystery to him.
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I have no explanation for this report. The data, however, is quite thin...
Unidentified.
* = Source is available to me.
? = Source I am told about but could not get so far. Help needed.
| Main author: | Patrick Gross |
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| Contributors: | None |
| Reviewers: | None |
| Editeur: | Patrick Gross |
| Version: | Create/changed by: | Date: | Description: |
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| 0.1 | Patrick Gross | November 24, 2014 | Creation, [cvn2]. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | November 24, 2014 | First published. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | May 5, 2015 | Addition, [spa1]. |
