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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 Lixhausen, on November 8, 2005:

Case number:

ALSACAT-2005-11-08-LIXHAUSEN-1

Summary:

Several websites, in 2005 and later, republished a witness testimony apparently received by the Alsatian ufology group SPICA, about a sighting report in Lixhausen, Bas-Rhin, on November 8, 2005, at 05:00 p.m.

Reportedly, between Lixhausen and Bossendorf, the witness observed a cylindrical object with a big projector at the front and four other projectors that lit up one after the other along the body of the object.

It was stationary for 5 minutes, then headed to Strasbourg at low speed.

Data:

Temporal data:

Date: November 8, 2005
Time: 05:00 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes.
First known report date: 2005
Reporting delay: Day, months.

Geographical data:

Department: Bas-Rhin
City: Lixhausen, Bossendorf
Place: Between Lixhausen and Bossendorf.
Latitude: 47.188
Longitude: 7.557
Uncertainty radius: 1 km

Witnesses data:

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

Ufology data:

Reporting channel: Email to the Alsatian ufology association SPICA.
Type of location: Between two villages.
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: Insufficient information.

Sources:

[Ref. spa1:] "SPICA" UFOLOGY ASSOCIATION:

Scan.

11/08/2005 Lixhausen (67)

Source : Moliere.57

Hello,

This Tuesday, November 8, 2005 a witness notices in the sky of Alsace a cylindrical object with a large projector in the front then 4 others which light up successively along the body of the object.

It was five o'clock, and the observation took place between the villages of LIXHAUSEN and that of BOSSENDORF.

The object, after being stationary for about 5 minutes, headed towards Strasbourg at a small pace.

If you have any information or heard similar testimony about the area, please let me know.

Regards,

[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN - "BASE OVNI FRANCE":

Lixhausen (67) on 08 November 2005

General features

Num Base: 2599
Department: Bas Rhin (67)
Place of observation: Lixhausen
Latitude: 48.8
Longitude: +7.55
Date of observation: 08 November 2005
Hour: 17:00 hours
Duration (HH:MM:SS): 00:05:00
Weather: No weather indication
Type of observation: Visual: Distant
Nbr of witness(es): 1
Official investigation: No

Features of the object

Nbr of object: 1
Type of object: Cylinder
Size: Not specified
Color: not defined
Luminosity: Not specified
Visual characteristics: Projector
Speed: Motionless then slow
Movement/Displacement: Bumpy (immobility then d
Object on the ground: No
Instantaneous disappearance: No

Observation

Between Lixhausen and Bossendorf, a witness observed a cylindrical object with a big projector at the front and 4 others that light up one after the other along the body of the object. It was stationary for 5 minutes then headed to Strasbourg at low speed.

Sources

R.I.O. ** http://rio.lejdu.com

[Ref. rnc1:] "RNCSC" WEBSITE:

Message 11/08/2005 - 05:00 p.m. - Bas-Rhin (67) - Cylindrical object

Witness report gathered [sic] on Baseovnifrance:
http://baseovnifrance.free.fr/listereq.php?req=where%20annee%20LIKE%202005%20AND%20f

Quote:

11/08/2005 - 05:00 p.m. - Lixhausen (67)

Between Lixhausen and Bossendorf, a witness observed a cylindrical object with a big projector at the front and 4 others that light up one after the other along the body of the object. It was stationary for 5 minutes then headed to Strasbourg at low speed.

Source: R.I.O. by ** http://rio.lejdu.com

Witness report also published on the website of the SPICA association.

[Ref. oce1:] "LES OVNIS COMMENT NE PAS Y CROIRE?" WEBSITE:

Lixhausen Bas Rhin (67)

Date of observation: November 08, 2005 Hour: 05:00 p.m.

Type of observation: Visual: Distant Nbr of Witnesses: 1

Between Lixhausen and Bossendorf, a witness observed a cylindrical object with a big projector at the front and 4 others that light up one after the other along the body of the object. It was stationary for 5 minutes then headed to Strasbourg at low speed.

[Ref. spa3:] "SPICA" UFOLOGY ASSOCIATION:

Scan.

LIXHAUSEN (67) Tuesday, November 8, 2005

Source: MOLIERE 57

It was 5 o'clock p.m., when a witness noticed in the sky of Alsace a cylindrical object with a large projector in the front then 4 others who light up in succession along the body of the object.

[Ref. spa4:] UFOLOGY GROUP "SPICA":

City Date and hour of observation General shape
Identification
General color
Hypothesis
Conclusion
LIXHAUSEN Tuesday 8 November 2005 at 05:00 p.m. elongated (cigar)
Unidentified
information not communicated
None
Unsolved -lack of info

Discussion:

Map.

26 km almost to the south, we have the Strasbourg - Entzheim airport, 17 km to the east, the Haguenau airfield.

Airliner(s), Ultralights, helicopter(s), Chinese lanterns, vehicle queue on a distant road, or "real" UFO ... It is hard for em to say: there is no angular size, for example, no estimate of the viewing distance. I do not know if "cylindrical object" means that the cylinder shape was really observed or if this was given as "implied" form the row of lights.

Evaluation:

Insufficient information.

Sources references:

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

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 December 5, 2014 Creation, [rnc1], [lcn1], [oce1].
1.0 Patrick Gross December 5, 2014 First published.
1.1 Patrick Gross May 5, 2015 Addition [spa3].
1.2 Patrick Gross June 13, 2015 Addition [spa4].
1.3 Patrick Gross March 20, 2018 Addition [spa1].

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