ALSACAT-2012-06-03-MASEVAUX-1
"Hervé" reported his 15 minutes observation of June 3, 2012, at about 00:30 a.m. or 01:00 a.m. to the UFO website "OVNI-France":
He said his nephew had come to his home to make his first astronomical observations because the moon was almost full. There was not much to see so Hervé pointed the telescope towards Saturn and Mars and then sought Andromeda; which was not easy because of the moonlight.
Then he saw an orange light comparable to a star.
He did not wonder about it and continued his search in the telescope's viewfinder. Then he looked up and where the first light had been, saw four orange-colored dots that were not there previously.
Both observed these four lights and two others came up from behind the mountain, moving slowly.
He pointed his telescope on those lights, while the nephew was trying to film them. By the telescope, he saw three bright spots but not much more, and his nephew failed to film it because it was too dark and they were too far away.
The lights gradually decreased in intensity, except for one which he said was the first they saw. By the telescope eyepiece, he saw the latest light; which also seems to decrease in intensity, to also disappear.
Both were very excited by this observation and continued to scrutinize the stars in search of other appearances.
They saw a "flash of light like lightning" but without the thunderous noise.
Sometime later, the nephew noticed another light above of another mountain, lower, but viewed with a 25x100 binocular it was the same kind of orange light. The time to point the telescope, it was gone.
He noted another fact which he said to be negligible and probably explainable: lights in the mountain forest. He thinks it was probably a four-wheeler on a forest path. He thinks he should report it anyway as it had also attracted their attention.
He states that the viewing direction was towards the Hundsruck Pass or Bourbach-le-Haut, viewed from Masevaux - this means in was in their Northeast.
| Date: | June 3, 2012 |
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| Time: | ~00:30 a.m. or ~01:00 a.m. |
| Duration: | 15 minutes. |
| First known report date: | 2014 |
| Reporting delay: | Hours, 2 years. |
| Department: | Haut-Rhin |
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| City: | Masevaux |
| Place: | From Masevaux, UFO in the sky. |
| Latitude: | 47.774 |
| Longitude: | 6.995 |
| Uncertainty ratio: | 1 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: | Male. |
| Reporting channel: | By the web to the UFO website "OVNI-France.fr" |
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| Type of location: | Valley town, UFO in the sky. |
| Visibility conditions: | Night |
| UFO observed: | Yes |
| UFO arrival observed: | No |
| UFO departure observed: | Yes |
| Entities: | No |
| Photographs: | Failed attempt. |
| Sketch(s) by witness(es): | No. |
| Sketch(es) approved by witness(es): | No. |
| Witness(es) feelings: | Very excited. |
| Witnesses interpretation: | ? |
| Hynek: | NL |
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| ALSACAT: | Probable Chinese lanterns. |
[Ref. ofe1:] WITNESS WEB REPORT:
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06/03/2012 - (Dep.68) - Orange-colored and moving light Date : 06/03/2012 Department : 68 (Haut-Rhin) Localization : masevaux Hour : 1h Numbers [sic] of witnesses : 2 people Type of observation : NL : Nocturnal Lights Approximate duration of the observation : 15 minutes What was seen: orange-colored and moving light Description of the facts : At about 0:30 my nephew comes to my home to do his first astronomical observation for the moon is almost full there is not much to see so I tip him on Saturn and Mars and then I search for Andromeda (not easy with the light of the moon) that's when I see an orange light comparable to a star! I do not ask myself any questions and continue my search with the telescope viewfinder i look up and there I see 4 orange-colored dots where there was absolutely nothing previously! we observed these 4 lights then two others came rising from behind the mountain and was moving slowly I pointed my telescope on the lights while my nephew was trying to film them in the viewfinder I see three bright spots but not much more and my nephew could not film them because too dark and too far away the lights gradually decreased in intensity except for one which I think was the first that appeared, seen in the eyepiece the lasts one also appears to decrease in intensity until it disappeared we are both very excited by this observation and continued to scrutinize the stars in search of another appearance we saw a flash of light like lightning but no thunder and after some time and my nephew noticed another light at the top of another mountain, but lower for the binoculars (for the connoisseur 25-100) it was the same orange light by the time to point the telescope it had disappeared Another fact which are negligible and are probably explainable, lights in the mountainous forest (probably a 4-wheelers on the forest road but I think it should be noted that his view also draw our attention) this was seen from masevaux towards the hunsruck pass or bourbach le haut herve |
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What does the witness describe? Chinese lanterns...
Of course, diehards might protest that I do not provide "scientific proof" it was Chinese lanterns and they may want to believe that this was perhaps an alien spaceship or a "paranormal phenomenon" taking the looks of Chinese lantern...
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Above: a Chinese lantern.
Probable Chinese lanterns.
* = 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 | June 16, 2015 | Creation, [ofe1]. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | June 16, 2015 | First published. |
