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Location. Lamia, Peloponnese, Greece
Date: September 2 1990 Time: 2130
A group of 12 to 13 UFOs crossed Greek airspace approaching from the north at the
end of the Peloponnese they made a half turn and followed the opposite trajectory.
Numerous eyewitnesses confirmed this fact. As the formation neared Lamia 3 of
these objects separated and one of them appear to ignite. After apparently scanning
the area the three objects landed quickly extinguishing any flames or lights.
According to the Karatrantou family who lived nearby, the objects apparently
remained all night on the ground performing repairs. According to some of the
family members they watched the objects fly over them and later they heard 3 loud
and successive explosions resembling what they thought was dynamite. Then a large
red object appeared in the sky, much larger than the others and seemed to be
engulfed in flames. As the stunned family watched the object seemed to fall to the
ground. They could see flames and black smoke rising into the sky. It had fallen on
a hill located opposite from their position. A few moments later several smaller
objects now approached and surrounded the apparently stricken craft, these moved
very quickly and resembled bright stars. The smaller objects descended and appear
to form a circle around the larger burning craft; the witnesses thought it was an
attempt to prevent the flames from spreading. Mr. Karatrantou took out his rifle
and pointed in the direction of the objects. Through the periscope he could see small
shapes or figures passing in front of the burning object, he could not tell if they were
men or animals. These moved feverishly around the craft, always within the
luminous circle now formed around the craft. There they remained for about 10
hours. In the morning there was very little smoke left. Upon investigating the site a
strange spongy substance was found, and the trunks of several pine trees had been
severely scorched. When one of the men touched the pine trees, blisters appeared in
his hands. On the area where the larger object had fallen, there were circular holes
on the ground each surrounded by mounds of earth. It is reported that a strange
piece of equipment was found that had what appeared to be two interlocking
antennas and a lighting bolt engraved on the side. This item was given to the local
authorities. Mr. Karatrantou added that as he watched the small shapes move about
he saw them pouring some type of liquid on the fire, which transformed the smoke
into a red-black color.
HC addendum
Source: IPANI France, “Modern UFOs in Greece”
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