Sighting in Saverne, January 3, 1979

Two witnesses noticed a bright object low in the sky at 6:50 a.m., toward the south-southeast. It was shaped like a half-sphere and was accompanied by a shower of sparks. It moved slowly and silently, then disappeared toward the south.

The same day, at around 7 p.m., a motorist saw a second object. For 3 to 4 seconds, a ball crossed the sky in silence at very high altitude, on a north-south path.

According to the investigation, the first two witnesses most likely observed the planet Venus, which was very conspicuous at that time according to the sky chart (magnitude 4.46). The motorist most likely saw a weather balloon, but there is little information about this second object. The case was classified B, probably identified.