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UFO case file · UFO-5858

At sea unidentified light report — September 17, 1982

CE2South Atlantic1982-09-17

At sea, South Atlantic

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Case description

On September 17, 1982 at At sea, South Atlantic, A bright patch of light exploded into an orange fireball near the M.V. Strathdee, a Romanian registry ship sailing in the South Atlantic. According to the article in the MUFON UFO Journal, it flashed rays of light and made no sound. A geiger counter reading indicated a radiation level of 5-7 rads.

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A bright patch of light exploded into an orange fireball near the M.V. According to the article in the MUFON UFO Journal, it flashed rays of light and made no sound.
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