10-04-1989  

Case 18

Date: 4 October 1989

Place: South of Milos island, Aegean Sea.

Description: Ioannis Galaris, captain of cargo ship HOPE-II reported that at 09:30 an unidentified flying object fell into the sea, south of Ayos Georgios islet, near Kimolos island, during a storm. The UFO left “intense contrails” in the air that remained in the sky for about half an hour. He also reported that the sea was “boiling” for 10 minutes at the point where the object fell. Three quarters of an hour later, two fighter planes were seen to fly towards the area. It was announced that there was no trace found.

Source: Patris Pyrgou newspaper, 5.10.1989.(US-10-05-1989)

(compl. The next day, the Greek warship “Lindos” reported a strange malfunction and it was tugged to Milos harbour. “Lindos” was patrolling 10 miles south of Ayos Georgios at the time of the incident.

Source: Eleftherotypia newspaper, 6.10.1989 (US-10-06-1989)).                                          

This reference: E-mail from Turkish researcher Sefer Murat Aksoy. Greek USO cases from Greek researcher, Thanassis. Vembos Website: http://www.vembos.gr With thanks to both of the gentlemen mentioned above. 

UFOCAT PRN – NONE           

Europe - Greece

Ayos Georgios              Latitude 38-36 N, Longitude 25-32 E [Island – Agios Georgios]

Reference: http://www.fallingrain.com/world/            

Mílos                            Latitude 36-41 N, Longitude 24-15 E (D-M) [Island]

Aegean Sea                 Latitude 39-00 N, Longitude 25-00 E

Kimolos island              Latitude 36-50 N, Longitude 24-30 E [Island]

This reference - Greece Gazetteer prepared in the Office of Geography, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C., September 1955