Rob Akkermans
Dutch airline captain with 35 years of flying. He told Euronews about a 2023 flight from the Middle East to the Netherlands on which he and five crew watched three lights for over two hours, and said the stigma of reporting worried him more than the event. He also reports a 2024 sighting and one in the early 1990s.
Witness profile
Dutch airline captain with 35 years of flying who, with five crew, watched three lights for over two hours on a 2023 flight from the Middle East. He says the stigma of reporting worried him more than the event.
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From the record service · posting · clearance · testimony
| Service | Airline captain, 35 years of flyingEuronews | documented |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | First officer and four cabin crew watched tooUnnamed | own account |
Retellings over time from the transcript library and records
Following: Three lights from Cyprus to the Balkans, 2023
- 2026-08-17 Euronews · first tellingThree lights flaring and fading, one circling the others "like a dogfight", for over two hours.
- 2026-10 Cristina Gomez, Europe episode · heldSame account, set beside Fabio De Masi's push in the EU.
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On camera demeanour notes, timestamped
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Euronews, 2026
Talks about the stigma; how comfortable he is saying it on camera.Needs the video on Igor's PC
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Profile updated 2026-10-23