1980-03-04 — OTTMARSHEIM (68) 1980

At about 9:45 p.m. on March 4, 1980, several witnesses at Ottmarsheim reported a stationary red-orange light. They described it as roughly five times larger and brighter than a star. The investigation found conditions unusually favourable for planets, including Mars, to present a striking appearance. The archived account attributes the observations to those viewing conditions; it does not report an occupant or physical effect.