What
Richard Dolan, “one of the world’s leading researchers and historians of the
UFO subject” wrote about the UFO Triangles:
“Then we have the Belgian cases, which seem to have been
part of series of sightings stretching from Britain to Russia from late 1989 to
early 1990. On November 29, 1989, a dark triangular object, making a humming
noise, hovered over a Belgian police car and shone a brilliant beam of light on
it. Many people reported this object; it was seen throughout the winter, then
most spectacularly on the night of March 30, 1990. That night, thousands of
witnesses saw a low-flying triangular UFO (or UFOs) with bright lights flashing
in the center. This object could fly as slow as 30 mph, but it accelerated to
incredible speeds. Witnesses were adamant that no plane belonging to any air
force could have caught this object. Indeed, that night the Belgian Air Force
sent two F-16s to do exactly that. The triangles were captured on several NATO
radar stations; the jet pilots could also track the objects on radar, and even
see them – at times.
But the F-16s – the top interceptors in the world – were
completely outclassed by the triangular craft. Not only could it accelerate at
incredible speeds, not only could it stop on a dime, but it could change its
altitude almost instantly. At one point, for example, radar installations and
amazed witnesses observed the triangle to drop about 4,000 feet in one second. That’s
nearly a mile.
Moreover, this object moved intelligently, at least in the
opinion of the Belgian Air Force Chief of Operations, Colonel Wilfried De
Brouwer, who stated “There was a logic in the movements of the UFO.” Nick Pope,
who soon after this manned the “UFO Desk” in Britain’s Ministry of Defense, had
contacts within the Belgian government who “elicited the conclusion that a
structured craft had flown over Belgium that night.” They had no idea, they
said, of what that object was. [4]
Like the other triangles people have seen, the Belgian
object was real enough. The real question is, to whom did it belong?”
What “Reality
Uncovered “ published about the Triangle UFO HOAX.
The mystery
of the iconic Petit-Rechain black triangle UFO photo has finally been solved.
The photographer, a man named only as Patrick, has admitted making the UFO out
of polystyrene in an interview with mainstream
Belgian TV channel RTL-TVI.
The
photograph was taken 21 years ago in 1990 at the height of the Belgian UFO flap
and was an instant hit around the world, with many publications using the photo
as a kind of banner for the UFO phenomenon.
It was
known as the Petit-Rechain photo after the Belgian town where it was
photographed, but Patrick revealed he and some friends made the model in a
short space of time before photographing it some hours later that evening.
Patrick
said “You can do a lot with a little, we managed to trick everyone with
a piece of polystyrene” and he is right. The photograph has kept
“experts” busy for years, with many of a ufological persuasion using this as proof
of alien visitation.
“We made
the model with polystyrene, we painted it and then we started sticking things
to it, then we suspended it in the air … then we took the photo,”READ
MORE.
However, this is not new: On
pages 19-22 there is an in-depth analysis by Roger Paquay which deconstructs
various arguments presented by experts on the believer side of the fence, while
presenting readers with the most likely explanation of what the image actually
is.
“The
various analyses cannot exclude effects based on a cardboard triangle suspended
by a thin thread, giving the rotation effect seen on the picture.”
“This
behavior doesn’t agree with an observation of an exotic object. The more likely
conclusion is in favor of a fake made to illustrate the observation of a plane
or to match with the description of the “Triangular UFO” found in the media for
the previous four months.”
“It is very
curious that, in such a highly populated area, with people looking for UFOs,
nobody else reported seeing this large object at low altitude. Only the
photographer could explain what is really on his picture but his desire to
remain anonymous will prevent any further resolution on the issue.”
Apparently, “one of the world
leading researchers and historians of the UFO subject”, didn’t care about
rational analyses.
