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This section contains descriptions of unexplained facts provided by eyewitnesses or published in the media, as well as the results of their analysis by the group.

UFO. Netherlands

ID	#1620035923
Added	Mon, 03/05/2021
Author	July N.
Sources	ufomeldpunt.nl
Phenomena	UFO
Status	Hypothesis

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness

Incident date:

02.05.2021 23:30

Location:

Путтен

Netherlands

An eyewitness from the town of Putten (Region Gelderland) writes:

Last night, after a week of cloud cover, I could look at the clear sky for another hour. At 22: 50, I saw for the first time, very far and low in the north, a sphere of light / "star" in a short line moving north in a second. I don't know what it was, I think I saw it too late.

After that, it was recognized twice. But at 23: 30 behind me suddenly appeared 3 light balls in a row next to each other, flying from the south (behind/above my head) at high speed, flying to the north. Noiseless. They left in about three seconds.

Original news

PUTTEN, GD — Gisteravond, na een week van bewolking, weer eens een uur naar een heldere hemel kunnen kijken. Om 22.50u zag ik eerst heel ver en laag in het noorden een lichtbolletje / 'ster' in een kort lijntje in een seconde naar het noorden gaan. Ik weet niet wat dat was, ik zag het denk ik te laat. Daarna twee keer een overvliegende vogel herkend. Maar om 23.30u verschenen ineens van achter mij 3 lichtbolletjes in een rij naast elkaar, die vanuit het zuiden (dus achter/over mijn hoofd) op hoge snelheid naar het noorden vlogen. Geluidloos. In een seconde of drie waren ze weg.

Hypotheses

List of versions containing features matching the eyewitness descriptions or material evidence

Meteor

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