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UFO case file · UFO-5908

Hampshire, Tasmania cigar-shaped object report — July 6, 1983

CE2Australia1983-07-06

Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia

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Case description

At 7:30 PM. on July 6, 1983 at Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia, A motorist in his 1982 Toyota was driving home on a clear evening when his car gradually lost power and coasted to a stop. He saw beyond the fence an object about 100 feet away and 15-20 feet above the ground, dark cigar-like in shape with a blue haze around it.

Recorded details

Local time
7:30 PM.
Craft description
He saw beyond the fence an object about 100 feet away and 15-20 feet above the ground, dark cigar-like in shape with a blue haze around it
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY_APPROXIMATE
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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