The spokes of radius ^ mile were from 6 to 12 feet broad at 

 the tips with about 15 feet between them. They passed with 

 a freq^uency of 1 ^ sec. with a coloior similar to that of a 

 dull electric light. Immediately we had passed these two 



wheels, fiorther phenomena were observed ( ) . On the 



port side concentric circles were seen to radiate from a 

 centre, with an effect similar to that of dropping some- 

 thing in still water. On the starboard side there appeared 

 lines, apparently moving away from the ship in a manner 

 similar to the wake. As the ship passed they gradually 

 faded from sight astern and had been in sight 10 or 15 

 minutes. At I7OO a similar phenomenon was observed to the 

 SE distant about 7 miles." 



"The Master comments: 'The sky was overcast and the 

 atmosphere appeared to have more than the usual amount of 

 particles in suspension, but the all-round visibility was 

 very good. Jazirat Tunb Light was about 20 miles away 

 and its rotating beams were visible in the air throughout 

 their complete revolutions. Above the sea surface their 

 was apparently a layer of mist a yard deep. 



"The bands of phosphorescent light appeared to float 

 on top of this layer, but on closer examination of the 

 beams as they passed vertically under the observer it 

 could be seen that the sea was affected to a considerable 

 depth. Each band was similar in coloiir and appearance to 

 the Milky Way, myriads of particles of light dust with 

 brighter and larger specks here and there. My impression, 

 especially during the concentric ring phenomenon, was of 

 shock waves causing the millions of organisms to light up 

 as the wave passed through them, then going dark until the 

 next wave struck them. I do not believe the organisms 

 themselves were on the move. The effect on the onlookers 

 seems to have been a feeling of weirdness, bordering on 

 fear, similar to that experienced by people ashore during 

 earthquake tremors. 



"When the later distant phenomenon was observed it 

 made a glow on the horizon and could be made out with 

 binoculars but no shape or form. I believe this was 

 another group of wheels covering more than a square mile.' 

 Temperature, air 8l°F, wet bulb 75-6°, sea 78°." 



Position of the ship: 26°11'N, 54°55'E. 



MV BRITISH EMPRESS. Captain A. Henney, 0. B. E. Port 

 Okha to Persian Gulf. Observer, Mr. P. M. Alderton, 

 3rd Officer. 



"5th April 1953, 2125 Indian Standard Time. Commencing 

 from about NEW, shafts of pale white diffused light appeared, 

 apparently travelling on the surface of the water at a great 

 speed. Each shaft was several feet wide and they stretched 

 as far as the eye could see. At first they appeared in 



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