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UFO case file · UFO-1030

Bohol Island spinning metallic object — May 9 1958

CE1Philippines1958-05-09

Bohol Island airspace, Bohol, Philippines

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Case description

At about 11:05 a.m. on May 9, 1958, a Philippine Airlines pilot near Bohol Island observed an unidentified object with a shiny metallic surface. The object appeared to be falling while spinning. The surviving chronology entry does not preserve the aircraft route, distance, duration, final path, or the pilot’s name.

Recorded details

Local time
11:05
Witnesses
1
Craft description
A shiny metallic object seen falling and spinning.
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY_APPROXIMATE
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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