{"type":"locations","slug":"arctic-ocean-iceland","title":"Arctic Ocean / Iceland","url":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/arctic-ocean-iceland","description":"Waters near Iceland where leaked submarine photos supposedly showed discs emerging from the sea in 1971.","date":"1971-03-15T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Hotspot"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","lat":70,"lng":-40,"connectionCount":2,"content":{"markdown":"## Arctic Photographs\n\nImages released in 2015 allegedly show a cigar-shaped craft breaking through the ice during 1971 exercises here. See the [USS Trepang photographs](/events/1971-uss-trepang-photographs) for context.[^1][^2]\n\n## Authenticity Debated\n\nInvestigators linked some photos to a 1970s Aerostat project, suggesting misidentification rather than unknown vehicles.[^3][^4][^5]\n\n[^1]: [Black Vault: USS Trepang submarine UFO photos, 1971](https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/uss-trepang-submarine-ufo-photos-1971/)\n\n[^2]: [Navy command history: USS Trepang, 1971](https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/navy/2015-007410-CHR1971-Trepang_Final.pdf)\n\n[^3]: [PolitiFact: Navy photographs of a UFO do not hold water](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/11/facebook-posts/official-navy-photographs-of-a-ufo-dont-hold-water/)\n\n[^4]: [Metabunk: USS Trepang SSN 674 submarine photographs](https://www.metabunk.org/threads/claim-uss-trepang-ssn-674-submarine-photographs-are-of-ufos.13064/)\n\n[^5]: [RR0: Les photos de l'USS Trepang](https://rr0.org/science/crypto/ufo/enquete/dossier/UssTrepang/)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"events","slug":"1971-uss-trepang-photographs","title":"USS Trepang Photographs","url":"https://disclosdex.com/events/1971-uss-trepang-photographs"},"direction":"mutual","weight":2}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/arctic-ocean-iceland","title":"Arctic Ocean / Iceland","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/locations/arctic-ocean-iceland","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"continent":"Europe"}