ALSACAT-2019-12-25-BARR-1
R. G. reported to the website OVNI-France his observation in the company of another person in Barr in the Bas-Rhin department on December 25, 1919, of a "Red and orange-yellow light sometimes remaining stationary":
"On the evening of December 25, 2019 in Barr (67140), myself and a friend were on a sidewalk at the intersection of avenue des Vosges and rue de la promenade about 20 m from the level crossing (measurement google map) we were able to observe in the sky towards the northeast of where we were a red light of which a small part which seemed to be the top of this object was orange-yellow. The red light was moving below the clouds without any sound! We first thought it was a Chinese lantern, because we had had the opportunity to see it several times, but the dimensions did not correspond to it, nor its behavior. Indeed, the phenomenon remained stationary for a few seconds before advancing towards the southwest and it disappeared. We were each able to photograph it with our mobile phone but the image on our mobiles does not reflect what our eyes saw exactly: we can't distinguish the color, nor the same size, I tried to film it but it was clear that it was not saved on my phone. Maybe a handling error..."
"The sighting lasted about 35 seconds; we managed to note that it was 9:40 p.m. precisely."
| Date: | December 25, 2019 |
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| Time: | 09:40 p.m. |
| Duration: | 35 seconds. |
| First known report date: | 2019 or 2020 |
| Reporting delay: | Hour, months. |
| Department: | Bas-Rhin |
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| City: | Barr |
| Place: | Sidewalk at the intersection of avenue des Vosges and rue de la promenade ~20 m from the level crossing. |
| Latitude: | 48.405 |
| Longitude: | 7.457 |
| Uncertainty radius: | 30 m. |
| 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: | Two friends. |
| Reporting channel: | By the Web to the "OVNI-France.fr" Website. |
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| Type of location: | Sidewalk in town. |
| Visibility conditions: | Night. |
| UFO observed: | Yes. |
| UFO arrival observed: | ? |
| UFO departure observed: | ? |
| Entities: | No. |
| Photographs: | Yes. |
| Sketch(s) by witness(es): | No. |
| Sketch(es) approved by witness(es): | No. |
| Witness(es) feelings: | Puzzled. |
| Witnesses interpretation: | Not a Chinese lantern. |
| Hynek: | NL |
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| ALSACAT: | Unidentified, low strangeness, insufficient information |
[Ref. ofe1:] "OVNI FRANCE" WEBSITE:
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12/25/2019 - (Dép.67) - Red and orange-yellow light sometimes remaining stationary
Date: 12/25/2019
Department: 67 (Bas-Rhin)
Location: Barr
Time: 9:40 p.m.
Number of witnesses: 2 people
Type of sighting: NL: Nocturnal Lights
Approximate observation time: 35 seconds
What was seen: Red and orange-yellow light sometimes remaining stationary
Description of the facts:
On the evening of December 25, 2019 in Barr (67140), myself and a friend were on a sidewalk at the intersection of avenue des Vosges and rue de la promenade about 20 m from the level crossing (measurement google map) we were able to observe in the sky towards the northeast of where we were a red light of which a small part which seemed to be the top of this object was orange-yellow. The red light was moving below the clouds without any sound! We first thought it was a Chinese lantern, because we had had the opportunity to see it several times, but the dimensions did not correspond to it, nor its behavior. Indeed, the phenomenon remained stationary for a few seconds before advancing towards the southwest and it disappeared. We were each able to photograph it with our mobile phone but the image on our mobiles does not reflect what our eyes saw exactly: we can't distinguish the color, nor the same size, I tried to film it but it was clear that it was not saved on my phone. Maybe a handling error...
The sighting lasted about 35 seconds; we managed to note that it was 9:40 p.m. precisely.
RG
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For lack of details and quantitative data such as an angular size, the phenomenon remains unidentified, but its strangeness does not appear to be high.
Unidentified, low strangeness, insufficient information.
* = 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 | August 26, 2022 | Creation, [ofe1]. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | August 26, 2022 | First published. |
