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UFO case file · UFO-18629

Ninian Oil-Rig / North Sea fireball or luminous-object report — November 25, 1980

CE2United Kingdom / Ireland1980-11-25

NINIAN OIL-RIG / NORTH SEA, Scotland, United Kingdom / Ireland

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Case description

On November 25, 1980, at 6:40 a.m., at Ninian Oil-Rig / North Sea, Scotland, United Kingdom / Ireland, witnesses reported the following: Orange glowing-ball hovers and maneuvers near platform. Seen / separate platform too.

Recorded details

Local time
06:40
Craft description
Orb / Spherical Object, Probe / Drone
Coordinate precision
SOURCE_APPROXIMATE
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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