Praszczałek

Zbigniew Praszczałek is a Polish Air Force captain involved in a notable UAP encounter in autumn 1983 near Darłowo. Piloting a Su-20 fighter, he pursued a cigar-shaped unidentified object detected on radar at the Słupsk military airport, describing it as steel-colored, rotating like a boomerang with no visible markings or aircraft features. Alongside Lt. Marek Jacewicz in a helicopter, they tracked the object, which vanished abruptly after a shoot-down order from high command. Praszczałek's testimony, recalled by Col. Jerzy Topolnicki, underscores military efforts to intercept UAPs during the Cold War era in Poland. No birth/death dates or further publications are documented; his role highlights pilot observations in government UFO investigations.