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UFO case file · UFO-42899

Boianai multiple-object observation — 28 June 1959

CE1Australia1959-06-28

Boianai, Territory of Papua and New Guinea, Australia

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Case description

For 28 June 1959, the Boianai notes record no object at 6:00 p.m., followed by one very high object almost overhead at about 6:45 p.m., distinguishable because it appeared to hover. At about 7:30 it was reported farther toward the southern sky but still roughly overhead. Around 9:10 p.m. three objects were recorded in an almost straight line in a clear sky. At about 11:00 p.m. the observers recorded eight objects at once, the largest number they said they had yet seen together; one appeared relatively low, but no activity was reported other than occasional hovering. At approximately 11:20 p.m. a sharp metallic bang was heard on the mission-house roof. The source says no object was seen to roll down the roof and that four objects were then visible high in a circle around the station. At 11:30 p.m. Gill retired while objects were reportedly still visible. The following morning the roof was inspected and no apparent mark or dent was found.

Recorded details

Named witnesses
William B. Gill and other Boianai witnesses
Date precision
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