ALSACAT-1968-08-15-WASSELONNE-1
The supplement "Contact Lecteurs" to the ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit of May 1970 reported the observation of Mr. Marchand in Ittenheim; the magazine's corespondent bringing this news added that this object was also observed in Wasselonne, that the air base 124 had detected nothing on the radar, that the object seemed to be heading towards Sarrebourg.
| Date: | August 15, 1968 |
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| Time: | ? |
| Duration: | ? |
| First known report date: | May 1970 |
| Reporting delay: | Days, 2 years. |
| Department: | Bas-Rhin |
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| City: | Wasselonne |
| Place: | ? |
| Latitude: | 48.639 |
| Longitude: | 7.444 |
| Uncertainty radius: | 3 km. |
| Number of alleged witnesses: | ? |
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| Number of known witnesses: | ? |
| Number of named witnesses: | 0 |
| Witness(es) ages: | ? |
| Witness(es) types: | ? |
| Reporting channel: | Ugology magazine LDLN. |
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| Type of location: | ? |
| Visibility conditions: | ? |
| 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: | ? |
| Witnesses interpretation: | ? |
| Hynek: | NL |
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| ALSACAT: | Totally insufficient information, possible meteor. |
[Ref. ldl1:] UFOLOGY MAGAZINE "LUMIERES DANS LA NUIT":
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67 RHIN (BAS) in Strasbourg ITTENHEIM
August 15, 1968, 11 p.m. 11:10 p.m..
F - yes
From my west-facing terrace, I saw a luminous object that was not a star, coming from the south, in the direction of Mount Saint-Odile, heading north. It moved curiously downward, forward, backward, sometimes still, continuing its progression north. It appeared round, with alternating light, prism color. At the start it was clearly oriented from south to north. Subsequently it moved away to the west. It must have had a diameter of 6 m to 7.50 m. The sighting lasted about 12 minutes.
(observation of Mr. Marchand).
Comments by Mr. Fontanié. - The object was also seen at Mount Saint-Odile, Obernai, Wasselonne. The air base A. R. 124 did not detect anything on the radar and however the object remained several hours in a radius of 30 km approximately. There are many geological faults in this area. Approximate route: St-Odile, Obernai, Marlenkeim, Wasselonne to Sarrebourg.
Mr. Fontanié and many others shall be apologized to for the delay in their transmissions, unfortunately for lack of space. We keep thinking about it, it is a real headache for us.
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No details are given on the sighting. The mention of a final route in the direction of Sarrebourg would mean that from Wasselonne the object left towards the West-North-West.
Totally insufficient information, possible meteor.
* = 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 |
| Editor: | Patrick Gross |
| Version: | Create/changed by: | Date: | Description: |
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| 0.1 | Patrick Gross | May 19, 2021 | Creation, [ldl1]. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | May 19, 2021 | First published. |
