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 Uberach, on August 10, 2013:

Case number:

ALSACAT-2013-08-10-UBERACH-1

Summary:

On August 19, 2013, an 18-year-old man registered on a ufology web forum to ask whether there were other witnesses of his observation on August 10, 2013, about 11 p.m., over Uberach.

The witness said that "a ball of red color" had appeared and moved very slowly with little nervous movements. He then said in the plural that "they change directions several times in the area" before taking the direction to Haguenau.

Forum participants informed the witness about Chinese lanterns. I noticed that there was a wedding that day in Pfaffenhoffen, less than 2 km in the southeast of Uberach.

Data:

Temporal data:

Date:	August 10, 2013
Time:	~11:00 p.m.
Duration:	?
First known report date:	August 19, 2013
Reporting delay:	9 days.

Geographical data:

Department:	Haut-Rhin
City:	Uberach
Place:	?
Latitude:	48.849
Longitude:	7.630
Uncertainty radius:	1 km

Witnesses data:

Number of alleged witnesses:	1
Number of known witnesses:	1
Number of named witnesses:	0
Witness(es) ages:	18
Witness(es) types:	Young man.

Ufology data:

Reporting channel:	Reported on ufology web forum "Les Mystères des OVNIS".
Type of location:	Village?
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:	Probable Chinese lanterns.

Sources:

[Ref. myo1:] REPORT AND COMMENTS ON THE WEB FORUM "LES MYSTERES DES OVNIS":

WOLFF
New member
Male Age: 18
Number of messages: 1
Registration: 08/19/2013
Localization: Alsace
Occupation: Lathe worker
Hobbies: Informatics

Subject: UFO in Alsace Mon 19 Aug 2013, 12:38

Hellos to all, I start the subject to launch a call for witnesses on the night of August 10, 2013.

Type of observation: Visual

Color and shape of the object: Red ball

Move of the object: Slow and little shaky movements

Indeed in the night of August 10, 2013 approximately 11 p.m. above Uberach (at 15 minutes from Hagenau) a ball or red color mad its appearance. It moves very slow with little nervous movements, they change directions several times in that area before taking the direction of Hagenau.

Did someone see the same phenomenon during that night? Thanks for you answers.

neo17
Forum team member
Male Age: 44
Number of messages: 688
Registration: 07/20/2012
Localization: La Rochelle
Occupation: Private
Hobbies: Astronomy, sport

Subject: UFO in Alsace Mon 19 Aug 2013, 13:52

Hello Wolff,

donot hesitate to testify in the relevant section. Here : http://www.forum-ovni-ufologie.com/h32-formulaire-de-temoignage-ovni

But wihout wanting to judge hastily of your observation, go read this : http://www.forum-ovni-ufologie.com/t10242-lanterne-celeste-ou-lanterne-thailandaise?highlight=lanterne, specially as your sighting is on a Saturday.

Welcome with us !

See you.

Polyèdre57
Forum team member
Male Age: 43
Number of messages: 2694
Registration: 08/16/2012
Localization: Moselle, Metz city
Occupation: Vaguemestre
Hobbies: Sport fishing for predators, regional history, defense and religious heritage, music not c

Subject: UFO in Alsace Mon 19 Aug 2013, 18:47

Welcome to you Wolff fhd It is indeed fairly common to come across lanterns in the Haguenau and Wissembourg area but before any hasty conclusion, we will analyze as much as it it possible your statement after completing the form suggested by Neo17 :-)

Discussion:

On Saturday, August 10, 2013, there was a wedding in Pfaffenhoffen, less than 2 km in the south-east of Uberach, reported in the newspaper "Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace."

Since the mid-2000s, it is very common to release Chinese lanterns in Alsace, at wedding parties for example.

I am unable for now to "scientifically prove" that this observation is explained by Chinese lanterns, but I do not think anyone could prove that this was something alien or something paranormal. The sighting report, quite sketchy (one or more lights?) opposes nothing to an explanation by Chinese lanterns.

The witness did not comment the possible explanation, and did not care to fill in the web forum's relevant form as suggested by the forum team. This is possibly because he understood that he saw Chinese lanternes.

Above: a Chinese lantern.

Evaluation:

Probable Chinese lanterns.

Sources references:

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

[myo1] * "OVNI en Alsace", report and comments on the UFO web forum Les Mystères des OVNIS, France, August 19, 2013, at http://www.forum-ovni-ufologie.com/t17672-ovni-en-alsace

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	March 15, 2014	Creation, [myo1].
1.0	Patrick Gross	March 15, 2014	First published.

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