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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 Furdenheim, on November 29, 2006:

Case number:

ALSACAT-2006-11-29-FURDENHEIM-1

Summary:

An anonymous witness reported the same day to the website of the Alsatian ufology association SPICA his observation of Wednesday, November 29, 2006, around 7:20 p.m., in the Lower Rhine near Furdenheim.

He was driving on the N4 towards Strasbourg and was about one kilometer before reaching Furdenheim on the left side in the direction of about 11 hours.

There he saw for about 40 seconds two very bright white dots moving relatively slowly, without blinking, without any other light.

The space remained constant between them, their altitude was difficult to estimate.

What had greatly surprised him was the sudden disappearance of these two points; however he recognizes that the sky was a bit cloudy. But it nevertheless seemed to him that at some time he should have seen the two points reapper, especially as their brightness was important.

He is aware that this was not very far from the Entzheim airport, so this could have been a plane, but he highly doubts it because as he headed to Osthoffen, he stopped two minutes after the observation) on a small hill overlooking the whole sector and saw absolutely not plane taking off or in landing approach.

He asked whether anyone else saw seen the same thing.

Data:

Temporal data:

Date: November 29, 2006
Time: ~07:20 p.m.
Duration: ~40 seconds.
First known report date: November 29, 2006
Reporting delay: Hours.

Geographical data:

Department: Bas-Rhin
City: Furdenheim
Place: From the car driving on the N4 to Strasbourg about 1 km before Furdenheim, UFO in the sky.
Latitude: 48.613
Longitude: 7.541
Uncertainty radius: 200 m

Witnesses data:

Number of alleged witnesses: 1
Number of known witnesses: 1
Number of named witnesses: 0
Witness(es) ages: Young adult, adult or aged.
Witness(es) types: Male.

Ufology data:

Reporting channel: ?
Type of location: From the car driving on road, UFO in the sky.
Visibility conditions: Night.
UFO observed: Yes
UFO arrival observed: No
UFO departure observed: ?
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: Low strangeness, probable plane.

Sources:

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

Furdenheim (67) - Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at 07:20 p.m.

Of course, not being very far from the Entzheim airport, I thought of a plane... but I have a big doubt because as I headed to Osthoffen I found myself at a time (2 min after observation) on a small hill overlooking the entire sector and, having stopped, I saw absolutely not aircraft in the landing phase (nor takeoff).

Question: did someone else see the same thing?

[Ref. rnc1:] WITNESS REPORT REPUBLISHED ON THE "RNCSC" WEBSITE:

11/29/2006 - 07:20 p.m. - Bas-Rhin (67) - 2 white luminous dots

Witness report by AL67 on the web forum of the SPICA association on this page:

http://www.spica.org/sujet-ovni-ufo-295134.php

Quote:

Having it still "hot" in mind, I would like to share the observation that I made today 11/29/06 at about 7:20 p.m. and that concerns me...

Of course, not being very far from the Entzheim airport, I thought of a plane... but I have a big doubt because as I headed to Osthoffen I found myself at a time (2 min after observation) on a small hill overlooking the entire sector and, having stopped, I saw absolutely not aircraft in the landing phase (nor takeoff).

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

City Date and hour of observation General shape
Identification
General color
Hypothesis
Conclusion
FURDENHEIM Wednesday 29 November 2006 at 07:20 p.m. luminous dot
Unidentified
white
None
Unsolved -lack of info

Discussion:

Map.

The unfortunate thing is that although it was wise to note that the altitude was difficult to estimate, it would have been wise to give an elevation angle.

Without this, one can simply think that the dots were low and were then hidden from his sight by a remote barrier, invisible in the night. And thus we would think of a helicopter or plane near the strips of the Entzheim airport.

To increase the doubt, there is no viewing direction; but since he thinks of the airport as a potential source of the phenomenon, we can guess that the phenomenon was in a direction consistent with a take-off or landing at the airport. The absence of the phenomenon two minutes later could be due to a completed landing when the aircraft turned off its headlights.

Scan.

Above: The witness to the blue dot. This is about 10 kilometers from the strips of the Entzheim airport, visible to the lower right.

Evaluation:

Low strangeness, probable plane.

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 August 27, 2015 Creation, [spa2], [rnc1], [spa3].
1.0 Patrick Gross August 27, 2015 First published.
1.1 Patrick Gross May 5, 2015 Addition, [spa2].

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