ALSACAT-1975-02-17-SOULTZEREN-1
In the 1970s, Mrs. Gueudeulot, archivist of the French ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit, noted observation reports sent by the magazine's correspondents. This archive surfaced in the 2020's through the work of the "Sceau" association which is dedicated to the preservation of French UFO archives.
Among the apparently unpublished cases found in there, there is a sighting on February 17, 1975 in Soultzeren, noted as an investigation by Mr. Cl. Fritz.
The witnesses are noted as Claude Kern, schoolboy, 11 years old, living at 31, avenue de Strasbourg in Metz, and eight of his classmates.
The observation is located in Soultzeren, from the building occupied by the children then in snow class.
It is said that at 9:30 p.m., these children were in the dormitory. Unable to sleep, they decided to go look at the moon through the window. The sky was clear.
They had seen a colorful luminous ball appear in the sky which was moving from West to East following an ascending trajectory.
Its diameter was a quarter of that of the full moon, it was very dazzling, difficult to look at although none of the children had sore eyes afterwards. The thing had two aspects alternating one after the other, which were the subject of this sketch:
Several children were scared, but not Claude Kern who thought he had seen "a UFO", who seemed amused and who had this thought; "It's a shame they didn't come near us, maybe they're not enemies!"
It is said that the next day, an observation of this kind was also made at Remiremont in the Vosges.
| Date: | February 17, 1975 |
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| Time: | 09:30 p.m. |
| Duration: | ? |
| First known report date: | In the 1970's. |
| Reporting delay: | Day, years. |
| Department: | Haut-Rhin |
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| City: | Soultzeren |
| Place: | Window of dormitory. |
| Latitude: | 48.063 |
| Longitude: | 7.102 |
| Uncertainty radius: | 700 m. |
| Number of alleged witnesses: | 9 |
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| Number of known witnesses: | 1 |
| Number of named witnesses: | 1 |
| Witness(es) ages: | 11 |
| Witness(es) types: | School boy. |
| Reporting channel: | Local investigator Cl. Fritz. |
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| Type of location: | From window of dormitory. |
| Visibility conditions: | Night. |
| UFO observed: | Yes. |
| UFO arrival observed: | Yes. |
| UFO departure observed: | ? |
| Entities: | No |
| Photographs: | No. |
| Sketch(s) by witness(es): | Maybe. |
| Sketch(es) approved by witness(es): | Maybe. |
| Witness(es) feelings: | Amused. |
| Witnesses interpretation: | UFO |
| Hynek: | NL |
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| ALSACAT: | Unidentified, insufficient information. |
[Ref. aldl:] MRS. GUEUDELOT, "LUMIERES DANS LA NUIT" ARCHIVE:
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FEBRUARY 17, 1975.-
SOULTZEREN. - (68)
Hour: 09:30 p.m.
WITNESSES: Claude KERN, schoolboy, 11 years old, living at 31, avenue de Strasbourg in Metz (57), eight classmates of the main witness.
LOCATION: SOULTZEREN, in the Munster valley, EAST of Colmar, from the building occupied by the children then in snow class.
THE FACTS: the children were in the dormitory. Unable to sleep, they decided to go look at the moon through the window. The sky was clear. They saw a colorful luminous ball appear in the sky which was moving in the WEST direction, following an upward trajectory.
APPARENT DIAMETER: a quarter of that of the full moon. It was very dazzling, difficult to look at although none of the children's eyes hurt afterward. The craft had two aspects alternating one after the other (see sketch)
Several children were scared, but not Claude KERN who seemed amused and who had this reflection; "It's a shame they didn't come near us, maybe they're not enemies!" He thinks he saw a U.F.O.
The next day, an observation of this type was made at REMIREMONT in the Vosges.
INVESTIGATION BY MR CL. FRITZ.
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The report is very brief, the strongest element of strangeness is the angular size of a quarter of that of the full moon, which is considerable. But the witness is a child (the other 8 children were certainly not heard).
Among the missing information: the duration, the noise or lack thereof.
Unidentified, insufficient information.
* = 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 | September 12, 2023 | Creation, [ald1]. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | September 12, 2023 | First published. |
