UFO-Sighting Report

Sightings general data

Global Case Number:	DE-19880412-0001
Case Number of the Investigator	None
Sighting Date:	04/12/1988
Sighting time:	22.30 MEZ
Sighting place:	Kitzingen
Sighting country:	Germany
Number of Witnesses:	1
Classification (Hynek):	NL
Classification (Hendry)	NEAR IFO
Identification:	Meteorite
Case reported to:	SUFOF-Erbach
Last Modified:	01/25/2026, 17:07:17

Short Summary:

On Tuesday, April 12, 1988, I arrived home around 10:30 p.m. After unlocking my garage and returning to my car, I saw a very bright (greenish-blue) sphere on the horizon. It was about the size of a soccer ball and was moving from east to west. It was very clearly visible, and no optical equipment (glasses, binoculars, etc.) was needed. I immediately told my wife about it. It wasn't a star, a comet, or an airplane. I can't even begin to describe what it could have been. I've never seen anything like it on the horizon before. The neighboring house and the hill behind it blocked my view. The case file has water damage.

On Tuesday, April 12, 1988, I arrived home around 10:30 p.m. After unlocking my garage and returning to my car, I saw a very bright (greenish-blue) sphere on the horizon. It was about the size of a soccer ball and was moving from east to west. It was very clearly visible, and no optical equipment (glasses, binoculars, etc.) was needed. I immediately told my wife about it.

It wasn't a star, a comet, or an airplane. I can't even begin to describe what it could have been. I've never seen anything like it on the horizon before. The neighboring house and the hill behind it blocked my view.

The case file has water damage.

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