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UFO case file · UFO-19859

Tarnaszentmaria, Hung being encounter — November 20, 1989

CE3Hungary1989-11-20

TARNASZENTMARIA, HUNG, HVS, Hungary

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Illustrative reconstruction • Watchers Project — Tarnaszentmaria, Hung being encounter — November 20, 1989
Illustrative reconstruction • Watchers Project — Tarnaszentmaria, Hung being encounter — November 20, 1989

Case description

Reports from the Hungarian military barracks at Tarnaszentmária describe a sequence of unusual events in late 1989. A newspaper account by Gabriel Ronay, published in The Times on April 19, 1990, placed earlier disturbances in October and a particularly striking observation on November 20. Soldiers reportedly saw red mist or a reddish cloud with flashing lights above the barracks. A Saturn-like object was said to move toward nearby woodland. Two men reportedly became unwell following an encounter with a beam of light. The newspaper narrative also attributed a forest observation to private Lajos Diószegi: exceptionally tall figures, estimated at about ten feet, moved in a manner compared with chess pieces. Animals were described as becoming agitated during the wider series. These are allegations reported from a military setting, not published instrument measurements of the object or medical proof of a beam’s cause. The imported November 20 entry condenses several phases into one line. The Atlas keeps the woodland figures, aerial appearance and reported physical effects distinct within that sequence.

Recorded details

Craft description
Craft / Vehicle
Entity description
Other Humanoid, Unknown
Coordinate precision
SOURCE_APPROXIMATE
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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