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UFO case file · UFO-1087

Antarctic expedition members encounter low silvery disc — October 11 1958

CE1Antarctica1958-10-11

Unspecified Antarctic location, Antarctica, Antarctica

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Case description

On October 11, 1958, Soviet glaciologist Dr. Yuri I. Danikov and three other men in Antarctica were repeatedly approached or followed by a low-flying silvery disc. The surviving chronology characterizes the group as being pestered by the object but does not preserve the precise location, duration, altitude, sequence of passes, distance, or manner of departure.

Recorded details

Witnesses
4
Craft description
A low-flying silvery disc.
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY_APPROXIMATE
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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