ALSACAT-2012-07-14-DUNTZENHEIM-1
On July 15, 2012, someone published on Youtube a video titled "Ufo night of July 14 to 15, 2012, at about 00:15 a.m."
The comment says: "Between Duntzenheim and Ingenheim, about 5 or 6 luminous orange dots, which moved slowly forming a figure Big Dipper style."
The 38 seconds shaky video taken from a car in motion just shows some bright spec in the sky.
On the web forum of SPICA, an Alsatian association of ufology, there was a message saying that the person and his/her mate, both Alsatians, had seen and filmed in poor quality about six strange orange balls in the sky; which moved without noise, in the same direction towards the east. The witness adds that these balls were forming "a figute like the pan of the Big Dipper."
| Date: | July 14 or 15, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 00:15 a.m. |
| Duration: | 38 seconds or more. |
| First known report date: | July 15, 2012 |
| Reporting delay: | 1 day. |
| Department: | Bas-Rhin |
|---|---|
| City: | Duntzenheim, Ingenheim |
| Place: | From a car between Duntzenheim and Ingenheim, UFO in the sky. |
| Latitude: | 48.724 |
| Longitude: | 7.532 |
| Uncertainty radius: | 1.5 km |
| Number of alleged witnesses: | ? |
|---|---|
| Number of known witnesses: | 1 |
| Number of named witnesses: | 0 |
| Witness(es) ages: | ? |
| Witness(es) types: | ? |
| Reporting channel: | Video published on Youtube. |
|---|---|
| Type of location: | From a car between villages, UFO in the sky. |
| 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: | ? |
| Witnesses interpretation: | UFO |
| Hynek: | NL |
|---|---|
| ALSACAT: | Probable Chinese lanterns. |
[Ref. you1:] REPORT AND VIDEO ON "YOUTUBE":
Ufo night ot July 14 to 15, 2012 at abouts 00:15 a.m.
Akoufene Independant label in Alsace · 55 videos
Published July 15, 2012
Between Duntzenheim and Ingenheim, about 5 or 6 luminous orange dots, which moved slowly forming a figure Big Dipper style.
[Ref. spa1:] "SPICA" UFOLOGY ASSOCIATION:
Duntzenheim (67) 15/07/2012
Source Forum Spica
Between Duntzenheim and Ingenheim, abouts [sic] 5 or 6 luminous orange dots, that moved slowly making a formation of the style of the Big Dipper.
Title : Night of 14 to 15 July, 2012, Alsace
Message : At about 00:15 i managed to observed [sic] with my mate, strange orange balls in the sky, abouts [sic] 6...that moved without noise, in the same direction..to the east. We are from region Alsace. This balls made a figute kind like the pan of the big diper [sic]...i put a video (poor quality) on youtube. http://youtu.be/bxEOuHVt7Q0
[Ref. spa2:] "SPICA" UFOLOGY ASSOCIATION:
| City | Date and hour of observation | General shape Identification |
General color Hypothesis |
Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNTZENHEIM | Sunday 15 July 2012 at 00h15 | luminous dot Unidentified |
orange Aeronautical reduced |
Strong hypothesis |
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The video hardly helps, but the report is typical of reports of Chinese lanterns mistaken for UFOs.
Moreover, this is on National Day, among villages where Chinese lanterns are usually launched in celebration of the 14th July.
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: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | Patrick Gross | April 2, 2014 | Creation, [you1]. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | April 2, 2014 | First published. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | June 11, 2015 | Addition [spa2]. |
| 1.2 | Patrick Gross | August 28, 2015 | Addition [spa1]. In the Summary, addition of the paragraph "On the web forum of SPICA...". |
