ALSACAT-2013-07-06-HAUTRHIN-1
The popular astronomy website "Ciel des Hommes" published in 2013 an article explaining what the Chinese lanterns are, so that they are not mistaken for UFOs or natural astronomical phenomena anymore.
A reader of this article commented on July 7, 2013, at 00:12 .m., that at approximately 11 p.m. they just saw two very bright objects moving at very high speed, in the Haut-Rhin.
The reader commented that they were definitely not Chinese lanterns, they were was more like a ball of fire "or a meteorite." The direction was "East-West" and the wind was average. The two objects followed each other at approximately 10 minutes of interval.
Date: | July 6, 2013 |
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Time: | ~11:00 p.m. |
Duration: | ? |
First known report date: | July 7, 2013 |
Reporting delay: | 1 hour. |
Department: | Haut-Rhin |
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City: | ? |
Place: | In the Haut-Rhin. |
Latitude: | 47.878 |
Longitude: | 7.253 |
Uncertainty radius: | 40 km |
Number of alleged witnesses: | 2 or more. |
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Number of known witnesses: | 1 |
Number of named witnesses: | 0 |
Witness(es) ages: | ? |
Witness(es) types: | ? |
Reporting channel: | Message on popular astronomy website. |
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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: | Not Chinese lanterns, maybe meteorites. |
Hynek: | NL |
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ALSACAT: | Insufficient data, low strangeness. |
[Ref. cdh1:] REPORT ON THE "CIEL DES HOMMES" WEBSITE:
07-07-2013 00:12:03 | Walter
Good evening;
We have just observed two very bright objects moving at very high speed at 11 p.m. in the Haut-Rhin. I absolutely do not think about Chinese lanterns, it looked more like a fireball or meteorite.The heading was east west and there was a medium wind.The two objects followed each other about 10mins apart.
If these were meteors, there was inevitably a trail. The witness did not mention a trail. Either he forgot to do it or there was none. If were trails, one would think of two consecutive meteors, if there was no trail, one would think of two planes or helicopters, for example.
If these had been meteors, we would possily have more reports, but I found none.
This or these witnesses have apparently not interpreted the two objects as "UFOs".
Insufficient data, low strangeness.
* = 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 | March 19, 2014 | Creation, [cdh1]. |
1.0 | Patrick Gross | March 19, 2014 | First published. |