Anglican missionary Father William Booth Gill and dozens of witnesses observed a large unidentified aerial object with humanoid figures visible on its upper structure during two consecutive evenings.
The 1959 Boianai sighting in Papua New Guinea is one of the most well-documented UFO cases, involving Father William Gill and 37 witnesses observing a disc-shaped craft with humanoid figures on two consecutive nights in June.
Observations: On June 26 and 27, 1959, witnesses described a large, four-legged, disc-shaped object hovering approximately 100 meters above the mission, emitting blue light and featuring four human-like figures on top.
Interaction: The figures reportedly mimicked waves and signals from the ground, suggesting communication, and the object remained visible for over four hours before departing.
Investigation: Veteran UFO researcher Dr. J. Allen Hynek interviewed witnesses in 1973, all of whom supported Gill’s account, leading him to conclude the primary object defied conventional explanations.
Alternative Explanations: The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) dismissed the event as natural phenomena or misidentified planets like Jupiter and Mars distorted by weather, though critics argue the size and duration ruled out astronomical misidentification.
Status: The case remains inconclusive, cited as a significant early close encounter of the third kind due to the high number of credible, independent witnesses and the lack of physical evidence or definitive natural explanations
| Date: | 1959-06-26 |
| Location: | Boianai Mission, Papua |
| Country: | Papua New Guinea |
| Category: | Close Encounter |
| Credibility: | High / Multiple Independent Witnesses |