June 1, 1952🇬🇦Sighting
Port Gentil, Gabon: Ship Crew Observes Orange Luminous Object Making Right-Angle Turns
On June 1, 1952, at 2:40 a.m. at Port Gentil, Gabon, the master and first mate of a cargo ship observed an orange luminous object executing two right-angle turns, passing overhead, and continuing out of sight.
Background
On June 1, 1952, at 2:40 a.m. at Port Gentil on the coast of the west African nation of Gabon, the master and first mate of a cargo ship at anchor saw an orange luminous object rise up behind the port, do two right-angle turns, pass overhead, and continue out of sight. The sighting was documented in a CIA IFDRB (Information from Foreign Documents or Radio Broadcasts) report distributed September 27, 1952.