ALSACAT-1978-03-20-BOURTZWILLER-1
In the 1970s, Mrs. Gueudelot, archivist for the ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit, compiled case files. One of the cases came from Denis Graff, a correspondent ufologist for the magazine, and concerned a sighting dated March 20, 1978, between 09:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. in Bourtzwiller.
The witness was a student who had asked to remain anonymous.
The general observation conditions were good; the sky was starry.
The witness said he had seen two objects, rectangular in shape, clearly distinct, strictly parallel, and not connected.
Each rectangle had an angular size equivalent to 10 centimeters at arm's length.
The first was orange in color and the second was white; these colors did not change.
The witness explained that "it was like a fluorescent, transparent glow." "I had the impression they knew where they were going..."
The altitude was constant, the speed steady, and the observation lasted from 15 to 20 seconds.
| Date: | March 20, 1978 |
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| Time: | Between 09:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. |
| Duration: | 15 to 20 seconds. |
| First known report date: | The 1970's. |
| Reporting delay: | Days, years. |
| Department: | Haut-Rhin |
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| City: | Mulhouse Bourtzwiller |
| Place: | ? |
| Latitude: | 47.770 |
| Longitude: | 7.321 |
| Uncertainty radius: | 1.5 km. |
| Number of alleged witnesses: | 1 |
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| Number of known witnesses: | 1 |
| Number of named witnesses: | 0 |
| Witness(es) ages: | Young adult. |
| Witness(es) types: | Sudent. |
| Reporting channel: | Local ufologist Denis Graff. |
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| Type of location: | ? |
| Visibility conditions: | Starry night, good 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: | Unidentified. |
[Ref. aldl:] MRS. GUEUDELOT, "LUMIERES DANS LA NUIT" ARCHIVE:
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MARCH 20, 1978.-
BOURTZWILLER. - (68)
Time: between 9:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.
WITNESS: Mr. I. (anonymity requested) student.
General observation conditions: good. Starry sky.
OBJECT IN FORMATION: Number: two.
Shapes: rectangular, very distinct sides. Strictly parallel, not connected.
Colors of the first: orange - that of the second: white.
According to the witness, "it was like a fluorescent, transparent glow."
The altitude was constant, and the speed regular.
The witness says "I had the impression that they knew where they were going..."
No color change.
Length of each rectangle: at arm's length: 10 cm
Width at arm's length: 1 cm
DURATION OF OBSERVATION. 15 to 20 seconds.
SENT BY Mr. Denis GRAFF.
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Bourtzwiller is a former commune of the Haut-Rhin, incorporated since 1947 into the city of Mulhouse, of which it is the most populous of the sixteen districts.
The strangeness of the case is not negligible, particularly the angular size of 10 centimeters in length at arm's length for each rectangle, which is enormous and would normally rule out any airplane or helicopter.
Unfortunately, some information is missing, such as the angular distance traveled, and whether there was sound or not.
A double meteor seems unlikely to me because, as far as I know, there were no other simultaneous sightings in the region.
Unidentified.
* = 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 | ZZZ | Creation, [ald1]. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | ZZZ | First published. |
