GEIPAN Case 2009-07-02361 — RIXHEIM (68) 26.07.2009

Brief

Annexe 01 for GEIPAN case 2009-07-02361 maps the geographic setting of a July 26, 2009 evening UAP observation by a civilian witness in Rixheim (Haut-Rhin, Alsace). The annex presents four aerial photographs identifying the witness's suburban residence on the flat Alsace plain, more than 20 km from the nearest elevated terrain. Two aviation facilities are flagged as contextually relevant: Basel-Mulhouse International Airport (Blotzheim), approximately 20 km to the southeast with runways oriented toward Rixheim, and the Habsheim aerodrome, roughly 1 km from the witness's home — factors informing the case's D1 classification (peu étrange, inexpliqué) recorded in the GEIPAN case listing.

Metadata

Agency

GEIPAN / CNES

Release

2007-03-22

Type

PDF • .pdf

Length

4 pages

Classification

UNCLASSIFIED

Programs

GEIPAN, GEPAN, SEPRA

Tags

white luminous point, direction change, acceleration, visual observation, Rixheim Alsace, 2009, GEIPAN D1, geographic annex

Key points

• The witness's residence sits in a suburban (pavillonnaire) zone on the Alsace plain; the nearest mountains — Vosges to the west and the Black Forest to the east — are more than 20 km away, precluding terrain-masking of the phenomenon.p.1
• A railway line is noted in close proximity to the witness's home, adding to the urban-infrastructure context of the observation site.p.1
• Basel-Mulhouse International Airport (Blotzheim) lies approximately 20 km southeast of the observation site.p.2
• The Basel-Mulhouse runway orientations are broadly directed toward Rixheim, placing the witness near an approach or departure corridor depending on prevailing wind conditions.p.3
• The Franco-German, Franco-Swiss, and Swiss-German borders run along the Rhine adjacent to the observation area, situating the event in a densely multi-jurisdictional aviation corridor.p.3
• Habsheim aerodrome is approximately 1 km from the witness's home — the most proximate aviation source and the primary conventional-explanation candidate examined in this annex.p.4
• The annex overlays the witness's position against the Habsheim runway layout, enabling investigators to compute precise azimuth and elevation angles for aircraft on approach or climbout.p.4

Verbatim

• La maison du témoin se situe dans l'ellipse rouge. On peut remarquer que la zone est urbanisée sur le style pavillonnaire, qu'il y a proximité d'une ligne ferroviaire et que la région correspond à la plaine d'Alsace donc les montagnes les plus proches (Vosges à l'Ouest et Forêt Noire (Allemagne) à l'Est) sont éloignées de plus de 20km.

  p.1

• L'aéroport international de Bâle-Mulhouse (Blotzheim) est visible au centre de l'image.

  p.3

• Nous remarquons que les pistes sont globalement orientées en direction de Rixheim (cadre rouge) ce qui indique que cette localité se trouve à proximité du couloir d'approche ou d'envol, lorsque le vent correspond.

  p.3

• L'aérodrome de Habsheim se situe à proximité immédiate de Rixheim puisque distant d'environ 1 km du domicile du témoin.

  p.4

Most interesting

• The observation time recorded on Page 1 (approximately 23h45 HL — Heure Locale) differs from the 22h20 cited in the GEIPAN case-listing description, a discrepancy likely introduced between the initial witness statement and the formal report stage.
• The case carries a D1 classification — 'peu étrange, reste inexpliqué' — meaning investigators found the behavior mildly anomalous but ultimately unresolved despite the presence of two nearby aviation facilities.
• Habsheim aerodrome is historically notable as the site of the 1988 Airbus A320 air-show crash, making it one of the most scrutinized general-aviation fields in France.
• GEIPAN's annex includes contact details for the Habsheim aerodrome association (ACHR), suggesting investigators likely queried flight-movement logs for the evening of July 26, 2009.
• The use of annotated satellite imagery with overlaid administrative boundary lines (yellow Franco-German/Franco-Swiss borders) reflects GEIPAN's GIS-assisted investigative methodology, standard by the 2009 period.