ALSACAT:

ALSACAT is my comprehensive catalog of UFO sighting reports in Alsace, the region is the North-East of France, whether they are "explained" or "unexplained".

The ALSACAT catalog is made of case files with a case number, summary, quantitative information (date, location, number of witnesses...), classifications, all sources mentioning the case with their references, a discussion of the case in order to evaluate its causes, and a history of the changes made to the file. A general index and thematic sub-catalogs give access to these Alsatian case files.

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Case between Strasbourg and Entzheim, on April 27, 1996:

Case number:

ALSACAT-1996-04-27-STRASBOURGENTZHEIM-1

Summary:

The magazine Phénomena of the ufology group "SOS OVNI" apparently reported a case of April 27, 1996 in Molsheim, mentioning "another witness".

This witness is said to have observed a reddish light, like a setting sun, between 02:30 a.m. and 3 a.m., near the airport of Strasbourg-Entzheim; which disappeared after a few minutes.

Data:

Temporal data:

Date:	April 27, 1996
Time:	~02:45 a.m.
Duration:	A few minutes.
First known report date:	1996
Reporting delay:	Hours, months.

Geographical data:

Department:	Bas-Rhin
City:	Entzheim
Place:	?
Latitude:	48.539
Longitude:	7.628
Uncertainty radius:	4 km

Witnesses data:

Number of alleged witnesses:	1
Number of known witnesses:	1
Number of named witnesses:	0
Witness(es) ages:	Adult or aged.
Witness(es) types:	?

Ufology data:

Reporting channel:	Ufology magazine "Phénomena"
Type of location:	Driving on road, UFO in the sky.
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:	?

Classifications:

Hynek:	NL
ALSACAT:	Possible airliner or helicopter in landing or take-off.

Sources:

[Ref. boi1:] "BANQUE OVNI" - FRANCK MARIE:

Four entries of interest are listed:

1996,04,27 - 02:30 - 067 - Strasbourg-Entzheim* � 48°32 -7°37

1460 - red light (sunset) near airport - /31263

[Ref. goe1:] GODELIEVE VAN OVERMEIRE:

21)

1996, April 27,

FRANCE, Molsheim (Alsace)

At approximately 01:45 a motorist was reportedly almost overflown while traveling on the D 422 between Molsheim and Marlenheim shortly after Soultz-les-Bains. The phenomenon is described as triangular, with 3 large green light sources at the corners and a red center. From the red source came a beam of red light. The witness did not hear any noise at any time. The phenomenon was heading to Strasbourg at low speed in a SW to NE path and at low altitude.Another witness reports having seen a reddish light, like a setting sun, between 2 h 30 and 3 hours, near the airport of Strasbourg-Entzheim; which disappeared after a few minutes. (Phénoména nR 32 p. 24)

Discussion:

With such sparse information, it is obviously impossible to know what was seen; let's just note that we are in the vicinity of the Strasbourg - Entzheim airport.

Above: Entzheim seen from the sky.

Evaluation:

Possible airliner or helicopter in landing or take-off.

Sources references:

* = Source is available to me.
? = Source I am told about but could not get so far. Help needed.

[pha1] ? Ufology magazine Phenomena, France, ufology group SOS OVNI, #32, page 24, 1996.
[boi1] * "Banque Ovni - BP 41 - 922224 Bagneux cedex - France - Fichier central - liste des cas - Avril 1996", updated on November 19, 1997, at http://http://banquovni.chez.com/1996a04.htm
[goe1] * "Chronologie OVNI", web page compiled by Godelieve Van Overmeire, Belgium, circa 1999.

File history:

Authoring:

Main author:	Patrick Gross
Contributors:	None
Reviewers:	None
Editeur:	Patrick Gross

Changes history:

Version:	Create/changed by:	Date:	Description:
0.1	Patrick Gross	March 8, 2016	Creation, [boi1], [goe1].
1.0	Patrick Gross	March 8, 2016	First published.

This page was last updated on March 8, 2016.