DEPART\! E:--lT OF S'J' A 'I' E HAllY P:SO?L:::: SA:! FIEnY SPAC::: Si1I? gazed st::::..igi~t th:-o~.1;h h~r \lir.:io\J into wh~1t np;.z~r-:; .::o fire in the s~cy OV3T B~qa, r:o7ine; towards Lucala 1:::.:: . hor~i ble A Lautoke. m~ss.:.ge states tlut r~ports of st:-2.n;=: o'.J:cct::; into the Fiji Group" P--3.d b-;en confir.:1;:d by n~n in .. ;; ~ ::!o:al ::::x:t ::.::: ,, thc.t abo'.lt 3 .20 a . o . a large object fell fro:-:t the s~::: .:.n:.? t:-;.~ t:::::: \..rh;,:i. the ship Has anci1orsd in tha no:-the:cn Yass.ra Group. An oi:.fic e r said that at that tirr.e the sky \Te.s lit b:; a so;l.!'c-:: \!hic!1 like moonlig?rt b-.2t on clc.~2 o bser..-a tio:l <lppaar~ti to l:-e :.::c c:r .Llli -~ light of a falling objact. ID!S Cook uas b:rund fo: Le.uto after duty obse::-;a. tio:t alo::-!2' t!10 Royal.route on Yhich the een anf. the Duke of E1in gh.~ra~0llcd l~st ..:as a."1c:1ored off .2o"J;:d Island end d'.!-':-:; L:~-.'Y.!rt:: of th" cr<: .. r ?.olly.rood sp3ce shipn. R~ s:1in it c.pp::1red to be glo::in,: ~-ri~h c. ;;::e :J:- '.Jhi to light and ha d en enori::O'.l~, lo~13 fie:r:.r orc.rJs t~iJ.. 7hl? obj ~ct .;Jlumin.::.ted th~ sky \:ith 'L~t3 br:illic;.ncc of the full n::Jo::"!. It r::. i e no noisa wl1~n it fell to the earth. tl) ~ hJCH : . tl) ,tl rl aS rl +' 11 rl I? Cf'l o rJ t.n r: rl ~ Enclo:;>.l:"a 1 8. AP?3.Jt~.i.1:CE: The object '.las of tec.~-d~op siw.pJ, r:~ssiv::: c.:;::~a:-cd to the u s uc1 ~etc.or, u."'ld comp8.rQble i n zizc to a tail appro:d~:t tely b:o thirds lonG.;r t.h:.n t,ha body. Agabst t!'le C2.c~: ground. of the y:llm.: s y the nose \-las of a deep br-illia21-:, bluE: colour, this colour gradunll:; turning along the lcnzth of tho botiy t h:-o'..:.:h light blue to str.:r.; and ending u p yellm! '.Jhi te e. t the tail. The uninosity l-!8.5 such that the tops of cloads Here lit u.p a.T},_; t he C~ser:~:r did not need to us~ artificial light Th"3 only \!es.the r r~?ort:ng station in t~e are:::t :l.s Its 3 a . m. observ-ation n l s : Lauthalo. Bay. }8 ~trUlus, base 2COO feet. Hind ca lm. Visibility 40 niles. DISiiti'~G~.TIO'.: piecer: g:-adually lC :;: ::g their b::-lllic~.cQ r-.n1 apy!',:.:-i:.. t~ f:;:,ll inttJ t!x s.;:~. l:.lthou:;h tho? ctjact e.p;:.are-:: Y:ry close, no =-c.: .. i s ..,-~re L.z:ar.i ( Sgd) F rt.o,re Air Intellir-en~e A n:.iinbar o f nevs:;.:.:Jers re;crted thr.t en I r.pr il 3 a SJ:.ectact.lal' UFO was see!1 o~rer Fiji. The Last !;nglia:1 Ti:.:e!:> i:1 its Apr 4 issue described t ::a ~-..:e:1t :.s : cllows: .!j hue;e fiery ~..;'bject l.l!-:e a space- shi? \:as raportea over the F:.5i Islands yester::iuy by men o f the Ro~al N~"7' the :!cyaJ J ew Zealanrl 11F, pol5..cenen and c i - v:i.lit.ns . 1 l! cf r::.cer on the s urvey ship H::S Coo}~ sLid it looked l:i.ke a classical example of a Hol~ .. .ywood s pace ~h..i.p. ;lo'1ed. with a creen- v.:hi t e ~ig~t and. had I a lon&, fiery orange tail." ( I n f o rmatio n Only) spaces"'10