Belgian UFO wave (1989–90)

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🛸 Case · 13 min readBelgian UFO waveEncyclopedia article, with sourcesThe Belgian UFO wave was a series of reported sightings of large, dark, triangular objects with lights in the skies over Belgium, beginning near Eupen on 29 November 1989 and continuing into the 1990s. The events gained significant attention due to official i…

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1. Friday 30 March 1990 · 1 report

2. Original F-16 radar lock-on footage of a UFO & interview with Belgian Air Force Maj. Gen. De Brouwer 📍 Pacific Ocean off San Diego, United States · Triangle · 🎥 Submission Statement An interesting comparison to how the Belgian Air Force reacted to a UAP event versus the US Air Force. Note that this happened 4-5 years before the …

3. Wednesday 22 August 2007 · 1 report

4. Triangle UFO Belgium 22/08/2007 . No sound 📍 Belgium · Triangle · 🎥 I found this video YT (https://youtu.be/5WqLofPCyuI?si=uGGg8Nz3zrQ8Wm_6), I don't think it was posted before. I hope this ship made by humans at this (https://youtu.be/r…

5. Tuesday 31 December 2013 · 1 report

6. Were the Belgian triangles "made in the USA"? This is a comparison of a Belgian Triangle to recently released art from the McDonnell Douglas archives. Place not given · Triangle

7. Friday 7 August 2020 · 1 report

8. The striking resemblance between the 1990 Belgian triangle and the 1994 Clermont County triangle. Seen on radar, 10k witnesses and pilots. 📍 Clermont County, Ohio, USA · Triangle · 🎥

9. Tuesday 4 May 2021 · 1 report

10. Pyramid shaped ufo wave over Belgium 1990- very much inline with current observations. 📍 Belgium · Triangle · 🎥

11. Monday 31 May 2021 · 1 report

12. Belgium Military Confirms (UAP) Watch until the end #Old footage 📍 Belgium · 🎥

13. Monday 5 July 2021 · 1 report

14. In-depth coverage of the '90 belgian ufo wave. 8 hours youtube videos, mostly testimonies with drawings 📍 Belgium

15. Monday 23 August 2021 · 1 report

16. My untold story about being directly underneath a huge Triangle UFO. 23:00 · 📍 Muncie, Indiana, United States · Triangle I have told this story a lot of times over the years, but I have never reported it or written about it online. This happened outside of Muncie, Indiana on West McGalliar…

17. Saturday 18 September 2021 · 1 report

18. The actual Radar track of one of the Belgium UFOs. Belgium during the night of March 30-31, 1990 📍 Belgium · 🎥

19. Friday 8 October 2021 · 1 report

20. Triangle UFO filmed with night vision. Utrecht, The Netherlands 7 Oktober. 📍 Utrecht, The Netherlands · Triangle · 🎥

21. Friday 22 October 2021 · 1 report

22. Triangle UFO filmed with night vision. Utrecht, The Netherlands [Are Birds] 📍 Utrecht, The Netherlands · Triangle · 🎥

23. Thursday 3 March 2022 · 1 report

24. (Improved version) Drawing of the Triangle UFO with seven dim lights I’ve Witnessed. Place not given · Triangle

25. Thursday 26 May 2022 · 1 report

26. 1990 TV report on French national channel about the UFO Belgium wave 📍 Belgium · 🎥

27. Wednesday 26 July 2023 · 1 report

28. Triangle UFO in San Diego 21:30 · 📍 San Diego, California, United States · Triangle · 🎥 At 9:30pm today while driving my girlfriend and I distinctly saw a triangle of glowing orbs moving across the sky going north in San Diego. It was moving very smoothly i…

29. Monday 27 November 2023 · 1 report

30. What is up with BLACK TRIANGLES? 📍 Canada · Triangle I’m reading sighting after sighting about a solid black triangle sighting, with visually similar features going back until the 1980s. The TR3B is rumored to be “Anti-Gra…

31. Friday 16 February 2024 · 1 report

32. A Triangle UFO was reported to have destroyed a Russian Military Radar with a laser beam in Samara, Russia, 1990. 📍 Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia · Triangle · 🎥 video https://youtu.be/bQtfExqQ7mw (https://youtu.be/bqtfexqq7mw) / This made me think about how they allegedly have a weakness to radars and is a reason they crash... C…

33. Thursday 25 July 2024 · 1 report

34. Was this proven to be a fake? 📍 Belgium · Triangle · 🎥 Submission Statement: Found these Videos on youtube and they have very less views. I have not seen these videos (i compared two videos in one) before and they look very …

35. Thursday 13 February 2025 · 1 report

36. The Belgium UFO Wave 📍 Belgium · 🎥 What does everyone think of the Belgium UAP wave. Tons of witnesses and even the person who said that the photo on the thumbnail was fake recently came out saying he was…

37. Friday 31 October 2025 · 1 report

38. Unknown drones fly over Belgian military base - RTBF Info (in French, use YT automatic translation) 📍 Belgium · 🎥 Time : 10-28-2025 around midnight Location : Marche-en-Fammenne military base (Belgium) https://youtu.be/Z_TRn95plz0?si=LviG95eA27A9odvo (use YT automatic translation) B…

39. Friday 7 November 2025 · 1 report

40. FOX NEWS - Major Concerns: New drone sightings SPARK security fears - Mystery drone incursions reported over Belgian military base that houses US tactical nukes Place not given · 🎥 FOX NEWS - Major Concerns: New drone sightings SPARK security fears Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin has the latest on the mysterious sigh…

41. Saturday 2 May 2026 · 1 report

42. Unknown flying object over Belgium 22:00 · 📍 Belgium · 🎥 Was on a picknick date, coincidentally we were talking about aliens at that exact time, which is funny timing. Could anyone maybe find out what that is? Time: +- 22h00 L…

43. Saturday 13 June 2026 · 1 report

44. Alleged UFO filmed by a Romanian guy in Belgium 📍 Belgium · 🎥

45. Monday 3 August 2026 · 1 report

46. Large dark triangular object moved slowly and steadily south of Carrollton, GA — Aug 3, 2026, 6:40 PM 18:40 · 📍 Carrollton, Georgia, United States · Triangle · 🎥

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