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UFO. Algeria

ID #1599144099
Added Thu, 03/09/2020
Author July N.
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Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness
Incident date: 
01.1970 21:00
Location: 
Алжир
Algeria

I emailed a draft of what I saw 36 years ago in January 1970 in the upland areas of Algeria, where I then lived and have been thinking about this unusual technology ever since.

The illustration I have presented is quite accurate in terms of colors and may be close to correct in terms of the number of ships in the fleet. The fleet was at an altitude of 1500-2500 feet (maybe less), so each was the size of a football field.

I played football with my brother and practiced head passes. The next thing I saw was large bright objects in the sky moving together. They flew as a matrix unit with the ships in the back row moving at the CORRECT ANGLES to get ahead of the fleet (the picture is there, but not published in the article). Each ship in the rear row moved out of the rear row to the left or right, depending on which edge of the fleet it was closest to. 

Their maneuvers were performed at a very, very high speed! It seemed like a cartoon. ..and when all of them were dropped to lead in the first row, the newly exposed last row would repeat the process. And it went on and on. The acceleration was absolutely terrific, especially when driving at right angles to suddenly be in front of the fleet to keep their speed at a constant fleet speed. A very, very quiet fleet.

Other unusual things were a small blue flame on the back of each ship, as if it was created from propane, the flame was blue and had a shape that was as perfect as the flame you see on your gas stove. 

The orange glow of the ships could not be identified. There were no other lights. They also looked flat, but they were overhead and not close enough to see any side.

These objects were rectangular with rounded corners, moving at a good speed.

It took about 2 minutes from the moment I saw them (overhead) to the moment when they disappeared behind the obstacles on the Eastern horizon (there were buildings, trees, hills), enough time for many people to observe them (and this is many in fact). The Observatory of Algeria announced the observation of this in the national newspaper the next day - they also noticed it, and they are located 2 miles East of where I was, on the top of a hill.

Original news

I’ve emailed a draft of what I have seen 36 years ago – January 1970- in the elevated areas of Algiers were I then lived and have been ever since pondering about this extraordinary technology. The illustration that I have provided is pretty accurate in terms of colors and may be close to correct in the number of crafts in the fleet. The fleet was about 1500-2500 feet overhead (may be less) so each would size to a football field.

I was playing soccer with my brother and practicing head passes, next thing I see are these large bright objects in the sky moving together. They flew as a matrix-like unit with the back row crafts moving AT RIGHT ANGLES to come to the front of the fleet (see picture). Each craft in the back row would exit the back row to the left or to the right depending on which edge of the fleet it was closest. Their maneuvers were done at very very high speed! seemed like a cartoon. ..and when they were all reset to lead in the front row, the newly exposed last row would repeat the process. And it went on and on. The acceleration was absolutely amazing, especially when going at right angle to suddenly get in front of the fleet to rest their speed at the constant speed of the fleet. A very very quiet fleet.(No noise at all) I was lucky to be able to observe them as they flew from the west to the east.

Other things that were extraordinary was the small blue flame they had at the back of each craft, as if it was generated from propane, the flame was blue and had a shape that was as perfect as the pilot flame you see on your gas stove. The luminous orange color of the crafts did not have an identifiable source. No other lights were present. They also looked flat, but they were overhead and not close enough to see any side of them.

These objects were rectangular with rounded corners, moved at a good speed. It took about 2 minutes from the time I saw them (overhead) to when they disappeared behind the eastern horizon obstacles (buildings, trees, hills), long enough time for many people to observe them(and many have actually ) This includes the observatory of Algiers that announced it in the national newspaper the day after – they too observed it , and they are located 2 miles east of where I was, on top of the hill.

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Date: January, 1970
Location: Algiers, Algeria

"I was playing soccer with my brother and practicing head passes, next thing I see are these large bright objects in the sky moving together. They flew as a matrix-like unit with the back row crafts moving AT RIGHT ANGLES to come to the front of the fleet (see picture). Each craft in the back row would exit the back row to the left or to the right depending on which edge of the fleet it was closest."

Drawing by the witness of the sighting.

Source: UFOEvidence.org

Summary: Fleet of bright orange UFOs flying across the sky at night, about 9pm.

Date Reported: 3/13/2006

Sighting Time: 9pm
Day/Night: Nighttime
No. of Witnesses: about 15-20
Duration: 2-3 minutes

Appearance / Description of Object(s)

This was an organized fleet of bright orange rectangular objects with rounded corners without an identifiable light source. Each object had a small flame at the back, small relative to the size of the object itself. The flame was bluish . They appeared flat to me as I could not see any of their sides, since they were overhead.. It was quiet. no noise were heard from them. The neighborhood was pretty quiet as well.

Size of Object(s)

I'd have to put my streched arms apart almost 2 feet to cover the fleet in its length, about 1 foot to cover the width.

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

The fleet was overhead, about 5-10 degrees south from the zenith (almost overhead).

Description of Area / Surroundings

This was an urban area, 5 story buildings on the west side of a major intersection and houses on the east side. I was located where the 5 story building were. The landscape goes uphill from the east to the west, altitude is about 1800 feet.

Full Description & Details

I've emailed a draft of what I have seen 36 years ago - January 1970 - in the elevated areas of Algiers were I then lived and have been ever since pondering about this extraordinary technology. The illustration that I have provided is pretty accurate in terms of colors and may be close to correct in the number of crafts in the fleet. The fleet was about 1500-2500 feet overhead (may be less), so each would size to a football field.

I was playing soccer with my brother and practicing head passes; next thing I see are these large bright objects in the sky moving together. They flew as a matrix-like unit with the back row crafts moving AT RIGHT ANGLES to come to the front of the fleet (see picture). Each craft in the back row would exit the back row to the left or to the right, depending on which edge of the fleet it was closest. Their maneuvers were done at very, very high speed! Seemed like a cartoon...and when they were all reset to lead in the front row, the newly exposed last row would repeat the process. And it went on and on. The acceleration was absolutely amazing, especially when going at right angle to suddenly get in front of the fleet to rest their speed at the constant speed of the fleet. A very very quiet fleet (No noise at all). I was lucky to be able to observe them as they flew from the west to the east.

Other things that were extraordinary was the small blue flame they had at the back of each craft, as if it was generated from propane, the flame was blue and had a shape that was as perfect as the pilot flame you see on your gas stove. The luminous orange color of the crafts did not have an identifiable source. No other lights were present. They also looked flat, but they were overhead and not close enough to see any side of them.

These objects were rectangular with rounded corners, moved at a good speed. It took about 2 minutes from the time I saw them (overhead) to when they disappeared behind the eastern horizon obastacles (buildings, trees, hills), long enough time for many people to observe them(and many have actually ) This includes the observatory of Algiers that announced it in the national newspaper the day after - they too observed it , and they are located 2 miles east of where I was, on top of the hill.

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

Absolutely not! And I am a structural engineer. The right angle navigation while undergoing stunning acceleration was amazing.

Witness Background

I graduated from UCLA with an engineering degree. For the past 10 years, I have been working in the Information Technology field doing various development work for a number of companies.

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

I never was skeptical and always had an open mind, believe in the impossible, so to speak. I was 16 when I saw these - had not been around long in life, but since pre-school I was interested an curious about the unknown. I did belive in the existence of othe worlds before this event. I had an interest in the world wonders that were left as mysterious, Mayan calendar, Pyramids, advanced ancient civilizations etc... Today, I do not question the existence of UFOs or extraterrestrial advanced civilizations. I question their technology but most of all, the purpose of their visitation is questionnable. Why do they hide from us?

Other Comments

I did not report the event because members of the observsatory of Algiers observed the event as it was reported in the newspaper the day after.

Reported Sighting? No
Location: Los Angeles
Age: 52

 

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