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Headquarters RAAF DARWIN NT 5793 ' (3 ) Headquarters RAAF TOWNSVILLE QLD 4810 (3) Headquarters RAAF ANBERLEY QLD 4305 (10) Headquarters RAAF \f!LLIAMTOWN NSW 2301 (11) Headquarters HAAF RICHMOND NSW 2755 (9) Headquarters R.AAF FAIRBAIRN ACT 2600 (4) Headquarters Operational Command Unit R.AAF

PENRITH 2750 (1) No 1 Control and Reporting Unit RAAF BROOKVALE NSW 2100 (1) No 5 Airfield Construction Squadron RAAF TINDAL NT 5780 (1) Austr alian Joint Anti- Submarine School NOWRA NSW 2540 (l) Headquarters RAAF PEARCE WA 6085 (2) Headquarters RAAF EDINBtJRGH SA 5111 (2) Headquarters RAAF' LAVERTON VIC 3027 (2)

INVESTIGATION OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

References : A. HQOPCOM ASI 3/.A/5 31st July 1966

B. Our 5/15/Air(l4) 30th November 1967

1 • Whilst the investigation of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) is understandably a tedious task and one in which the investigator may frequently have little faith or interest, it is neverthleless necessary to obtain as comprehensive a record as possible of such occurrences.

2. The main RAAF object in investigating these sigh·-.-ings is to determine if Australian airspace has been viola·;ed . However, intense public interest in this matter means that our investigations have to be beyond security considerations if only to reassure some sections of the general public .

3 . Some r ecent r eports from nits under this Commanl indicate that a little more effort ,JO'ii'Id perhaps have determined the r eal cause of the sighting. Therefore, all units are to ensure that the appropriate r eport forms are comple~ed as fully as possible.

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13th February 1968

DIIDBJTIFIED FLliNG OBJIDTS

1. Attached are three reports and local nowepaper OOVe:t"age of an unidentified aerial object observed on tho night of 26th January 1968.

2. Attached also is a oopy of a report recootly reoeived f'rom the Navy Office, DAIDIN 1 of a sighting oade in July 1967. No other reports fJere received of any sightings at that tine.

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. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . ... ' ....... ........................ .. ········ .... .... ........•.....•....•..• ,, .••......•........•..••.••.. ~ .. ?Jhere ""' object first c scr.re ? a .bill, over tbe hor is on).

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10. Ylhl\ t first nttnctod ob•orvn• s tter ticn? (e.g., light o.~.· l\) ~o).

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. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......................... . Did object ppoa"r .a 1 ~bt or e.

I~ (a) bow many •ere tbero'? •••• ........... , ••••••••• ....._. ......... ·'·..... •• • • •• • ~

(b) in what form: ti.o were

1 ~. What Wl\8 the colour of tho

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Was any tr~il of exhaus t, vapour, or litht aoen? •• •••• • , • • ••• • ••••• • • , •• ,

...•....... •.... NY.~( ... ~{':!-: . P.~ . . !?.~~-. ~~ .. f.I".. ~~L •. '.6..~1> • • . . ......... . 24. Where did objeot disappear? (c . ~., in mid-air, beh1ad. a hill , over the

hor izon)

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26. HavG you obs&TV"cd any U.1Uatta.l phonooon.. pr c.viously? •• • •••• • • • {t;/ ••.•.• .

27. If oo, give brief deteP c c .!.!1ci 1o!lt ( aJ • • •••••• , •··• ··•• •·•• •· •·· ·•· ·· .... .. ... .. • ...... • .. .. . • • .. . • . .. • •. • • . •. • . . • . . ~ ..• • • ... • • .N~l ~· ~ . ..•.. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . ... ' .. ..... .. .. ....................... ........ .......... .

26. St at e any oxpar'l.anc" which on l, w :<; 0 .,. l'vcr to be reasO:ll"'t>'l.y .::ert'1.i.n auout th3 anawors t;i v"n to 1i3 '4-"\ll 19· r;Rmy t:-f'/'~ 1/.-M~- ,q A)L)

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29. Aro you n me~ber of any or,~~~ ~~t ion in~crcs t ed i n ~cr: l ,~cno~ ~a?

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'YJ . Name and address of o r ga!'.i!FlP."ti n . ,., •• ••• , •• ~ ••• • • , •• •• , , •• • ••••••• • • •

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eL~us~, vapour, or light seen? ••. • ••.••..•••

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(eg , in mid-air , behind a hill,

evid<mce? (such as fragments, photo~·,· dence)

, i 1 ? ,'11"0 anv ur.ucunJ.. phenomena prev ous y .... . •. . •. . . .

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WheN was object f irst observed? a h ill, ovor the horizon).

e.r,. , ovarhead, ooming froc lienir.d

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Did object ~ppear ae a l:J:Qht or I'I.B _, definite o'bject? ••• 1'! .. ~ . .• ~'l"-'"••••

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It there wu 1:10ro tl1an one object: ...

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in wha.t forme tion •ere t·! .. u)'! •••.•..••..••• ... •. . . •. ..•. • • · •.. · •. • • • •

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b. ? ,4?0. t ere 8ll1 sound .••.••. ••.•••••.••.•• • ••••••.•••••..••. ..• .••.••••.•••

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Wh~t wae i t a spood?

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1:hat •ns the diroct1Jn of fl i of tho compass?

t witn r eference to lancba..~s or pcmts

t he obj ect remai n on n atr iJht ~~th , ioviato, or manouvre nt all? .... , i-1*' ,.., ,r,. . . . . . . . /JA:. "'I' ' "'ff p,.r .J/ ~H ''"' ~

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Where dld pbj oc t dicappea1? hon.zon)

( ·~·' in JOld- i.r, behind & hll ' • ovor the

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(w ch no fragment , photo-Gr~phe,

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~ former test ona wartime fighter pilot believes the ti t seen streaking across J:erritory ski s on Sunday night come from a ge'"'ine unidentified fly;.,g o~ect (UFO)- controlled onCI navigated.

He is Mr Richard Johnson, chief flying instructor ith Darwin Aero Club, WhO sow the UFO over Darwin nd categ'()rically reJects all suggestions that it come rom earth. -

Speed estimate at 200 knots

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32. The following military aircraft wer e in the vicinity of the reported UFO position at the time:-

Aircraft tYPe ••••••• I.Y/.~ .•..•...•••••...... ....••.•..•••..•..•..••••..•• Heading •• , ••••••••••• , ••••••••• T •••••••..••• T •••.••••.••••.•••••••••• T

Height •••••••••••• ,ooo ft •••••••••••••• ,ooo ft ••••••••••••••••• ,ooo tt

Speed •• •••••••••••• • K • ••••••••••••••••. • •••••• K • •••••••••••••••••••••••• K civil

33. The follo,vingAaircraft v1ere in the vicinity of the reported UFO position at the time:-

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Rill'. No. 300/9E/23

Naval Staff Office, DAR,;IN NT.

13th December 1967.

Squadron Leader L.F.E. Fosdike, R.A.A.F., Darwin. Major F. J. Spry, N.T. Command, Darwin. Yr. L. Gordon, A.S.I.o. , Darwin. Sereeant J.B. Tiernan, Special Branch, N.T. Police, Darvdn .

REPORT OF SIGHTING OF illiiDWTIFIED FLYING OBJEC'l'

Enclosure: Statement made by Mr. J. Lord, Munmalary Station, South Alligator River, Northern Territory.

The attached state~ent covering the sighting of an unidentified flying object at Munmalary Station in July 1967 ia forwarded for your information and record purposes.

2 . Lists of Incidents, Si~tings of Unidentified Craft and Aircraft, Flying objects and/or Phenomena held at this office have not been amended to include reports received after 31st January 1966. In order to bring these records up to date, it would be appreciated if details of any reports within those categories could be furnished so that complete records are available on our files for reference purposes.

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SOUTH ALLIGATOR RIVER, NORTHERN TERRITORY

On the night of Saturday, 29th July , we wer e sitting having dinner at approximate l y 8 . 15 p . m. A f r iend of ours, Mr . Bill Murdoch , left the table and went f or a walk in the garden. He had been outside for 5 to 10 minutes when he ca l led out to ask us t o come and look at a bright light . His wife , my wife and Mr. Danny Thomas of Dar win plus myself, went out into the garden a~d t her e in a due Wester l y dir ection at an angle of sight of approximatel y 60° was a very bright pul sating white light with a circle of orange , which changed t o spurts of r ed shooting out intermittently, approximately i n the middle of the white light. The object was decending, would then pause and move both to tho left and the right . Standing behind a 611 pos t at a distance of 6 t o 8 feet, one had to move four to f i ve paces i n either di r ection to keep the object in view.

We observed the l ight for approximat el y 15 minutes and as i t got to just above t he 60 f eet trees at t he West ern s i de of t he airstrip~ Mr , Thomas and I walked to the airstrip t o see i f we coul d get a bett er view. When the light was jus t at t ree top l evel, the glow became so bright, without the pulsat ing characteris t ic, almost as t hough a ver y large light had been turned on , tha t the t r ees wer e well illuminated. The illumination covered an ar ea of approximately 2,000 feet al ong the edge of the airstrip.

We both agreed tha t the object must be wi thin a f ew miles of us and we ther efore drove down t hrough the timber for 3 miles to the edge of the black soil plai n . It is a mil e from the edge of the timber to the river wher e there is stunted mangrove t r ees and then a further 3 to 4 miles of pl ain before you r each hi gh timber again. Ther e ~as ~~ sign of any light or object on the plain or in the t i mber .

The following ni ght, Sunday 30th July, at approximatel y the same time , a white object vnth the same or ange and shooting jets of red, was observed by my wife , Mr . and Mrs . Murdoch and our governess , Miss Judy Anson. This light was in the same position and decended in approximately the same dir ection . I myself did not see the light on the Sunday.

At approximatel y 11. 0 p .m. on the Sunday night , Mr . Wally Wickshaver saw a small white l ight shoot up f rom appr oximatel y t his same area and disappear i n tho sky.

Since then we have s een no f urther s trange l ights and although pilots wer e r equested t o keep a l ook out for any s trange objects or areas of burnt ground, t here was nothing t o report.

On all occasions when t he object was s i ght ed t he sky was clear and cloudless but the night was not brightly moonl i t . The object definitely was not a s t ar . There were no fires burn.i ng in the area or in any of t he surrounding country . At t his stage t ho country had not been burnt of f .

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NOTE BY STAFF OFFICER (INTELLIGEHCE) : After the f i rst s i ghting, Mr . Lord called V.I . D. on the Sunday mor ning and asked for a check with tho RAAF as to whether any aircraf t acti vity in t he ar ea at time of t ho sighting. V.I .D. r eported t hat RAAF had no knowledge of any aircr~~u in that vicinity at this time.

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5/15/Air(l4) 30th November 1967

Headquartere RAAF Base DARWIN NT ~23 ~ Headquarters R~ Base TOWNSVILLE QLD 10 Headquarters RAAF Base AMBERLEY Q1D 4305 Headquarters RAAF Base WILLIAMTOVM NSW 2301 Headquarters RAAF Base RICHMOND NSW 2p5 Headquarters RAAF Base FAIRBAIRN ACT 2 00 Headquarters Operational Command Unit RAAF PENRITH NSW 2750 No 1 Control and Reporting Unit RAAF BROOKVALE NSW 2100 No 5 Airfield Construction Squadron RAAF TINDAL NT 5780 Headquart ers RAAF Base PR~RCE WA 6085 Headquarters RAAF Base EDINBURGH SA 5111 Headquarters RAAF Base LAVERTON VIC 3027 Resident Air Force Officer Box 811 PO PORT MORESBY TPNG Australian Joint Anti-Submarine School RAN Air Station NOWRA NSW 2540

INVESTIGATION OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

1 . ASI 3/A/5 dated 31 July 1966 outlines the action to be taken with regard to the investigation of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) .

2. In order to widen the scope of such investigations, the Department of Air has approached certain other Government Departments and private organizations to obtain their agreement to assist . As a result, permission is now granted for RAAF bases to correspond directly with the organization concerned when it is thought tha t they could provide information to assist an investigation.

3. It is appreciated that RAAF bases may have already made local contacts with organizations in an effort to finalise an investigation. It is not the intention of this letter to terminate any existing working arrangement but to provide the basis for contact where there is no present l iaison.

4. The attached list is provided as a guide to local contacts .

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OHG.\NIZATIONS AP?ROACW.D BY D"ZPiul'E:Zl!T OF AIR TOGZrBER ITITII ADD.KESSES OF IBAJ}!,UAR.rERS AUD STA'l'E BRAECHES

J.;ount Stromlo Observatory : The Director Mount Stromlo Observatory Private Bag CAlTBERRA ACT 2600

Bureau of ]'~eteorolozy : Headquarters D:i.rector of HeteoroloBY Bureau of Meteorology PO Box 1289K 1:ELBOURNE VIC 3001

Rea.ional Offices :

Victoria

Jegional Director 3ureau of Heteorology PO Box 16361.1 :.::sLBOUIDTE VIC 3001

·:.rzstern .\ustralia

~tegional Director Bureau of Ueteoroloey Observatory Building PERTH ITA 6000

South Australia

Regional Director Bureaur of Itreteoroloay ~7est Terrace ADEk\IDB SA 5000

Area. Offices :

Sydney Airport

Officer- in- Charee I.~eteoroloeical Office Sycl.nc:!y l irport 1:l.SCOT HS:I 2020

!.:elbourne Airport

Northern Territory

Reg~onal Director Bureau of i.!eteoroloe;y Box 948 PO DA .. 't.'!IN NT 5794

New South '.lales

ReGional Director Bureau of Meteorology PO Box 4658 SYDNEY NSW 2001

Canberra

Regional Director Bureaur of Meteorol06'1J Box 797 PO CANBERRA CITY ACT 2601

Dar.vin Airnort

Officer- in- Charge Meteorological Office Rlul.F Base DARWIN NT 5793

Adelaide Airport

Officer- in-Charge Officer- in- Charge ;.:eteorolo.;r.i.ca-1 Office Meteorological Office Essendon Airport Adelaide Airport :;OJ.TH 3SSENDEOlf VIC , 3041 . iADELAIDE SA 5000

Port nedland Airnort

Officer- in-Charge :.:eteorolo.zj.cal Office Port Hedland Airport ?O:TI H:iiDL.A2ID i'/A 6721

Lae

Officer- in-Charge l·.:eteorological Office PO Box 30 LAE THG

Launceston Airoort

Officer- in-Cha.ree J~Ieteorolog.i.cal Office Launceston Airport i'lESTEIU'i JUNCTION TAS -7257

Port I.:oresby

Officer- in- Charge f,ieteorol ogical Office PO Box 1240 Borolco PORT MORESBY PAPUA

Q,ueensland

Reg.i.onal Director Bureau of Meteorology PO Box 413F BRISBLti~ QLD 4001

Tasmania

Regional Director Bureau of :i1ieteorology Box 727G GPO HOBART TAS 7001

Pexth Airport

Officer- in- Charge Meteorological Office Perth Airport GUILDFORD \/A 6055

Tormsville Airnort

Officer- in- Charge Meteorolo~ical Office

·Tovmsville Airport GAHBUTT QLD 4810

Brisbane Airoort

Officer- in- Charge Ueteorological Office Brisbane Airport EAGLE FAm~ QLD 4007

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.. ·oo!:lera

Officer~in-Ch~xgc : .eteorolocical Office iot{ .. 3 J.:m~e

Box 1391K GPO S.A 5001

i?e£>.rce

Officer- in- Charge 'i:eteorolo~ical Office It1...Uc' :Base PE.ARC~ 1!A 6085

".'filli->ntown

Officer-in- Charge r.ieteorolo~ical Office J..' ... ~ Base .JILLI.Al:TO .. Tf HSJ 2301

Cocos Islc..nd

Officer- in- Charge ::eteorolo:e;ico.l Office .:_e::.-od.rone Cocos (:~eelin~) Island Indian Ocean VIA PE:::t..:'i! ."fA

Internreter Offices :

Hobart Airnort

Officer- in- Charee il'eteorolo,sical Office Hobart .~ir::>ort :Box 5471!' G?O liO:O.'.RT T~\S 7001

rtoc7rha.mnt on

Of.licer- in- Charze ::etoorolo.:.;ical Office C/o Post O:fice ··---:>.1.1 r;,LD 4700

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Amber ley

Officer-in- Charge ?.reteorological Office RAAF Base .Al.ffiERLEY QLD 4305

East Sale

Officer- in- Charge :i·.rcteoroloeica.l Office RA.AF l3a.se EAST SALE VIC 3852

Alice S1)rinp;s

Officer- in-Charge I.:eteorological Office PO Box 60 ALICE SPltDTGS :LlT 57 50

Ch,..,,rleville

Officer- in- Charge I.Ieteorolo,?cal Office PO Box 60 CruuiLEVILL1~ QLD 4470

Officer- in- Charge Meteorolo3'ical Office Box 359 PO I.lT ISA Q.LD 4825

La vert on

Officer- in- Charge r.:eteorolo,gical Office RAAF Base LAVZRTON VIC 3027

Richmond

Officer- in- Charge I\i:eteorologi cal Office RAAF Base HICHi:IOliD l'TSW 2755

Cairns

Officer- in- Charge I.ieteorological Office Cairns Airport C/o Post Office AEROGLmf QLD 4870

!.Til dura

Officer- in- Charge r.reteorological Office PO Box 179 MILDUlli\ VIC 3500

Tmwrorth

Officer- in- Charge I.:eteorological Office PO Box 37 ~'IESTD.\LE HSU 2340

Co·-..,ondeal th Scientific a11d Industrial rl.esearch OreJ:~.nization ( CSIRO):

Secretary (Administration) Cor.u-:1onwen.lth Scientific and Industrial

He search Ore-aniza. tion 314 Albert Street :d."-ST I.3LBOU1WE VIC 3002

.ri:l.J.;ionn.l AArona.utics anfl ~nace Administration (lTASA) (l.ielbourne Office):

Senior I':"~i.S.l Rc9resentati ve 339 S\7a.nston Street :.:!!130URFS VIC 3000

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5. Duration o! observation •••• ~ •• ~~~~~••••••••••••••••••···•·~·••••••• 6. Observers loeation at time of siehting ... ~.'.L.JJ./V}.A."f • •• C.~fll!(. ••• J.~'~'!:~'f. .~~-~ 0 S.

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r,(.d-:: . :-:~. : •.. & . ~. ~. ~ r.:-:-. ~- /.:j.. . :~.~ ~~'.7 ; ~. • :!.~ • ~(.'. t;j'. ~ ;. • • • ~. ~ •:::: • ~ • .~-::.:~.::.-:!- r ~~ ~ ~ 1r. Where las object fit'st observed? (e.g., overhead, ooming from behind a hill, over the horizon).

~: . !f-:-.~ .. ~ .. '": .. ~; . .1. .. :.~::. 1::::-: ... ~:.e.:! What first attracted observer's attention? (e.g., light or noi ~G).

. ..... . Lf.~: ..... If .. ~ .. ~~ .. ~ .. ~. !:.7:/:. ::::j. :~4 ~.,: ··~-~~~ ... -l.!Y:':I .. ~~~:!i:: Did object appear as a light or as a definite object? •••• ~.~ •;'•~·•••••• (

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~. was more than one object:.. /'V~

(a) how many were there?••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

(b) in what formation wero they?••••••••••••••••••·•••••••••••••••••••••

What was the colour of the light or ob~ect? •••••• ~··•••••••••••• #-~~ • J. _/L ../ ,t...;/.J

What was its apparent shape? ••••• ~.~~:~ •• ~ •• ~. ;(, •• , •••••••••

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Was any method of propulsion obvious? •••••••••• t!~••••••••••••••••••••••• rVo

17. Tias t here any sound? •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• o • •••••••••••••

~s-o() aJ-.-- L _,___· -18. ~at was its height? (or ~~gla of elcvationJ; •• ; •••••••••••• ~;;;~ •••

19. What was its speed? (or angular velocity) .•••• ~ ••• ••••• ••• ••••

Was tho object stationary? •••••••••••••••••••• ~~•····~···••••••••••••••• 20.

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What was the direction of fliGht with reference to landmarks or points of tho compass?

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Did the object r emain on a strai ght path. deviate, or manouvre at all?

. .................... -k.: ... 40::p. .~ .. :c:·· ···=~ Was any tr~il of exhaus:, vapour, or light seen? •••• ~···•·•~•••••••• fr:"! .. ~-;'. ~ . 1. -!:f.'-!: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....••...•. .••..••••..••..•••.. Where did object disappear? horizon)

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(e.g., in mid-air, behind a hill , over the

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or other supporting evidence)

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26. Have you ob s_erved any unusual phenomena previously? •••• •~•"· •••••••••••••

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If so , gi ve brief details of incident ( s) , 4~ . ..: .. .... , . , ............ . • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• fll: • ................................................

·········~··· · · · ·············· ............................. -. .................. . State ru1y experience which enabl es obeerver to be reasonably certain about the answers given to 18 and 19. ~0~ ./~ ~ ~L .-C--..L- .._ ~L_ ~ ~ /<J>-v ---~~ ~· ~;. ·~(_::_~·-·~ ~ •••• ~1'.!1.:. . ·~· ~ ·.~.: ••••••••

Are you a member of any organizntion interested in aeri~l phenomena?

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32. The following military aircraft were in the vicinity of t he r oported UFO position at the time:-

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Heading •••••••••••••••••••••••• T •••••••....• T •••.••••.•••••••••.••.•• T

Height •••••••••••• ,ooo ft •••••••••••••• ,ooo ft ••••••••••••••••• ,ooo ft

Speed ••••••••••••••• K •••••••••••••••••.••••..• K ••••••••••••••••••••••••• K civil

33. The !ollo,vingAaircraft vtere in the vicini ty of the reported UFO position at the time:-

Aircraft ty-pe ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Heading ••• •••••••••••••• T •• ••••••••. • •••.•• •• .• T • ••••••• , ••• • ••••••••••• T

Height ••••••••••••••••• ,ooo ft ...•• ~······· .....•• ,ooo rt .•••••.•••.• ,ooo ft

Speed •• ••••••••••••••••••• , •• •• •• K • •••••••• • •••••••••• • K • ••••••••••••••• K

34. Calculations show that the followine planets or major stars we1•o in that portion of the Sky at the ttme:- •• ~1 !. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AI / L .

35. A meteorological balloon was realeased frcm •••• ~~ ·••••••••••••••••••••••

36.

at •• , •••••• . • z and could have been i n tho r eported UFO position at the time.

The Stat e Observatory in the nearest capital city affirms that aerial phenomena in that portion of the sky at tho time were

••••••••• f.V~~ •••••· • •••••••••(co~ot , meteorite shower, etc).

37. Any othor relevant r emarks (e•u•t about satelites, rockctc, resc~rch balloons) ••••.• ...••••.•..•.•••....•.... . .. ·• · .•..••..••••• •, ...•. , .• ·• · ·

......................................................................... )8. There is conclusive evidence that the ob· report ed was •• ~ •••••••••••

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reported could have bean ••.•••.••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The cause (or likely cause) of 40. tho ~not be deterflinad.

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Hoadqua.rtora Operational Com!:llllld RAAJ' PmRim 1V1 NS\7

Hoadquartora RAAF Da.oo D~RWiff nT 5793

4th Ootobor 1967

INTELLIGE:ICE - UNIDEITTIFIED FLYmG OBJ'l'OOTS Your 5/15/1/Air (;14) ?4th Juno 1966

1. Attaahod is lott or fran I.A. UEIR together ith hor report on tho o~ting of an norlal object at ALICE SPBIHGS on 9th September 1967.

2. Attached also io n e»py of a roply from the Offioor in Ch.orco of .ALICE SP.RI!1GS Ah1x>rt r»noorning quarioa relating to aircl"3f't in the aroa• cotoorological b3loon roloo.aeo, oomots, ploneto, rooearolt rockets otc.

&:sDIKE) Squadron Loador For Otfioor Comrnondtng

RBSTRIC~

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ADDRC:Sa ALL COMMUNICATION S T O

THa O t't' ICillll·IN <:HARGI:.CIV IL AVIATtON .

AN D OUOTE.

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The Officer Commanding, Headquarters , R .A .A .~ • Base, DARIIIN . ~ .T • 5790 .

Dear Sir,

Unidentified Flying ObJects

Ref . 5/4/Air(ll7) 12/9/b7

DEPARTMENT OF C IVIL AVIATION

GOVERNMENT AERODROME.

ALICE SPRINGS ................................

26th September , 19t7 .

At about the time of this reported sighting, there were numerous light aircraft operating in the Alice Springs area, involving regular public transport, charter, private and flying training operations .

2 . It is possible , however, that the radio sonde equipment which was released at 9.00 a.m. that morning could have been on the descent at this time.

3· I have no knowledge or aerial phenomena such as those mentioned in your Paragraph 2 being observed by my staff or the Meteorological staff based here .

Yours faithfully,

~~~) -Officer in Charge

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THIS PAGE IS REPRODUCED FROM A BADLY FADED OR ILLEGIBLE SOURCE. SCANNING THIS ITEM AT A HIGHER RESOLUTION WIL.:l NOT IMPROVE 1rs LEGIBILTY.

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OBJECT OBSERVED

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PA2r 1 - REPORT BY OBSERVER

NM1e ot obs~r~ ••• W! .~; . f')AA~~b~~ ••.•...•..•.••• AGE ••••• ~ .'? .• -..-

Address o! ...,server •••••• ~.~ :CH f.P.~ • ...... Q .. f.f.l.~f ............... ~ .. ,._... • •••••• --::b.A ~.~ •••• ~.'r:t:{~-? •. I ••• !}~1: .. ............ PHONE ••• ~. lt1 . J # ....... . Occupation ot observer ••••••• M.i-:J. .•• •• J>.~~-~f:.~ M.-.... cO.•J : .C • .-•••••

4. Date anli time of observation. • ••••••• ~ P. •• • T.. H hi. f. .......... •I# •••• •••

5. Duration ot observation•••••·•··••··•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

6. Observers loeation at time of sighting•••••••••••••••••••••••••·~•·~·· .. ?OLLOv.l ~')) ..,...-J LL ~ "l>WSK {h£l> Cf>N rlflM.£1> 'IO

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B. Describe any aids or equipment used in ~he observation•••••••••••••••a.~~

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Where was object first observed? a hill, over the horizon).

(e.g., overhead, ooming from behind

··································-······························-······· What first attracted observer's atten~ion? (e.g., light or noi s$).

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

······~······································· ..•.•.•......••........•.•• 11. Did object appear as a l ight or as 3 definite object? •••••••••••••• , •••••

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12. It there was more than one ob j e ct: .

(a) how many were there?••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

(b) in what formation wero theY'? ••••••••••••••• • ••·•••••••••••••••••••••

13. What was the colour of the light o~ object?••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

14. Wbat was its apparent shape?•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

15. Was any detail of structure observable? •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• , •• ,

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16. Was any method of propulsion obvious?••••••••••••••••••••••••••·~··••••••

17. \las there any sound?, •••••• , • , ••••• , •••••••••••••••• , ••••• •• ••.•••• , ••••••

18. ~fuat was its height? (or angl e of elevation) •••••••••••••••••• ~., •••

19. What ~as ita speed? (or angular volocity), ................. ~•··••••••••• 20.

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Was tho object atationary? ••••••••••••••••••• ~.·~•••••f•·~~··••••••••••

\'/hat was the direction of fli&ht with reference to wdrnarl<:s or p:>i.nts of tho compass?

................................ ' ....................... ' ............... . Did the object remain on a straight path, deviate, or manouvre at all?

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········•··············•········ ·••·•··•···••••·······•·••·••·••·····•··• Was any tr~il of exhaust, vapour, nr lieht soen? ••••• ·····-·············· . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " ................................... . Where did object disappear? horizon)

(o.~· ' in rnid.-air, behind a hill, over the

........................... ,~ ........................................... . Do you know of ;my physiCT"'l evidenoe? or other supporting evi 1ence)

(such as fragment s , photo- gr aphs,

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Have you ob s9'!'Ved ;my unusual phenom~ prev~usly? •••••••••••••••••••••

I! so, give brief details of incident ( S) ········~······················

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State any experiencJ which about the answers :,iven to

ona.blcs o'l--oe~ver to be raason!'!'b._., certain 18 and 19.

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Are you a menher of any organiz~tion interested in aeri~l phenomena?

. ............ ..... ....... ........................................... . Name and address of or ganisation ••••••••• , •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

. ....................................................................... . Jo.ny addit ional i nfonnation which relates to tho sighting •

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Da.rnin 499

5/4/Air (117)

The ll"Jll3Sor Airport ALICE SPRIUGS NT 5750

Doar Sir,

Hoa quartorn RhAF Baao D"ill\'IDT T

12th Septa:lbor 1967

1. A roport h2o boon received fron ALICE SPRIDGS that on un1 cn-tifiod flying object s ciahtod at 2.15 p.e. 9th Septaobor, bOut 5 milcc n of to Ghip, or a. line joining ALICE SPRmGS-FLIImS GRA.VE. The eight inc n.s oode b,- ceobera of tho hospital atnff.

2. To enablo further invcotiga.tion of thio report it muld be 8 1') acia.tcd if J'OU \'IOuld ndvioo details of cmy aircrn.ft flidlto in tho vicinity at the time, oo if any aotoorological baloon ha.d been reloaaed in the D.rOa d if oo ito tioe of roleaoo. t,nyl:.nowlodCO of ooriol pilcno1:1ina such a oomotc, cotoori te shoucrs otc or planoto or r:tljor Gtar:::, or satollitoo, rookoto, or rosoa.rch baloons boinS 1n that portion of tho dq ~t that tice ld bo e100t oloomo.

Daroin 499

5/4/ Air ( 116)

llra .oir Cj- Stntf Ali co Sprin8a Hospital ALICE nPRmGS 5750

Dear a oir,

Ia., 1

12th Septocber 1967

~ . ibis Bnoo rocoived a oom:mtic tion froc ALICE SPRI!TGS reporting the.t you and other 1:101!lbcrn of tho hospital start had sighted nn unidcmtifiod flying object on the aftemoon of 9th Soptoabor 1967.

2. ~ enable further invoatigation or this sl8flt1n8 by rooponoiblo autboritioo it muld bo a.nprociatcd it 3'0U t10Uld ooun>lote the tta.chod quest1ona.iro c.nd roturn 1 t to the above a.ddroos o.a soon no pooaiblo.

~ {L.F.E. FOSDIKE) Squadron Lo dor For Officer Comoandine

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Of'f'icor in Cbtlrgo Du:r9o.u of _ teorolo37 AUopc)rt DALY ATERS NT

Dear Sir,

He~ BAAF Dace DABi'Jlli fiT

5th July 1967

tmiDID1!rFIED FLYIITG OBJECT SIGHTIUG - DALY ATERS

1. I refer to 30ur cocmni03tion ))0653 J)e.!laed tbrolJ8h tho DCA net t7hioh stntod that a )) mimlto oboervgtion had bocm co.do gt on objoct in t~ 3q mvins froc 183° azimth 58.5 olovation to 170.8 azimth to 58.6 elevation.

2. To enoble further invoot~tion of this report by Naponoible autboritioo it would bo a.pprociatod it the observer VJOuld cooploto the a.ttnched quostionaire and retum it to the o.bovo addrao:J ao soon as posoiblo • . ould you aloo Bdvise it on¥ ooteorological bnlloono had been provioual3

rolo3.cod froo DALY ATmS tlult da,y.

Yours faithtully,

(L. • • roSDIICE) Squadron Leador For Offioor Commondina

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY

REGIONAL OFFICE FOR NORTHERN TERRITORY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

MITCHELL STREET, 489

ADDRESS A LL CORRESPONDENCE TO

REGIONAL. D IRECTOR

DARWIN, N.T. TELEPHONE:~

B U R EAU OF M ETEOROLOGY

P.O. B ox 948

DARW IN N .T .

AND Q U OTE .................. 6.7/5.9.9. ................. .

Officer Commanding, RAAF Base, DAR\. IN. N. T.

T ELEGRAMS: WHR DARWIN

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UFO - DALY ATERS.

Enclosed please find copy of re ,ort of an UFO by Mr. A.F. Woods, Meteorological Observer, Daly latera. UFO'a were reported from Daly Waters on previous occasions, namely 18-5- 1966 and 26-11-1966.

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INTELLIGENCE - REPORT OF AERIAL

OBJECT OBSERVED

(Operational Command ASI 3/A/5)

PART 1 - REPORT BY OBSERVER

1 . Name of observer . f't~ . . ~/f .. . h/f..8.~f.: ............... . AGE • . 1/:-( ... . 2. Address of observe~Cd. ~· !- .• ~~~":'~ .4.~ .... .

. a!f";lr. t,p, . }AR.'}! !_ ... ..... . ...... . . .. .... PHONE ••• ! .5. ?. .... ... . 3 . Occupation of observer ~"Y~ ••• ~. ¥~ ........... ... . 4 . Date and time of observation /.~.¥..(9.~! . . . J.I.Of1 :~ .. ~·. 5 . Duration of observation .. . ~~ . . (Q.~~ . ... . . ... ... . .. .. . 6 .

7.

Observers l ocati on at time of sighting .$.9 .. ~by ..... . . . .. . ·~7- . ~; .. P-1~ !o/ ........... . •. .. . . ................... Weather conditions at timu of observation • . • ~ •.• . .•. •.... ••

. ................... .... .. ...... .. ..... ........ ..... .... ....... . . 8. Describe any aids or equipment used in the observation ••. ~~f . . ..

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. Where was object first observed? (eg , overhead, coming from be-

hind a hill , over the horizon) . ~1- , ~ 1:;:; ~ ;:-:;;.;j _.4. .~ .. -.. ~ .-:-. ·7-~ . ';;.' . . : ~· . .... ~ ..... What ~ attracted observer ' s attention? (eg , light or no i se). 10 .

L.:J""~ ~~ 4o ~ L · ~ ~p· :u~~~-~-~-r~· a: ·~··.:r-:~iti~· · .~~ i/f:: • • ~ •• ~"'( . ~ . . . •. ... . ....... . ......... . ....•• • ..• .

Did obj e~t nppeo.r a.~ a light o:r o.s a defin i.f;e objeo~? .• /.'j!':'~· .. 11 .

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . If there was more than one object: - 1\.1/11 -

( a) how many were there? ...... . .. .. ....... . ... . .. ..... .... ... .

(b) in what formation were they? •.. •• ... •• ••.••••••.••..••.•.•

1 3. What wo..s the.: colour of the light or object? .~ .• .... . • • . .

14 . What was its appar8nt shape? •. ~ •..•••.••... . .. . •.••... .. . .•

15 . Was o.ny dotnil of structure obsGrvable? •• ~~ .. .. . . .••...• . ... •

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Was any method of propulsion obvious? ;Vv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \lf as there a:n.y sound? . . ..•.• . .••.••.•.•. ~ '! . ... .. . ......... .

Wh~t wa~ ~~s height? ( Qr aMle o~. ~evation) . !f.~ .~ .. b, .. ~"' .0 ~~~ - .t. ~ ~ CM-Io - ~ GHAI(,I. es~ What was J.ts speed? C9:r:. an~l~r :velocj;ty) 4.~ . /r.- . ~ ..••.•• · •• 1 fW'ft. ~ "--'~ r-~~ .... ~~IS' , ~/L-,. ,._,~ W t h b . t t t ' ? -~A.c,~£.. .l·.J,~~~vt ~ as e o Je c~a onary. ~!''". •• (]:' " •••••••••••••• • ••• •• :tf } ' .I.. 1--fN-V ~ 6...-..-.A- 1-"4' ~ ~ f>ov·--~ -~-<-What was thcf direct on of flight wi th r eference to landmarks or points. of ~he compass? ~ ..,f ;;;;1 /..~- ""' ~,.....:...., . ~,"! . ~~ .. ·:~~ .~~ . f. .fl.!.:!. .f!c. .~ ... ~ .... •.•: .. ~~. -:7.~:.~ /-&- -a,.u-.1 /(-.L~ j/J-~ ,..., ~ CH!rU6 c/· ~ - vt; "~~ Did the object r emain on a str a ight path , deviat e , or manoeuvre o.t all? ~ It - )..Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Was any trail of exhaust , vapour , or light seen? ••. 1.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24 . Where did object disappear? (eg , in mid- air, behi nd a hill , over the horizon)

()..u-l ~ /~ ~--.~ ~ tft: ~ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • # • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

25. Do you know of any phys ical evidence? (such as fragments , photographs , or other supporting evidence )

r) J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 . Have you observed any unusual phenomena previously? ••• ~.~ .•••••

27 . If so , give brief details of incident(s) •••• !/ ~ ......•........

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 . State any experience w"'lich enables observer to be r easonably

certain about the answers given to 18 and 19 .

ft/; <-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 . Are you o member of any organizat i on interested i n aerial phen-

omena? •• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 . Name and address of organi sation •• t';& ...... . .................. .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 . Any additional 'information which relates to the sighting .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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PART 2 - UNIT EVALUATION

The following military aircraft were in the vicinity of the reported UFO position at the time :-

/ I Aircraft type ••••• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Headinrt • • .... .... ~ . . . . . . • • . .. T • • • • • • • . • • . . • T • .. . • • . • . • • . . • • . T

Hei ght •. •• ••••• •• • • • • • , 000 ft .. .. . . . . . . . . . ,ooo f t . . . . .. . . . . . ,ooo ft

Speed • •• • •••• •.••• , •.••• • K • •• , • , , ••• , , •• , • • •• • K • ••••• • , • • • • • • , • •• • K

33 . The following civil aircraft were in the vici nity of the reported UFO positi on at the time :-

Aircraft type • ••• ••••••••• ((.1. !--;-, , ••• •••••••• •• •••• ••••• • •• • , • ••

Heading • .• • • •••• • •• • , • T • • •• • •• •• . •••• • • , • • • •• T ••• • ••• • •. ••• • , •• • • T

Height ••... ..... . . . . • ' 000 ft ••• • • • • • • • • • • •• ' 000 f t ••••••• • •••• ' 000 ft

Speed • •• •• • , ••••••• • • • • ••• K • • •• , •••• ,. , •• • • , •• • K ••• • ••••••••• • •• K

34 . Calculations show that the follovring plane t s or major star s were in that portion of the sky at the time:- • • • [1~~ . . . . . ......... .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , .... A . 1 ) kt-L-1 , rl /IE)Z.(. i> fl.c~c. 35 . meteorolog1cal bal oon was released from ••• • •••••••••• • •••••• • •

I .~~~tl~ at •••• •••• •• z and~could have been in the report~d UFO

position at the time .

36 . The State Observatory in the nearest capital city affirms that aerial phenomena in that portion of the sky at the time were

.. ~~1-f., .. ..... ... .. (comet , meteorite shower, etc) .

37 . Any other relevant remarks ( eg about satelites , rockets , research bal l oons) .... . . . . . ......... . ... . . .... .. ...... . ... . .... . .. .

11//L.. ... ...... ........ ... .. ......... .. .. .... ...... ... ...... , ........... . 38 . Thare is conclusive evidence that the object reported was .. . t.f~f-.. .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . , ...... ....................... .. .. ... ...... ................. , ..... .

39 . The object reported could have bcen •• J??~f .. . .. .... . . .. .... .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40 . The cause (or likely cause) ef "tho sigh eing ~J3!9 C± he dotomit:~.c·<i.~

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... « .. ~ .. ( 1., .. ...... .... (Date) . +4.--t ............... (Rank)

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INTELLIGENCE - REPORT OF AERI AL

OBJECT OBSERVED

(Operational Command ASI 3/A/5 )

PART 1 - REPORT BY OBSERVER

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1. Name of observer . . . lf¥-fL.~ .. 1'!'/.1'1.5.7_c.;e_~.Af"."! •• ..•••.••.• • AGE •. .J:~ ... . 2 . Address of observer .• ~ .• f1'!.C:!. , ?~(/.c..~ . .......... . .. . ........ .

lJA '-I W ~>r.--ret:,s /'1. 7. J' •..•••. . .•.. . . . .... ... ..... . ...... . .. . ••.. ffi ONE ••. . ..•... .. . •••.

3. Occupation of observer •• • ~tfl:'T~ .. .0.'!~~~~ ... ... ... . . ....... . 4 . Date and time ~ . .). 2 -It- 6 G 00 Is :Z. or observatlon •••••••.•.•....•..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . Durati on of observation ... ~.o •• .1?1.ftf.t.('[~"? • ••••••••••••••••• • ••• • •

6 . Observers l oc tl· t t · f · h t · -rL.H.:-oi)oLtrtE 4>LLoLJt,...6 a on a lme o s lg l ng • , '"'·..._ •... • . . ....• 1 : •••••• •

A !11CT tJALL-Oc ,../ ............. .. ... .. ... ................ .... ... ... ......... ... .... 7 W th d · t · t t · f b t · ~""t,vE zlf C./~v.s j~~ ' • ea er con l lons a l me o o serva lon r J •..•••• ~ ~ • . ..• . • . ... .

. If'. ~ .• ~. ~~.t-.e:s .... ~Iff~ • • ~!"! P . .. r! !". ~ . .. ~ ?f!~ . . .... ... . .

8. Describe any aids or equipment used in the observat i on •• • • . . .. ..

9.

THeOOoL' rc .................... ... ............. ...... ...... ..... ..... ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . Where was object first observed? hind a hill , over the horizon) .

(eg , overhead, comi ng from be-

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ?.-t'J./Jll(f_~ • • ~:"r • .~~~- • ~/'tf . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

1 0 . What fi r st attracted observer ' s attention? (eg , light or noise) .

. . . . . . . . . f!C...taa? . . . . . . . . . . . ,.....

vf' dY (1/~VOI-! 'TtL ......... ............... . .............. . . . . . • • • • • • • • • • e • t •• •• e t • e • e e •• t •• e ••• e e e •• I • I e • I • •• I I I • t I I •• I t e t • e e •

11 . Die\ obj ~ct nppen:r o.A n light or. us a defini-+;e obj ao~? • ••• ...•. ••

lJErt/'IIT~ Od::kr:..-r ... ........................ ..... ............... ............ ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 . If there was more than one object: -

(a)

(b)

/lr,4 how many were tl1ere? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . ... . . .. .... . ...... .

in what formation were they? ••.. ;V~fi. . . .... ..... . .. . ... ... .

13 . What was the colour of the light or object? 1'7 c. r~~rz..u c.. cr.ee:.--:-7' ............ ....... . 14 . What was its awarent shape? •. • • ••• ••• ~~.t;o.1~ ... ... . . ... ... . ... .

15 . Was any detail of structure observable? ................... .....

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16. Was any method of pr opulsion obvious? ....... h .o • • ••••

17. Was there any sound? /VI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . What was its height? (or angle of elevation) • • 5J~ ~~ {:. f? . ~: :~ . '.w, .... ~,,v

19. What was i ts speed? (or angul ar vel ocity) •• 1J,or17 ICI'Io....J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . Was the object stationary? rJv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . What was the direction of flight wi th reference to l andmarks or

~ts of the compass? t: MM 1\1~/t. (1-! ,.-~ SAJ ... 71-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22 . Did the object remain on a str aight path , deviate , or manoeuvre o.t all?

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 'f~ 16rl T /"It 71'1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . Was any trail of exhaust , vapour , or light seen? /1/w . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 . Where did object disappear? (eg , in mid- air , behind a hill ,

over the horizon)

Lt>>T /.N 1'1t'P ""'~ iJ<Jf:: 70 Sf7ce"P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . Do you know of any physical evidence? (such as fragments, photo

graphs, or other supporting evidence)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . j'/J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 . Have you observed any unusual phenomena previ ously? 1'1 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 . If so , give brief details of incident ( s) .••••• ~ ~ •.••••••••..••

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 . State any experience w:tich enables observer to be reasonably

c ertain about the answers given to 18 and 19 .

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omena? ••••• • . • •••••• • IY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 . Name and address of organisation •.•••• ~~· •· ···················

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32. The following military aircraft were in the vicinity of the reported UFO position at the time : -

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1. Your report ot 26th IIov cr on the oighting ot a UFO c.t D3ly •atsrc on 22nd Novombor has bocn ~ooivod d read with intorost.

2. To onD.ble ua to cooplJ171th D nt ot Air roquirCT.lonto ooncoming the investigation of GUoh phcno:1onon I \10uld be gratoful if you \'10uld anal'1er the enclooed quoat1ons1ro and rotum 1 t as ooon so convenient.

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26th. November, 1966

Tuesday, the 22nd. of November, 1966, at 0943 whilst doing my Balloon Flight I suddenly picked up an U. F. 0. My balloon at 26.000 feet was close to the sun and impossible to follow any further.·

This object &see sketch) appe~red where I left the balloon azimuth 280 , elevation 59.2 . I followed the object for approx. 2 (two) mingtes then lost itb Immediately I took another reading azimuth 320 , elevation 27.9 •. It seemed to be travelling at a tremendous speed. I guessed the height between 40-56000 feet, due to the object being slightly blurred by haze.

The dentist from the Mobile Clinic who was standing next to me looked in the indicated direction but could not see anything.

My first thoughts where this must be an aircraft, but the speed was too fast for an aircraft at this altitude. If an aircraft had been lower we would have heard the engines or jets, which neither of us did. On checking with Darwin Operation lD.C.A.) I was informed there was no aircraft in the area therefore I am reporting this as an U.F. o.

COPY FOR INFORMATION REGIONAL DIRECTOR BUREAU OF ~ffiTEOROLOGY, DARWIN N.T.

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I.lr Hil:red Fra. er, uho PI'cviously reported a phenomenon (see folio 65) , reported by tele.l:'hone t(l..at he had si, ted at 0340 on Tuesday 8th November wgat he believed to be a meteorite uhich exploded at 2- 3 elevation due south of Hooker Creek (1820S 13028E). The e~plosion caused a lar._.e blue light .

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REPORT OF AERIAL OB.l'OOT ODSEIMID AT KUNtlilURP.A W. A.

1. Atto.chod is a roport of' an ncrlal object observed at mtnmtJimA U. A. on 14th - 15th August 1966.

2. 'lhie report was rocoivod froo Ilo:l.u.ut.l.l:l.L" ere RAAF Bo.ee PEARCE for completion of' p3ras 32 and 33.

3· Roo.dqU3rtere RAAF Daso PEARCE otntod that Er Johnoton' o roport contained auf'ficiont dotoil to tll'ltmor coot of the questions on tho roport fom and that thoro appeo.rs to bo nothilla to G:lin by ref' erring it to hie for completion nnd oignature.

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Headquarters RAAF DARWIN NT

Headquarters RAAF Base PEARCE WA

8th September 1966

INVESTIGATION OF UN-IDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

1. Attached hereto is a report on an un-identified flying object sighted near Kununurra on 14 Aug 66.

2. Mr. Johnston's report contained sufficient detail to answer most of the questions on the report form and there appears to be nothing to gain by referring it to him for completion and signature .

3. It would be appreciated if you would supply the inf'onnation required at paras 32 and 33 of the form and send the complete report to your Command Headquarters.

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INTELLIGENCE - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

1 . The Royal Australi an A1r Force has been made responsible for the i nvesti gation of reports about unidentified flying objects (UFOs) . It is r equired that these be i nvestigated to determi ne whether objects which cannot be identified represent a threat to our security .

2 . Headquar ters Operational Command Air Staff Instruction 3/A/5 will shortly be published: it sets out the action to be taken within t he Command and refers to the entry of details about the sighting and t he l ocal investigation on a special repor t form which is similar to that used by the USAF.

3. Copi es of the for m are enclosed .

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UNIDEi~TIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

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APPENDIX: Summary of Unident i fied Aerial Sightings Reporte~ to Depar~ent of Air from 1960 .

The Term UFO and Some Objections to it

1 . Unfort unately the term "unidentified flying object " , or UFO for short, because of its widespread and indiscriminate use is generally regarded as just another word for "flying saucer '' . This is a rather ironic situation since the term was origi nally introduced to commat just such an eventuality , and so overcome the tendency automatically and haphazardly to relegate all unidentified sightings to the category of "flying saucers".

2 . Even the term "unidentified flying object " is somewhat of a misnomer , and this probably is the underlying reason for its indiscriminate usc . I believe it to be a misnomer on a nrunbcr of counts . Firstly many sightings are nm:; of material obj~cts but of what the observer , in all good faith , believes to be material objects . Freak weather conditions, cL,ctrical storms and unusual light conditions can give rise to misleading impressions , especi ally when the observer is unused to them and the time of viewing is short . The eye is not alone in this respect . For instance Radar is far from infallible . Radnr echoes from dense clouds and pockets of air are quite common and ca~ give the erroneous impression that some material object has been detected .

3. Secondly it is our experience that, except in sightings of aircraft, the process of flyi~ is rarely involved . Many sightings are of the planets or of meteors entering the earth ' s atmosphere , and , in one case , we received an excellent report from some 17 separate observers in the Central NORT~i TERRITORY of thE re-entry of the Russian Satellite Cosmos II into the ec.rt'1 ' s a~osphere .

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4 . One mi ght even go a stage further and challenge the word "uni dentif i ed" on the grounds that the cla ssification is a purely 'tent atiVe-0ne, since information hot available to the observer generally provides an adequate identification of the sighting subsequently . It is our experience that more than 90% of all well reported sightings can be identified satisfactorily . The rest cannot be identified specifically , mainly because the observer ' s repor t of the sighting does not contain suffici ent information to provide an identification, or in cases where it i s considered that further investigation is unwarranted . An exampl e of t he l atter is illustrated by the case of a woman who wrote in 1964 , after reading a newspaper report of a UFO sighting , to tell us of sounds she had heard one night more than twelve months previously; she did not know what date it was she had heard t he noises and , as she was too frightened to get out of bed , she did not see what was making tho noise . Could the " object " be identified? Naturally it could not be .

5 . Although it is difficult to conjure up a name which adequatel y describes these sightings I think a mor e appropriate term than "unidentified flying objects" would be "unident i fied aerial sightings" - the sightings being "unidentified" only insofar as the observer is concerned . It could be defined as an observation which remains unexplained to the viewer at least long enough for him to report it . Although the t erm may still be inadequate in some respects I think it removes some of the misleading inferences which were apparent previously when using the term "unidentified flying object" .

Assessment £!_Aerial Sightings

6. The assessment of reports of unidentified aerial sight-ings in AUSTRALIA and the TERRITORIES is the responsibility of the Department of Air at CANBERRA . There is no hidden implication in this allocation of responsibility . The Department is simply the most appropriate authority for the task, which is performed to det ermi ne whether or not a threat to the security of tho nation is involved .

7. Much effort and time is devoted each year to the assessment of aerial sightings . Reports have been received from as far south as TASMANIA and as far north as NEW GUINEA . Immediately following a repor t the observer is usually contacted and requested to complete a detailed pro- forma covering all aspects of the sighting . If there is no immediate and obvious explanation for the sighting the observer may then be interviewed by a member of the RAAF so t hat his creditability may be assessed and in order to obtain useful additional information. The Department of Civil Aviation may then be contacted concerning civil aircr aft movements in the area, while military aircraft movements and weather balloon flights are also checked, in case they may have been responsible for the nighting . Satellites arc al so responsible for a number o-f reports, basically because of public inter est in satellites and tho increasing number put into our ski es , The movements of satellites and satellite debri s are checked through the Department of Supply, which tabulates data on all satellites, regardless of country of origin. Because of the steadily increasing amount of traffic in our skies, and in space for that matter , (more than 500 pieces of satellite hardware are orbiting the earth at this minute), the task of identifying aerial sight-

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ings is assuming substantial proportions . The Department of Air cannot be expected to issue an immodiatu explanation for sightings publicised in the press until all the information has been obtained and assessed . Consequently , some days will have elapsed before its publication could be expected and , then, only if it is deemed necessary .

8. ReE~rting Proc ed~ . The procedure to be adopted when report ing a n unidentified aerial sighting is to write a letter to the nearest RAAF base or , alternatively , to the nearest police station giving your name and address and as much of the following information as you may be able to recall : -

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Date and time of the sighting;

Length of time sighting under observation;

Where the sighting took place;

Position of the sighting when first observed (e . g ., overhead , coming from behind a hill, over the horizon etc . ) ;

What was it that attracted your attention; (e . g . light , noise);

Did the sighting appear to be a light or a sol id object;

What was its colour;

What was its apparent shape;

If more than one sighting was concurrently observed, how many were there and what was their formation;

Was any detail of the structure of the si6hting observed;

Was any method of propulsion obvious;

(m) Was thurc any sound (description, if any); and ,

(n) Your estimate of the object ' s height, speed and direction of flight .

9 . Now this last item is very important and I would venture to say that unless you have some experience in estimating height and speed your imprussion of any object ' s height , speed and direction of flight could bG completely crroneous . Why this is so becomes clear when one realises that any estimation of speed requires that we have some idea of an object ' s height and this , in turn , requires that we have some idea of the true size of the object .

10 . If a sighting appears as a light or is so far away that we cannot discern any detail about it other than that it appears to be an obj ect , then we have nothing against which to compare its size . Consequently our estimation of its size and our impression of its height and speed arc likely to be in error . For

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exampl e , an a i r craft flying overhead at 300 mph at a height of 5 , 000 f t . could easily give an observer the erroneous impression that he had sighted an object flying at 3,000 m.p . h ., if he thought that the he i ght was about 50 , 00J ft . Thistledown , less than one i nch i n di ameter, which are blown up to 100 ft or so by the wind during our summer months , can appear as objects flying very high at fantastic speeds and capable of the most amazing manoeuvr es , simply because t heir size is a matter of conjecture at the time . Similarly an aircraft f l ying directly away from the observer , particularly at night , could appear as a slowly descending or hovering ob ject .

11 . Since the size of the sighting, the direction of i t s fl i ght and its distance from us is normally impossible to estimate accurately , it is better to make an estimate of the sight i ng ' s init i al angle of elevat i ons above the horizon , the angle through whi ch i t subsequently may appear to move and the time taken to do so .

The Ident i ficat i on of Aerial Sightings

12 . Ident i fied Sightings . With the i:1formation available from the aerial sighting report , an attempt is made to identify the sight i ng . In 9 out of 10 well reported cases this is usually possi ble . By far the greatest number of sightings have been attributed to astronomical phenomena , such as falling meteor s or the view of a particular planet (such as V~nus, Jupiter or Mars) which may have appeared unusual to the obs ~rver . Aircraft are responsible for the next highest percentage of sightings, whi le a variety of other causes, such as rockets of the firecrackers variety, weather balloons, satellite material and so on, combine to form the remainder . It i s significant to note that our recor ds show , both in 1963 and again in 1964, that the months during which the greatest number of aerial sightings were reported were al so the months of greatest meteor activity . The months of ~U!l and Au~st consi stently bring in more sightings than any ot er month of the year .

13 . Unidentified Sighting~. The numb er of sightings which the Department 1s unable to identify from the i nformation available has remained fairly consistently at around about two a year . Indeed, given suffi cient time and effort, the number of unidentified s i ghtings probably could be reduced further. One has to assess , however , whether the required additional time and effort is warranted . The Department of Air believes that there is , and always will b e , a small number of sightings (due to high altitude phenomena, whi ch are strange to the untrained eye) for which the avai lable information will never be sufficient to enable an identification to be made . In other words it is just not possible to achieve a 100% record of successful identification . The ideal can be appr oached but not achieved, simple because the inaccuracies inherent in this type of work militate against its achievement . So much for experience in AUSTRALIA; what of the exper~ence of overseas Air Forces such as for instance the USAF .

14 . Experience in USA. Experience in the UNITED STATES runs parallel to our own . The Americans howeve:c .1andle many more reported sightings than we do , averaging fro~ 400 to 600 each year . The anal ysis of al l reported sightings in the USA has been the responsibility of the USAF Air Technical I ntelligence Centre since investigations started i n 1947. Since that time they have investigated some 9 , 000 reports .

15 . In their effort to identify reported aerial sightings the Am~ricans use aut omatic sorting and computing techniques, because

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these methods provide the best way to handle such great amounts of data . The written report s are reduced to IMB punch- card abstracts by means of l ogically developed forms and standardised eval uation proc edures . The evaluation of the r eports, a crucial st ep in the preparation of the da t a for s t a tistical treatment, consists of an appraisal of the r eports, th0 subsequent classification of the sighting , with the emphas is on compl ete consistency and objectivity . This consistency and objectivity can be maintained right through the analysis s ince the computGr i s a machine and not a man .

16 . A typical breakdown of American identification , before improved reporting and investigating procedu~es were introduced , would have been as follows: -

Astronomica l phenomena : 25% of total sightings

Aircraft: 20% II

Balloons: 16% II

Other caus es (lights , birds, hoaxes) : 13% II

Reports with insufficient infor-mation: 17% II

Unidentified r eports: 9% II

17 . Reports classified under the heading of " insufficient information" are those for which an essential piece of information is missing . For exampl e the o~ission of sighting time or locution .

18 . After the new procedure had been in operat ion for some 6 months, the percentage of sightjngs r~maining unidentified was reduced to one third of the previous figures . The figures for this period then became :-

As tronomical phenomena:

Aircraft:

Balloons:

Other Caus es :

Reports with insufficient format i on:

Unidentified reports:

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23% of total sightings

21%

26%

20%

7%

3%

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19 . The effect of the new reporting and investigating proced-ures has continued to be marked, reducing thu percentage of those unident ified to 1 . 6% and, on one occasion, t r as low as 0.7% . The Americans , in fact, believe tho percentage ca n be reduced even further .

20 . Experience in UK . In the UNITED KINGDOM a somewhat similar picture presents-itself . There , all reports of unidentified aerial sightings are processed through Defence Ministry Air Int elligence, and an average of 9 out of 10 s ightings have been

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identified. Astronomical phGnomena and aircraft are once again the mai n reasons for sightings . The Defence Ministry is confident that with more r eliable information and improved reporting procedures, the number unidentified could be substantially r educed . The Ministry shares the opinion with the Americans that the impossibility of devot i ng more time and money i s tho main factor preventing the achievement of a rational identification for every report .

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21 . I would like to repeat the main points I have made as I think they are important . Reports of unidentified aerial sightings have be en assessed by tho Department of Air for the past ten years or so . Nearly all of these sightings have been identified as either astronomical phenomena, aircraft, fireworks, balloons or satellite material re- entering the earth ' s atmosphere . Astronomical phenomena is responsible for the greatest number of sightings and it is significant that there is a noticeable relationship between the time of year when the greatest number of sightings are reported and the time when the greatest meteor activity is experienced . There tends to be an increase of reported sight ings each year around about the main meteor stream dates, which it is hard to believe is purely coincidental, and conversely there are few reports during the principal gaps between dates of meteor activity .

22 . Both in the UK and USA , analyses of reported sightlngs have resulted in similPr conclusions to our own . In the UNITED STATES, where some 9 , 000 sightings have been investigated over the past 18 years, scientific methods of data reduction have consistantly demonstrated that there are no significant similarities between sightings which have not been identified . In fact improved reporting and evaluating procedures have markedly reduced the number of sightings falling into the "unidentified" category . Only the impossibility of providing an intensive effort and immense expense prohibits the expectation of a complete reduction of sightings , which current ly remain unidentified and which now stands at around 2- 3% .

23 . The number of unidentified sightings each year in AUSTRALIA does not warrant such great effort or expense . Only where there is evidence that a throat to the security of the nation i s involved ( e . g . the possibility of f oreign aircraft infringing our air space) would this attitude be reversed . The Department of Air believes that there always will be aerial sightings of high altitude phenomena which are strange to the untrained eye and that of these some will not be identified .

24 . Finally, I would like to make it clear that the Department of Air never has denied thG possibility that some form of life may exist on other planets in the universe . Just as we on earth are at the brink of our entry int o space , it is not impossible that somewhere else in thv univLrsu (if intvlligent lifo does exist out there) ,others have or are about ~ao the same . --However~ne----Department has, so far, neither roceived nor discovered in AUSTRALIA any evidence to support the belief that the earth is being observed, visited or threatened by machines from other planets . Furthermore, there are no documents, files or dossiers held by the Department which prove the existence of "flying saucers" .

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25 . For reasons already given, the Department will continue to assess all unidentified aerial sightings reported in AUSTRALIA and the TERRITORIES, and will continue to liaise with the UNITED STATES and UNITED KINGDOM on this matter .

26 . Meanwhil e and in conclusion, I have been asked to take this opportunity of expressing appreciation, on behalf of the Department of Air, to all those people who have taken the trouble to send reports to us . We believe they illustrate, quite conclusively, the alert and watchful attitude of the Australian public and that they demonstratethe high sense of civic responsibility which exists in our country .

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SUM1UffiY OF UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL SIGHTINGS REPORTED TO ImPAHTl,tENT OF AIIi FROM 12§.Q

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Brief Description of Aerial Sight ing

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1 Feb 60

26 Mar 60

13 Jun 60

26 Jun 60

18 Aug 60

2 Oct 60

4 Oct 60

13 Oct 60)

25 Oct 60 ~ 15 Oct 60

18 Oct 60

Twi~ Yell ow Lights over Launceston , Tasmania . Elevat i on 20° - 30° .

Bright object emitting flashes , moving W to E over Melbourne, Victoria .

Spherical , silvery object , elevat ion 80° -65° , over Canberra, ACT .

Flashing red light and fixed white light over Mangalore , Victoria .

Explosion of light with spark showers , elevation 40° en route Melbourne , Victoria , to Launceston, Tasmania .

Bright flashing object travelling E toW, 160 miles N of Mullewa, WA .

Crescent shaped object, horns lighted , 5° above southern horizon , Launceston,TAS .

"5 flying saucers and a mother ship" cigar shaped , 4 vertical bands, over Cressy, TAS .

White light , angle of elevation 45° ' Mackunda Downs, Queensland . Downs, Queensland

UAS traversing sky , W to E over Launceston, Tasmania .

Slow moving cigar- shaped object similar to aircraft - bright orange rear portion , rest dull grey .

Possible Cause

.Refraction of Light .

Meteor

Venus

Aircraft

Meteor shower .

Meteor

Moon

Moon rise associated with meteorological conditions at the time .

Venus

Met Balloon with light attached .

Probably TAA aircraft Viscount VH- TVG .

27 Oct 60 Mysterious explosions , Cressy Area, Longford, Meteor Tasmania - orange coloured ball hovering in sky , also described as cigar- shaped .

27 Oct 60 Orange/blue/red round object , trailing cloud Meteor of sparks, exploded at Poatina , Tasmania .

15 Nov 60 Orange transluscent ball, approx 70 ft in Meteor diameter at altitude 35 , 000 ft heading 1400 at high speed .

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Brief Description of Aerial Sighting Possible Cause

---------------------------------------------27 Nov 60 Light in sky over Poatina/Cressy, Tasmania .

29 Nov 60 Point of blue/green/red light, just above horizon rising slowly over Trevallyn, TAS .

7 Dec 60 Silvery, disc- shaped formation of 30/40 objects over Launceston, Tasmania , flying southwards .

21 Dec 60

25 Dec 60

5 Jan 61

Early Jan 61

18 Jan 61

1 2 Mar 61

9 Apr 61

23 May 61

25 May 61

5 Jun 61

7. Jun 61

31 Jul 61

8 Aug 61

24 grey/blue objects, moving southwards over Great Lakes , Tasmania .

Star like object, 20 minutes to pass over sky over Campbell Town , TAS , west to east .

Bright light in sky , Outl ands , Tasmania .

Bright, white sphere, 45° from vertical , over Campbell Town , Tasmania .

Appar ently controlled light, no sound, several sightings around Kerang , VIC .

Bright light, with tail of orange sparks over I ndooroopilly , QLD , from N t o S .

Flashes of light west of Beaconsfield, · · Victoria, similar to ljghtning .

Large object like a meteor - position 32305 15240E object broke up .

Dull silvery thermometer- shaped object -Devenport, Tasmania - seen through binoculars .

Conical shaped object falling t o earth -Darwin , NT .

Oval shaped, red- gl owing object , Cairns, Queensland, photographed through 4in t elesclope .

Long white glowing object, flaming tail buzzed t r ain on railway, 285 miles south of Darwin, NT .

1 2 objects flying high, in ~airs , dropping white substance - Meekutharra , WA .

24 Aug 61 Red light, el evation 3 . 5° at Hobart airport.

Nov/Dec 61 Golden sphere with silver protuberances on either side - like motor armature , moving and rising in westerly directi on, Koorda , WA .

Venus

Venus

Flight of pigeons .

Refraction of light

Sat elli t e

Venus .

Venus

Venus

Met eor

Meteor shower.

Meteor

Aircraft

Meteor

Temperature inversion sighting of an aircraft .

Meteor

Probably migrating "balloon spiders 11

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Venus

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Date of Sighting

28 Dec 61

16 Jan 62

23 Jan 62

30 Jan 62

25 Jan 62) 2 Feb 62)

13 Feb 62)

3 Mar 62

11 Mar 62

13 Apr 62

5 May 62

5 May 62

7 May 62

25 May 62

25 Jun 62

22/23 Aug 62

16 Aug 62

31 Aug 62

Aug 62

Aug 62

23 Sep 62

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Brief Description of Aerial Sight ing Possibl e Cause

--------·------------------------------Spherica l object, emitting flashes of green and orange light - sl ow moving - Collaroy, NSW .

Fiery, r ocket-like object across Caulf i eld, VIC.

Green f ading to yelloVJ object ov0-r: East Sale , VIC .

White spherical object, Manly , NS~ .

Bright white, ulanet-l~ke ob ject, sometimes orange and occasionally zig- zagging or changing direction, Fremo.ntlu , Vl.A .

Whit e spherical object with ::net2.l l ustre , Manly, NSVI .

Star- like object, 75% olcvation t o SSW of Flinders I s l and , Tasmo.nia .

3 objects , 2 with fi--.:·y trails , mcving from NW direction over r0r.:1r..:l"!:: C.t•cek~ !TT .

Contra il and ~"'l.etr'.ll.ic {';lint ~,ruceding contra il , over Richmond 1 N~i

Dark glinting obj oct l0'Wir~g 4 c o.1d~.-nsation tra ils - clir:lbi:1g ve:r·t icall y OV\:lr Hol b::·ook, Victoria .

Light, travelling across sky, stops , changes cours e a nd grodualJ.y disappears , Lucinda Point, Queensland .

Glowing red object, grc;;at size and speed at Kurra j ong , NSVI.

Silver-coloured ob j ect OV8r Yass, NS\'!.

Sta r - like object, red/gr0~.-n/bluc- slowl y moving up/down/right/left over Kimberley , Tasmania .

Bright, starlike ob ject movi ng across sky over DGnmark, WA .

Starlike object, stationary in sky over Cre ssy, Tasmania .

Moving, star-li¥"0 ob j eC't I·o.1mcost on, TAS .

Bright clust~.-r of lig:-:t 3, m .. _.-v- i:'lt; from S to N - a ircraft en route Christchurch , NZ , to Sydney, NSW .

Meteor

Meteor

Probably private aircraft .

Venus .

Venus

Venus

Venus

Meteor shower

Venus

Aircr aft

Aircraft

Venus

Mete or

Venus

Venus

Aircraft

Venus

Venus

Meteor shower.

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------------------------·------Da t e of Sighting Br ief Description of Aerial Si ghting

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Cause --------·---------·-------------------- -----------------------------------------------------

1 3 Oct 62

30 Oct 62

3 Nov 62

8 Dec 62

17 Dec 62

J an 63

15 Feb 63

Feb 63

27 Feb 63

4 Apr 63

7 .apr 63

19 May 63

1 Jul 63

3 Jul 63

19 Jul 63

25 Jul 63

8 Aug 63

Air craft l i ke obj ect high over sky , leaving yel lowi sh t r a il - Ca nberra , ACT .

Large obj ect with r ed front emitt i ng t hick or a nge col oured exhau st - over Goulbur n NSW .

Bright metallic glinting needle shaped object fly i ng in str aight - ver tical pa th ov er Cr essy , TAS .

Yell ow , s t ar- like obj ect , from S toN in strai ght path , over Cressy , Tasmani a .

Cyl indrical obj ect, with 2 vertical proj ections travel ling NNE/SSW over Nor folk Isl and .

Appar ently sph eri cal ob j ect , whi te vapour emi tted . Moved C...Jwnwards i n sky over Penna , Tasmani a .

Gr ey, rot ating obj ect descendi ng a nd then moving over to West - gave off swi shing sound , Moe , Vict oria .

Whit e , spherical obj ect, illumi nated, i n l evel fl i ght over Maitland , NSW.

Two bl uish/gr 8en light s , ova l in shape , oscillat ing i n sky i n tandem , Br aybrook , Vi ct ori a .

Tw o bright ob~octc , star - like , s i de by s i de , stationary , Ta smania .

LOng sl ender, silvery- whit e pencil-like object - soundl ess , li'ors t er s NSW.

Br ight r ed/white obj ect , r i s i ng verticall y , looked like bulldozer, Mt Gambie r, SA.

Expl osion of light i n sky over Melbour ne , Vi ctor i a .

Bright gr eenish/blue light over Iron Range , Queensl and .

Bri ght star - like obj ect , r ed , stati onary over Delora ine , Tasmania .

Li ght grey , circular obj ect, noise l i ke j et engi ne heard , hover i ng above Warragul, Victor ia .

Shower of lights over Darwi n ar ea , NT , making swishing noi se .

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Aircr aft

Met eor

Aircraft

Pr obabl y Sat ellit e .

Ai rcr af t

Met eor

Tor na do l ike meteor ol ogj_c-a l ma nifest <?.·· tion .

Satellit e

Ref rac t i on of light .

Refr act i on of l i ght .

Aircraft

Met eor

Meteor it es explodi ng on entry into earth a t mos-phere .

Met eor

Venus

Tornado .

Meteor shower W of Aquarids . rr

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---------------------------·---------Date of Sighting

20 Aug 63

23 Oct 63

19 Nov 63

26 Nov 63

24 Dec 63

23 Jan 64

24 Feb 64 2 Mar 64 8 Mar 64

3 Mar 64

22 Mar 64

9 May 64

24 Jul 64

1 and 2 Aug 64

2 Aug 64

12 Aug 64

17 Aug 64

2 Sep 64

Brief Description of Aerial Sighting

Expl osion in sky Turner Station/Ord River Station , SA. Silver spot or streak sighted before explosion .

White starlike object , bulbous front and elongated tail - Mt Dandenong Rrea , VIC.

Bright orange light , jet engine noise from W to NW , Moorabin, VIC.

Pinki sh/brown starlike object oscillating over Beaumaris , Victoria. Rotating in circular manner towards south .

Marks on neg~tive of photo taken at RAAF, Darwin.

Seen a t sea by crew of a vessel NE point of Groote Eylandt , WA . Large lights i n water , made compass go "haywire". Shadow in centre of lights rotated clockwise, causing lights to pulsate .

Bright light, like bushfire , Balladonia , WA , Eyre Highway (178 mile peg) .

White , planet like object, bright light , Bridport , Tasmania .

Cigar shaped, travelling sideways , brown colour, at Armidale , NSW .

Two moving lights , yollowish , Pascoe Vale , Victoria, oscillating in sky .

Formation of whitish objects over Longreach, Que~nsland .

Bright headed object, glowing tail over Onslow , WA .

Rocket liko object, with windows in side, yellow/orange , above Vlittenoom Gorge/ Hammersley Ranges, WA .

White light moving across sky over Kavieng, Papua and N0w Guinea - like bright star .

Bluish star like object, moving in circles over Launc oston, Tasmania .

Two silvery solid oval otjects seen on flight Melbourne/Canberra .

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Possible Cause

Re- entry of n Cosmos 2 , IJ

Venus

Meteor

Venus

Static charge I on photo paper during loading of camera .

Unknown

Venus

Venus

Venus

Refraction of light .

Meteor showor .

Meteor

Mote or

Satellite.

Venus

Refraction of light.

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8 Nov 64

8 Nov 64

4 Dec 64

13 J an 65

17 J n.n 65

17 Jan 65

23 Feb 65l 30 Mar 65 1 Apr 65

19 Mar 65

19 1Iar 65

21 Mar 65

22 Mar 65

24 May 65

5 May 65

5 May 65

13 May 65

13 May 65

Object like expl oding meteorite - lit up surface of sea, Cambridge Gulf, WA.

Light at horizon, Lowhead Lighthouse, TAS .

Long and narrow, r ed/ or ange object - travelling fast over Point Sorrell , Victoria .

Strip of scrub 600 yds wide , 4i miles long subjected t o extreme heat , Quednsland .

Apparent aerial objects, with vapour trails , f lying in formation over Tasman Sea .

El ongated light with t a il - oscillating in sky over Travallyn , TAS .

Two r ed lights a nd line of apparent cabin lights - stat i onary ov8r Mentone , VIC.

Orange lights in sky over South Cotteslo8 , WA .

Yellow spherical ob j ect moved from overhead t o horizon in SE direction - Lakes Entranc e , Victoria .

Orange spherical object , West Tamar, TAS.

SphGrc with r ed dome on t op; 3 illuminated tails- moving southw~rds over Malvern, VIC .

YGllow steady light from spherical body moved about the sky .

2 obj Gct s, one above the other, silvery , moved fr om SS\1 ovvr Geelong ar ea, VIC .

Dark grey/black amorphous object over Pakenham East, VIC - moving erratically up and down .

Ba nana shapud, white/orange ob ject over Mowbray , T..~: .. S .

Grevn changing t o orange t o grcenlight over Youngtown, Tasmania .

Slightly elongated brightly lit , broke int o s evor a l pieces, over Griffith, NSW .

Greenish/yellow light travelling f ast over Queanbcyan , NSW.

Possible Cause

Meteor .

Venus .

Meteor .

Bushfire

Meteor shower.

Met eor

Refraction of light .

Probably Vampiru a ircraft from lliuiF Pearc e .

Met eor

Meteor.

Weather balloon .

Venus

Refr action of light .

Tornado

Moon

Venus .

Meteor .

Met eor

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3 Jun 65

13 Jun 65

17 Jun 65

24 Jun 65

24 Jun 65

29 Jun 65

29 Jun 65

29 Jun 65

3 Jul 65

5 Jul 65

5 Jul 65

12 Jul 65

15 Jul 65

15 Jul 65

17 Jul 65l 18 Jul 65 19 Jul 65

22 Jul 65

Brief Description of ~erial Sighting Possi lol e Cause

·-------------·--------- ·-------------------Blue light ~minating from object col our ed Unknown red - through to gr een - wavered in sky , Eminated light sufficient to illuminate beach - S~hulea Papua and New Guinea .

Bright starlike object, increasing in size, Venus Bowen/Proserpine area, Qld .

Yellowish b~ll with tail . Emitt ed brill- Meteor iant bluish-white flash on disappearing over horizon, Mudginberri Station , NT .

Bright object,omitting red light directed Meteor to earth , passed over Sewatai tai, Papua a nd New Guinea .

Star shaped object, yellowish/white, moving Echo 2 over Youngtown , Tasmania . Satellite

Saucer shapu - dome t op and rows of lights across front and along side - bluish white , r od trail , Daunia Station, via Nebo, NT .

Bright light, oscillating from L toR -Bwaruada, Papua and New Guinea .

Meteor

Venus

Blue to green cigar shaped object, red Meteor glow at rear, Lindisfarne, TAS .

Bright ubjoct with short tail , morning E Meteor to W over Launcoston, T~S .

Vivid light blue, circular shape, travelling Meteor NS, Longford , Tasmania .

Loud humming, glowing object , yellow/white light eminat ing from object illuminated herd of cattle, Kimberly, TAS.

Meteor

Bright white light , ncar Elliot, Qld . Satellite

Bright light over sea , Tewatewa , Papua and New Guinea .

Bright light oscillating from L to R, Bwaruada , Papua and Now Guinea .

Brilliant white light in sky at moon rise over Murulla Park , NT .

White spherical object , Canberra, ACT .

Red glowing cylindrical object, moving from L to R (I)Scillating) emitting "diesel engine " sound , Nivo.ni Plnntation ,Sama r ai , Papua and New Guinea.

Bright light turning from red, through whit8 to gruun and red, Dalby , Qld .

Satellite

Venus

Venus

Vc:mus .

Meteor shower

Meteor

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30 Jul 65

Aug 65

1 Aug 65

3 i:iUg 65

4 b.ug 65

24 A~ug 65

26 Aug 65

26 J...ug 65

14 S0p 65

19 Sop 65

15 Scp 65

27 Sep 65

2 Nov 65

27 Nov 65

2 Dec 65

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Brief Descri pt i on of Aerial Sighting Possible Cause

--------------------------------Silver colour0d obj0ct - disappaar ed with flash , 70 miles west of Cook, SA .

Saucer shapud ob j ect with bluish green glow a t rim , gr ey in col our , Vaucluse Beach, Sydnay, NSW .

Meteor

Tornado

Bright gre-en/red/white light , Woodstock , Meteor NSW .

Tv1o sto.rlikv ob j ects ovur Fra nkston , VIC. Met B:1.lloons .

Silvery sph~;rc.; with aerial on top , Orange, Met Balloons NSW.

Red/or ange body, leaving trail of whit e , Meteor came from SW lat 1048 S l ong 13315 E, WA .

Fla shing light travel l ing NS , Goomalli ng WA . Meteor

Spherical , starlike obj ects Launccston , TAS . Mateors .

Flashing r ed , green, white , flying obj ect , Muteor Ganawe, Papua and Now Guinea .

Streak of light , Dubbo , NSW. Meteor

Whit e ob j ect sighted west of Port Moresby , Unknown Papua and New Guinea . Moved westwards , s l owed then sped northwards .

Bright light in sky MSH of Boroka , Papua Satel lit e and New Guinua . Intonsity of light fluc-tuated . Latur disappeared below horizon .

Dull vertical narrow beam ascending from Water spout sea offshore Bun~a Point , Papua/New Guinea .

White, appnrontly triangular in shape , Venus stationary in sky , under moon , Launceston, Tasmania .

Bluish- throu5 h- to- r eddi sh light , larger Satellite than st~r , 20° above horizon . Disappeared below horizon after about 10 minutes . Popondetta , Northern Territory .

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INTELLIGENCE - REPORT OF AERIAL

OBJECT OBSERVED

(Operational Command ASI 3/A/5)

PART 1 REPORT BY OBSERVER

1. Name of observer . . ........ , .... ... ... . ............... AGE ........ .

2. Address of observer ..................... ..... .. .... ........ .... . ....... ..... ........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PHONE . .. ....... .. ... . .

3. Occupation of observer . ........................................ . 4 . Date and time of observation ............ .. .. ......... ........... 5. Durati on of observation ... ..... ............................... 6 . Observers location at time of sighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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8. Describe any aids or equipment used in the observation .•• .. . ....

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horizon) . (eg , overhead, coming from be-Where was object

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10 . What first attracted observer ' s attention? (eg, light or noise).

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Wa s any method of propulsion obvi ous? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Was t her e any sound? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What was its he i ght ? ( or angle of el evation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What was i t s s peed? (or angul ar v el ocity) •••• . ••• . . • . .•..••.• .• •

Was the ob j ect s t ationary? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What was the direct i on of flight wi t h r ef erence to l andmarks or points of t he compass?

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............. ........... .......... .............. , .... ...... ... . Do you know of any physical graphs , or other supporting

evidence? evidence )

(such as fragments , phot o-

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hav e you observed any unusual phenomena previ ously? . . . . . . . . . . . . I f so , give brief det ails of incident(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stat e any experience wltich enables c ert a i n abou t the answers given to

observer to be 18 and 19 .

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omena? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Name and address of organisa t i on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Any addi t ional informat i on which relates to the s i ght ing .

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32. The following military aircraft were in the vicinity of the reported UFO position at the time :-

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Headi~ • •••.••••• • • ••• . •••• •• T ••• ••••.• •••• T •••• • •••••••• • •• • • T

Height • • •• • • ••• • •• • • • • , 000 ft ••••••••••••• , 000 ft •• •••• • • ••• , 000 ft

Speed • ••••• • ••••••••.••• • K • • ••• • •• ••••••••••• • K • •••••••• ••• •••••• • K

33 . The fol lowing civil aircraft were in the vicinity of the r eported UFO posi t i on at the ~ime :-

Aircraft type •• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heading • ••. • • • , ••••••• T • . •••••••.• ••• •••• , ••• T ••• • • • , ••••• , • , •••• T

Height ••••• •••• . .. ' 000 ft . ..... . . . •. ,ooo ft •••••••••••• ,ooo ft

Speed ••••• , •••••••••••••• • K • • ••••• •• ••••••••••• K •• , •••••••••• , •• K

34 . Calculations show that the fol lowing planets or major stars were in that portion of the sky at the time:- • • •• ••••• ••••• ••••••••• •

. . . . . . . . . . ' ... ... ........ ... .... .................... , ... . . ... 35 . A meteorological balloon was released from •••••••••••••••••••••••

at ••••• ••• •• z and could have been in the reported UFO

posi tion at the time .

36 . The State Observatory in the nearost capital city affirms that aerial phenomena in that portion of the sky at the time were

••••••••••••••••••••• (comet , meteorite shower, etc) .

37 . Any other relevant remarks (eg about satelites , rockets , research bal l oons) .. ............... . .. ...... ... .. ..... . ... . ...... . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , ........... . 38 . There is conclusive evidence that the object reported was •• •••••• • •

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Headquarters Operational Command ( 2) RAJ.F P:ENRITH IW NS\1

UFO SIGHTTITGS

1. Information has been obtained that a native employed at MANINGRIDA (134.15E 12.03S) by the Forrestry and Tit:lber Bureau saw an object "as bright ao a sun" fall otraight to earth due south of UANINGRIDA at agout 1000 hours on llonda,y 28th March 1966. It fell from a position about JJ above t he horizon but no estimate could be givon c.o to its distance. This incident wao reported by an ex-~ployae of tho Forreotry and Timber Bureau (llr ~ilfred Frazer) to whom the native reported the sighting. Ur Frazer has oto.tod that the native (George NAMARABIL, about 26 years) was a good reliable typo who could hardly be expected to invent such a story and who was definitely excited when reporting the incident a minute or so l ater.

2. It was ascertained from DCA that no aircraft had been loot in Arnhe:n Land. However, during these inquiries it uas learnt that a pilot, llr Harren Wilks of Arnhom Air Charter, flying from .HORROLOOLA ( 136.19E 16.059) h..1.d sighted a similar phenomenon.

3. Subsequently Mr Wilks advised that at either 24 minutes past 3 or 4 o'clock on Wednesday ))th March, when flying at 9,000 ' near the coast of' tho Gulf of Carpentaria and on a DAJUV:m heading, a brilliant object flashed almost vertically down in front of' hio aircraft, slightly to the north of his tr3~~. At first, because of its brilliance, he thought it came very much closer to him than it actually did. The object left a long plume or vapour trail which was still in evidence some 30-40 minutes l ater when he P3soed it near the centre of Arnham Land. The plume by then had thickened and had started to dissipate. He believes that he witnessed a meteorite or the ra-entry of a satellite or roCket motor.

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The above is formard d for your info ma ti on and is further to telecon with Lt Cmdr PIO H. It io perh ps worthy of note that Mr Frazer, who is apparently q Civil Defence minded citizen, ~· unable to eet the aut ori ties n.t r.J.aningrida to r.,dio his report , his efforts bein,.,. met •ath ridicule . He sub equently reported the incident to Civil Defence Headqu:ll'ters on his ax1·ival in Darwin .

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29 2130IK Lt Cmdr PIOeH contacted FI(S)O regarding a report of

a UFO si_hting at llaningrida. The relative information had

not been ~aEEX!ixmx!ti::m obtained through Naval channels . Apparently

the information had been passed to tr Webber of Civil Defence

who was sto~ped fr m passinr, it on to the Press by ASIO .

FI( S)O contacted Lr We boer the following mozning but he could

not add anything to that provided by Lt Comdr PlOCH . His

information had been obtr~ned fro3 a M¥{ff~~~r who had returned

from !.ianingrida wherehe worked for the .!!orrestry & Timber .Bureau .

This Bn.reau ad vi sed that Ilr Fr zer no lon'-'er wor red vri th them

and that the only forVIardine address they had was care of the

Co nonweal th Bank . Ur Frazer was subsequently located at the

Arafura Hostel but it wasn ' t till 310930IK that he could be

con .acted. The story is that at apprnxim..1.t ely 1000 hours on ?Jonday 28th

March a native working under h:i m at l\1anin~rida excitedly told him

that only a minute o so earl~er he had seen an object as bright

as a sun fall straight to earth due south of Naningrida. It

fell from a position about 30° above horizon but no estimate could

be gi van s to its distance . J r Frazer said that the n~ti ve

( Geor,.,.e NAJ :..ARJ.EIL, about 26 yea.rs , married, 3 children) was a good

reli ... ble type who could h:3.rdly be e>..'"Pected to invent such A. story,

and he was definitely excited \:hen relating the incident to Illr

Frazer . The latter ' s reaction was that a crashing aircraft had

been sighted but his efforts to get the authorities ~t Maningrida

to radio Darwin were met vdth ridicule . He reported the matter

to Civil Defence on his arrival in Dru."win .

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76 Squadron Obs rve unusual Phenomenon

On evening of 28th Narch the C. O. 76 Squadron advised

that two of his pilots had observed an unusual phenomenon in

the sky whilst camping at huirella Park { ~ l]l•Jic.t G ! ). -~ns) on 26/2tl March. Pl t Off Brian Fooks Has awakened by a strong light

shining through the trees at about 2704-00IK . This phenomenon

graduaJ.ly x:ro se above the horizon and during the hour it was

under observation moved to an elevation of about 40° . It was

first sighted oh a bearing of about 080°- 090° and continued rising

steadily in a westerly direction . During some of this period

it was also observed by Plt 6ff J . Smith . The most interesting

aspect of the phenomenon was it.. brightness and the.t th:Bs

br:i;ghtness continued to fade slowly then suddenly intensify to

maximum brilliance .

Contact with Havill. Intell 0 revealed :that a similar

report of an oscillating light had been received from a e w! x± naval observer at Oenpelli l.d.ssion which is roughly 30 miles

to the north ea~t of fuuirella Park .

[email protected] was given to the phenomenon beinc Venus

and Plt Off Fooks obliged y c~rrying out another obserEation

on the mo1·ning of 29th 11arch at RAAF DARWIN . He believes that

the phenomenon he saw on 27th March was probably Venus .

The u.pparent tmusual brilliance of Venus on 27th Llat'ch

may have been due to the very clear atmosphe1~c conditions nnd that there was no inllibi tine elow from artificial litiht surrounding

the camp area. Refraction of the light may have at ributed to

the varying intensity of brightness.

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1. ttnohod in a report of a uro oicht1ng on 24th October 1965.

2. on aftor tho o1gtlt1nc, OtSOO 4 B Int o wore l1dv1. orbrill.y by tho nitnoos tlho :o4 to oubi:dt a t1ritton roport.

3· ~ oonte.ctod tho Control Tol7 ir:l:lod1atolr the a1£tllti:na bod bo ro rtad to lrl.c on tho 24th October. I1oth1.ne unuaual iWl been ooon fro the Control To or nor Ol"o t ro om Sorvioo or o1v11 tdreraft flyinG in tho area at that tiao. 'l'h 0/J!J radn.r 'l1:lO not 1n oporatlon at tho t1oo of oit5hting.

4• ~ho uitneoo, t Lt SJJT Ro:Jorvo Officer. no io n:l..ttnaor or tho ABC in DAR\'lDJ and ia roc;o.rd o roopocta.blo ond oinooro \11 tnooo. Ho ovor, OA'l'OO boliovos that o t ho oichtinc m10 l!lado no c!u t, tho "cmauot tra.U n o ron acted aunlight on on U.."lUouol. cloud f0l'l'!l:lt1on.

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1. Ref Foli o 41. ~

? • Soon after incident SATCO and B Int 0 were advised verbally by,. witness who was asked to subnit a. •Titten report .

fl-1 ;li/£ 0~ 3. On being i.~or~~dA SATCO im .edia.tely cont~cted t le Co~trol Tower. Nothing t nusual had been se'e'l from there nor were there a 1y k 1own Ser vice or civil <:J.ircra.ft flying in tl.e area at that time . The CARU radar was not in operation at the time of ~ighting .

4. The witness, Flt Lt Sanders is a Reserve ~cer. He is H.anager of tre ABC in DA ~WTI~ and is r egarded as a r espectable sinc~re witness . Houev~>r, SATCO believes that as the sighting was made neu dusk the 11exhaust trail 11 w s r eflected sunlight on a nusual cloud formatio'1 . -

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26th Bovaaber, 1965.

U. F, O. SIG!!'l'IlfG, 24th OC'l'OBER, 1965.

This is to confim verbal infomation giTen you earlier.

At approximatel)' 1903 hours on Bunda)', 24th October, 1965 I saw what I took to be a heaTy jet exhaust traU in the general direction of Kandorah. The sighting was aade fl'OIIl Ho. 4 Blake Street, Danin and would have been on a bearing of approximately 2fk> and at an elevation of about 15-20 degrees from the horizon. One end of the 82hauat traU appeared to be moving awa)' and oUJDbing alightl)'l The whole effect appeared as if a large airoratt of the size similar to a Vulcan had suddenl)' burnt off a considerable amount of fuel on "rich mixture". There was no noise associated with this sighting.

It would have token me no more than )) seconds to get my binoculars and yet by this time nothing was visible except the Emoke traU, which, after a furthor ro seconds or so had completely dissipated. At the time of sighting there were no low clouds of any description except for some, two or three miles to the East. Visibility at the time was good.

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Headquarters Operational Command RAAF P 1iRITR IW USW

UNUSUAL SIGHTING

51 ;0 . Hoadqua.rtero RUF Daeo DAR\Yili NT

22nd Jul.~ 1965

1· t!r Frank uir of 'urella Park roportod, via. DAR\1IU Rn.dio, to this Bnso of tho aighting of an unusual objoot on tho 15th July 1965.

2. Ho otntod that ho h~d obsorvod brilliant white light in tho et~ at moonrise for a poriod of 5 to 8 mlrtutoo. The light appeared to bo South to South South Uoot of Mt Cahill (12.5QS 132.43E). Distance and hetBht wore not otatod.

3. Tho report leo added that this uno tho third oighting over n ~oriod of time d!l.ting fr!>m approximately tho beginning of tho lnot wet sea.oon {lTovor.:~ber 1964).

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9thJuly1965

1. l:he following 1nfol'm3tion wan roc :tvod 1'1'0m a Jho Neilson whoa nddresa is C/- SUrt Lite Saving Asoociation, Dox 1565 GPO BRISBANE QLD.

2. .hen trnvell1ng by oar from ISA to DAR\'llN, 1n the v1o1nity of ELLIOt, on oncby 5th Jul.)" 1965 he s tY an objoet 1n the r£y at 19J> houro. Llr l'eilson doocribod the object ao n bright ita light 1n tho *Y biob. was visible until he loot it 1n aloud& at ppl: xi tely 1958 hours. He ru hor statod that a am.:U.l d 118ht was on top of tbe brigb.t light and tmt tho light did not a pear to bo mov1ns. He was travolling Borth and awQ¥ from tho object. The li,sh:t appeared to be beamed down at an anglo ot 45° am appeared to bo :t.t

height of 400 foot al tboUBh he could not ally seess. 'J:here a no noioe o.sooo1ated w1 th tho objoct.

3- Noiloon GA3'B th t he oould b rJt doacribo what he saw asa

(a) A plane coming 1n to le.nd.

{b) A building with lights on but no lights botw n object and ground lovol.

(o) A oinglo intenao oar 11 t.

4• Neilson further ato.tod tbnt on d1 ousoing this a1ght1ng w1 th tho people in DA.R\1.IN, he wao told that tho do.ughtor of a locol DARWIN Ta:rl drlvor had also oighted a. similar object in tho IOT loc.~tion. The s!gbtins wao reported to Inopector Porter of the NT Polio Force.

5· no RAIJf or known a!vll aircraft 1ng the period.

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Hr . R . li . Boawell, O . B .E. l{eapona Research Establ.ishment Salisbury, South Australia

Dear Dil1

ll. Auguat 1964

1. ecently I: bad rq assistant, fajor A . T . Fim1ey, contact you re rding possible re-entry o£ a satellite within Northwestern Auat~a1i.a . You may recal.l prediction indicated center l~e o£ ground track ran from over

. _.. {' Q northwestern tip of' Austral1a to just nortltwest of Darwin . ~ l/ Predicted re-entry t~ea were passed to you with a request

\1f ·· ~ that you alert your resources to be on the lookout for this ) ~ OA .A,., re-entry. lla.sod upon subsequent information supplied by

.)"'VV"l r. Freeman, DOS, which he obtained f'rom the OIC , net Dureau , nv I Carnarvon, sa tell.i te re-entry was observed. e timeliness ~ I .j.... and content o£ the information supp11.ed has been of' very \ • f./\"'.)~... /sienJ.ficant val.ue. It is the of'f'icial opinion that the rocket

VV ~dy of this satellite may have fallen ~ the are ~ n ~ ~ A). Car:narvon and Darwin. I woUl.d be most grateful if you would ~ : 1 alert your resources to on the lookout for any of the

jiP' ~ debris and to advise J.:f' by cbance any debris should be dis-- covered i.n the f'uture. Thougll. tlrl.s possibUi ty perhaps re-

f } ote ve would be moat interested in aecuring any debris \/ :!'rom this satel~ite. In order to minimize your administrative

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tl tasks invol.ved i.n th:l.s effort Z have taken the liberty of QA 'b notifying AOC, RA..AF Darwin , AOC Voomera , !Department of \-\ Territories , el.bourne NASA representative and OIC, et

Dureau , Car.narYon of the contents of this letter. Additionally with this letter requea~ these individuals advise me di~ct i£ any debris ia d:l.soovered with information to you.

2. Again my sincere appreciation for your moat helpful assistance on this project. its successful conclusion could not have been realized without your cooperative effort.

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) . Aaauri.nc you of my good intent, warmest regards and ~gheat respect .

11 . E. ' OTTAWAY Colonel , .. USAF Air. Attaobe

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1. J'artber invent tloaa have been carried. out into t1w I1UIIIOrOU reports ot an unident1t1ed ft3'1ng ob3eot ovor a wide area. ot the onhem Terr1t017 on the n16ht of 8th t 1963 at appro%1matcq 2000 haara.

2. Attacbed as appendioeo are a list ot persona tl'GII DarriD aDd eurroUZida who claim to have aeeD the oocca1'WI08, aD extZ'SOt trcm the Worthiml TGrr1t017 Ben aDd copies of ind1v1clual repc'rts and a copy of the DCA tog.

3. It 1a erictmt to the viter, Who oonduoted intervien with at ot the viewers, tMt all claim to have witDeaaed the aame pbemi~IDOII.. lll eee to on the geoeral ahapo, brill ilmoe, ~~ afteot and al.tituaa ot the ob4ect. _.. ~~. ., 4. •ei tber Bo 2 OARU ar t zoadar 'ft.l1"8 work1Dg at tbe tim.

5. 'ftl81te DD lauJm cl'lil or military aircraft m•8i!B1t in the aw. at the time.

6. It is requestocl that 1f at\Y axplamtion of' the ~ caD be offered te releaae to tho ~Qblic, thm tb1a Headquarters be notified aoo~.

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"hteors or ~iaae? IC,r8tarioaB Lishta Startled Dan1D. lf18te:rioua U.ghta SD4 an object 1n the &q startled 4otseDa of llal'lr1n people 011

'.l'buredq nipt.

Sightin&B ware 'made between 8.15 and 8. 45 pa. People told of -~ ' rec!cHu• or ' greenish' l,iailta aD4 a •auver.r objeot ' trhich Rat onrbeacl with a awillh1.Jlg Dolae. The BAAP said the lights wen a ' •tior ahoRr1 •

But 1n Hobart cccvano~ ot tba lfn:tdantittod T.syi.Dg Objoota Plmal (Dr a . R. BliED:llORST) said •we are not satisfied 11ith the official a:planaticm. 'fe think there is more to it than a meteol"ite ahcmer SDcl we are a~ rel)OZ'ta ftoia oa:r De.rw1.a obae:t¥61'81 • -.rb.eN 1a more in this than meets the e.J'8• Si•Uar a1gbt1Das h!lVe been ma4e ftOa!ltlT in other pa.rto of the 1101'ld. All refer to the ' BW18b.1ns 11018e1 •

Reporta j)C)Ur8d into the·- omoe. the 'BAAP and the Uetearologio&l lJure&u on ~ night and ,.eat~ morning of the atghtings of the liabta in the dq over the lights in the Blq afield.

em& of the f'.lr8t reporia came frarl a g:rou,p of oi% 1'8Cple aitt~ on the veraMa'h of the Dam.ri Golf' Club. !hlr were ltfr mid Jatr8 Erio J'ord d lesan Lionel Damis, Ron Srlowdan, 'fta Jliae aDd al.l7 Dal. ton.

OVer Barboar. About 6.15p~~ thq saw a 'br18ht 11gbt crossing the*3' freD the ,;eneral direot1on of est Point tO'il8.rds Fannlo ~beach. It remained viaible tar about 'tell or twlve aeocmas tmd was at a h81ght ot about twnv degrees from the boritsOD. HrD Ford said that it looked like a oomat but o.a ri4diah iil colour, it mewed alowl:r and as it crossed the ah.orel.Jlle it idaappeared aa if the light bad ecae out.

At DouaJ.as Street Famlle l3q about the asma t1me, eight 7etJr old RhODia Baim drw the attetlon of her mother and a 1'r1llld to the ob3eot. '1'b87 cleeor1b8d lt aa a .Uv~l ck, at t1rat ohazlBlng 'to cmmge reel BZ2d. then to a brisht gl"8011.

SanB8gta shape. It we.a at a he~ ot about 40 degrees from the harlBOD and as it pc.e88d overhead tbq heard a loud swiQhins noise and tho object d1uappearad.

~ people went to a nearby Jllblic telephone to report the a~i!Jg a.n4 llnd about 20 mii:lutee later, a nelshbour, 1!rs \Vise,wJaoae lm.BbaDd haS s a the cbjoot from the Golf ClUb saw a Bimilar lisht but travelling in the opposite direiticm.

She aaid that it was like two lights, one boh1nd the other and ahaped like a aauaase. '1'be lisbta glowed like oranees e:OI ~pPearod behind a naxt

door house. • •. /2

Jl.ral •OfW-"• 11r 8DcN7 »est &lao reported a~ am a IIWiahiJIB raoi.ae aa the objeot wmt overbeaa. other nporta co. at tho boepltal. end t:raa Arattzra boatel.

~ RUJ' reoeind nporte f.riiB &aelaide liver am traa &tchelar, ... oft~ told ot an G:ploaicm. A BAll~ aid that atmt)a:r 8igM1DsB Wft. reported 1n Darwin about this tiDe last ,.ar 11114 the Air l'oroe had &eDt 4et&Us of the reports I!IOUtb. In repl.7 the.f reoeincl a note 17hioh rafer.recl :to •m .,...,17 reourr1Dg 8bonr of liMrteorlt•'.

ohower usnall7 ooouned about 29th Juq ar a llttle later, and was aomniBea followed cme or two nishtsl ater by another.

It apPesrecl u it t showers bad ooctrrrl.ng each 7e&r aiDOe about 1957. '.l'he repori .nticmed that the uaual eff'eot of the ctz7 ~a areteorite into the earths :tmos s an c:plOsicm."

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It poor, o to o a.t heiGht o~ a?Pl'O»-,:tOly 15-2) 000 .foot.

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round l3011, bright 7ellow in tho cetre wi~ the trail bav.lng r . oh tinge, the mo1n ibody baviDg ~e and alzo n>UZbl.Y like a carv!DB pl te. Dis

appeared belrl nd some tre o.

tantialq tbe ao t re;port o_.om Ur !attom.

'!'t. 2030 Hours (apprcm)

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Desoription It 3.8 verT fast ana very h16h, cbout halt' the heiStlt ot Mgh 1'b1ng ~. OlOIIOd bln18h white in the oetre w1th the taU c!eepan1ng to oolour. &Bled ou1 like a roCket .

otber peo_ple proeon.t at the tiDe 8D4 also saw tlw obJeott-

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1tepart :reoeiftd f'NR Ilia Ollft llOBliZ'S/lfru YAD't five people aaw object -~ vivid J'8].low 1D colour maldng rnril!lh1ng noioe travellmg DOrih to aouth, 8.10pa m e1sht tar aboa.t 30 MCtmda ~ ~Boetel.

tis oar BRODE reoe1ved two repone ot ob3eota white aDd. blue g1v1Dg llsht 1D knt<:ll Dam L"'M- lU' DOL, bdore a Dl'\Jmbll.Dg Z'UIIIbling explosion. Had bee 1D e!Pt tw &boat 10 IMtOOD4a before ezplo&iCID (llrs Bmr :lom-Mb).

lllOZ lleport reoeived b7 lin. ObjeCt f'rciD BS'I than faded out Adelaide River area.

1125Z k.POrl trcm Golf Club- 8 men aw object 12 eeooada onr Pannle Jay VaV'eU!Dg Jlorth to South. L. DENNIS report to police.

ll25Z Polioe Wormed ot reports and that no alrara.tt wre 1D area.

U30Z GoU Olub 1eport:ed objeot trsvelling Darib/aauth &01"088 Pannie Bq hr18ht liGht in aieht 12 to 15 eeocm48.

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noico bo3rd6 A:ppr0%imato}7 B.Dgle of elevatim ~ decsre&a1Dg to tl'bollt 30 until it diso.ppee.rM from sight.

1135Z Eric DlT'l'm of Set. Office reported that approximteq ll35Z a br.teht llaht., imJJresaion ot an ovnl. centro of U~ aleo with a meteor like tail trovellinC north tt~ t:outh, x:.U deri.atiaa ~ top. llure.tion of about 5 BeOQ1d.a. Appea.red to be a'bout simUar to o. v_,. !lara.

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The matter under reterence is ooing investigated and -rour co-operation in torvo.rding this report is o.ppreoiated.

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18th Mo7 1962

Attached tor your int. tion tll"e tvo (2) copieo ot report f'orvat"d to th1e Headquarters by lice Sor t TCAU ot Tennent Creek.

ca1!Sll) Plying orrtoer For Otticer Co,~mJ~g

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Officer Commanding, R . ~.A .F. B1..se, Di\.I:LJ:l, N. T. 12 MAY 19oL

Unidentified Flying Objects over Tennant Creek

Attached herewith is a copy of a report received from Sgt. etcalfe of Tennant Creek, which is fotwarded to you for the f~K>Ses of investigat ion if you consider it necessary. This Department intends taking no further action other than to thank Sgt. Uetcalfe for his report.

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Officer in Charge, D.C. A., Tennant Cr eek.

Ref : Unidentifiable flying objects over Tennant Creek

Dear Sir,

I wish to report that on the night of April 13th, 1962, I was present at the local mov ie sha.v which is shown in an open theatre , in company with Const . Bart UOUTHAAN.

At about 9 pm. I observed three objects moving across the sky at an unkncwm altitude from the North Westerly direction. On first sighting these objects I noticed that the two largest ones had a firey trail and the smaller one left no trail.

The objects appeared to me to be similar to ~teori te or shooting stars as :B the com.'OOn expression used. They were each gla;'ling orange, one large one , one sma 1 one, and one large one with the s~ :>pacing between each one am in a direct line with each other.

The difference between these objects and shooting stars I have seen lefore is the fact that they were moving much slower (I would say I observe the objects for about six seconds during which time I had sufficient time to draw Const. IDUTHAAN ' s attention to them and he also observed them), and a lso they appeared to ne to be travelling in a horizontal plane with the earth, and did not appear to lose height.

About three seconds after the initial observance the smaller centre object disappeared and the firey trail left by the two larger objects ceased. They continued on in a South Easterly direction from whei~ I was sitting still not appearing t o lose any heig)'lt, until the two larger objects also faded.

I have obse1~ed satellites on prior occasions and these objects were definitely not satellites being dif'ferent inc olor and at a much lo.-:er altitude. They were also moving far too fast for any airplane that I have observed before , and also too slcm for the usual meteorite .

Whatever the objects were they appeared to be burning up in tl::e atmosphere, and feel that I should report the matter to you.

Yours Sincerely,

(Sgd. ) A. Metcalfe, Sgt. of Police.

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DATED 'ATURDAY, JULY 29, 1 1

SPACE SHIP SEEN IN NT SKIES?

~ people are convinced they saw a "f'lyiDg saucer" or new type of rocket-propelled aircraft ever Darvin and other parts of the Terri tocy on Thursday night.

The strange "space ship" glowing bluish and wl th a flaming wh1 te tall hurtled across the sk;r from the west at terrific speed, then turned SI)Uth,

RAAF officers here conflrced l a t a last night, that t hey were still checking reports but were unable to give an explanation.

After questioning a dozen or more people whe si ghted 11the saucer" this l o -the account of' what was seen be~een 7.55 and 8.40 p.m. on Thursdq ru.ght,

A saucer-shaped gloving object appeared from a ~ester~ or nor~esterly direction over DarYin Harbour at about 7.55.

It gloved wl th a blueish light. A brilliabt white tail flashed from the trailing end,

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The saucer appeared to be f:cyi.ng at only about 1000 t o 2000 feet,

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It DMnrei 1n a vide circle across the harbour then moved in southila.J."ds.

A f~w ainute~ l at er tlie •saucer" practically ~zzed• a train travelling nerth from LarriJ:lah to Darwin at the 285 ml.le.

Diesel train drlvor Doug Clarke said he sudd~ caught sight of '"a big ball ttf' fire• coming in tove~~ds the train from behind thea.

The train~ tr~v~lling wost at the time and ~ Ctarke believes the "saucer" was moving in a northerly direction,

He shouted to his fireman George Fomin.

•It gave us quite a turn" Clarke said,

Fomin estimated the object's height at o.nly about 1000 feet,

"Ngr A COMET"

It appeared to be bending straight for the train at one stag? • •

"Ive notrer seen anything llke it, Clarke said, "I dont bell eve it was a comet, I dont know 'What it was".

Pretty Emma Parker of the Esplanade, De,'""'in, waa acong a group of people who sav t he "saucer" vhen it appeared.

"We were all at t he wharf when it appeared•, Miss Parker said, "It was a big thing and travelling very f ast vi th a long tail" 1 she added,

Miss Parker's mother waid she •av what looked to be windovs or "panels" in the object,

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UNUSUAL ARIEL SIGHTING 8)S f 1t-l! YOUR A 1073 10th UARCH 1961 REFERS __.- _,......

1. As requested by you r.Charlea Neville Ker BELL, a pilot i th uir Aviation has be n interviewed regarding the llnusual

sighting reported by him on the 8 ltar 61.

2. The observation ocoured at approximatelY 080330Z on the 8 ar 61 during a flight from. Janingrida to Darwin. Shortly after take off fr Bell noticed a distinctive cloud formation that appeared very much like the contrail of a jet&;i:raft . At that time he did not consider the sight very uusual bell it to be a Canborro aircartt in the area.

3. As the aircartt approached the cloud , r Bell noticed that e oh end of the distinctive formation en•ed abruptly. Also, whatever hnd made the trail had made a 1 80° right hand turn at what Ur Bell describes as "rato three turn or better" and followed a parrellel path to its original for approximately one third the original distance, (see diagram attached) .

4. ·The total time of observation w s approximately forty (40) inutes and the unusual trail formation was in a clear blue sky at

bet een 35-40,000 feet above light Cb with tops to 5,500 feet . No aircartt was visible and the cloud vas completely formed when first observed . Total length of cloud was approximately 25 miles .

5. .Dell joined the RAAF in 1942, carried his operational tour on ittyhawk aircartt and taen served on Test a: 'Ferry. 14r. Bell was discharged in 1946 with the rank of Squadron Leader and baa been engaged in civil flying since that date .

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