E-006728LANDMARK CASE · HIGH CORROBORATIONDATE PRECISION: exactRECORD COMPLETENESS: 100%
S.S. Iberville / BOAC / Pan Am North Pacific Halo
September 21, 1961North Pacific near Midway, North Pacific, International waters
The S.S. Iberville, a BOAC airliner and a Pan American airliner reportedly observed a large white halo or doughnut-like phenomenon moving across the North Pacific at about the same time.
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“The S.S. Iberville, a BOAC airliner and a Pan American airliner reportedly observed a large white halo or doughnut-like phenomenon moving across the North Pacific at about the same time.”
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