Belgian F-16 Scramble Incident
- Event date
- 1990 Mar 30
- Location
- Wavre, Belgium
- Country
- Belgium
Record summary
Two F-16 fighters attempted nine radar-locked interceptions of triangular objects tracked by NATO radar over Belgium. Ground radar confirmed targets accelerating instantly from 280 to 1,800 km/h. The Belgian Air Force held an unprecedented press conference acknowledging they could not identify the objects.