SUBJECT: SUMMARY REPORT ON OBSERVATIONS 30-31 MARCH 90 FILE: UFO2391
11/09/90 22:16:00
From: MICHAEL CORBIN
To: ALL
Subj: REPLY TO MSG (RE: BELGIUM)
From Bill Chalker in Australia - A ParaNet(sm) special
correspondent.
Mike, Re: the Document received from the Belgian Defence
Department, the full document follows:
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 occasions they described the
phenomena as a triangle-shaped platform up to 200 feet wide
with 3 downward beaming projectors, hovering at +- 100 meters
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 occasion, 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 Air Force, anxious to identify the
origin of the phenomena, authorized 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 independent blinking
lights in the sky, changing colors, with a much higher
intensity than the lights of the stars and forming a triangle.
Meteorological 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 slowly 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 varied between 5 and 8 NM. On all occasions
targets varied speed and altitude very quickly and break-locks
occurred 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 behavior 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, separated +- 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 Air Force 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 unlighted 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
THAT REPRESENTS THE WHOLE DOCUMENT AS RECEIVED. It was described
by E. Lamin, Colonel Brevete d'Etat-Major Chef de la Section
Politique de Defense ad interim as "Veuillez trover, ci-joint, un
resume de la declaration faite a la presse, le 11 juillet 1990,
par le Colonel Aviateur Brevete d'Etat-Major DE BROUWER, Chef de
la Section Operations de l'Etat-Major de la Force Aerienne Belge,
relative aux observations en objet." The Summary was the the basis
of the press briefing given on 11 July, 1990 by De Brouwer. The
copy as above was sent to me in English albeit a little in error.
All in all an interesting official summary of the pertinent events.
Mike, as Richard Haines specializes in aircraft cases could you
please pass on a copy of this via the fax arrangement you have set
up, with my compliments and warm regards. He may have already
secured this info but in case he hasn't he get this version. Could
you also ask him to advise on his knowledge and position on the
affair particularly the photography and a/c RV events. He could do
this via Paranet and/or my postal address: P.O. Box W42, West
Pennant Hills, NSW, AUSTRALIA, 2125. Trust you all the Paranet
researchers find this of interest. Regards from down under. I
look forward to any further info you have on the Belgian affair.
- Bill Chalker
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