ALSACAT:

CLASSIFICATION SHEET OF THE "D" TYPE OBSERVATIONS

CLASSIFICATION

The unidentified phenomenon that was the subject of the report #77305169 is to be classified in the following section:

	Expert #1	Expert #2
Nocturnal light		X
Daylight disc
Radar-visual
Close encounter type 1
Close encounter type 2
Close encounter type 3

RELATIVE VALUE ESTIMATE

This observation is to be classified, in my opinion, in the following section (1), as of its interest and the credibility of the witnesses:

High credibility
Medium credibility	O
Low credibility
	(1)	(2)	(3)

1. Of low interest for a study of the phenomenon.
2. Medium interest.
3. Very high interest for a study of the phenomenon.

1) The expert #1 will mark an X cross, the expert #2 will mark a circle O in the cell corresponding to the choice.

EXPERTISE SHEET OF OBSERVATION REPORT

OBSERVATION BY THE TWO FOLLOWING PEOPLE:

(1) ......
(2) ......

AFTER EXPERTISE THIS OBSERVATION WAS CLASSIFIED

	BY (1)	BY (2)
(A) TOTALLY IDENTIFIED PHENOMENON
(B) PHENOMENON PROBABLY TO CONSIDER TO BE A KNOWN PHENOMENON
(C) UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON BUT THE REPORT IS OF LOW INTEREST	X
UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENON AND REPORT OF A SUFFICIENT INTEREST FOR A LATER ANALYSIS		X

JUSTIFICATION OF THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE OBSERVATION

BY THE EXPERT (1) Interesting observation but not long enough. Lack of mobility characteristics of the luminous balls trajectory distant observation (with binocular) controversy between witnesses (number)

BY THE EXPERT (2) although not too detailed, could be interesting if it is a physical phenomenon

GENDARMERIE NATIONALE GROUP [] COMPANY OR SQUAD [] UNIT B.T. [] WRITTEN REPORT # 662 / 1977

WRITTEN REPORT PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

77305169 July 19, 1977

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UNIDENTIFIED FYING OBJECTS : (U.F.O.)

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WE UNDERSIGNING [], AND [], Gendarmes []

considering the ARTICLES

REPORT THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS WE PERFORMED, ACTING IN UNIFORM AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDERS OF OUR CHIEFS

ON July 20, 77, at 10 O'CLOCK, we are notified by telephone by the airlines [] that the civilian airport control tower reported that an individual named [], residing at [], said to have seen the day before while he was at [], luminous objects in the sky; which according to him were Unidentified Flying objects.

INVESTIGATION

We immediately made contact by telephone with Mr. [] and kindly requested him to come to our brigade to be auditioned about these facts.

Meanwhile, we also made contact by telephone with the Territorial Brigade [], with the goal to get morality information on Mr. [], and thus judge whether his statements can be considered.

This brigade we announced that Mr. [] has a good morality and has never been commented unfavorably.

This person comes in the office of our brigade on July 21, 1977. He says he saw in the sky on July 19, 1977, at 11 p.m., a luminous ball then 10 pale discs the size of a plate that stood motionless above the forest [], where Mr. [] was hunting.

The person wanting to find a witness to confirm his words, showed up at Mr. [], living in a house on the edge of the forest, and kindly asked him to at these objects with him.

The hearing record of Mr.[] is the subject of Part #2.

Mr. [], contacted by us on July 22, 1977, said he has actually seen UFOs that stood southeast from his chalet located in the [] of []. He saw three discs, not ten as Mr. [] had said.

The hearing record of Mr. [] is the subject of Part #3.

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[Recipients]

Sheet #2

Given these facts, we contacted discreetly and carefully, the people of []. None of them has seen or heard an abnormal fact.

In addition, the civilian airport control radar tower [], did not notice any particular fact in this area.

The statements of these two witnesses could neither be confirmed nor refuted by others.

No new information having appeared so far, we close this Minutes.

Done and closed in []

July 29, 1977.

The gendarme []
The gendarme []

TO DATE Twenty-one July nineteen hundred seventy seven, WE UNDERSIGNED [], [], Gendarme Judicial Police Officer,

CONSIDERING THE ARTICLES 20 and 75 OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE, REPORT THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS WE PERFORMED, ACTING IN UNIFORM AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDERS OF OUR CHIFES,

hear at the office of our brigade, [], [] years old, insurance inspector currently unemployed, born on [] at [], son of [] and [] living [] at [], married four children, French national, who tells us at 3 o'clock p.m.:

On July 19, 1977, at 11 p.m., as I was returning from hunting on the lookout, wanting to locate myself with the mountain, I saw a star in the sky that moved in the direction of [], and stopped now and then.

Intrigued by this, I took my 12x50 binoculars and saw a luminous ball which sparkled all colors.

Thinking it was a weather balloon, I entered the forest to reach the edge without caring any more about this fact.

By the time I reached the edge, and I could again see the sky, I saw 10 pake discs in the same location as the luminous ball; the ball was gone.

These discs were motionless, and, visibly, they had the size of a plate. At no time did these 10 discs move.

Increasingly intrigued by these facts, I headed to a nearby house, and I asked the owner to please look with me at these objects to confirm my statements. This gentleman told me he actually see objects in the sky. I do not know the name of this person. All I can say is that he lives in a house located in the forest of [].

The description of the luminous ball was variant. The first time I saw it, it had the shape of a ball, to turn gradually to a pear shape.

I was with the person I took as a witness for half an hour, and when leaving, I did not see any object in the sky. It was about midnight.

The same day at 15 Hours 30 Minutes,

Reading the above statement, I persist and I have nothing to change, add or delete in it.

The person heard. [Signature]

The A.P.J. [Signature]

TO DATE July Twenty Two Nine Hundred Seventy Seven THE UNDERSIGNED [] Gendarme Judicial Police Officer,

CONSIDERING THE ARTICLES 20 and 75 OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE, REPORT THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS WE PERFORMED, ACTING IN UNIFORM AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDERS OF OUR CHIFES,

HEARD at his home:

[], Born [] to [], hydrolician, resident of chalet Acacias to [], of French nationality,

who declares to 9 hours:

The July 19, 1977 at 23 hours 30 minutes, a hunter whose name I know, knocked on the door of my chalet. This person told me see flying saucers, and wanted to take me to witness to confirm his statements.

I went outside, and with the binoculars of this hunter, I could actually see in the sky 3 discs the size of a light-colored plate, which stood motionless.

These O.V.N.I stood at [] compared to my chalet located in the [] of [].

Immediately after these facts, I invited the hunter to have a coffee to recover from our emotions.

Around midnight, when we emerged back outside, we no longer see any object in the sky.

That's all I can tell you about these facts.

The same day at 9 Hours 15 Minutes,

Reading the above statement, I persist and I have nothing to change, add or delete in it.

(Has signed on the statements log).

July 1977

Tuesday 19 at about 11:00 p.m. In Urmatt (Bas Rhin), in the forest, 1 huntserve [sic, "1 hunter observes"] in the sky 1 luminous ball of several colors that moves. Continuing his walk to the edge of the forest he sees, at the same place than the lluminous [sic] that had disappeared, discs of pale colors of the size of a plate. The disconcerted hunter goes to a chalet to find another person that can confirm what he sees. Another witness sill confirm to the gendarmes having seen with binoculars 3 luminous discs motionless in the sky. At about midnight no phenomenon was visible in the sky anymore. No other witness able to bring a supplement of information was gathered on this phenomenon ⁵.

⁵ GEPAN : UAP class C