UFO IN BOMBAY - REPORT

Sun, 17 Nov 1996 18:00:30 +0100
Source: John Joseph Mercieca

Here is the report of UFO sightings over Bombay transcribed
by Mr Makarand Waikar . JJ Mercieca

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The story appeared in "The Times of India", Bombay on Monday November 11, 1996 with title "Clouds shroud UFO mystery in city"

Scientists at the Nehru Planetarium have failed to solve the mystery of the recent UFO sightings in city.

Intriguingly, day-time and night of the UFOs have been reported. Reports from Kandivli (part of city) for example described "a cricket ball sized object that appeared at 6.00 am sharp and which shed a part of it's structure and disappeared at 6.45 am."

The Thane-Panvel (another part of city) sighting involved a frisbee like object glowing with a steady light, moving in an arch and seen around 9 pm. "It disappeared in a few seconds but not before emitting a beam of light. I had my binoculars and telescope which I use for star gazing from my farm, but before I could get them it vanished.I am a regular skywatcher and I know what an artificial satellite looks like - something like a zero candle bulb. This was something else - brighter, golden without the blinking, colored lights that you see on aeroplanes. It was something like the planet saturn seen from the side without it's rings" says Ms Brooks. The planet Venus is extremely bright these days and could be mistaken as a pre dawn UFO.

According to Mr J J Rawal, Jt director of the Nehru Planetarium "Still as scientist we do not want to dismiss these reports out of hand. The absence of evidence does not necessarily mean evidence of absence of UFOs. So we are keeping vigil over the sky"


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