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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Off Kristiansund, Norway, on April 19, 1945:

Case number:

ACUFO-1945-04-19-KRISTIANSUND-1

Summary:

In the 1990s - 2000s, British ufologist Andy Roberts collected several first-hand accounts from Royal Air Force aviators who encountered unidentified aerial phenomena during the Second World War.

It is said that he was able to get a report form completed for an incident that occurred on April 19, 1945, around 01:00 a.m., off the coast of Kristansund in Norway.

The aircraft of the witness, who was a machine gunner, would have been a Halifax III bomber, number P5-K, of the 297th Squadron of the Royal Air Force.

The sighting was reportedly of a star-like light above the plane, which approached the plane from the right side, then appeared stationary on the left side, then disappeared in a specific spot.

Data:

Temporal data:

Date:	April 19, 1945
Time:	01:00 a.m.
Duration:	?
First known report date:	1990's
Reporting delay:	5 decades.

Geographical data:

Country:	Norway
State/Department:	Vestlandet
City or place:	Off Kristiansund

Witnesses data:

Number of alleged witnesses:	1
Number of known witnesses:	1
Number of named witnesses:	0

Ufology data:

Reporting channel:	To the British ufologist Andy Roberts.
Visibility conditions:	Night.
UFO observed:	Yes.
UFO arrival observed:	?
UFO departure observed:	Yes.
UFO action:	Approaches plane on the right, hovers on the left wing, disappears.
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: 1 or more. [ ] Airborne radar: [ ] Directional ground radar: [ ] Height finder ground radar: [ ] Photo: [ ] Film/video: [ ] EM Effects: [ ] Failures: [ ] Damages:
Hynek:	?
Armed / unarmed:	Armed, 7 to 9 7.62 mm machine guns.
Reliability 1-3:	1
Strangeness 1-3:	2
ACUFO:	Possible extraterrestrial craft.

Sources:

[Ref. prt4:] JAN ALDRICH - "PROJECT 1947":

N - 1945.04.19 - About 0100 hours, Norway, off Kristansund.

RAF Halifax III, P5-K 297 Squadron, Gunner, starlight light over took aircraft from starboard side then appeared stationary on starboard beam. Disappeared to a pinpoint. (Report Form, Andy Robert's collection.)

[Ref. gvo1:] GODELIEVE VAN OVERMEIRE:

1945, April 19

NORWAY, near Kristiansund

The gunner of an RAF Halifax II saw around 1:00 a.m. an object like a star pass the plane before remaining stationary. (PROJECT ACUFOE, Catalog 1999, Dominique Weinstein)

[Ref. dwn1:] DOMINIQUE WEINSTEIN:

April 19, 1945

Off Kristansund, Norway

At 0100, the gunner of a RAF Halifax III (P5-K 297th Squadron) saw one starlight light which over took the plane from starboard side and then became stationary on starboard beam. It disappeared to a pinpoint.

Sources: Project 1947, Jan Aldrich / Report form from Andy Roberts' Collection

[Ref. dwn2:] DOMINIQUE WEINSTEIN:

Case 123

April 19, 1945

Off Kristansund, Norway

At 0100, the gunner of a RAF Halifax III (P5-K 297th Squadron) saw one star light which over took the plane from starboard side and then became stationary on starboard beam. It disappeared to a pinpoint.

Sources: Project 1947, Jan Aldrich / Report form from Andy Roberts' Collection

Aircraft information:

The British Handley Page Halifax (photo below) was a bomber of the Royal Ari Force in WWII. It had a crew of 7.

It was armed for its defense with 6 or 8 7.62 mm Browning machine guns, 2 or 4 on the back, 4 on the belly, and a 7.62 mm Vickers machine gun in the nose.

Discussion:

Evaluation:

Possible extraterrestrial craft.

Sources references:

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

[ars1] ? Report form from British ufologist Andy Roberts' Collection.
[prt4] * "ACUFOE in World War II", catalogue by Jan Aldrich, Project 1947, USA, October 9, 1999, at http://www.project1947.com/47cats/acupdt.htm
[gvo1] * "Chronologie OVNI", electronic catalogue compiled by Godelieve Van Overmeire, Belgium, circa 1999.
[dwn1] * "Appendix 1 - Catalog of Unconventional Aerial Phenomena - reported by Allied pilots (1942-1945)", catalogue by Dominique F. Weinstein, France, June 20, 2005.
[dwn2] * "The Foofighters Files (1) - Catalogue of Unconventional Aerial Phenomena Reported by Allied pilots during WW II (1943-1945)", catalogue by Dominique F. Weinstein, France, October 2009.

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	December 17, 2023	Creation, [prt4], [gvo1], [dwn1], [dwn2].
1.0	Patrick Gross	December 17, 2023	First published.

This page was last updated on December 17, 2023.