Baltic Sea 'UFO' Still Shrouded in Mystery

The so-called Baltic Sea "UFO" expedition have shrouded themselves in mystery, issuing only cryptic news updates and short micro-blogging posts which tell nothing more than the basics but promise some kind of startling revelation as early as this week. What could it be?

The team of quasi-treasure hunters mixed with scientific researchers is aboard an exploration vessel anchored above the coordinates reported last year to be harboring a mysterious, circular object which has yet to be identified.

Sonar images of the object have been met with a wide range of explanations including the mundane (old Russian warship turrets) to the positively exotic (ancient alien spaceship) which only feed into the speculation.

The team of divers and scientists, lead by Peter Lindberg, is posting updates on their website, named after the current mission, the Ocean Explorer (or OceanX) which do little to clear up the mystery but go a long way at fueling speculation.

The team posted a brief news update on Thursday, claiming: "The divers are now down and investigating the circle and reports from the ship say they are really amazed. There is definitely something unusual hiding at the seabedÂ—a Mystery Beneath. More information and pictures will be released next week."

On Sunday, co-discoverer of the "Baltic Sea UFO", Dennis Asberg posted an iPhone update, cryptically reporting that, "Everything is top secret now because of the risks, hope you all understand this is no game. But the truth will be reported shortly."

Whatever that truth may be, it certainly has believers and non-believers alike anxious for any news at all. According to the team themselves, it should be any day now.

Comments: 5

Bill C. Jun 13, 2012, 6:41am UTC

There have been many sightings around the world in the past few months. But doesn't all of this activity beg a simple question? UFO sightings have been made for centuries, or even millenia. What are they up to and when are they going to DO something? If we had supra-advanced technology and managed to get to another life filled planet, you can bet we would have an agenda. So these beings just circle earth, scare people and fill thousands of magazine pages every year, but never land, never communicate with our leaders (they seem to prefer contacting individual couples in the woods somewhere than going to the U.N.), never take us over. Is it rational to believe that they would do this, or more accurately, not do this? I don't have an axe to grind; I just think it would be an interesting line of inquiry. Why don't they ever do anything significant, namely, letting us know in absolutely, non-deniable terms that they are here? A great place to start would be the Washington mall........they no doubt have the address.

Tom Rose Jun 13, 2012, 10:57am UTC

Good points. It's a mystery. And a great plotline for TV and movies, of course! Thanks for commenting.

Bill C. Jun 13, 2012, 3:10pm UTC

Thank you Tom, for your balanced attitude and open mindedness. I try to be a champion for critical thinking in all things, because I think it is lacking in students today. All I ever suggest is that people use their rationality to analyze these things before drawing conclusions. But I admit, this is one of those things that is fun to be scared by at the same time! And if they are real, we may have good reason to be scared.....

Tom Rose Jun 13, 2012, 3:19pm UTC

Thanks!

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R.W. sanders Jun 13, 2012, 1:08pm UTC

Obviously these guys want to capitalize on their find, but they need to realize that this approach just cheapens the final results. "Leave them in suspense" is a good way to make movies, but a lousy way to approach science. I just wish they had enlisted someone who has some experience in communication as their current p.r. person is failing on the job.

I sent her an email (address obtained from contacts on their website), asking them to please treat this endeavor with more professionalism. I would appreciate anyone reading this to do the same. This finding is very intriguing and may well expand our scientific or geologic knowledge. It should not be treated like a promo for the next Von Daniken book.

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