ALSACAT-1980-04-11-RIXHEIM-1
In October 1980, the ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit reportedly wrote about a sighting in Rixheim on April 11, 1980, at 11:10 p.m.
A couple on an outside balcony with access to the entrance of their apartment had their attention drawn to a very large and bright ball in the sky.
The center of the ball was white and flashing red lights were visible on the perimeter.
The object remained stationary for 30 minutes.
Suddenly, a red ball fell from the phenomenon and remained stationary between the ground and the main object.
Then the main object departed slowly towards the west-northwest on a straight path but seeming to go down towards the Vosges.
The second object went away to the south.
| Date: | April 11, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 11:10 p.m. |
| Duration: | 35 minutes. |
| First known report date: | October 1981 |
| Reporting delay: | Day, months. |
| Department: | Haut-Rhin |
|---|---|
| City: | Rixheim |
| Place: | From apartment's balcony, UFO in the sky. |
| Latitude: | 47.749 |
| Longitude: | 7.407 |
| Uncertainty radius: | 2 km |
| Number of alleged witnesses: | 2 |
|---|---|
| Number of known witnesses: | 1 or 2 |
| Number of named witnesses: | 0 |
| Witness(es) ages: | Adults or aged. |
| Witness(es) types: | A couple. |
| Reporting channel: | Ufology magazine LDLN. |
|---|---|
| Type of location: | From apartment's balcony, UFO in the sky. |
| Visibility conditions: | Night |
| UFO observed: | Yes |
| UFO arrival observed: | No |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| ALSACAT: | Unidentified, but sparse data. |
[Ref. lhh1:] LARRY HATCH:
13914: 1980/04/11 23:10 30 7:24:00 E 47:45:00 N 3333 WEU FRN HRH 6:7
RIXHEIM,FR:HUGE SPHERE W/BRITE LITES HVRS:DROPS OBJ HALFWAY/GND:>WNW:/r145p107
Ref#194 LUMIERES dans la NUIT.(LDLN France) Issue No. 208 : RESIDENT'L
[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN - "BASE OVNI FRANCE":
General features
| Num Base: | 2533 |
| Departement: | Haut Rhin (68) |
| Place of observation: | Rixheim |
| Latitude: | 47.766 |
| Longitude: | +7.4 |
| Date of observation: | April 11, 1980 |
| Hour: | 11:10 p.m. hours |
| Duration (HH:MM:SS): | 00:35:00 |
| Weather: | Nice weather, clear sky |
| Type of observation: | Visual: Distant |
| Nbr of witness(es): | 2 |
| Official investigation: | No |
Features of the object
| Nbr of object: | 1 |
| Type of object: | Luminous ball |
| Size: | Huge |
| Color: | Several colors |
| Luminosity: | Brillant |
| Visual characteristics: | Emission of satellite objects |
| Speed: | Motionless then slow |
| Movement/Displacement: | Jerkily (motionless then d |
| Object on the ground: | No |
| Instantaneous disappearance: | No |
Observation
A couple is on an outside balcony giving access to the entrance of their apartment when their attantion [sic] is attracted by a very large and bright ball in the sky. The center was white and flashing red lights were visible on the perimeter. The object remained stationary for thirty minutes. Suddenly a red ball falls and the phenomenon remains stationary between the ground and the main object. The main object then departed slowly towards the west north west on a straight path but seeming to go down towards the Vosges. The second object went to the south.
Sources
Lumières dans la Nuit issue 208
[Ref. uda1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
This website says that on 11 April 1980 at 23:10, in Rixheim, Alsace, France, "Cigar-shaped objects were observed. Two cigar-shaped objects were observed in a residential area for 30 minutes."
The sources are indicated as "Lumieres dans la Nuit, Lumieres dans la Nuit" and "Hatch, Larry *U* computer database Author, Redwood City, 2002".
[Ref. jbo1:] JUAN-VICENTE BALLESTER-OLMOS:
This ufologist lists that on 11/04/1980 there was a UFO picture case in Rixheim, Haut-Rhin (France) according to "Lumières Dans La Nuit, October 1981, pages 21-24. Pernot and J. Journot.".
[Ref. spa1:] UFOLOGY GROUP "SPICA":
| City | Date and hour of observation | General shape Identification |
General color Hypothesis |
Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIXHEIM | Friday 11 April 1980 at 11:10 p.m. | ball, balloon or melon (3D) Unidentified |
Several colors None |
Unsolved -lack of info |
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I do not see what this phenomenon was.
But the data available to me for now are too meager to make a "good" case of this anyway.
Unidentified, but sparse data.
* = Source is available to me.
? = Source I am told about but could not get so far. Help needed.
| Main author: | Patrick Gross |
|---|---|
| Contributors: | None |
| Reviewers: | None |
| Editor: | Patrick Gross |
| Version: | Create/changed by: | Date: | Description: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | Patrick Gross | May 8, 2015 | Creation, [lcn1], [uda1]. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | May 8, 2015 | First published. |
| 1.1/td> | Patrick Gross | July 10, 2015 | Additions, [jbo1], [spa1]. |
