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Oceania1959-06-26civilian claim

Boianai Mission Sighting

On June 26–27, 1959, Anglican missionary Father William Gill and 37 witnesses at Boianai mission, Papua New Guinea, observed a large disc hovering over the station on consecutive nights. Human-like figures were seen on the craft's upper surface and responded to the witnesses' waves.

On June 26–27, 1959, Anglican missionary Father William Gill and 37 witnesses at Boianai mission, Papua New Guinea, observed a large disc hovering over the station on consecutive nights.

Brief

On June 26–27, 1959, Anglican missionary Father William Gill and 37 witnesses at Boianai mission, Papua New Guinea, observed a large disc hovering over the station on consecutive nights. Human-like figures were seen on the craft's upper surface and responded to the witnesses' waves. Gill's written diary, corroborated by signed statements from named witnesses including teachers Stephen Moi and Ananias Rarata, described a circular object with four legs hovering as low as 100 meters. The RAAF interviewed Gill on December 29, 1959, through Squadron Leader F.A. Lang, concluding the objects were planets Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars, a finding Gill publicly rejected. In 1973, Dr. J. Allen Hynek located six surviving witnesses in Australia and Papua New Guinea, all of whom confirmed Gill's account.

Metadata

Date
1959-06-26
Year
1959
Location
Boianai mission, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Region
Oceania
Status
unconfirmed
Tag
civilian claim
Primary
Father Gill and the 1959 Papua New Guinea UFO Sighting
Source type
catalogue
Sources
2

Key Points

  • On June 26–27, 1959, Anglican missionary Father William Gill and 37 witnesses at Boianai mission, Papua New Guinea, observed a large disc hovering over the station on consecutive nights.
  • Human-like figures were seen on the craft's upper surface and responded to the witnesses' waves.
  • Gill's written diary, corroborated by signed statements from named witnesses including teachers Stephen Moi and Ananias Rarata, described a circular object with four legs hovering as low as 100 meters.
  • The RAAF interviewed Gill on December 29, 1959, through Squadron Leader F.A. Lang, concluding the objects were planets Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars, a finding Gill publicly rejected.

Most Interesting

  • Gill's written diary, corroborated by signed statements from named witnesses including teachers Stephen Moi and Ananias Rarata, described a circular object with four legs hovering as low as 100 meters.
  • In 1973, Dr. J. Allen Hynek located six surviving witnesses in Australia and Papua New Guinea, all of whom confirmed Gill's account.
  • On June 26–27, 1959, Anglican missionary Father William Gill and 37 witnesses at Boianai mission, Papua New Guinea, observed a large disc hovering over the station on consecutive nights.

Timeline

  1. 1959-06-26 · Encounter

    On June 26–27, 1959, Anglican missionary Father William Gill and 37 witnesses at Boianai mission, Papua New Guinea, observed a large disc hovering over the station on consecutive nights.

  2. 2021 · Source record

    Father Gill and the 1959 Papua New Guinea UFO Sighting is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.

Sources

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