ALSACAT-1976-06-22-KILSTETT-1
Following the testimony of four young people of Bischwiller, in the newspaper Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace, about their observation on June 22, 1976, at 10:15 p.m. of a UFO over Oberhoffen-sur-Moder, the Bischwiller gendarmerie opened an investigation.
The newspaper reported that the Gendarmerie indicated that a similar object was sighted at the same time and in the same direction by an inhabitant of Kilstett, among others.
| Date: | June 22, 1976 |
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| Time: | ~10:15 p.m. |
| Duration: | ? |
| First known report date: | July 1, 1976 |
| Reporting delay: | Hours, days. |
| Department: | Bas-Rhin |
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| City: | Kilstett |
| Place: | Maybe from Kilstett. |
| Latitude: | 48.675 |
| Longitude: | 7.856 |
| Uncertainty radius: | 10 km. |
| Number of alleged witnesses: | 1 |
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| Number of known witnesses: | 1 |
| Number of named witnesses: | 0 |
| Witness(es) ages: | Adult or aged. |
| Witness(es) types: | A man from Kilstett. |
| Reporting channel: | Gendarmerie according to the regional Press. |
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| Type of location: | ? |
| 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: | ? |
| Witnesses interpretation: | ? |
| Hynek: | NL |
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| ALSACAT: | ? |
[Ref. dna1:] NEWSPAPER "DERNIERES NOUVELLES D'ALSACE":
Bischwiller. -- Following the testimony of four young people from Bischwiller, who claimed to have seen on Tuesday, June 22 at 10:15 p.m. a UFO over Oberhoffen-sur-Moder, the Bischwiller gendarmerie opened an investigation. According to these young people, the red-orange object appeared above the pumping station of the society of southern European pipelines. It was moving very slowly at first, then reportedly suddenly disappeared towards the Black Forest.
The police also reported that a similar object had been seen at the same time and in the same direction by a resident of Kilstett and an inhabitant of Herrlisheim.
[Ref. ldl1:] UFOLOGY MAGAZINE "LUMIERES DANS LA NUIT":
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JUNE 22, 1976. OBERHOFFEN SUR MODER (Bas Rhin)
Around 10:15 p.m., 4 young people saw an orange-red object above the pumping station of the Société des Pipelines sud-européenne. Moving slowly at first, it quickly disappeared towards the Black Forest. The gendarmerie reported that a similar object would have been seen at the same time and in the same direction by a resident of Kilstett and another of Herrlisheim.
("Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace" for 7/1/76)
[Ref. cnu1:] UFOLOGY GROUP "CNEGU":
Ref. F/00/67/76 06 22 (01) IQ: 1,1,0 ,1 ,0 (3)
Tuesday, June 22, around 10:15 p.m. (UT: 8:15 p.m.), four young people saw above the pumping station of the South European Pipelines Company in Oberhoffen sur Moder (67) a red-orange object. Moving slowly at first, it quickly disappeared towards the Black Forest. The gendarmerie reported that a similar object would have been seen at the same time and in the same direction by a resident of Kilstett and another from Herrlisheim.
Source: LDLN n°159 page 24, Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace du 1/07/76 (DNA).
[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN - "BASE OVNI FRANCE":
General features
| Num Base: | 2986 |
| Department: | Bas Rhin (67) |
| Place of observation: | Kilstett |
| Latitude: | 48.683 |
| Longitude: | +7.85 |
| Date of observation: | June 22, 1976 |
| Hour: | 22:15 hours |
| Duration (HH:MM:SS): | N.C. |
| Weather: | No weather indication |
| Type of observation: | Visual: Distant |
| Nbr of witness(es): | 1 |
| Official investigation: | Yes |
Features of the object
| Nbr of object: | 1 |
| Type of object: | Non-défini |
| Size: | Not specified |
| Color: | Red |
| Luminosity: | Not specified |
| Visual characteristics: | No indication |
| Speed: | not defined |
| Movement/Displacement: | In straight line |
| Object on the ground: | No |
| Instantaneous disappearance: | No |
Observation
A witness observes a red object that goes away towards the black forest
Sources
Lumières dans la Nuit issue 159
[Ref. cvn2:] CHRISTIAN VALENTIN:
L'ancien journaliste Christian Valentin a publié en 2012 un très intéressant livre retraçant l'histoire des observations d'OVNIS et autres soucoupes volantes en Alsace, des origines jusqu'en 1980.
Dans ce livre, il donne l'article de L'Alsace du 28 août 1976:
Bischwiller. Following the testimony of four young people from Bischwiller, who claimed to have seen on Tuesday, June 22 at 10:15 p.m. a UFO over Oberhoffen-sur-Moder, the Bischwiller gendarmerie opened an investigation. According to these young people, the red-orange object appeared above the pumping station of the society of southern European pipelines. It was moving very slowly at first, then reportedly suddenly disappeared towards the Black Forest.
The police also reported that a similar object had been seen at the same time and in the same direction by a resident of Kilstett and an inhabitant of Herrlisheim.
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| 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 | ZZZ | Creation, [dna1], [ldl1], [cnu1], [lcn1], [cvn2]. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | ZZZ | First published. |
