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Continental Europe1990-08-24civilian claim

Greifswald Lights

On August 24, 1990, hundreds of tourists and residents across the German Baltic coast, including a school group of 40 boys and several teachers, observed and filmed multiple luminous spheres in Y-formation near Greifswald. The event was captured on videotape by independent witnesses and remains unexplained.

On August 24, 1990, hundreds of tourists and residents across the German Baltic coast, including a school group of 40 boys and several teachers, observed and filmed multiple luminous spheres in Y-formation near Greifswald.

Brief

On August 24, 1990, hundreds of tourists and residents across the German Baltic coast, including a school group of 40 boys and several teachers, observed and filmed multiple luminous spheres in Y-formation near Greifswald. The event was captured on videotape by independent witnesses and remains unexplained. Sightings were reported across the coastal corridor from Rostock to the Isle of Usedom. Observers described rapid, non-ballistic accelerations inconsistent with flares, aircraft, or atmospheric phenomena. The timing, days before German reunification, drew particular attention since the area was adjacent to former East German military installations. No German or allied military exercise accounted for the lights.

Metadata

Date
1990-08-24
Year
1990
Location
Greifswald, Germany
Region
Continental Europe
Status
unconfirmed
Tag
civilian claim
Primary
MUFON-CES: The Greifswald Lights
Source type
html
Sources
2

Key Points

  • On August 24, 1990, hundreds of tourists and residents across the German Baltic coast, including a school group of 40 boys and several teachers, observed and filmed multiple luminous spheres in Y-formation near Greifswald.
  • The event was captured on videotape by independent witnesses and remains unexplained.
  • Sightings were reported across the coastal corridor from Rostock to the Isle of Usedom.
  • Observers described rapid, non-ballistic accelerations inconsistent with flares, aircraft, or atmospheric phenomena.

Most Interesting

  • On August 24, 1990, hundreds of tourists and residents across the German Baltic coast, including a school group of 40 boys and several teachers, observed and filmed multiple luminous spheres in Y-formation near Greifswald.
  • Sightings were reported across the coastal corridor from Rostock to the Isle of Usedom.
  • The event was captured on videotape by independent witnesses and remains unexplained.

Timeline

  1. 1990-08-24 · Encounter

    On August 24, 1990, hundreds of tourists and residents across the German Baltic coast, including a school group of 40 boys and several teachers, observed and filmed multiple luminous spheres in Y-formation near Greifswald.

  2. 2001 · Source record

    MUFON-CES: The Greifswald Lights is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.

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