Papua New Guinea Overflight Sightings - January 24, 1985
Document coverPage 1 of State Department UAP Cable 1, Papua New Guinea, January 28, 1985 · View original on war.gov
Papua New Guinea's National Intelligence Organization reported multiple sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena on the evening of January 24, 1985, including fast-moving objects with lights, contrails, and noise observed by various witnesses and an Air Niugini pilot.
“NIO SAID THERE HAVE BEEN VARIOUS REPORTS OF UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENA THE NIGHT OF JANUARY 24, INCLUDING FAST-MOVING OBJECTS WITH LIGHTS, CONTRAILS, AND NOISE. THE REPORT IN WHICH NIO PLACES SOME CREDENCE ORIGINATED WITH AN AIR NIUGINI PILOT WHO HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FROM WEWAK ENROUTE PORT MORESBY. PILOT SAID HIS RADAR PICKED UP AIRCRAFT FLYING SOUTH TO NORTH AT HIGH ALTITUDE AND HIGH SPEED WHEN HE WAS OVER ANGORAM.”
Verbatim from State Department UAP Cable 1, Papua New Guinea, January 28, 1985 · View original on war.gov
Case details
- Date
- 1985-01-24
- Precision
- day
- Location
- Papua New Guinea, Wewak, Angoram area
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Unit
- Papua New Guinea National Intelligence Organization (NIO)
- Sensors
- eyewitness, radar
Resolution
U.S. Embassy confirmed no B-52 overflights and no U.S. aircraft in PNG airspace on January 24; origin of sightings remains unidentified.
Source document
Agency: DEPARTMENT OF STATE
File: State Department UAP Cable 1, Papua New Guinea, January 28, 1985
Case ID: 1985-DEPARTMENT-F0B279
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