REF: UAP/1950s/068Unexplained
1959-06-26-27

Father Gill / Boianai sightings

Boianai, Papua · Papua New Guinea (Territory)·CE3 / mass sighting·1950s
Unexplained
§ ASummary

Anglican missionary William Gill and ~38 others watched a disc with humanoid figures on top over two nights; figures appeared to wave back at witnesses.

§ BWitnesses

Rev. William Gill + 38 mission witnesses (25 signed statements)

§ CEvidence & Documentation

Signed witness statements; Gill's contemporaneous log

§ DOfficial Investigation

RAAF review; Hynek investigation

§ EStatus Assessment

RAAF: 'natural phenomena' (disputed); Hynek ranked among best CE3 cases; unexplained

§ FVerifiable Sources

Hynek, 'The UFO Experience'; Cruttwell report; Clark, 'UFO Encyclopedia'