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 Illkirch-Graffenstaden, on November 24, 2006:

Case number:

ALSACAT-2006-11-24-ILLKIRCHGRAFFENSTADEN-1

Summary:

There was, reportedly, on the website of the Alsatian ufology association SPICA, in the UFO sightings section, a report saying that on November 26, 2006, Mr. "M", going early in the morning to work, saw appearing in the sky a big bright spot, white, with a halo, followed by a slight trail.

The light disappeared and then reappeared but slightly lower than where he expected it to reappear. Its color had turned green and then changeed to a darker green, then it disappeared.

The total duration of the observation was about 4 seconds.

It is possible that there was a hissing noise, but not certain, becauser "M" was wearing a helmet. He did not hear any other noise.

Data:

Temporal data:

Date:	November 24, 2006
Time:	Early in the morning.
Duration:	About 4 seconds.
First known report date:	February 18, 2007
Reporting delay:	Hours, months.

Geographical data:

Department:	Bas-Rhin
City:	Illkirch-Graffenstaden
Place:	Going to work, probably on motorbike or bike, UFO in the sky.
Latitude:	48.528
Longitude:	7.711
Uncertainty radius:	5 km

Witnesses data:

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

Ufology data:

Reporting channel:	Regional ufology association SPICA.
Type of location:	Going to work, probably on motorbike or bike, UFO in the sky.
Visibility conditions:	Night
UFO observed:	Yes
UFO arrival observed:	Yes
UFO departure observed:	Yes
Entities:	No
Photographs:	No.
Sketch(s) by witness(es):	No.
Sketch(es) approved by witness(es):	No.
Witness(es) feelings:	Puzzled.
Witnesses interpretation:	?

Classifications:

Hynek:	NL
ALSACAT:	Possible meteor or shooting star or fireworks.

Sources:

[Ref. rnc1:] "RESEAU NATIONAL CIVIL DE SURVEILLANCE DU CIEL":

11/24/2006 - morning - Bas-Rhin (67) - Light halo trail

Witness report published on the SPICA association website in the UFO Observations section:

Quote:

11/24/2006, Illkirch-Graffenstaden (67)

Very early this morning on his way to work, M. saw appearing in the sky a big bright white spot, with halo, followed by a slight trail.

The light disappeared and then reappeared but slightly lower than where it was expected to reappear. Its color had turned green and then switched to a darker green, then disappeared. Total length of the observation period about 4 seconds in all. It is possible that there was a hissing noise but not certain, since M was wearing a helmet. He did not hear any other noise.

Hypothesis: space reentry

[Ref. spa2:] "SPICA" UFOLOGY ASSOCIATION:

11/4/2006, Illkirch-Graffenstaden (67)

Very early this morning, on his way to his work, M saw appear in the sky a big bright white spot, with halo, followed by a slight drag.

The light disappeared and then reappeared but slightly lower than where he expected it to reappear. Its color had turned green, then switched to a darker green, then disappeared. Total observation time approximately 4 seconds in all. It is possible that there was a hissing noise, but not certain, since M was wearing a helmet. He did not hear any other noise.

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

Illkirch Graffenstaden (67) - Friday, November 24, 2006 at - SPICA investigation

On his way to work, Mr. M. saw emerging in the sky a big bright spot, with a halo, followed by a slight trail. The light disappeared and reappeared lower, then it became green and a few moments later it became of a darker green, and then it disappeared. The sighting lasted about 4 seconds. The witness did not hear anything,

Discussion:

The [rnc1] source was published again on http://anakinovni.org/20061111.htm

This could have been several things, such as a meteor, a shooting star, fireworks...

Evaluation:

Possible meteor or shooting star or fireworks.

Sources references:

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

[rnc1] * Witness report published on the "Réseau National Civil de Surveillance du Ciel" (RNCSC) website, France, February 18, 2007, at http://francesurveillance.xooit.com/t237-24-11-2006-Bas-Rhin-67-point-lumineux-avec-halo-train%C3%A9.htm
[spa1] * Ufology bulletin SPICA News of the SPICA ufology group, Alsace, France, #9, page 26, January 2007.
[spa2] * "Observations d'OVNIS", web page on the website of the SPICA Alsatian ufology association, France, not dated, page deleted, copy from my personal archive.

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	December 3, 2014	Creation, [rnc1].
1.0	Patrick Gross	December 3, 2014	First published.
1.1	Patrick Gross	May 5, 2015	Addition [spa1].
1.2	Patrick Gross	March 21, 2016	Addition [spa2].

This page was last updated on March 21, 2015.