ALSACAT:

ASSISTANT MANAGEMENT OF THE TOULOUSE SPACE CENTER
GROUP OF STUDY AND INFORMATION ON
AEROSPACE PHENOMENA NOT
IDENTIFIED
Telephone: 05 61 27 48 01
Email: geipan@cnes.fr
Website: www.cnes-geipan.fr

FOREWORD

Standard Testimony

As part of CNES's activity of expertise in unidentified aerospace phenomena, GEIPAN works to collect, analyze and rigorously study the testimonies collected during observations of Unidentified Aerospace Phenomena (UAP) while guaranteeing witnesses absolute discretion.

The rigor of the scientific approach requires us to gather the most precise and complete information possible, without intermediaries. The best information document is therefore one that is freely written by the witness himself. This is the purpose of the questionnaire that we are proposing to you and which must be individual and be completed separately by each of the witnesses to the observation. It is structured in several parts:

• - A narration of the observation we ask you to make before reading the rest of the questionnaire.
  
  Even if you think you have already reportd your observation on a previous letter, please recount your observation again.
• - A list of more specific questions intended to make you specify a certain number of data necessary for the analysis of your observation. It is important to answer as fully as possible the questions asked.
• - One or more photograph(s) or one or more free sketches in order to be able to work as well as possible on the cartographic restitution.

This questionnaire will be studied with the other documents dealing with the same phenomenon. When the work is completed, we will let you know the conclusions we have reached. These conclusions, the attachments and this questionnaire will be published anonymously on the GEIPAN website.

We thank you in advance for your contribution to our work.

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE WILL REMAIN ANONYMOUS

Witness Information Sheet

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Name: [-]

Date of birth: 09 / 04 / 1979 .................. Gender: [ ] F [X] M

Home address: [-]

City: [-]

Email: [-]

Mobile phone: [-] ....... Office phone: ........

Professional activity: Technician in sanitary troubleshooting........

Training level: C,A,P .........

Have you ever testified? If so, at:

Police
Brigade: .............

GEIPAN
Name: ...................

Private investigator(s)
Name: ..................

Ufologist(s)
Name: ..................

Journalist(s)
Name: ..................

Internet (Forum)
Website: ...................

Other(s): Name: .......

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Observed phenomenon

Place of observation of the phenomenon: A4 motorway .....

Precise address: airway at the level of Vendenheim (Bas Rhin)........

City: Vendenheim...... CP: 67 ...........

Date of sighting: 01/16/2010..............

Age at time of sighting: 30 years old ...................

Time of the start of the observation: around 9:00 p.m. ................... Duration of the observation: 6 min........

Did other witnesses see the same phenomenon, if so how many: yes 1 .....

Can you indicate using the Google Map site (http://maps.google.fr) the location of the observation, by placing in pencil the phenomenon and yourself.

1. Print the map from Google Map
2. Indicate your position, and that of the sighting

When you have completed the questionnaire, tick the documents you have attached or completed:

Free narrative ...........
Questionnaire ...........
Photographs of the environment (number: ......... )
Sketch of the observed phenomenon (number: ......... )
Maps or plans Google Map (number: ......... )
Photographs of the sighting (number: ......... )
Videos of the sighting (number: ......... )
Other: ...............

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Free storytelling: part 1

This page and the following are intended to be used to independently write the story of your observation.

You are entirely free to choose the form, content and duration of your story (you can add additional pages if necessary).

I found myself in a car with a couple of friends, we were going to join other people living in the center of Strasbourg, We got on the motorway at Brumath and while I was in my thoughts while looking at the sky I see a bright light in the sky, At that time we had already traveled a few km and our location was now at Reichtett, 8 minutes north of Strasbourg, This light that I scrutinize makes me first think of Jupiter called the evening star, it was so big and bright, Looking at it even more attentively, I began to ask myself questions because I found it much bigger than usual, After around 2 minutes of observation I see this light approaching us by hovering at the height of planes, at this moment I am so amazed that I say nothing, I rub my eyes and the light is but to take the same direction as us keeping its altitude but at the same speed as if it were following us at this time I share it with my friends, I tell them look at this light as it is strange!!! The driver being located on the left side of the car did not see it quite logically but his companion being located on the same side as me could see it,

As I hadn't mentioned what I had already seen, he replied that it had to be a plane or a helicopter, I replied, have you already seen a plane near an airport with only one light! he doesn't care more than that, I continued to look and I see a plane pass below the light it was going much faster than this plane when it began to land, In addition being at the time in the merchant navy I know that a plane has a left light on the port side and a green light on the starboard side, there was nothing!! The night was so clear and bright that I could see the cabin of the plane perfectly so if it had been a helicopter I would also have seen a helicopter with a light on the tail of the aircraft; There were none !! Finally the light followed us in a manner of speaking to the Strasbourg center exit where the surrounded by buildings I had more visibility, you know everything,

I am at your disposal if you need more information, ..........

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INFORMATION ON THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE OBSERVATION

This part is about knowing the physical environment in which you were at the time of the observation. Be as specific as possible with as many figures as possible. Always indicate the margin of uncertainty on the figures you provide.

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Weather conditions at the time of observation

1.1 Indicate the color of the sky:

clear sky at night but very good visibility ........

1.2 Indicate the weather conditions at the time of the observation, try to give as many details as possible even those which do not seem interesting to you, describe if there were any developments or changes before, during and after the observation.

1.3 Indicate the presence of stars in the sky:

No visible stars

Few stars Very starry sky Extraordinarily starry sky

I didn't notice

An obstacle prevented me from observing them

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Description of the environment

Try to take one or more photos of your observation locations. Photos are a great help for investigations.

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1.4 Describe the environment you were in at the time of the observation. Give as many details as possible, even those which do not seem important to you, such as the nature of the ground, the lights etc.

1.5 Were you moving? Yes

1.6 Were you in a vehicle? Yes

Bike Car Bus Train Hot-air balloon Hang-glider ULM Private plane Commercial plane Helicopter Boat Other .....

Model and identification: .......

1.7 Were you in a building? No

Nature of the building and observation room(s): ...

1.8 Devices on or active:

Radio
(frequency: .................?
Headlights
(number: ..)
Interior lights
(number:......... )
Television
(channel: ...................)

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Motor Phone Radar Other.......

1.9 Did you directly see the phenomenon with your eyes? Yes

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1.10 Indicate the presence of facilities within a radius of 20 km:

If you can, position these facilities on a map or on a Google Map image.

Power station Nightclub Commercial area Military area
Nuclear power station Stadium Highway Radio antennas
Solar power station Airport Port, Lighthouse Telephone antennas
Wind turbine Electric line SNCF line Industrial zone
Factory. Specify the type(s) of associated activity(ies): ........

Reichtett Refinery ........

Property or castle receiving events (weddings, parties): ....

Other, specify:.....

Additional details of the facilities, if necessary: ......

1.11 Were there known sources of noise at the time of the observation, were these noises intense, permanent: (conversations, aircraft engines, cars, electric motors, television, radio):

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Viewing conditions

Try to take one or more photos of your observation locations. Photos are a great help for investigations.

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1.12 What was your visibility at the time of the sighting?

perfect......

1.13 Were objects placed between you and the phenomenon during the observation?

Camera
Window Tinted window Window with mist
Video device
Telescope Binoculars
Other ...................

If you used an optical device, specify the model, its main characteristics. If you were behind a tinted window specify its color, etc.:

1.14 What was the minimum distance separating you from the observed phenomenon? Try to justify this assessment.

Off the ground then normal flight height for an airplane..........

1.15 Describe anything that could be disturbing to the observation.

NOTHING......

1.16 Was the observation carried out continuously or discontinuously?

X Continuous Discontinued

DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON

In this part of the questionnaire, the aim is to precisely describe the appearance of the phenomenon based on its shape, size, color, luminosity, noise, trajectory, etc. ... Remember that every detail is important.

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Description of the phenomenon

2.1 Describe the phenomenon observed by giving as much detail as possible, indicate the dominant color(s), its size, its luminosity, its noise, the number.

(Feel free to compare the overall shape to a known object)

Global shape of the phenomenon.

Very bright white light but not shining!!! the light was perfectly constant,......

Your observation in different sequences

Each sequence corresponds to an episode of your observation. Each notable modification of behavior, activity, form or trajectory of the phenomenon will have to be described by a different sequence.

Time (Start time, end time, duration)	Place of observation (where exactly were you?)	Viewing direction		Speed (encrypted or otherwise)	Direction of movement of the phenomenon (it was going in the direction of, nature of the movements)	Light Noise
		Horizontal (cardinal points, geographical landmarks or numbered)	Vertical (between the horizon and the zenith or numbered)
21:00	Reichtett	west			NONE	bright
9:02 p.m.	Vendenheim	west		Unable to tell	vertically	shiny
9:02 p.m.	vendenheim	west		90 km/h	horizontally	shiny
9:07 p.m.	strasbourg	west		90 km h	horizontally	shiny

ADDITIONAL WITNESS INFORMATION

Information about you

3.1 What were your occupations before your observation?

In my thoughts .........

3.2 What caused the end of the observation?

[ ] The phenomenon [ ] yourself

Specify:.............

3.3 What did you do after your sighting?

Nothing for fear of looking crazy, .....

3.4 What interpretations do you give to what you have observed?

I'm more than sure of that...

3.5 Did this observation change your opinion about unidentified aerospace phenomena?

................

3.6 Describe the emotions you felt during and after the observation.

It can't even be explained, it calls everything into question, in any case, I didn't take my eyes off the thing until I couldn't see it anymore......

DRAWINGS, PLANS AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF OBSERVATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT

In order to produce a restitution of the observed phenomenon, we must have as much information as possible. This last step is very important for the investigation.

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4.1. Make a sketch of what you saw

Take a picture of the surroundings as if the camera were your eyes while observing. Do not hesitate to draw on the photo(s) what you observed.

OR

If you don't have the ability to take photos, draw or sketch what you observed including the environment as you saw it. Give as many elements as possible to allow us to reconstruct the scene.

- You are completely free of your sketch
- No drawing skills required
- Color accuracy is important, especially if the level of contrast between the observed phenomenon and the environment is low. Try to be as precise as possible even if it means writing it on the sketch.

4.2. Make a reconstruction of your observation on one or more shots.

If you can, present your observation with a top view. To do this, you can print a Google Map of your place of observation on which you will report your different positions and directions of observation. You can also note the number of the previously detailed sequences.

- Google Map website: http://maps.google.fr

Toulouse, December 3, 2012
DCT/DA/GEIPAN

INVESTIGATION REPORT

(A4) FROM REICHSTETT (67) TO STRASBOURG (67) 16.01.2010

1 – CONTEXT

The GEIPAN is contacted by the witness by email on June 15, 2010, about an observation of a light on the evening of Saturday January 16, 2010, almost 6 months after the events.

He attaches the completed Terrestrial Questionnaire (QT).

He is the only one to have testified to this observation, while he was accompanied by at least one other person who observed the facts.

2- CASE DESCRIPTION

During a trip on the A4 motorway towards Strasbourg, the witness observed for a few minutes a light comparable to Venus which seemed to accompany the vehicle. The light maintains a constant altitude and apparent speed from Vendenheim to Strasbourg, where the witness loses sight of it because of the buildings.

Headquarters: 2 place Maurice Quentin – 75039 Paris cedex 01 – Phone: 33 (0)1 44 76 75 00 - www.cnes.fr
Direction of launchers: Rond Point de l’Espace – Courcouronnes – 91023 Evry cedex – Phone: 33 (0)1 60 87 71 11
Toulouse Space Center: 18 avenue Edouard Belin – 31401 Toulouse cedex 9 – Phone: 33 (0)5 61 27 31 31
Guiana Space Center: BP 726 – 97387 Kourou cedex – Phone: 594 (0)5 94 33 51 11
RCS Paris B 775 665 912 Siret 775 665 912 000 82 code APE 731 Z VAT identification number FR 49 775 665 912

3- ANALYSIS

3.1 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

The witness observes the phenomenon from a car, as a passenger, on the A4 motorway towards Strasbourg near Reichstett:

[Map.]

Source: Google Maps

3.2 WEATHER STATUS

The closest active station for the date in question is that of Strasbourg-Entzheim airport, located about fifteen kilometers south-southeast of the place of observation.

[Weather]

Source: infoclimat.fr

A well-established southerly wind is blowing over the Strasbourg region that Saturday, January 16, and the weather is rainy. Satellite images confirm overcast skies that evening.

3.3 ASTRONOMICAL SITUATION

The witness does not mention any astronomical landmark, and in his speech confuses Jupiter with the evening star (Venus).

No planet is visible in the direction of observation (West, cf. QT p.16):

[Sky chart.]

3.4 AERO AND ASTRONAUTICAL SITUATION

The witness mentions the passage of a plane at low altitude (QT p.4). The wind blowing from the south, aircraft approaching the Strasbourg-Entzheim airport are forced to land on runway 23, the instrument approach chart available on the SIA website (see next page) gives us more clarification: all flights to this airport must first converge on point STA17 then STA12 (framed in red by us) before lining up on the runway.

The aircraft seen by the witness must have been in this last phase of flight, but it is quite possible that the approach lights of an aircraft en route to STA17 could have been seen by the witness while he was still at a good distance (more than 10 km), and with an imperceptible movement for the witness. At this distance, facing the aircraft, we only see these approach lights; the position lights and anti-collision flash, much less powerful, are not visible to the naked eye at this distance.

On the next page, we added the direction of the A4 motorway at Reichstett in green on the approach map, the position of the witness is represented by the red circle and his field of vision is delimited by the blue lines.

5- CONCLUSION

This case of observation is mildly strange and most likely corresponds to a misinterpretation with the approach lights of an airliner.

This case is rated B.