Lae position
A couple of posts previous Lae quoted as 6 degrees N or so! I would have thought 6 South would have been more like it! Typical winds in the dry season below 10,000' could be variable 10. Maybe very little night vertical development over the water with the ICZ to the North. British Phosphate Commission's "Myrtlebank" (NORAD)was in the area and could have been misidentified!! Residents on Nauru and locals at Tabitieua in the Gilbert's claim hearing an aircraft! So much conjecture, however a fascinating story. Good luck DB I admire your tenacity.