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Date Prepared: April 28, 1991
Contributed by: SOBEPS/Belgium
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SUMMARY REPORT ON OBSERVATIONS 30-31 MARCH 1990

BACKGROUND

1. Starting early Dec 89 the BAF has been contacted on
several occasions by eyewitnesses who observed strange phenomena
in the Belgian airspace. On some occassions they described the
phenomena as a triangle-shaped platform up to 200 feet wide with
3 downward beaming projectors, hovering at +- 100 m above the
ground and making only a very light humming noise. Some witnesses
saw the object departing at very high speed after a very fast
acceleration. All observations were made in the evening or during
the night.

2. The radar stations which had been alerted by eyewitnesses
could not definitely determine a correlation between the visual
observations and their detections on radar. On two occasions the
BAF scrambled 2 F16 during the evening hours.

a.On the first occasion the F16 arrived +- 1 hour after the
visual detection.
Nothing was observed.

b. On the second occassion, pilots could identify a laser-beam
projector on the ground. After investigation it appeared however
that the description of the observations totally differed from
previously described phenomena.

3. Consequently the Belgian Airforce, anxious to identify the
origin of the phenomena, authorised F16 scrambles if following
conditions were met:

a. Visual observations on the ground confirmed by the local
police.

b. Detection on radar.

EVENTS

4. On 30 Mar 1990 at 23.00 Hr the Master Controller (MC) of the
Air Defence radar station of Glons received a phone call from a
person who declared to observe three independant blinking lights
in the sky, changing colours, with a much higher intensity than
the lights of the stars and forming a triangle. Meteo conditions
were clear sky, no clouds, light wind and a minor temperature
inversion at 3000 Ft.

5. The MC in turn notified the police of WAVRE which confirmed
the sighting at +- 23 30 Hr. Meanwhile the MC had identified a
radar contact at about 8 NM North of the ground observation. The
contact moved slowely to the West at a speed of =- 25kts and an
altitude of 10.000 Ft.

6. The ground observers reported 3 additional light spots which
moved gradually, with irregular speeds, towards the first set of
lights and forming a second triangle.

7. At 23.50 a second radar station, situated at +- 100 NM from
the first, confirmed an identical contact at the same place of
the radar contact of Glons.

8. At 00.05 Hr 2 F16 were scrambled from BEAUVECHAIN airbase and
guided towards the radar contacts. A total of 9 interception
attempts have been made. At 6 occasions the pilots could
establish a lock-on with their air interception radar. Lock-on
distances varried between 5 and 8 NM. On all occasions targets
varied speed and altitude very quickly and break-locks occured
after 10 to 60 seconds. Speeds varied between 150 and 1010 kts.
At 3 occasions both F16 registered simultaneous lock-ons with the
same parameters. The 2 F16 were flying +- 2 NM apart. No visual
contact could be established by either of the F16 pilots.

9. The F16 flew 3 times through the observation field of the
ground observers. At the third passage the ground observers
notified a change in the behaviour of the light spots. The most
luminous started to blink very intensively while the other
disappeared. Consequently, the most luminous spot started to dim
gradually.

10. Meanwhile the head of the police of WAVRE had alerted 4 other
police stations in the area. All four, seperated +- 10 NM from
each other, confirmed the visual observations.

11. The aircraft landed at 01.10 Hrs. The last visual observation
was recorded at +- 01.30 Hrs.

CONCLUSIONS

12. The BELGIAN Airforce was unable to identify neither the
nature nor the
origin of the phenomena. However, it had sufficient elements to
exclude following assumptions:

a. Balloons. Impossible due to the highly variable speeds
(confirmed visually and by radar).

b. ULM. Same as for balloons.

c. RPV. Impossible due to the hovering characteristics.

d. Aircraft (including Stealth). Same as for RPV. No noise.

e. Laser projections or Mirages. Unlikely due to lack of
projection surface (no clouds). Light spots have been observed
from different locations. Light spots moved over distance of more
than 15 NM. Form of inlighted part of spots has been observed
with spectacles. Laser projections or mirages can not be detected
by radar.

{signed}
W. DE BROUWER
Kol Vl SBH
VS3

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