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1993 - CONFRONTATIONS IN
THE NORTH ATLANTIC
NATO 1993: "ENGAGING UNKNOWN
UNDERWATER CRAFT"
UK UFO Magazine report
May/June 1997
By Anthony Dodd
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Tony Dodd is a retired police sergeant. I
understand he
was the main person to
create the UK UFO Magazine.
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For decades, NATO forces flexed their
muscles against the Warsaw Pact, each
nation conducting a dangerous cat and
mouse game of testing defences, both in
the air and at sea. At the height of
the Cold War, Soviet aircraft flew many
intrusive flights into the north Atlantic
knowing they would be tracked by the many
NATO radar/listening facilities stretching
from Iceland down to Britain via means of
ground, sea and airborne means. NATO's
response was (and still is) swift and
efficient in challenging the intruders.
The 'game' was also enacted at sea as
Soviet submarines regularly left their
bases in the Barents Sea in an attempt to
enter the north Atlantic undetected, but
their movements were closely monitored by
NATO and the appropriate action
taken.
Although the Cold War is now a thing of
the past and Russian air incursions are
few and far between, NATO remains watchful
and ready to react at a moment's notice.
It was during 1970 and 1971 that the
Western Alliance became increasingly
concerned at a speight of incidents
involving UFOs over the north Atlantic
Ocean and the eastern coastline of
Britain. As a result, a highly secret
operation was instigated to try to get to
the bottom of the mystery once and for
all.
Operation Aeneid was a combined operation
involving the RAF, the USAF and members of
the Royal Observer Corps. It involved the
establishment of secret observation
centres around Great Britain, including at
least four in Lincolnshire, that were
constantly manned throughout the Autumn
and Winter of 1970 and the Spring of 1971.
A number of UFO sightings were made,
including one in broad daylight off the
Lincolnshire coast. The latter involved an
appearance by a huge UFO, reportedly 180
feet long and accompanied by numerous
ball-shaped objects that had a glass-like
appearance. These spent several hours
hovering over the RAF bombing range at
Donna Nook and was witnessed by at least
half-a-dozen airmen. During the course of
the operation, UFOs were tracked on many
occasions and fighter aircraft were
scrambled to intercept.
During one incident, two aircraft ordered
to intercept a UFO over the North Sea
suddenly found themselves confronted by
strange unknown craft. In a separate
incident, a General Electric Lightning
fighter was scrambled from RAF Binbrook to
intercept a UFO.
Ground Radar monitors had both the UFO and
fighter on screen when suddenly the two
'targets' merged into one before
separating again. Although voice
transmission was lost and later regained,
the aircraft crashed into the sea and the
pilot was lost.
Wreckage was later recovered at sea by the
crew of HMS Kiddleston, but the pilot's
body was never found. What remained of the
aircraft was later transported to RAF
Binbrook - which was unusual. Normally,
all wreckage from air accidents is taken
to Famborough for thorough investigation,
but on this occasion the rules were
changed. Air accident investigators
from Famborough had to travel to RAF
Binbrook to undertake their examination.
On their arrival at Binbrook, they found
the wreckage hidden behind a tarpaulin in
a hangar; their usual access to such
wreckage was restricted; they were only
permitted to perform a cursory
examination. They were amazed to discover
that many of the aircraft's flight
instruments were missing. Their
removal had been a serious breach of
regulations and although told the
instruments would be returned, they never
were.
The investigating team were constantly
supervised by five civilians, two of whom
were Americans.
After only a few hours, the team were told
their job was over, to pack up their bags
and go. The following day, members of the
team were summoned to the main office at
Famborough and told in no uncertain terms
not to discuss any aspect of the crash
with anyone, not even members of their own
families. The reason? National
Security.
Since then, UFO activity has continued
apace in the North Atlantic and North Sea.
In recent times, that activity has been
reported off the coasts of Lincolnshire,
Scotland, Belgium, Denmark and the south
coast of Iceland. 'Confrontations' have
occurred between elements of the NATO
fleet and huge triangular objects seen
emerging into and from the sea.
On 20 December 1992, three UFOs were
tracked coming down and entering the sea
off the east coast of Iceland. The
following day, Icelandic fishermen off the
north east coast were confronted by very
large, very fast, "moving underwater
craft" which displayed flashing coloured
lights.
These USOs (Underwater Submarine Objects)
appeared to be accompanied by a glowing
airborne object travelling south towards
the coast of Scotland. As the USOs moved
through the water they came into contact
with and damaged fishing nets. The
fishermen concerned told me they were used
to submarine activity in the area, but
said these particular craft were
definitely not normal submarines. They
moved too fast through the water, had
flashing lights, and were far larger than
anything they had seen before. The
fishermen were so frightened by the events
they contacted Icelandic authorities who
immediately dispatched Icelandic Coast
Guard vessels to act as escorts.
On 23 December 1992, an Icelandic Coast
Guard vessel and two gunboats were ordered
to take up station off Langeness, an area
where UFOs had been seen entering the
water. The operation was conducted in
great secrecy and I was told the crews
felt very uneasy. Their role was to
observe and report.
A short time later, three American
warships took up station in the area and
were eventually joined by a fleet of NATO
warships, including some from Britain.
A simple check with newspapers in the week
leading up to Christmas of that year will
reveal the gathering was described as a
military exercise. Few bothered to
appreciate that it was extremely strange
and unusual for a massive NATO naval
exercise to take place so close to
Christmas.
On 24 December 1992, the crews of two
British 'Hunter Killer' submarines were
recalled from Christmas leave. HMS
Endurance and HMS Warrior put to sea to
link up with the NATO surface fleet.
At the same time, Icelandic Coast Guard
vessels and gunboats were ordered to take
up station at Alice Fjord off the east
coast of Iceland.
British newspapers then put out a story
that surface ships had entered the area to
track a very large underwater craft,
believed to be one of a new generation of
Russian submarines. I then received
further information from contacts that a
further four UFOs had been seen to descend
and enter the same area of sea. Icelandic
sources also confirmed that the entire
operation was linked to tracking "unknown
underwater alien craft". Around this
time, a massive sea search was put into
operation to locate a surface vessel which
had reportedly gone missing.
The search continued in great secrecy for
several days, but without success. Then,
on 12 January 1993, smaller Icelandic
vessels had to take shelter at Langeness
Fjord because of appalling weather
conditions which continued for
approximately three weeks. The largest
ships of the NATO fleet remained at sea.
By the 6 February 1993, the weather had
improved sufficiently for ships to put
back to sea. Icelandic Coast Guard vessels
and gunboats were ordered to take up their
original positions on picket duty.
All was quiet at sea for the next few
days, until suddenly all ships in the area
received a message from the American
Flotilla, comprised of three Destroyers.
The message instructed all ships to stand
off and not to approach any closer than
three nautical miles. All ships complied.
While outside the 'exclusion zone' ships
radars suddenly detected sixteen airborne
objects which were then visibly seen to
approach the American vessels and then
hover directly above them.
Crews on outlying boat saw the brightly
lit amber coloured objects remain
stationary for a short time before they
suddenly sped away in unison at great
speed. The watching crews were bemused and
knew the objects could not possibly have
been helicopters, not least because of the
poor weather conditions and the fact they
were too far from land.
On 15 April 1993, all ships involved in
the secret operation were ordered to
search for yet another American warship
which had gone missing. Only two American
Destroyers were now visible to the
outlying ships. The names of both the
remaining American ships had been removed
and the crews were seen wearing full
battle dress.
"WE ARE ENGAGING UNKNOWN
UNDERWATER CRAFT"
Elements of the Russian Navy had now
joined the operation and were working in
unison with the NATO surface fleet at the
mouth of the Barents Sea. On one occasion
radio communication between the Russian
ships were understood to say:
"We are engaging unknown underwater
craft."
On 16 April 1993, British newspapers
carried the headline, 'Joint American and
Russian Military Exercises About To Take
Place'.
They announced: 'For the first time since
World War Two, joint exercises involving
elite American and Russian troops are
about to take place on Russian soil. The
area of operation is said to be Siberia.
The arrival point of the American troops,
was Tiksi.'
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During the many months that followed,
Icelandic fishermen remained nervous and
concerned as they repeatedly witnessed
strange aerial phenomena in the sky
close to their fishing grounds.
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Tiksi is the nearest Russian Port to the
area where the naval operations were
taking place. Due to severe security
warnings given to all personnel regarding
the leaking of information, no further
revelations were forthcoming.
News about other incidents did continue to
reach me however, such as one that took
place on 21 April 1993, when the crew of
an Icelandic Airlines aircraft, travelling
from London to Iceland, became aware that
two large balls of white light had joined
them as they passed over the coast of
Scotland.
The bright "glowing balls" took up
position on either side of the aircraft
towards the tail. The objects maintained
this position all the way to Iceland and
only when the aircraft began its descent
to Keflavik Airport did they depart.
During the many months that followed
Icelandic fishermen remained nervous and
concerned as they repeatedly witnessed
strange aerial phenomena in the sky close
to their fishing grounds.
On one occasion, several tubular objects
with "glowing blue-like fluorescent
lights" hovered over fishing boats who
then experienced a complete power loss for
several minutes. Eventually the objects
disappeared and power was restored.
At 7.30pm on Monday, 12 February 1996, I
received a ship-to-shore telephone call
from a fishing vessel in the Denmark
Straight, off the West Coast of Iceland.
HUGE TRIANGULAR CRAFT
The caller told me that a huge triangular
craft had appeared and was hovering low in
the sky close to his boat. At that precise
moment the transmission was cut off.
More information on
stealth 'Black Triangle' craft:
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Approximately fifteen minutes later the
caller rang again to say that all
electronics on the ship had suddenly
failed. He told me that he and the rest of
the crew had seen the triangular object
move away from the boat then suddenly
descend into the sea. The moment it
had disappeared all electronic power was
restored.
THREE HUGE BLACK TRIANGLES
At 9.00pm on Sunday, 18 February 1996, a
further call was received from a boat at
sea. On this occasion the caller told me
that the whole crew were terrified because
three huge black triangular objects,
accompanied by three independent red balls
of light, had come out of the sea and were
hovering silently in the air close to
their boats.
I asked if the balls of light were
connected to the triangles and the caller
said, "No, they are totally separate and
independent."
Were the objects showing up on the ship's
radar? "No, the radar is not picking them
up, but anyway the whole crew are standing
on the deck watching them."
Were the objects close to the boat? "Yes,
they are hovering near the port bow, we're
all scared." Could they hear any sound?
"No, there's no sound coming from them."
Were there any lights on the triangles?
"Yes, there are small lights on different
parts of them.
"He then said "The whole crew are out on
deck watching them..." Suddenly, the
transmission was lost and the phone went
dead. A short time later the connection
was restored and the voice at the other
end said:
"The objects have now gone, they all
descended and went down into the sea."
At 3.00am on Monday, 19 February 1996, I
received a call from a fishing boat off
the coast of Iceland. The caller said, "We
have just been watching a gigantic sphere,
hovering in the air, not very far from our
boats. It slowly moved away from us and
then descended and disappeared into the
sea. We have no idea what it was."
An hour later the telephone rang
again and once more it was the
same fishing boat.
"There are now six, large florescent
tube-like objects hovering in the air
close to our position. They are a blue
color and not making a sound. All these
strange things are making the crew very
frightened, we don't like all this."
At 10.55pm on Tuesday, 23 April 1996, a
further telephone call was received
from a ship fishing 200 miles south west
off the coast of Iceland.
The caller said, "You are not going to
believe what we have just seen. We were
fishing fairly close to a group of
American warships and suddenly there was a
blinding flash of light and one of the
warships just disappeared in front of our
eyes.
"I know it sounds crazy, but I can assure
you it happened a short time ago. Soon after this an American boat came over
and ordered us and other fishing boats to
leave the area immediately. Our Captain
didn't need any telling. He told us to get
our boat out of the area as quickly as
possible and to return to our base in
Iceland. We are now making our way back.
The incident has upset us all,
particularly the Captain, he has retired
to his cabin with a bottle of whisky."
On Sunday, 19 January 1997. A large number
of UFO-related events occurred off the
south coast of Iceland. Reports were
received of large numbers of UFOs
gathering over the sea. I can assure
readers that these reports were coming
from ships at sea, witnesses on the ground
and from airline pilots.
On Monday, 20 January 1997, airliners
attempting to land and depart from
Keflavik Airport were delayed because UFOs
were seen flying in civilian air
corridors. Only when the UFOs had departed
were things returned to normal. Recent
information from our Spanish contacts
reveal that their fishermen have also
reported seeing huge triangular craft and
other objects coming out of the sea off
the coast of Ibetha. These are currently
being investigated.
There is no doubt that these extraordinary
events are not something recent or new to
the areas most affected. They have been
occurring since the early 1960s and appear
to have continued unabated to the present
day. Thirty years ago, pilots and other
witnesses described amazing speeds and
aerial manoeuvres and cited their apparent
ability to operate equally as well in the
oceans. Perhaps they are not visitors from
another planet, perhaps they have always
existed in the darkest, deepest depths of
our oceans. If so, could it be that their
increasing appearance is tied to the
ecological damage we are inflicting on our
planet's surface, as well as in our
oceans? Speculation I know, but a
possibility. On the other hand, what if
they are indeed visitors from another
planet? Why are they here and what are
their intentions?
They act secretly and come and go like
shadows in the night,
watching our every move. Why are UFOs seen
so often in the
vicinity of military bases, nuclear
missile sites or in areas
of military operations?
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stealth 'Black Triangle' craft:
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Triangle 2
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