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Boianai Sightings (Father William Gill)
Anglican priest William Gill and dozens of mission staff and villagers reported bright craft and human-like figures over the mission on two evenings.
- Date
- 26-27 June 1959
- Location
- Anglican mission, Boianai · Papua New Guinea
- Witnesses
- Civilian, Multiple
- Evidence
- Official documents
What was reported
Gill wrote notes during the sighting and gathered signatures from other witnesses. He described figures on top of an object that appeared to return a wave.
Official and public statements
Astronomer Donald Menzel wrote that the witnesses probably saw the planet Venus, possibly distorted by atmospheric conditions and by Father Gill's eyesight. Father Gill said in later interviews that he saw Venus separately in the sky at the same time.
References
Source: Wikipedia