{"type":"documents","slug":"1990-belgian-air-force-reports","title":"Belgian Air Force Reports","url":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/1990-belgian-air-force-reports","description":"Radar and pilot testimonies documented triangular craft seen over Belgium during the 1990 wave","date":"1990-04-01T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Report"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","disclosureRating":8,"connectionCount":1,"content":{"markdown":"## Summary\n\nBelgian Air Force investigators gathered radar tracks, ground observations and F-16 cockpit data on multiple low-altitude triangles. The official report details attempted intercepts and unexplained performance.[^1][^2][^3][^4][^5][^6][^7][^8][^9]\n\n<PDF src=\"https://www.das-ufo-phaenomen.de/app/download/5789262574/Belgian_UFO_Report.pdf\" />\n## Official confirmation\n\nFollowing numerous public sightings, Belgian F-16s were scrambled to intercept unknown targets. Pilots recorded unusual accelerations that defied standard aircraft performance.\n\n## Public release\n\nThe [Belgian Air Force](/locations/belgian-air-force) took the unusual step of sharing radar prints and detailed logs with civilian researchers, strengthening interest in the broader 1989-1990 wave.\n\n[^1]: [COBEPS: La vague belge](https://cobeps.org/fr/vague-belge)\n\n[^2]: [COBEPS: Historique de la SOBEPS collaboration with the Belgian Air Force](https://cobeps.org/fr/historique)\n\n[^3]: [COBEPS: SOBEPS publications and Belgian wave scans](https://cobeps.org/fr/publications-sobeps)\n\n[^4]: [Belgian Air Force report PDF copy: March 30-31, 1990](https://www.das-ufo-phaenomen.de/app/download/5789262574/Belgian_UFO_Report.pdf)\n\n[^5]: [UFOs at Close Sight: Belgian Air Force Lambrechts report transcription](https://ufologie.patrickgross.org/htm/belrap01.htm)\n\n[^6]: [NARA Clinton Library PDF: IIR 6 807 0136 90 / Belgium and the UFO Issue](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/presidential-libraries/clinton/7262140/Batch0001/7262140-20060474F-001-010-2023.pdf)\n\n[^7]: [SOBEPS scan: Vague d'OVNI sur la Belgique, Vol. 1](https://cobeps.org/pdf/vob/vob1.pdf)\n\n[^8]: [SOBEPS scan: Vague d'OVNI sur la Belgique 2, Vol. 2](https://cobeps.org/pdf/vob/vob2.pdf)\n\n[^9]: [UFOs at Close Sight: Belgium flap study by Antonio Huneeus](https://ufologie.patrickgross.org/htm/belstu02.htm)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"locations","slug":"belgian-air-force","title":"Belgian Air Force","url":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/belgian-air-force"},"direction":"outbound","weight":1}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/1990-belgian-air-force-reports","title":"Belgian Air Force Reports","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/documents/1990-belgian-air-force-reports","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}