ALSACAT:

GENDARMERIE NATIONALE

Unit code 03553
Nmr P.V. 01851
Année 2013
Nmr dossier justice

REPORT OF ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Document nmbr 01
Sheet nbr 1 / 2

Analysis and references

Case Observation of an unidentified aerospace phenomenon on October 04, 2013 at 10 p.m. at WAHLBACH -68-

Thursday, October 31, 2013 at 8:50 a.m.
We, the undersigned Mdl/Chief [-]
Having regard to article(s) L.3211-3 of the Defense Code
We at the office of our unit [-] report the following operations:

PREAMBLE

On October 2, 2013 at 10:30 p.m., we were notified by the operational center of the COLMAR Gendarmerie -68- of the observation of an unidentified aerospace phenomenon in the town of WAHLBACH.

Following this information, we go to the place to contact the witness of the facts.

STATEMENT OF THE FACTS

On October 2, 2013 at 10:05 p.m., young [-], aged 15, telephoned the operational center of the gendarmerie in COLMAR. During the call he specifies that he noticed in the sky a luminous object which fell in the direction of the commune of ALTKIRCH. He is unable to tell if it is an airplane or a UFO. During this observation he was accompanied by his 13-year-old sister.

Following the call of this witness, the operational center asked a patrol from the district of ALTKIRCH to carry out research on the possible point of fall of the object observed by the witness. In a second step, the operational center of the COLMAR gendarmerie also gets in touch with the national air operations center of LYON in order to find out if a disappearance of an aircraft has been report[e]d.

Regarding the observation of the object, the witness specifies that the object is round, with green streaks. The center of the object was yellow and white. The duration of the observation was about 05 seconds.

INVESTIGATION

On October 02, 2013 we arrive on the place at WAHLBACH at 10:55 p.m. We draw up a transport report, findings and measures taken as well as a situation plan. Photographic shots to show the location of the sighting were taken on October 3, 2013 .... (Exhibits nr 02 to 04)

On October 2, 2013 at 11:05 p.m., we heard witness [-] [-]. He explains to us that he was in the street during the observation. He places the time of the latter at around 10:15 p.m. He gives us details on the object (shape - color) and specifies that before notifying the gendarmerie he telephoned his godmother and took a video of the place of observation. Apart from his sister, no other person witnessed the events. Regarding the direction of movement of the object, he tells us that the latter was heading towards the town of RANTZWILLER and not that of ALTKIRCH as he had said during his call to the gendarmerie ......... .. (Part no. 05)

The Chief Marshal of Logis

[Signature.]

(RECIPIENTS)

(2) - Mr. Directorate of the Gendarmerie at ISSY LES MOULINEAUX (including a copy for the GEIPAN in TOULOUSE -31-)

(1) - Mr. Prefect of Haut-Rhin, Prefect of COLMAR

(1) - Archive: [-]

Closing date 10/31/2013

Viewed and forwarded by: [-]

Signature(s) [-]

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On October 3, 2013, we are hearing Mr. [-], legal representative of [-]. The father is made aware of his son's hearing. He doesn't think his son was making it up. He thinks that the latter has seen something in the sky. ...... (Part Nr 06)

From October 05 to October 30, 2013, we are carrying out various investigations.

The first concerns the contact made with the national air operations center in LYON and the air base in DRACHENBRONN. No missing aircraft has been reported to our knowledge............. (Part Nr 07)

We are also contacting the GEIPAN. Our interlocutor informs us that a "BOLIDE" type asteroid fall has been observed and taken on video by the NANCY radar. The facts occurred at 9:56 p.m. in the town of CHAUGNY -54-. The structure and colors of this asteroid correspond to the observation of WAHLBACH -68- .......... (Part Nr 08)

We also contacted the air transport gendarmerie brigade at BASEL / MULHOUSE airport. We are informed that a FOKKER type plane was north of the town of WAHLBACH around 9:53 p.m. This plane was heading towards the municipality of ZURICH. On the other hand, the trajectory and the lighting do not completely correspond to the observation made by the witness. Regarding the weather, nothing particular has been brought to our attention ......... (Part Nr 09)

We resumed contact with witness [-]. We checked his call log on the cell phone. It turns out that he called his godmother on October 2, 2013 at 10:03 p.m. The video is no longer on the mobile phone. The time of the call corresponds to the time of passage of the asteroid ........ (Part Nr 10)

CLOSURE

From the investigations carried out, it appears that the observation made by the young [-] is not an unidentified aerospace phenomenon. It is with a high probability of the "BOLIDE" type asteroid which was observed by the NANCY radar.

Done and closed at [-]
October 31, 2013.

The Chief Marshal of Logis

GENDARMERIE NATIONALE

ENQUETE PRELIMINAIRE

Unit code 03553
Nmr P.V. 01851
Year 2013
Nmr judicial number

TRANSPORT REPORT FINDINGS AND
ACTIONS TAKEN

Part Nmr 2
Sheet number 1 / 3

Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 4:35 p.m. We, the undersigned Mdl-Chef [-]
Having regard to article(s) 16 to 19 and 75 to 78 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
We at the office of our unit at [-] report the following operations:

REFERRAL

On October 2, 2013, at 10:30 p.m., we were informed by the operational center of the gendarmerie (CORG) of COLMAR -68- of the observation by a young person from WAHLBACH of an unidentified aerospace phenomenon (UFO - UAP).

According to the first information that the young witness communicates to us, he is not able to say wether it was a plane or a UFO. He specifies that the object fell on the ground in the direction of the commune of ALTKIRCH.

Following this information, we immediately go to the place.

SITUATION ON ARRIVAL OF INVESTIGATORS

We arrive at the location on October 2, 2013 at 10:55 p.m.

We are received at the [-] [-] [-] age of 15 and his sister [-], aged 13. No adult is present in the home.

Before our transport to [-] we asked the CORG to make contact with the air base of DRACHENBRON -67- in order to carry out a verification of the radar. On the other hand the CORG informs us that the national air operations center of LYON informed them that no plane is reported missing.

We also got in touch with the ALTKIRCH patrol which was carrying out research following a possible plane crash in their district. It appears that no element confirming an aircraft crash was brought to the attention of the patrol.

From the first information gathered from witness [-], it appears that the observation lasted about 05 seconds. He was on the public highway near his home and in the company of his sister when he made the observation. Her 13-year-old sister also saw the sphere in the sky. From the last elements that he communicates to us, he saw a sphere of pale green color whose center was white and yellow. The ball came from his left and moved towards his right in the direction of the ground. He was not able to see if it fell on the ground because after 05 seconds of observation, the sphere was hidden by trees.

No modification was made voluntarily or involuntarily to the place of observation by the witness.

During our findings, we are assisted by the gendarme [-] APJ from our unit and the volunteer deputy gendarme [-] APJ from our brigade.

ACTIONS TAKEN

The operational center of the COLMAR gendarmerie contacted the national air operations center of LYON -59- and the air base of DRACHKENBRON -67-.

The Judicial Police Officer:

[Signature.]

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Debriefing was made to Task Force Duty Officer by CORG...... (Part Nr 07)

We informed the duty officer of the MULHOUSE company of our intervention and the first elements collected.

A patrol from the ALTKIRCH brigade is carrying out searches in its district following the possibility of an aircraft crash.

We are also informed by the CORG of COLMAR that a similar observation was made by the DANNEMARIE brigade a fortnight ago. From the investigation carried out by this unit, it appears that it would in fact be a planet that would shine more than the others.

Before hearing witness [-], we asked this young man to drive us to the scene of the observation in rue de Zaessingue in WAHLBACH -68-.

STATE OF THE LOCATION

The municipality of WAHLBACH is generally located SOUTH of MULHOUSE, EAST of ALTKIRCH, NORTH of DELEMONT -CH- and WEST of LORRACH -D-.

More precisely, the municipality of WAHLBACH is located to the SOUTH of STEINBRUNN LE HAUT, to the EAST of HEIWILLER [Heidwiller], to the NORTH of FRANKEN and to the WEST of MAGSTATT LE BAS.

The place of observation is located in the rue de Zaessingue. This street is located to the EAST of the center of the village. It connects the municipality of WAHLBACH to that of ZAESSINGUE.

The observation point is located on the public road rue de Zaessingue and more precisely on the left side of your roadway in the direction ZAESSINGUE / WAHLBACH.

The observation was made by a 15-year-old child, standing on the left side of the road.

In front of him there were two lampposts that light the public way. The first has orange-colored lighting and the second has whiter lighting. Between the two lampposts is a grove made up of several trees. Some of these are very high. On the other side of the road, right side in the direction ZAESSINGUE / WAHLBACH, is a grove composed mainly of trees of the type "BOULOT" [sic, bouleau, birches]. The latter are also very large..... (Part Nr 04 - Photos n° 01 to 03)

Let us mention that during our presence on the scene the sky on the side of the municipality of ZAESSINGUE was clear. We noticed the presence of several stars. Regarding the sky above the place where the observation was made, the latter was hidden by clouds.

BODY OF OFFENSE

When we arrived on the scene, the object was no longer visible and the witness was no longer on the public road. The witness was at his home in the presence of his sister. The ground floor was dimly lit. On the other hand there was light upstairs.

The approximate place of the sighting is, according to the witness, about twenty meters from the back of the dead end that leads to his house. The witness is affirmative, he was on the left side of the road in the direction ZAESSINGUE / WAHLBACH.

When he noticed the object, it was above the treetops facing him between the two lampposts. The sphere had a downward trajectory. It was coming from its left (WEST) and heading towards its right (EAST).

The Judicial Police Officer:

[Signature.]

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The observed object is spherical in shape. Its center is white and yellow. The rest of the sphere is light green. At the back of the ball there was also green. The sphere was shaking slightly from right to left. The sphere was advancing in a straight line towards the ground at a speed that could be compared to that of an airplane.

MISCELLANEOUS ACTIONS

Following our findings, we proceeded to the hearing of witness [-] ......... (Exhibit 05)

The young person is a minor, we left a summons at his home so that his legal representative would come to our unit on October 3, 2013 to read his son's statement ........... (Part No. 06)

No photographic shots were taken on the evening of our findings. These will be done on the morning of October 03, 2013. .............. (Part Nr 04)

Our findings end on October 2, 2013 at 11:10 p.m.

Fart and closed on October 05, 2013 at 6 p.m.

The Chief Marshal of Logis [-]
Judicial Police Officer.

[Signature.]

GENDARMERIE NATIONALE

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Compagy [-]

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Brigade [-]

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SITUATION
MAP

- CASE:

- OBJECT: Observation of an unidentified aerospace phenomenon.

Photograph board

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General view of Rue de Zaessingue de WALHBACH taken in the direction of ZAESSINGUE / WAHLBACH center.

To the left of the photo, several kilometers away is the town of ALTKIRCH.

To the right of the photo several kilometers away are the municipalities of RANTZWILLER and SCHLIERBACH.

02

View of rue de Zaessignue (towards the center of the village of WAHLBACH) taken on the left side of the road approximately from where the witness was.

According to the witness the object was on the left side between the two lampposts above the trees.

The object was heading to the right and disappeared from the sight of the witness behind the trees located on the right of the photo.

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View of rue de Zaessingue (towards the center of the village of WAHLBACH) taken on the right side of the road approximately opposite where the witness was.

According to the witness the object was on the left side between the two lampposts above the trees.

The object was heading to the right and disappeared from the sight of the witness behind the trees located on the right of the photo.

GENDARMERIE NATIONALE

PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION
HEARING REPORT

Unit code 03553
Nmr P.V. 01851
Year 2013
Nmr dossier justice

Part Nmbr 05
Sheet nmbr 1 / 2

Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 11:05 p.m.
We, the undersigned Mdl/Chef [-]
Considering article(s) 16 to 19 and 75 to 78 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

IDENTITY OF THE WITNESS

Sex M Name [-] First name [-]
Family status Single Civil status validity [-]
Birth date [-] Birth town and Postcode [-][-] Country [-] INSEE [ -]
Telephone number [-] Profession High school student Nationality

Let us hear the person named above who declares to us at 11:10 p.m.:

-- This evening I was on the road to Zaessingue in front of my house with my 13-year-old sister. I specify that I was with a friend and I came back home. Around 10:15 p.m., I saw in the sky on the left side between two lampposts an object. ---

-- This is a round object. In the center there was yellow and white. The rest of the ball was light green. At the back of the ball there was also green and it followed the object. I specify that the ball was very round and it moved slightly from right to left as if it was shaking. The ball moved quickly in a straight line towards the ground. I first thought of a plane that was "spitting". ---

-- I saw this object for about 05 seconds. I lost sight of the object because of the trees. I thought it fell to the ground. ---

-- When I finally got back on the road, I called my godmother from FROENINGUE -68-, she told me to call the gendarmerie. ---

-- I specify that I made a film with my phone but the object is not visible because I filmed once the ball was in the trees. ---

-- When I telephoned the gendarmes I said that the object was going to ALTKIRCH. When you came, I showed you the places where I saw the object and the direction is RANTZWILLER. ----

-- When I saw this ball there was no fog and no clouds. I could see the stars. For me the object was just above the trees. I didn't hear any noise when I saw the object. I didn't smell any particular smell or anything else.----

-- I specify that I did not watch any film this evening. We were outside talking. I looked at the stars from time to time. I know how to find the northern star. ---

Question:: Is the speed of the ball compared to an airplane faster or slower? ---

Answer:: At the same speed. ---

Question:: Did you notice anyone else on the street? ---

Answer:: There was no one. ---

Question:: Was the object descending towards the ground? ---

Answer:: Yes. ---

Question:: Where is the object located in relation to WAHLBACH center? ---

Answer:: For me the object was further away than WAHLBACH, far behind the end of the municipality.---

Question:: What makes you think of a UFO? ---

Answer:: The colors and the fact that it descended very "steeply" to the ground. ---

The person interviewed [-]

[Signature.]

The Judicial Police Officer [-]

(Signed in the declaration book}

GENDARMERIE NATIONALE

PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION
HEARING REPORT
LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE

Unit code 03553
Nmr P.V. 01851
Year 2013
Nmr of judicial file

Part nmbr 6
Sheet nbr 1 / 1

Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 4:05 p.m.
We, the undersigned Mdl/Chef [-]
Having regard to article(s) 16 to 19 and 75 to 78 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Being at our office at our unit at [-], report the following operations:

IDENTITY OF THE LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE

Sex M Name [-] First name [-]
Family status Single Civil status validity [-]
Birth date 06/24/1969 Birth town and postal code [-][-] Country [-] INSEE [-]
Telephone number [-] Profession Electrician Nationality

Acting as legal representative of:

IDENTITY OF THE WITNESS

Sex M Name [-] First name [-]
Family status Single Civil status validity [-]
Birth date 18/05/1998 Birth town and Postcode [-][-] Country [-] INSEE [-]
Telephone number [-] Profession Nationality

Let us hear the person named above who declares to us:

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-- I understand that I must notify my father of my hearing and what I have seen. ---

-- I would tell him to come and see you at the brigade on October 3, 2013 between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. ---

-- Reading made by me of the civil status information and the above declaration, I persist in it and have nothing to change, add or subtract from it. ---

-- October 02, 2013 at 11:45 p.m. ---

The person interviewed

(Signed in the declaration book)

The Judicial Police Officer

[Signature.]

L'Offlcler de police Judiciaire

-- I read the statement of my son [-] that you made at my home on October 2, 2013 at 11:10 p.m. Last night when I came home from work around midnight my son [-] informed me of what he had seen and that he had telephoned the gendarmerie. ---

-- This is the first time my son has seen something like this. In my opinion he is able to recognize an aircraft at night. Above us there are planes that pass regularly to land at BASEL / MULHOUSE airport. I looked at the photos you took and in this axis there are often planes. I think that's why my son thinks of a plane crashing. ---

--- Regarding my son [-] he has no problem at school. He's well balanced and doesn't watch sci-fi movies. He has a "PLAYSATION" but the only games they have are car games. He does not play these games regularly. It was I who taught him to recognize the North Star. Regarding my son's statement, it seems plausible to me. He's not the kind of boy to talk nonsense and especially to call the gendarmerie for nothing. ---

-- Concerning her godmother it is [-]. I saw her this morning and she confirmed that [-] had called her yesterday. She also told me that she had asked him to call the gendarmes if what he saw was true. It is therefore following this advice that he telephoned you. When I discussed it with my sister this morning she didn't tell me anything specific about the phone conversation with my son.---

--- Reading made by me of the civil status information and of the declaration above, I persist in it and have nothing to change, add or subtract from it.

[-], October 03, 2013 at 4:35 p.m. ---

The person interviewed

[Signature.]

The Judicial Police Officer

[Signature.]

GENDARMERIE NATIONALE

ENQUETE PRELIMINAIRE
PROCÈS-VERBAL D'INVESTIGATIONS

Unit code 03553
Rep Nmbr 01851
Year 2013

Part nmbr 8
Sheet nmbr 1 / 1

Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 3:35 p.m.

We, the undersigned Mdl/Chef [-]
Given article(s) 16 to 19 and 75 to 78 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
We are at the office of our unit at [-] report the following operations:

INVESTIGATION

Continuing the ongoing investigation, following the observation of an unidentified aerospace phenomenon in the town of WAHLBACH on October 2, 2013 around 10:14 p.m., we are carrying out the following investigations:

On October 4, 2013, at 8:45 a.m., we contacted Mr. PASSOT (05/61/27/39/18), head of GEIPAN. We inform this person of the observation of the unidentified aerospace phenomenon which was seen on October 02, 2013 around 10:15 p.m. in the town of WALHBACH -68-.

This person informs us that a phenomenon has been observed by the NANCY radar and taken on video. The phenomenon occurred at around 9:56 p.m. in the town of CHALIGNY -54-, a town located to the SOUTH of NANCY -54-.

Mr PASSOT tells us that it is a fall of an asteroid, of the "BOLIDE" type which crossed the earth and which was visible from the latter. He also informs us that the observations made by our witness correspond to the structure and color of the asteroid.

The investigations carried out show that it is quite possible that the witness did not observe an unidentified aerospace phenomenon but an asteroid.

End of investigations on October 4, 2013 at 9 a.m.

Done and closed at [-] October 05, 2013.

The Chief Marshal of Logis [-]
Judicial Police Officer.

GENDARMERIE NATIONALE

ENQUETE PRELIMINAIRE
PROCÈS-VERBAL D'INVESTIGATIONS

Unit code 03553
Rep Nmbr 01851
Year 2013

Num pièce 9
Sheet nbr 1 / 1

Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at 11:10 a.m. We, the undersigned Mdl/Chef [-]
Given article(s) 16 to 19 and 75 to 78 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
We are at the office of our unit at [-] report the following operations:

INVESTIGATION

Continuing the ongoing investigation, following the observation of an unidentified aerospace phenomenon (UAP) in the town of WAHLBACH on October 2, 2013 around 10:14 p.m., we are carrying out the following investigations:

On October 4, 2013, at 3 p.m., we made contact with the air transport gendarmerie brigade (BGTA) located at the airport of BASEL / MULHOUSE. We ask our interlocutor Warrant Officer [-] to contact the airport control tower to check whether an aircraft was flying in the WAHLBACH sector on October 2, 2013 between 9:45 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. We also ask this officer of the gendarmerie to contact the airport weather forecast to find out if there was a particular weather phenomenon on the evening of the observation.

As the investigations cannot be made immediately, Warrant Officer [-] responds to our requests by email on October 12, 2013.

Investigations carried out by the BGTA of BASEL/MULHOUSE, it appears that a FOKKER 100 type aircraft was at 7:53 p.m. (UTC time) or 9:53 p.m. (local time) north of the town of WAHLBACH. This aircraft was heading towards ZURICH -CH-. The trajectory was 04 kilometers NORTH of WALBACH and the plane was located at 23500 feet high or about 07 kilometers. No other aircraft were in the sector at the indicated time.

The weather forecast was also contacted by this officer. It appears that no particular phenomenon took place that evening. There was a sustained SOUTH/EAST wind. According to the weather, the sky was overcast, there was no precipitation and the temperatures were mild. No anomalies were found.

Warrant Officer [-] attached a file containing the trajectory of the plane that was going to ZURICH. A printout of this file is attached to these minutes.

When consulting this file, we notice that the plane's trajectory (NORTH-WEST to SOUTH-EAST) does not correspond exactly to that of the object observed by the witness. The latter locates the unidentified aerospace phenomenon (PAN) as having a SOUTHWEST to NORTHEAST trajectory.

From the investigations carried out, it appears that an aircraft was in the WAHLBACH sector at the time of the observation. The trajectory of the plane does not seem to be the same as that of the UAP. On the other hand the standard lighting of an airplane does not seem to correspond to the lights observed by the witness. Following the elements communicated by the BGTA, additional investigations must be carried out in order to determine the origin of the UAP.

Done and closed at: [-] October 15, 2013 at 11:45 a.m.

The Chief Marshal of Logis [-]
Judicial Police Officer.

GENDARMERIE NATIONALE

ENQUETE PRELIMINAIRE
PROCÈS-VERBAL D'INVESTIGATIONS

Unit code 03553
Rep Nmbr 01851
Year 2013

Num pièce 10
Sheet nbr 1 / 1

Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 11:30 a.m.
We, the undersigned Mdl/Chef [-]
Given article(s) 16 to 19 and 75 to 78 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
We are at the office of our unit at [-] report the following operations:

INVESTIGATION

Continuing the ongoing investigation, following the observation of an unidentified aerospace phenomenon in the town of WAHLBACH on October 2, 2013 around 10:14 p.m., we are carrying out the following investigations in order to determine the exact time observation.

On Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at 2:10 p.m., we asked [-] to show us his cell phone. This is a SAMSUNG brand device, type GALAXY S3. On this device we checked the time. This last one is correct. We also checked the call log. It appears from this verification that the young person telephoned his godmother on October 2, 2013 at 10:03 p.m. after observing the phenomenon. Regarding the video he made, he deleted it. Therefore we have not been able to verify the schedule.

From his hearing, it appears that he observed the unidentified aerospace phenomenon (UAP) on October 2, 2013 before 10 p.m. We are able to specify this time following the call he made to his godmother the same day at 10:03 p.m.

The time of the sighting is therefore before 10 p.m. and not around 10:16 p.m. as the witness stated in his hearing. The 10 p.m. time corresponds approximately with the observation of a UAP made by the NANCY radar (Part Nr 08)

End of investigations on October 29, 2013 at 2:15 p.m.

Done and closed at [-] October 30, 2013

The Chief Marshal of Logis [-]
Judicial Police Officer.

[Signature.]