UFO sightings in the Czech Republic

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This is a list of alleged sightings of unidentified flying objects or UFOs in the Czech Republic.

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1976, Radkov

In 1976 a family saw a triangular UFO similar to boomerang while sitting at the campfire behind their cottage in Radkov. Two years later, a similar object was unsuccessfully chased by a military aircraft from Žatec above Western Bohemia. In 1992, similar object was observed in Cheb, near Prague and near Dvůr Králové. [1]

1987, Vranov

Vranov UFO incident is considered the most famous and arguably the most serious incident of sighting of an unidentified flying object over Czech territory. This incident took place on 12 July 1987 in Vranov nad Dyjí above the Vranov Reservoir, which was full of visitors. [2] The observation began at 12 noon local time. The crew of the helicopter regiment was ordered to pursue an unknown object. The weather on the day of the event was typical for the season and climate, with cumulus clouds above 1.5 km. [3] The object, i.e. the target of the helicopter regiment, was first located in Austria, close to the state border. At first the pilots thought the guidance station was vectoring them onto the cloud. After a while, a black object in the shape of a cigar flew over them. They received an instruction from the ground to shoot down the object, but according to the pilots' description, the machine behaved very strangely. Whenever the machine was aimed in the crosshairs, it immediately changed direction. Moreover, shooting was also not possible due to the fact that they were located above the Vranovská dam, which was full of people, i.e. vacationers. After two minutes of visual contact, the object disappeared behind the cloud. The pilots flew on. First Lieutenant Jaroslav Špaček claims: Then probably the worst situation occurred during the entire flight. The object was flying directly towards their helicopter and they had to dodge it with great difficulty. At great, allegedly supersonic speed, the object, the target of the helicopter regiment, then moved over Brno, Jaslovské Bohunice and towards Bratislava, where after a while it was no longer visible on the radar. [4]

1991, Miličín

On 12 July 1991 a glowing round object was seen near Miličín causing panic among local populace. Sphere appeared randomly, silently followed people, scaring them to death. It was allegedly seen by hundreds of witnesses and only a few people spoke. Local pastor reportedly told people that this was a divine miracle and they should keep quiet about it. Several people testified that they saw the outlines of figures in the sphere. In some cases the figures even left the sphere and were walking on a roof of an empty cottage and were "repairing" something leaving behind large and four-fingered footprints in the mud. One man was so bewitched by the sphere that he set off after it into the darkness, despite the neighbors calling him back, only to return later and confused. Another person reports a waste of time. And one lady said that figures came to her house and left only after she screamed, cried and prayed loudly. [5] [6]

1992, Tři Sekery

On 5 May 1992 military radars showed an object approaching the Czechoslovak border from Germany. It crossed border near Tři Sekery. [7] it was heading to the village of Hvozd. Several fighter jets and helicopters were sent after the object. Although the object was visible on the radar and was also seen by a number of observers from the ground, pilots did not find it despite the good weather. According to the radar, the unknown object headed towards Chomutov and suddenly disappeared near Jirkov. [8]

1993, Borová

On 21 August 1993 Mr. Š took his dog for a walk and came across an object similar to a flatfish without a tail and about 70 cm in length and 40–50 cm in height. The strange object was standing or hanging about 30 or 40 cm above the road and was not moving. [9] Then he started to move and began to float noiselessly. The day after, sightings of UFOs of various shapes and sizes sprang up in a number of places in the Czech Republic. Shapes varied from cigar-shaped planes to glowing triangles. [1]

2009

During late May 2009 there were various reports of people seeing flying objects on various places in the Czech Republic. [10]

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