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UFO case file · UFO-5219

Braine-le-Comte unidentified-object report — May 9, 1976

CE1Belgium1976-05-09

Braine-le-Comte, Belgium

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Case description

At 10:30 p.m. on May 9, 1976 at Braine-le-Comte, Belgium, A 22-year-old couple saw a rectangular object in the northwestern part of the sky. In the middle portion of the object protruded something like a funnel. It flew off to the north, describing a large circle in the sky as it did so. (Source: Rudy de Groote, UFO Register (Volume 7), 1977, p. 32, citing the Gazzette Antwerpen).

Recorded details

Local time
10:30 p.m.
Craft description
A 22-year-old couple saw a rectangular object in the northwestern part of the sky. In the middle portion of the object protruded something like a funnel.
Coordinate precision
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Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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