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Col. Remy Van Lierde's giant snake (the Congo snake or Katanga snake)
August 1959 · About 100 km north-north-west of Kamina Air Base, Katanga, Belgian Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cryptid · Creature · 31 sources · 6 photos
33Partially documented
Flying Saucers over the Belgian Congo Uranium Mines (Elisabethville, 1952)
c. 1952 · Elisabethville district (now Lubumbashi), over the uranium mines of southern Katanga, Belgian Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
UAP · Disc / saucer · 24 sources
30Partially documented

Documents6

  • The President's Intelligence Checklist FOIA release
    Central Intelligence Agency· 1961-09-19· 6 pages· 2 pages mention it
    • p. 3 …Fighting has also broken out at several points in northern Katanga. In Elizabethville, UN forces hold a number of strong…
    • p. 4 …The US Embassy in Leopoldville’ reports its concern that a truce in Katanga on Tshombé's terms will seriously weaken…
  • The President's Intelligence Checklist 11 September 1961 FOIA release
    Central Intelligence Agency· 1961-09-11· 6 pages· 1 page mentions it
    • p. 5 …TSHOMBE IS GREATLY ALARMED THAT THE UN MAY TAKE FURTHER ACTION SOON AGAINST KATANGA, AND THE ATMOSPHERE XX IN ELIZABETEVILLE…
  • Current Intelligence Weekly Summary FOIA release
    Central Intelligence Agency· 1962-03-23· 42 pages· 4 pages mention it
    • p. 15 …While the Tshombé gives every indica- tion that he will hold to his long-standing position of autonomy for Katanga…
    • p. 16 …Tshombé's main effort appears to be toward a reconcil iation with Baluba leaders from northern Katanga to form a…
  • Current Intelligence Weekly Summary FOIA release
    Central Intelligence Agency· 1962-11-09· 34 pages· 3 pages mention it
    • p. 20 …In a point-by-point analysis of the plan's imple- mentation the UN attributed more blame to Katanga than…
    • p. 21 …without a serious fight and without US airlift support. Katanga is still detaining more than $2 million worth of UN…
  • Central Intelligence Bulletin- 1960/02/17 FOIA release
    Central Intelligence Agency· 1960-02-17· 14 pages· 1 page mentions it
    • p. 5 …The pre- vailing feeling could strengthen secessionist sentiment in mineral- rich Katanga Province, where the Europeans are politically well organized…
  • Fioa Case Logs- April- June 2019 FOIA release
    Central Intelligence Agency· 2019-06-01· 19 pages· 1 page mentions it
    • p. 4 …4/15/2019 F-2019-01390 RECORDS ON THE "KATANGA FREEDOM FIGHTERS" 1960-1966 4/ 15/2019 F-2019-01391…

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Katanga Giant Snake (1959): Remy van Lierde
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Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World interview (1980)
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Video from Col. Remy Van Lierde's giant snake (the Congo snake or Katanga snake)
From Col. Remy Van Lierde's giant snake (the Congo snake or Katanga snake)
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Video from Col. Remy Van Lierde's giant snake (the Congo snake or Katanga snake)
From Col. Remy Van Lierde's giant snake (the Congo snake or Katanga snake)
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Video from Col. Remy Van Lierde's giant snake (the Congo snake or Katanga snake)
From Col. Remy Van Lierde's giant snake (the Congo snake or Katanga snake)
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Video from Col. Remy Van Lierde's giant snake (the Congo snake or Katanga snake)
From Col. Remy Van Lierde's giant snake (the Congo snake or Katanga snake)
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Giant Anaconda Found In Amazon River
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Video from Col. Remy Van Lierde's giant snake (the Congo snake or Katanga snake)
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