By Richard H. Hall
Source: National UFO Reporting Center, Davenport,
Washington
Quote from the article:
“A particularly interesting series of UFO reports came
from the vicinity of the ‘Operation Mainbrace’ NATO maneuvers held in September
1952. The maneuvers commenced September 13th and lasted twelve days. According
to the U. S. Navy, ‘units of eight NATO governments and New Zealand
participated, including 80,000 men, 1,000 planes, and 200 ships . . . in the
vicinity of Denmark and Norway . . . .’
Directed by British Admiral Sir Patrick Brind, ‘it was the largest NATO
maneuver held up until that time.’
September 13--The Danish destroyer Willemoes,
participating in the maneuvers, was north of Bornholm Island. During the night,
Lieutenant Commander Schmidt Jensen and several members of the crew saw an unidentified object,
triangular in shape, which moved at high speed toward the southeast. The object
emitted a bluish glow. Commander Jensen estimated the speed at over 900 mph.
Within the next week, there were four important
sightings by well-qualified observers. (Various sources differ by a day or two
on the exact dates, but agree on details.
There is no question about the authenticity of the sightings; the
British cases were officially reported by the Air Ministry, the others are
confirmed by reliable witnesses. All
occurred on or about September 20).”
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September 1952 Operation Mainbrace UFO photo (nicap.org)
(NICAP.org photo)
