| ID | #1636458989 |
| Added | Tue, 09/11/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
On March 7, 1977, a 16-year-old student, standing in front of his parents' house, noticed a bright spot in the sky. As he watched, a small square object detached itself from the spot. He watched it slowly slide towards the ground. After he went and picked up his binoculars (10 x 50), he realized that the small object that was moving down at an angle of 30° to the horizon was connected to the larger object only by a thin bluish-white beam of light.
The large object was shaped like a cigar and was surrounded by an orange halo. With binoculars, this object occupied 4/5 of the field of view. It seemed reflective, almost dazzling. There was a wide stripe in the middle of the object, which was slightly darker and consisted of several rapidly changing colors (orange, yellow, green, blue and sometimes red).
The student's 8-year-old brother drew his attention to another, smaller object of the same shape coming from the south. The second object moved very quickly in the direction of the first object and suddenly stopped. Excited, the boy ran to the kitchen for his mother. Ms. S. went outside and, together with her children, examined two objects. The second object hovered at an angle of 20 °. In the south direction, they recognized a third object of the same shape, motionless hovering in the sky in the distance. The third object was visible for only about 5 minutes. Ms. S. called her husband - a doctor and a chemist - so that he, too, could observe the objects they saw through binoculars. Dr. S. came out of his doctor's office; he also observed objects with binoculars.
Another ray of light came out of the second object, apparently directing another smaller object towards the ground at the same angle as the first. The roofs of nearby houses blocked the view of the place where the rays of light touched the ground. Studies have shown the possibility that the beams could come into contact with 350 volt power lines that run in the place where the beams apparently pointed.
A few minutes after the first object lowered the small satellite, the second, brighter and wider beam began to exit the object and slowly moved parallel to the thin beam in the direction of the hidden satellite - like the antennae of a snail. After he went down, the beam stopped moving. He seemed to be waiting for a small glowing satellite, which slowly rose again. Mrs. S. recalls:
"I think it works in the light."
When the satellite almost reached the end of the bright beam, the beam was directed at a large cigar-shaped object, followed by the satellite. After that, a luminous aura similar to fog formed a dome around the first large object. Soon after, the shape of the object changed to a round one. The eyewitnesses had the impression that the object was rotating around its axis right in their field of view. The movement of satellites from both objects lasted about 10 minutes. After the second object completed exactly the same maneuver as the first, both objects remained visible for another 30 minutes.
Mrs. S. said:
"Everything was flickering. It was as if the object itself was glowing ... It's hard to describe. The object seemed red-hot and vibrated. It wasn't a stationary light! into the blast furnace, as if it radiated heat, and the colors shone from the heat. The light was very uneven. All the colors mixed, glided and changed."
As UFO researchers have often observed, the doctor did not call his neighbors to witness this phenomenon, although several people were seen on the street. Witnesses are embarrassed to draw attention to a phenomenon whose existence no one wants to accept.
Later, Dr. S. explained his behavior:
"The neighbors would then say that the doctor is crazy!"
Therefore, he preferred to call the apothecary and the captain, who lived far away, and asked them if they, too, had seen strange objects. So it was, but the objects seemed very small to them.
Original news
Date: March 7, 1977
Location: Jemgum, Germany
A 16 year old student, standing in front of his parents house, observed a bright spot in the sky. Through his binoculars, he could see that the object was cigar-shaped and surrounded by an orange-colored halo. This object filled 4/5 of his field-of-view in the binoculars. It appeared reflective, almost glaring. Smaller objects were also observed.
Illustration of the larger cigar-shaped object. (credit: von Ludwiger / MUFON-CES)
Depiction of the sighting. (credit: von Ludwiger / MUFON-CES)
Source: Illobrand von Ludwiger / MUFON-CES (1998)
Cigar-Shaped Objects Over Jemgum
Jemgum is a small village in the northeast corner of Germany. The village is located a few kilometers from the Netherlands border. On March 7, 1977, a 16 year old student, standing in front of his parents house, observed a bright spot in the sky. As he watched, a small square object separated from the spot. He observed it gliding slowly towards the ground. After he went and got his binoculars (10 x 50), he realized the small object, which moved downward at a 30° angle against the horizon, was connected to a bigger object by only a thin bluish-white ray of light.
The big object was cigar-shaped and surrounded by an orange-colored halo. Seen through his binoculars, this object filled 4/5 of his field-of-view. It appeared reflective, almost glaring. Through the middle of the object ran a wide-band which was a bit darker and consisted of several colors changing rapidly (orange, yellow, green, blue and sometimes red).
The student's 8-year-old brother called his attention to another, smaller object with the same form coming from the south. The second object moved very quickly in the direction of the first object and suddenly stopped. Excited, the boy ran into the kitchen to get his mother. Mrs. S. went outside and observed the two objects together with her children. The second object hovered at a 20° angle. In a southerly direction, they recognized a third object with the same shape, hovering motionless in the sky off in the distance. The third object was only visible for approximately 5 minutes. Mrs. S. called her husband - a medical doctor and chemist - so he too could observe the objects they had seen through their binoculars. Dr. S. came out of his doctor's office; he also observed the objects through his binoculars.
Another ray of light came out of the second object, apparently guiding another smaller object toward the ground, at the same angle as the first one. The roofs of nearby houses blocked the view to the location where the light rays touched the ground. Investigations showed the possibility, that the rays could have come into contact with 350 volt power lines, which run in the area where the beams appeared to have pointed.
Several minutes after the first object let down the small satellite, a second much brighter and broader beam started to come out of the object and moved slowly parallel to the thin ray in the direction of the hidden satellite - like the antennas of a snail. After it made its way down 'A of the way, the beam stopped moving. It seemed to wait for the small luminous satellite, which slowly came up again. Mrs. S. remembers: "I guess it runs on light".
When the satellite nearly reached the end of the bright beam, the beam was drawn into the big cigar-shaped object followed by the satellite. After that, a fog-like luminous aura formed a dome around the first big object. Soon after that, the shape of the object changed into a round one. Witnesses got the impression that the object had turned on its axes directly in their line-of-view. The in and out movement of the satellites from both objects lasted about 10 minutes. After the second object finished exactly the same maneuver as the first, both objects remained visible for another 30 minutes. (Figure 2.3)
Mrs. S. said: "Everything was shimmering. As if the object itself was glowing...It's hard to describe. The object appeared red-hot and vibrated. It was not a stationary light! The movements appeared as if one would look into a blast furnace, as if it was radiating heat and the colors were shining out of the heat. The light was very irregular. All the colors blending, gliding and changing".
As so often observed by UFO investigators, the doctor did not call his neighbors to witness the appearance, although several peoples were seen in the street. The witnesses feel embarrassed to call attention to a phenomenon which existence nobody wants to accept.
Dr. S. later explained his behavior: "The neighbors then would have said that the doctor is crazy!" Therefore, he preferred to call a druggist and a captain, both living far away and asked them whether they also saw the strange objects. They did, but the objects appeared very small to them. (MUFON-CES Report No.4, 1978)
The reliability index for this case is p = 99.99 %
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