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ParaNet BBS/belgian

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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