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UFO case file · UFO-1128

Between Melbourne and Sydney at sea unidentified light report — June 11, 1881

CE1Australia1881-06-11

Between Melbourne and Sydney at sea, Australia

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Case description

At 4:00 a.m. on June 11, 1881 at Between Melbourne and Sydney at sea, Australia, the two sons of the Prince of Wales, one of them the future king of England, were cruising aboard "LaBacchante" when an object resembling a fully lighted ship was seen ("a phantom vessel all aglow").

Recorded details

Local time
4:00 a.m.
Craft description
The two sons of the Prince of Wales, one of them the future king of England, were cruising aboard "LaBacchante" when an object resembling a fully lighted ship was seen ("a phantom vessel all aglow").
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