Belgian UFO wave begins

A Belgian Air Force F-16 fighter jet
A Belgian Air Force F-16, the type scrambled after a radar contact on 30-31 March 1990 Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Gendarme patrols near Eupen reported large, silent triangular objects with bright lights, starting months of similar reports across Belgium. On the night of 30-31 March 1990 the Belgian Air Force scrambled two F-16s after a radar contact; the pilots saw nothing and the object was never identified.

Sources

  1. OfficialUFO reports (Belgium sightings of 30-31 March 1990, UFO policy file DEFE 24/1958/1) (opens in a new tab)The National Archives (UK)
  2. PressOVNIS: En 1989, la Belgique voit des OVNIS partout (opens in a new tab)RTBF / 2022-07-02

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