ALSACAT-1970-04-20-LUTTERBACH-1
Among a number of observations in the region of Mulhouse, April 20, 1970, and thereafter, the regional newspaper L'Alsace for April 23, 1970, reported that there had been another witness for the April 20, 1970, sighting:
Mr. Humbert, a resident of Lutterbach, telephoned the newspaper office in Wittelsheim on the morning of April 22, 1970, to confirm the luminous phenomenon noticed by the resident of Wittelsheim on the evening of April 20, 1970.
He was looking from his house near the railway line towards Richwiller and Wittelsheim, which is the direction of the Berrwiller area, when he suddenly saw, in his words, "an object of the size of a grapefruit and the color of an orange; which rose vertically in the sky, entered a small cloud and did not come out od it.+
Mr. Humbert listened carefully, but did not hear any engine noise; which in his opinion excluded the explanation by a jet aircraft.
The newspaper issued a call to witnesses, and will collect more or less corroborating additional reports.
| Date: | April 20, 1970 |
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| Time: | ? |
| Duration: | ? |
| First known report date: | April 23, 1970 |
| Reporting delay: | 2 days. |
| Department: | Haut-Rhin |
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| City: | Lutterbach |
| Place: | From home near the railway, UFO in the sky. |
| Latitude: | 47.761 |
| Longitude: | 7.270 |
| Uncertainty radius: | 300 m |
| Number of alleged witnesses: | 1 |
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| Number of known witnesses: | 1 |
| Number of named witnesses: | 1 |
| Witness(es) ages: | Adult or aged. |
| Witness(es) types: | Male resident. |
| Reporting channel: | By phone to the local Press |
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| Type of location: | From home in suburb, UFO in the sky. |
| Visibility conditions: | ? |
| UFO observed: | Yes |
| UFO arrival observed: | ? |
| UFO departure observed: | Yes |
| 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: | Unidentified, low strangeness. |
[Ref. lae1:] NEWSPAPER "L'ALSACE":
Who? A resident of Lutterbach, Mr. Humbert. What? The "flying saucer". Mr Humbert telephoned yesterday morning our office in Wittelsheim to confirm the luminous phenomenon noticed by a resident of our city on the evening of Monday. Mr. Humbert was looking, from his house near the railway line, towards Richwiller and Wittelsheim (drawing a line on a map, we find that it ends in the Berrwiller area) and suddenly saw according to him, "an object the size of a grapefruit and the color of an orange, which rose vertically in the sky, entered a small cloud and did not come out". Mr. Humbert listened attentively, but did not hear an engine noise; which in his opinion excludes the explanation that would be provided by a jet plane.
The phenomenon being thus confirmed, our correspondent from Wittelsheim is now assured that she has not dreamed. And if these lines fall under the eyes of a resident of the Berrwiller area, perhaps he will consent to tell us if he saw in his corner aliens or young people having fun with firecrackers or celebrating a boy's farewell.
[Ref. cvn2:] CHRISTIAN VALENTIN:
Christian Valentin indicates that among the articles related to a sighting on April 20, 1970, in the area of Mulhouse, there was that of Thursday, April 23, 1970, in the Mulhouse issue of the newspaper L'Alsace:
Who? A resident of Lutterbach, Mr. H. What? The "flying saucer". Mr H. telephoned yesterday morning our office in Wittelsheim to confirm the luminous phenomenon noticed by a resident of our city on the evening of Monday. Mr. H. was looking, from his house near the railway line, towards Richwiller and Wittelsheim (drawing a line on a map, we find that it ends in the Berrwiller area) and suddenly saw according to him, "an object the size of a grapefruit and the color of an orange, which rose vertically in the sky, entered a small cloud and did not come out". Mr. H. listened attentively, but did not hear an engine noise; which in his opinion excludes the explanation that would be provided by a jet plane.
The phenomenon being thus confirmed, our correspondent from Wittelsheim is now assured that she has not dreamed. And if these lines fall under the eyes of a resident of the Berrwiller area, perhaps he will consent to tell us if he saw in his corner aliens or young people having fun with firecrackers or celebrating a boy's farewell.
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This testimony corroborates that of Wittelsheim; except of course if one wants to consider that Mr. Humbert would have read it in the newspaper and invented his own accordingly.
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Above: location for Lutterbach, Wittelsheim, Berrlwiller. The red line in Lutterbach indicates the railway.
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Above: the Wittelsheim and Richwiller directions are not quite precise, since it gives a maximum angle of 45°.
Unidentified, low strangeness.
* = 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 | July 4, 2018 | Creation, [lae1], [cvn2]. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | July 4, 2018 | First published. |
