Sightings1968

Emil Barnea photographs a disc over Hoia-Baciu forest, Romania

When: 18 Aug 1968
Where: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Sources: 1 public source

The Round Meadow clearing in Hoia-Baciu forest near Cluj-Napoca, where Barnea took his photos Lajsikonik, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Emil Barnea, then an Army employee, reported photographing a disc-shaped object over the Hoia-Baciu forest outside Cluj around midday, with companions present. The photos became Romania's best-known UFO images; their authenticity has been debated and no official analysis is known.

Sources

PressPovesti de groaza din Romania. Padurea de la marginea Clujului, locul de aterizare pentru OZN-uri (opens in a new tab)Evenimentul Zilei (evz.ro), Mihai Soica / 2021-08-28

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