A white saucer-shaped object, four meters wide, screams through the air before violently impacting the Lagen River. What did Johannes Nordlien witness in the early hours of October 1952?
THINK ABOUTIT CRASH REPORT
Date: October 1952
Sighting Time: 0700A
Day/Night: Day
Location: Lagen River, Norway
Urban or Rural: Rural
Entity Type:
Entity Description:
Hynek Classification: CE-II (Close Encounter II) Observation of an object in close proximity to the witness, where physical traces (impression, burn, medical effect, etc.) are left or (electrical effect, heat) are felt
Duration:
No. of Object(s): 1
Size of Object(s): four meters in diameter
Distance to Object(s): 100 meters
Shape of Object(s): saucer
Color of Object(s): white
Number of Witnesses: 1
Special Features/Characteristics: Technically a crash report, since the object was never seen departing the river, and as far as is known a search was not conducted., USO
Source: Ole Jonny Braenne, Unidentified Submarine Objects In Norway
Summary/Description: Johannes Nordlien was waiting for co-workers when he suddenly heard a howling, jet-like sound. A moment later a saucer-shaped object, four meters in diameter, came at high speed from the west and passed by him 100 meters away. It impacted with a violent splash in the River Lagan. The object was white as snow, and Nordlien clearly observed its flat and round shape as it hit the water. When his fellow workers showed up, the water was still boiling. The loud howling sound vanished as soon as he saw the object.
The 1952 Lagen River UFO Crash
The October 1952 incident at Lagen River, Norway, remains one of the most intriguing Close Encounters of the Second Kind (CE-II) in Scandinavian history. Unlike many aerial sightings, this case is classified as a potential USO (Unidentified Submerged Object) crash report, as the object was seen entering the water but never departing.
Witness Account: Johannes Nordlien
The primary witness, Johannes Nordlien, was waiting for his colleagues near the riverbank at 07:00 AM when he heard a sudden, piercing howling sound similar to a jet engine. Moments later, a four-meter saucer-shaped object appeared from the west, traveling at high speed.
Nordlien observed the object from a distance of only 100 meters. He described it as being white as snow and noted its perfectly flat, round shape just before it struck the water with a violent splash. By the time his fellow workers arrived on the scene, the water in the River Lagan was still visibly boiling from the impact.
Historical Context & Investigation
According to the source, Ole Jonny Braenne, the object’s impact left physical traces in the form of turbulent, boiling water, though no formal underwater search was conducted at the time. This case is a significant entry in the study of Unidentified Submarine Objects in Norway, representing a rare instance where a high-speed saucer impact was witnessed from such a close proximity during daylight hours.
