ACUFO:

ACUFO is my comprehensive catalog of cases of encounters between aircraft and UFOs, whether they are “explained” or “unexplained”.

The ACUFO catalog is made of case files with a case number, summary, quantitative information (date, location, number of witnesses...), classifications, all sources mentioning the case with their references, a discussion of the case in order to evaluate its causes, and a history of the changes made to the file.

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Leipzig, Germany, on February 19, 1944:

Case number:

ACUFO-1944-02-19-LEIPZIG-1

Summary:

In the 2007 book “Strange Company - Military Encounters with UFOs in World War II” by Keith Chester, there was reportedly the mention that on February 19/20, 1944, in the Leipzig-Berlin area, Germany, two objects were reported, apparently glowing balls, apparently with a snake-like motion.

Data:

Temporal data:

Date:	February 19, 1944
Time:	?
Duration:	?
First known report date:	2007
Reporting delay:	Hours, 6 decades.

Geographical data:

Country:	Germany
State/Department:	Saxony
City or place:	Leipzig

Witnesses data:

Number of alleged witnesses:	?
Number of known witnesses:	?
Number of named witnesses:	0?

Ufology data:

Reporting channel:	Probable military report, UFO book Keith Chester.
Visibility conditions:	?
UFO observed:	Yes.
UFO arrival observed:	?
UFO departure observed:	?
UFO action:	?
Witnesses action:	?
Photographs:	No.
Sketch(s) by witness(es):	No.
Sketch(es) approved by witness(es):	No.
Witness(es) feelings:	?
Witnesses interpretation:	?

Classifications:

Sensors:	[X] Visual: ? [ ] Airborne radar: [ ] Directional ground radar: [ ] Height finder ground radar: [ ] Photo: [ ] Film/video: [ ] EM Effects: [ ] Failures: [ ] Damages:
Hynek:	?
Armed / unarmed:	Probably armed.
Reliability 1-3:	2
Strangeness 1-3:	2
ACUFO:	Totally insufficient information.

Sources:

[Ref. nip1:] "THE NICAP WEBSITE":

[1944] Feb. 19/20, 1944; Leipzig-Berlin area, Germany

Two objects: glowing balls; snake-like motion. (Page 59-60 Ref.1)

The reference 1 is described at the end of the document as “Strange Company (2007), Keith Chester”.

[Ref. tai1:] "THINK ABOUT IT" WEBSITE:

Date: Feb. 19/20, 1944

Location: Leipzig-Berlin area, Germany

Time:

Summary: Two objects: glowing balls; snake-like motion.

Page 59-60 Ref.1

Aircraft information:

No aircraft information is given.

Discussion:

Because the date is given as February “19/20”, 1944, the sighting was probably nocturnal, probably by RAF night bombers.

The information is evidently too meager to risk any sure assessment.

Evaluation:

Totally insufficient information.

Sources references:

* = Source is available to me.
? = Source I am told about but could not get so far. Help needed.

[kcr1] ? "Strange Company - Military Encounters with UFOs in World War II", book by Keith Chester, Anomalist Book publishers, USA, pp 59-60, 2007.
[nip1] * "UFO Sighting Chronology - 1939-1945; The WWII Years & 'Foo-Fighters'", on the ufology Website The NICAP Website, USA, created December 18, 2006, updated December 5, 2017, at http://www.nicap.org/chronos/1939-1945.htm
[tai1] * "1944: UFO & Alien Sightings", web page of the Think About It Website, USA, January 1, 2016, at https://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/1944-ufo-alien-sightings

File history:

Authoring:

Main author:	Patrick Gross
Contributors:	None
Reviewers:	None
Editor:	Patrick Gross

Changes history:

Version:	Create/changed by:	Date:	Description:
0.1	Patrick Gross	October 17, 2023	Creation, [nip1], [tai1].
1.0	Patrick Gross	October 17, 2023	First published.

This page was last updated on October 17, 2023.