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'
§ GCross-referenced cases6
1957-07-17🇺🇸 USA
RB-47 electronic intelligence case
Radar-visual-ELINT
1957-11-02-03🇺🇸 USA
Levelland vehicle-interference cases
EM-interference wave
1957-10-16🇧🇷 Brazil
Antonio Villas Boas abduction claim
Abduction claim (first widely documented)
1957-11-04🇧🇷 Brazil
Fort Itaipu sentry burn case
Military / physiological effects
1957 (fall)🇧🇷 Brazil
Ubatuba magnesium fragments
Physical material case
1957-11-04🇺🇸 USA
Kirtland AFB tower observation
Tower-observed low approach