ALSACAT-2015-07-14-ERGERSHEIM-1
"Lixa" reported her observation made with another person, to the UFO website "OVNI France."
She says that on Friday night, July 14, 2015, in Ergersheim, she observed a luminous dot very high in the sky, which "lighted and went off in 2 seconds approximately, progressively, the light was very intense."
"From this spot appeared two other dots identical to the passage of two satellites spaced by 50 cm as seen from the ground. These two little dots disappeared after about 10 seconds, I think it is weird because when the sky is clear a satellite does not disappear like this, these two dots were in the continuation of the panhandle of the Big Dipper."
The observation took place at 11:45 p.m. and lasted about 20 minutes.
| Date: | July 14, 2015 |
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| Time: | 11:45 p.m. |
| Duration: | ~20 minutes. |
| First known report date: | 2016 |
| Reporting delay: | Hours, 1 year. |
| Department: | Bas-Rhin |
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| City: | Ergersheim |
| Place: | ? |
| Latitude: | 48.568 |
| Longitude: | 7.528 |
| Uncertainty radius: | 2 km |
| Number of alleged witnesses: | 2 |
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| Number of known witnesses: | 1 |
| Number of named witnesses: | 0 |
| Witness(es) ages: | ? |
| Witness(es) types: | ? |
| Reporting channel: | Anonymous witness web report to the UFO website "OVNI France". |
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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: | Puzzled. |
| Witnesses interpretation: | Not satellites. |
| Hynek: | NL |
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| ALSACAT: | Possible satellites. |
[Ref. ofe1:] "OVNI FRANCE" WEBSITE:
07/17/2015 - (Dep.68) - Luminous dot
Date: 07/14/2015
Department: 68 (Haut-Rhin)
Localization: Ergersheim
Hour: 11:45 p.m.
Numbers [sic] of yitnesses: 2 persons
Type of observation: NL: Nocturnal Lights
Approximqte duration of the observation: 20 minutes
What was seen: Luminous dot
Description of the facts:
Hello
I observed Friday night a luminous dot very high in the sky, this dot lighted and went off in about 2 seconds, progressively, the light was very intense, from this spot appeared two other dots identical to the passage of two satellites spaced of 50 cm as seen from the ground. These two little dots disappeared after about 10 seconds, weird I think because when the sky is clear a satellite does not disappear like that, these two spots were in the continuation of the panhandle of the big dipper.
Thank you
Lixa
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So we have luminous dots in the sky comparable to passages of satellites but they "disappear", which the witness thinks to be the reason why they cannot be satellites.
But I'm not convinced. Satellites can reflect the sunlight - this is what makes them visible - for a time, and no longer reflect it at another time. This gives the impression that they "disappear". The end of their reflection of sunlight can be caused by their passage into the shadow of the earth for example.
This leaves us with observations of low strangeness ...
Possible satellites.
* = 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 |
| Editor: | Patrick Gross |
| Version: | Create/changed by: | Date: | Description: |
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| 0.1 | Patrick Gross | March 30, 2017 | Creation, [ofe1]. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | March 30, 2017 | First published. |
