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SUBJECT: SUMMARY REPORT ON OBSERVATIONS 30-31 MARCH 90 FILE: UFO2391
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11/09/90 22:16:00
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From: MICHAEL CORBIN
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To: ALL
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Subj: REPLY TO MSG (RE: BELGIUM)
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From Bill Chalker in Australia - A ParaNet(sm) special
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correspondent.
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Mike, Re: the Document received from the Belgian Defence
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Department, the full document follows:
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SUMMARY REPORT ON OBSERVATIONS 30-31 MARCH 1990
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BACKGROUND
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1. Starting early Dec 89 the BAF has been contacted on several
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occasions by eyewitnesses who observed strange phenomena in
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the Belgian airspace. On some occasions they described the
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phenomena as a triangle-shaped platform up to 200 feet wide
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with 3 downward beaming projectors, hovering at +- 100 meters
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above the ground and making only a very light humming noise.
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Some witnesses saw the object departing at very high speed
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after a very fast acceleration. All observations were made in
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the evening or during the night.
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2. The radar stations which had been alerted by eyewitnesses
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could not definitely determine a correlation between the
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visual observations and their detections on radar. On two
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occasions the BAF scrambled 2 F16 during the evening hours.
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a. On the first occasion the F16 arrived +- 1 hour after the
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visual detection. Nothing was observed.
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b. On the second occasion, pilots could identify a laser
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beam projector on the ground. After investigation it
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appeared however that the description of the observations
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totally differed from previously described phenomena.
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3. Consequently the Belgian Air Force, anxious to identify the
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origin of the phenomena, authorized F16 scrambles if following
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conditions were met:
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a. Visual observations on the ground confirmed by the local
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police.
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b. Detection on radar.
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EVENTS
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4. On 30 Mar 1990 at 23.00 Hr the Master Controller (MC) of the
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Air Defence radar station of Glons received a phone call from
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a person who declared to observe three independent blinking
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lights in the sky, changing colors, with a much higher
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intensity than the lights of the stars and forming a triangle.
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Meteorological conditions were clear sky, no clouds, light
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wind and a minor temperature inversion at 3000 Ft.
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5. The MC in turn notified the police of WAVRE which confirmed
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the sighting at +- 23 30 Hr. Meanwhile the MC had identified
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a radar contact at about 8 NM North of the ground observation.
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The contact moved slowly to the West at a speed of =- 25kts
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and an altitude of 10.000 Ft.
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6. The ground observers reported 3 additional light spots which
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moved gradually, with irregular speeds, towards the first set
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of lights and forming a second triangle.
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7. At 23.50 a second radar station, situated at +- 100 NM from
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the first, confirmed an identical contact at the same place of
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the radar contact of Glons.
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8. At 00.05 Hr 2 F16 were scrambled from BEAUVECHAIN airbase and
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guided towards the radar contacts. A total of 9 interception
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attempts have been made. At 6 occasions the pilots could
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establish a lock-on with their air interception radar. Lock-
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on distances varied between 5 and 8 NM. On all occasions
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targets varied speed and altitude very quickly and break-locks
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occurred after 10 to 60 seconds. Speeds varied between 150
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and 1010 kts. At 3 occasions both F16 registered simultaneous
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lock-ons with the same parameters. The 2 F16 were flying +-
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2 NM apart. No visual contact could be established by either
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of the F16 pilots.
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9. The F16 flew 3 times through the observation field of the
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ground observers. At the third passage the ground observers
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notified a change in the behavior of the light spots. The
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most luminous started to blink very intensively while the
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other disappeared. Consequently, the most luminous spot
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started to dim gradually.
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10. Meanwhile the head of the police of WAVRE had alerted 4 other
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police stations in the area. All four, separated +- 10 NM
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from each other, confirmed the visual observations.
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11. The aircraft landed at 01.10 Hrs. The last visual observation
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was recorded at +- 01.30 Hrs.
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CONCLUSIONS
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12. The BELGIAN Air Force was unable to identify neither the
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nature nor the origin of the phenomena. However, it had
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sufficient elements to exclude following assumptions:
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a. Balloons. Impossible due to the highly variable speeds
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(confirmed visually and by radar).
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b. ULM. Same as for balloons.
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c. RPV. Impossible due to the hovering characteristics.
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d. Aircraft (including Stealth). Same as for RPV. No
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noise.
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e. Laser projections or Mirages. Unlikely due to lack of
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projection surface (no clouds). Light spots have been
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observed from different locations. Light spots moved
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over distance of more than 15 NM. Form of unlighted part
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of spots has been observed with spectacles. Laser
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projections or mirages can not be detected by radar.
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{signed}
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W. DE BROUWER
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Kol Vl SBH
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VS3
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THAT REPRESENTS THE WHOLE DOCUMENT AS RECEIVED. It was described
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by E. Lamin, Colonel Brevete d'Etat-Major Chef de la Section
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Politique de Defense ad interim as "Veuillez trover, ci-joint, un
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resume de la declaration faite a la presse, le 11 juillet 1990,
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par le Colonel Aviateur Brevete d'Etat-Major DE BROUWER, Chef de
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la Section Operations de l'Etat-Major de la Force Aerienne Belge,
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relative aux observations en objet." The Summary was the the basis
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of the press briefing given on 11 July, 1990 by De Brouwer. The
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copy as above was sent to me in English albeit a little in error.
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All in all an interesting official summary of the pertinent events.
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Mike, as Richard Haines specializes in aircraft cases could you
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please pass on a copy of this via the fax arrangement you have set
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up, with my compliments and warm regards. He may have already
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secured this info but in case he hasn't he get this version. Could
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you also ask him to advise on his knowledge and position on the
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affair particularly the photography and a/c RV events. He could do
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this via Paranet and/or my postal address: P.O. Box W42, West
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Pennant Hills, NSW, AUSTRALIA, 2125. Trust you all the Paranet
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researchers find this of interest. Regards from down under. I
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look forward to any further info you have on the Belgian affair.
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- Bill Chalker
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**********************************************
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* THE U.F.O. BBS - http://www.ufobbs.com/ufo *
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