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UFO. Germany

ID	#1602171948
Added	Thu, 08/10/2020
Author	July N.
Sources	thinkaboutitdocs.com National UFO Reporting Center
Phenomena	UFO
Status	Research

Initial data

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Incident date:

27.02.1975 06:25

Location:

Цирндорф

Germany

A bright ball of light flies directly over Zirndorf, Germany. The date is approximate, but it was in February or March 1975. I was 20 years old and served in the army.

I was at the Pinder barracks in Zirndorf, West Germany. Zirndorf is a suburb of Nuremberg.

We had just finished our morning dozen and were running in formation when I noticed a very bright ball of light no more than 300 feet (90 m) in front of me and about 500 feet (150 m) up. It was so bright that it took my eyes a few seconds to adjust to the surrounding light after it disappeared from view.

I couldn't determine the size or shape, but estimated it to be about 50 feet (15 m) in diameter. It just seemed like a ball of light, bright as the sun, with no discernible shape.

When I first saw it, it was already moving straight up at high speed and disappeared after about 2-3 seconds. I shouted: "Look!» and pointed at it, only to get a reprimand from the senior Sergeant for talking in the ranks.

I asked a few people, but if anyone else saw it, they didn't tell me anything.

Original news

Date: February 27 1975
Location: Zirndorf West Germany
Time: 06:25
Summary: Bright ball of light traveling straight up over Zirndorf, (West) Germany The date is approximate, but was in February or March, 1975. I was 20 years old and serving in the Army. I was stationed at Pinder Barracks, Zirndorf, (West) Germany. Zirndorf is a suburb of Nuremburg. We had just finished our morning daily dozen and were running in formation when I noticed a very bright ball of light no more than 300 feet in front of me and about 500 feet up. It was so bright it took several seconds for my eyes to readjust to the ambient light after it disappeared from sight. I could not determine size or shape but estimate it to be about 50 feet in diameter. It just appeared to be a ball of light as bright as the sun with no distinguishable shape. When I first saw it, it was already moving straight up at a high rate of speed and disappeared in about 2 to 3 seconds. I shouted, “Look!” and pointed toward it, only to be reprimanded by the sergeant in charge for talking in ranks. I asked a few people, but if anyone else saw it, they did not say anything to me.
Source: National UFO Reporting Center

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