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 of Schirmeck, on October 21, 1996:

Case number:

ALSACAT-1996-10-21-SCHIRMECK-1

Summary:

In his "Banque OVNI" file, French ufologist Franck Marie indicated that on October 21, 1996, at 07:40, in Schirmeck, three silver-orange discs were seen over the nearby peaks.

Data:

Temporal data:

Date:	October 21, 1996
Time:	07:40 a.m.
Duration:	?
First known report date:	1997
Reporting delay:	Day, 1 year.

Geographical data:

Department:	Bas-Rhin
City:	Schirmeck
Place:	?
Latitude:	48.478
Longitude:	7.217
Uncertainty radius:	5 km

Witnesses data:

Number of alleged witnesses:	?
Number of known witnesses:	?
Number of named witnesses:	?
Witness(es) ages:	?
Witness(es) types:	?

Ufology data:

Reporting channel:	Ufologist Franc Marie.
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:	?

Classifications:

Hynek:	NL
ALSACAT:	Unidentified, totally insufficient information.

Sources:

[Ref. fme1:] FRANCK MARIE:

1996,21,10 - 07:40 - 067 - Schirmeck 48°29 -7°13

3823 - 3 orange-silver discs above the close summits - /31140

[Ref. lhh1:] LARRY HATCH:

17751: 1996/10/21 07:40 1 7:13:00 E 48:29:00 N 3333 WEU FRN BRH 6:6

SHIRMECK [sic],FR:2 SLVR-ORG DISKS SEEN OVR NEARBY Mtn.PEAKS:NFD:/Liste Annuelle

Ref#239 BANQUE OVNI Reports: by order number Issue No. 96 : MOUNTAINS

Discussion:

With so little information, nothing consistet can be said.

Evaluation:

Unidentified, totally insufficient information.

Sources references:

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

[fme1] * "Fichier central - liste des cas - Octobre 1996", on the website Banque OVNIS, listing by Franck Marie, France, not dated, circa 1997, at http://banquovni.chez.com/1996a10.htm
[lhh1] * "*U* Computer Database", compiled by Larry Hatch, USA, circa 2002.

File history:

Authoring:

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

Changes history:

Version:	Create/changed by:	Date:	Description:
0.1	Patrick Gross	March 19, 2016	Creation, [fme1].
1.0	Patrick Gross	March 19, 2016	First published.
1.1	Patrick Gross	May 19, 2021	Addition [lhh1].

This page was last updated on May 19, 2021.