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In 1966, a class of Melbourne students spot a UFO and are told never to speak of the incident. A man's car dies in 2009 after he spots a cigar-shaped object in the New York sky.
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Close Encounters is next on Sky History at 00:00 on Wed 11 Nov 2026.
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In 1966, a class of Melbourne students spot a UFO and are told never to speak of the incident. A man's car dies in 2009 after he spots a cigar-shaped object in the New York sky.
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