Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFO's OBSERVED OVER NORWAY
AI-Generated Summary
This document summarizes a 1959 newspaper report regarding a sighting of five bright, silent objects near Bergen, Norway. The objects were observed by multiple witnesses and compared in appearance to Soviet sputniks.
This document, identified as FDD Note 891 from March 1959, provides a summary of a report originally published in the Oslo Conservative newspaper Aftenposten on 16 March 1959. The report details a sighting of unidentified aerial phenomena that occurred on the evening of 12 March 1959 near Bergen, Norway. According to the primary witness, Birgar Storesund of Storesund, five bright objects were observed moving across the sky from north to south. The first object was sighted at 2010 hours and took approximately two minutes to traverse the sky before disappearing beneath the horizon. A second object appeared five minutes later, followed by three others. The witness noted that the objects were silent and were also observed through binoculars. Storesund remarked that his dog, which typically reacts to the presence of aircraft, showed no reaction to these objects. The report notes that the size and appearance of the objects were comparable to Soviet sputniks.
Storesund's dog, which usually reacts to the presence of aircraft, paid no attention.
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Official Assessment
Five bright objects were observed by multiple witnesses near Bergen, Norway, on the evening of 12 March 1959. The objects moved from north to south and were compared in size and appearance to Soviet sputniks.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Birgar StoresundPrimary witness