ALSACAT-2005-06-23-MULHOUSE-1
In the beginning of 2005, an old friend of College whom hosts philosophical discussion meetings had asked me to come to speak about UFOs, which I did. One of the people who attended this lecture called me by phone on July 2, 2005, to report on the observation of one of his friends. This friend does not intend to make himself known nor to give a public testimony, but his friend thought he should tell me about it all the same.
In substance: the sighting took place on June 23 2005, at 01:15 p.m.. The witness is interested in UFO matters, and this is why he thought of looking at his watch for the exact time of the sighting and therefore he was sure that the time of the observation was 01:15 p.m..
The place of observation is in France, in the sector of Mulhouse in Alsace, on the motorway at the junction towards the direction of Thann.
There, the witness has seen in the sky a gray cloud of normal appearance, and below this cloud, a gray tube of the same color as the cloud. The observation was short. The witness is certain that it was not a conventional aircraft, there was no wings or rudder.
Back then. my correspondent told me he will see this witness soon and ask him for details about this observation and tell me about it; bit it didn't happen.
| Date: | June 23, 2005 |
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| Time: | 01:15 p.m. |
| Duration: | Short. |
| First known report date: | July 2, 2005 |
| Reporting delay: | 10 days. |
| Department: | Haut-Rhin |
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| City: | Mulhouse |
| Place: | Near Mulhouse at the highway exchanger to Thann, UFO in the sky. |
| Latitude: | 47.747 |
| Longitude: | 7.275 |
| Uncertainty radius: | 2 km |
| Number of alleged witnesses: | 1 |
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| Number of known witnesses: | 1 |
| Number of named witnesses: | 0 |
| Witness(es) ages: | Adult. |
| Witness(es) types: | Male. |
| Reporting channel: | A friend, friend of the witness also, told be about it by phone. |
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| Type of location: | Near city at a highway exchanger to Thann, UFO in the sky. |
| Visibility conditions: | Day. |
| 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: | DD |
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| ALSACAT: | Insufficient information, Possible captive advertising blimp, |
[Ref. pgs1:] REPORT TOLD TO ME:
| Number: | FR0023 |
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| Date written: | July 2, 2005 |
| Date received: | July 2, 2005 |
| Date published: | July 3, 2005 |
| Date of sighting: | June 23, 2005 |
| Place of sighting: | France, Mulhouse, Motorway at junction to Thann |
| Original language of report: | French |
| Reported using: | Phone call by third party |
| Unreleased information: | Third party name and firstname |
| Investigation, additional information: | None |
| Explanation: | Not looked for |
By this website's author.
In the beginning of 2005, an old friend of College whom hosts philosophical discussion meetings had asked me to come to speak about UFOs, which I did. One of the people who attended this lecture called me by phone on July 2 to report on the observation of one of his friends. This friend does not intend to make himself known nor to give a public testimony, but his friend thought he should tell me about it all the same.
In substance: the sighting took place on June 23 2005, at 01:15 p.m.. The witness is interested in UFO matters, and this is why he thought of looking at his watch for the exact time of the sighting and therefore he was sure that the time of the observation was 01:15 p.m..
The place of observation is in France, in the sector of Mulhouse in Alsace, on the motorway at the junction towards the direction of Thann.
There, the witness has seen in the sky a gray cloud of normal appearance, and below this cloud, a gray tube of the same color as the cloud. The observation was short. The witness is certain that it was not a conventional aircraft, there was no wings or rudder.
My correspondent will see this witness soon and told me that he will ask him for details concerning this observation and tell me about it.
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On June 23, 2005, at 1:15 p.m., a motorist traveling on the motorway at the entrance to Mulhouse saw a strange gray tube in the sky above a group of shopping centers.
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One of the ring roads that could be the place of observation is surrounded by large variety of malls, a commercial area. An captive advertising balloon could have been used there, I have already observed some myself there, my home being 3 km from this area.
I do not know if "the observation was short" refers to the duration the witness was able to watch the thing, or the time during which the thing had been there. Who knows, I may learn more about it in the future...
Insufficient information, possible captive advertising blimp,
* = 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 |
| Editeur: | Patrick Gross |
| Version: | Create/changed by: | Date: | Description: |
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| 0.1 | Patrick Gross | December 2, 2014 | Creation, [pgs1]. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | December 2, 2014 | First published. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | February 10, 2023 | Addition [dna1]. |
