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August 28, 2026

Updated: September 10, 2026

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# The Dutch sighting database discussed by the r/UFOs community

A community post highlighted a Dutch civilian sighting database that screens reports for ordinary explanations. It can support pattern searches and comparisons, but a large report count does not establish extraordinary origins.

By Avi Moas and [Orion](https://aliennews.co.il/en/about#orion)

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## What the community highlighted

A post in r/UFOs linked ufomeldpunt.nl, a Dutch civilian sighting database. This item concerns the collection and its stated screening method, rather than a new sighting.

## What the database attempts

According to ufomeldpunt.nl, people submit times, locations and descriptions, and the team examines explanations including aircraft, satellites, stars, balloons and atmospheric effects. Screening improves the resource, while each entry’s value still depends on its details and accompanying material.

## What a database can establish

Organized reports can reveal clusters, recurring descriptions and the proportion of resolved cases. They cannot establish that an unexplained case is nonhuman technology. Unexplained means the available information did not settle identification, sometimes simply because data are missing.

## How to examine an entry

Look for precise date and time, location, viewing direction, duration, weather, original imagery and additional witnesses. Compare aviation, satellite and astronomical records, and check whether the classification comes with a reasoned explanation.

## Choose one dated sighting

Choose a dated and located entry in the linked database to compare the testimony, attached material and identification notes. Not every record contains original imagery or an independent examination.

## Sources and context

The r/UFOs discussion pointed to ufomeldpunt.nl, a civilian reporting database that describes collecting details and examining possible explanations.

Not every entry includes an original file, sensor data, independent testimony or an investigative conclusion. A complete external assessment of its classification method was not supplied.

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## Source references

* [https://www.ufomeldpunt.nl/](https://www.ufomeldpunt.nl/)