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Sighting record / 1957

The Nawaca Fishermen Encounter (Nabouwalu, Fiji)

October 8, 1957 · Coastal waters between Nabouwalu and Nawaca, Bua Province, Vanua Levu, Fiji
19Thinly documented UAP Disc / saucer 11 sources

October 8, 1957. Four Fijians were travelling near Nabouwalu, on the south-west tip of Vanua Levu, in a punt with an outboard motor. Then something white and circular came down from the sky. They thought it was an aeroplane in trouble. They went towards it to help. It hung about 20 feet above the sea, apparently revolving. On its outside stood what looked like the figure of a man. The figure shone a blinding light on their boat. They were dazzled. They felt weak. Then the figure was gone, and the object rose straight up and out of sight.

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Context

October and November 1957. In the weeks after the launch of Sputnik, a global wave of UFO reports swept the world. One of the strangest came from the waters of Bua Province, at the south-west tip of Vanua Levu, in Fiji.

Sources (11, most influential first)

  1. URECAT-000108: Nabouwalu, Fiji, 8 October 1957 · Patrick Gross· 2009-10-12 · Research organisation · org report
  2. Colorado Springs Free Press, 5 Nov 1957 (UP) · Colorado Springs Free Press / United Press, transcribed by Patrick Gross· 1957-11-05 · Press, book, documentary · news
  3. INTCAT 1957 · Peter Rogerson· 2012-08 · Wiki, blog, podcast · blog
  4. URECAT-000108 (French version) · Patrick Gross· 2007-02-16 · Research organisation · org report
  5. Johnson catalogue, October 8 · GitHub mirror (richgel999/ufo_data) · Wiki, blog, podcast · other