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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.

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