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Leon
26th January 2012, 20:55
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/video-divers-large-unexplained-object-bottom-baltic-sea-161749619.html

http://projectavalon.net/forum4/attachment.php?attachmentid=13190&thumb=1&d=1327611407

A team of salvage divers has discovered an unexplained object resting at the bottom of the Baltic Sea near Sweden.

"This thing turned up. My first reaction was to tell the guys that we have a UFO here on the bottom," said Peter Lindberg, the leader of the amateur treasure hunters.

Sonar readings show that the mysterious object is about 60 meters across, or, about the size of a jumbo jet. And it's not alone. Nearby on the sea floor is another, smaller object with a similar shape. Even more fascinating, both objects have "drag marks" behind them on the sea floor, stretching back more than 400 feet. But Lindberg says the ship theory doesn't really hold up because of the unusually large size of the objects. "Of course it would be something from another ship but it's quite big," he told CNN. Lindberg notes that some observers have speculated that the objects may be Russian warships built around the end of the 1800's. However, Lindberg points out that not only were those ships much smaller, they were not patrolling the Baltic during that era.

The Baltic Sea is a literal treasure trove for salvage teams and a "shipwreck laboratory" for researchers. The sea's low salinity levels help preserve objects that sink to the bottom. "Right now, we know about 20,000 objects, mostly shipwrecks, in the Baltic Sea. But I think there may be more than 100,000," said sonar expert Ardreas Olsson, "I'm not sure what you will see when you go down. But I'm excited. It's going to be interesting to see what it is."

The Ocean Explorer team first made their find back in August and had no plans to return to the scene. For now, Lindberg is waiting for calmer waters in the Baltic, possibly in May, before taking his salvage team to the bottom for a closer look at the mysterious objects. They originally had no plans to return to the spot, but the spike in interest from the public has led them to begin planning a return trip.



in the video they say it's 87 meters in diameter...
hope they can go back soon and find out what this really is.. would be nice to have a find of an ancient ufo. I believe underwater is where we will more then likely find one if there is one...

Cidersomerset
26th January 2012, 21:21
Interesting article.....If it is something odd the navy will soon be ordered to cordon it off with some pretext of a ww11 wreck with unstable explosives on board
or some other such excuse.....

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13th Warrior
26th January 2012, 21:22
Millennium Falcon?

BestLion
26th January 2012, 21:30
Great find! Wow, very interesting..This could be a UFO indeed. I hope they can swim down there or send down a robot camera and see what this thing is. I wonder how old it is?

TargeT
26th January 2012, 21:32
Millennium Falcon?

my EXACT thought... haha!

87m in diameter... even the scale is about right.... haha

enfoldedblue
26th January 2012, 21:42
I remember this was mentioned in the MSN last year. If I remember correctly the team said they had no intension of going down to explore as it would cost a fortune and may result in no financial gain.

Edit
ooops silly me didn't read properly :p
Will be exciting to see what it is!

Wara
27th January 2012, 03:00
I remember this was mentioned in the MSN last year. If I remember correctly the team said they had no intension of going down to explore as it would cost a fortune and may result in no financial gain.

Yeah this is exactly what I remember as well, I'm not entirely sure even after watching the Yahoo linked video/article what changed and if they really do intend to fish it out.

Ernest
27th January 2012, 03:45
Interesting article.....If it is something odd the navy will soon be ordered to cordon it off with some pretext of a ww11 wreck with unstable explosives on board
or some other such excuse.....

*chuckles* It's funny you should say that. I don't know if this has anything to do with this find, but just a few days ago (I forget when exactly) there was something on the news about a wreckage of an aircraft being found but there was a possibility of unstable explosives on board.

[EDIT] Oh, maybe I should mention that I live in Sweden. ^_^;