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Royal Australian Air Force Air Force Office policy file A703 554/1/30 Part 1, gathering early-1950s through late-1960s correspondence on UFO investigation responsibility, civilian and meteorological liaison, and the framework that became the A703 580/1/1 reporting series.
Royal Australian Air Force Air Force Office policy file A703 554/1/30 Part 1, gathering early-1950s through late-1960s correspondence on UFO investigation responsibility, civilian and meteorological liaison, and the framework that became the A703 580/1/1 reporting series.
The file collects RAAF Air Force Office policy correspondence on 'Flying Saucers' / Unidentified Flying Objects, including the 1968 letter from the Chief of the Air Staff's office authorising RAAF bases to correspond directly with outside organisations during UFO investigations (folio 554/1/30(135)), and an April 1967 Bureau of Meteorology reply (folio 554/1/30(123)) agreeing that its Regional, Area, Local and Interpreter offices would co-operate on the initial investigation of UFO sightings, restricted to meteorological phenomena and balloon trajectories. It captures the Director of Air Force Intelligence congratulating Flight Lieutenant S.E. Hart on a 27 June 1967 Southern Victoria investigation, a CSIRO exchange with the Commonwealth Aerial Phenomena Investigation Organization (CAPIO) president Peter E. Norris asking whether CSIRO would mount an Australian counterpart to the University of Colorado's Condon project, and a 25 March 1967 Canberra Times feature on the Condon study. Together the folios trace how the RAAF formalised interagency liaison with the Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO, the Department of Civil Aviation, NASA's Melbourne office and Mount Stromlo Observatory before the A703 580/1/1 reporting series superseded it.
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554/1/30{ 134) file Director, Jloaat Straalo Ob .. natoq, Pri Tate 'B..r, C4!~RRA , A . C.T. Dear Sir, J AUG '61 , .. UJCIDEr!'l'IflED PLJI•o OB.TE9T IRYE§TICA1'IOI 2600 Jmolo .. d ie a copy or the ilneaU«ation of a aeriM or 111l1laual lishh 8i&bUqe on 27th Jane, 1967 and a aq ehowillg the looaUOD of the people •aJdaa the .tgbt1J18W. Toe oOIIMDte on this report .-.4 ih oonolwtiou aD4 •7 in!omation that 7011 aq be able to aake aTailable on ~. aeriea of aisbtb.p would be eppreoiated b7 thia Deparlaet. These 8igtlti.Dge :receiftd quite a lot of p1iblioU7 end an -horitaUn ad 'Yiable atat .. ent u to their l.ikel7 eouroe coul\i be of great Tal•. !he actual llishUJIC report. han not bee included u 1t ia tboqbt that the report r-uhea th- ldequateJJ. llow'Yer, it TtiG feel U uceas aJ7, copi•• of the aiabUDg reporta cc be torwarcle4 t o 70U• Eaol. n_~~ ~~ \;J~~ N.~~.Q.v...,~t' f>}br•F-1 ( oP~ Youn faitbMl7, &?.$~ (A. B. llcParlane) L_, ,X. SECRE'l'ARJT"""'-----------~ ---.. 554/1/30( 1)3) llea4quartere Su.pporl C~ad UA:r Tlotorla luraoka IEW!JM SC1 VIC .- mREC'l"CCtAH OY AU J'OB.CB IftELLIOEICB IOSSILL OFnCIS 1. Beterenoe 1e aade to tbe ia.veaUgaUoa. ot Unid•tU'ied fl11DC Objeoh reported oa. 21th June 1967 1a. Sou,hera Viotoria tonarded ..S.u ooYer ot 7our letter. 2. n ia apparallt tha' Pli8ht I4..n•a.a' s, •• art bid • oouiclerable ..,., ot aaterial oa. .tdoh 'o b•• hia iD.ftatigaUOG, 8D4 U 1e oouidere4 that he aide exoelln' ue ot u. Jle 1a to be ooagratulatecl Oil proCiuolac a tlrat olasa repon. u:f/.1 (I.o. if~) Wi.Dg Ceander 't2 Director ot Air foro• Ia.tellipa.oe
TI.ffi SEC~ .ARY , · DE~MENT OF .AIR , / ~BERRA . .A . C . T • • WITH THE COMPUMENTS OF For your information. < . 1. ;[.~/hJ 28 . 4. 67
• . · 1.1~ COMMONWEALTH Under tho di>tlngu>shed Pre•ldont 1 ?CTER E. NORRIS, ll.O. Seuolary t Mn. SYLVIA SUTTON P.O. BOX 180, MOORAIIBIN, VIC., AUSTRALIA. Telophano t 9S 16~ II • . '\, , The Secretary, c.s . I . R.o . , .Al.bort Street, EAST MELBOURN E . Doo.r Sir , 100 Collins Street, MELBOURNE . 19th April , 1967 . / My organisation affiliates the principal Australian Societies concerned with investigation of unidentified :flying objects (UFO) sighting reports . Research in UFO ' s has boon hitherto ur.dortaken principally by defence organisa tiona, such a~ the Royal Australian and United States Air Forces . Of' recent months, ho\o~over, tho subject has become one o:f coneral scientific interest following hearings before a Committee of ~he u.s. Congress, and published ~tatumencs .:1ude by Dr . J . Allen Hynek of North Uestern University vrn~ was :for 18 years u. s . Air Force Scientific Consultant ~ on UFO's . Shortly after the Congressional hear ings the u. s . Air Force announced the making of a grant of $JlJ,OOO (u. s . ) to the University of Colorado :for tho purpose of an analysis o:f the UFO problem by a team o£ University scientists . The project has nno~ been organised under the leadership of Dr . Edward u. Condon of' the Univer:>ity o:f Colorado ' s Physics Department . The prpose of' my letter is to enquire \v'hothor the C . S.I.R . O. would consider establishing a similar investigation in Australia to the Colorado Project. No doubt, there are cc~tain advantages to be gained in such an investigation being made here a~ this time, arising :from the possibility of' oxchan~e of information, and correlation of' procedures bet\o~een t~'le two projects . I have no duubt that fu l l co - operation can be expected :from Colorado University , since I under- stand that some contact has already been mad e between
, c.s.r.R.o. 2 19th April , 1967 . your meteorological branch at Aspondale and the University . I~ you require any fUrther in~ormation concerning the Colorado Project~on tho subject o~ UFO ' s generally , I l'/Ould be only too glad ~or the opportunity to adv ise you fUrther . Yo~s ~aith~ull~ , ~ t-J~ ( (/~~·../.Q<. Peter E . Norr is President
.a. ' • ' • • LGW/BT 28th April, 1967 Peter E. Norrie , Esq., Pr eidont , Commonre th Aerial Phenomena Inv otlgntion Organization, 100 Collino Street, M§LBOUR.NE I 0 • 1 De r nr. norrio, Thank you for your 1 ttcr of the 19th April in which you r ae the possibility of c.s.I.R .O , conducting inveotigationa 1n Australia oimil to thooe b 1ng conducted by the Univor ity of Colorado on the U. F. O. problem. I rua aorry to tell you that 1 t would not be ppropriat 1n AUDtralia at thin ttmo for c.s.I.R .O . to embark on ouoh an inve tigation. Furthermore, ao the rooouroes ot tho Organizati n are at tho present time tully committed, it ould not be possible or pr oticablo to s1vc any priority to your suggestion. I understand that the Oo onvcalth D partmcnt ot ldr io the Government Do rtmont with an intereot in theae ttcra, and your Organization inigb.t bo advio d to cont ct tho Secretary of tho Department if you h ve not alrondy done eo . Yours ainceroly, L.G. iloon,
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' COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA ')I /- ~ BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY CENTRAL OFFICE 2 DRUMMOND STREET. CARL TON. N.3 .. M E LBOURNE, VIC. AooR~U A LL COIIRUI'ONO~NC:II To D IRECTOR OF M ETEOR OLOGY B UR EA U OF M ETEOROLOGY P .O. BOX 1 2 8 9K T ELEPHON E.. 3 4 9021 T ELIX : M ET. AUST. AA 3 0 434 M ELBOURN E. C. 1 , V IC. A N D QUOTE /:.. ' 2413 . ·-"-""' ..... . 4th .April., . .. 1 967~ ~ DearSir, 7) Jf / ' INVES'l'IGA'l'IO:N OF SIGHTINGS O F UNIDm'l'IFIED FLYING O BJECTS • • • As requested in your l etter 554/ 1/ 30( 123) of 3 March 1967, we are agreeable to our Regional, Area, Local and Interpreter of f ices co- operating in the initial investigation of Unidentified Flying Objects. A list of addresses of these offices is attached • The co-operation 11'111 of course be restricted to comment on meteorological phenomena and the times of release and trajectories of meteorological balloons. We cannot undertake t o provide astronomical inform- ation. Yours fai. thfully, ~ Ltt.. e.. tt. '~j (J. W. LILLr!:), Acting Dir ector of Meteorology. c.o.o. uu
. Bureau of Meteorology, P.O. Box 1289K, KEL:BOURNE. 4th April, 1967. LIST OF ADDRESSES OF BUREAU OF METEX>ROLOGY REGIONAL, AREA, LOCAL .AND INTERPRETER OFFICES (APRIL, 1961) REGIONAL OFFICES Regional Director, Victoria Regional Director, Bureau of Keteorology, P.O. Box 1636M, MEL:BOURNE. VIC. Regional Director, Northern Terri tor:y Regional Director, Northern Territozy Regional Offioe, :Bureau of Meteorology, Box 948, Poet Office, DARIIN. N.T. Regional Director, Queensland Regional Director, Queensland Regional Office, :&.reau of Meteorology, P.o. Box 413F, BRISBANE. Q'LD. Regional Director, South Australia Regional Director, South Australia Regional Office, Bureau of lleteorology, West Terrace, ADELAIDE. S.A. AREA OFFICES Sydney Airport Officer-in-Charge, Meteorological Office, Sydney Airport, MASCOT, N. S • 1r. Darwin Airport Officer-in-Charge, Meteorological Office, Aerodrome, DARWIN. N.T. Regional Director, Tasmania Regional Director, Tasmania Regional Offioe, .Bureau of Jleteorology, Box 727G, G.P.O., HOBART. TAS. Regional Director, New South Wales Regional Director, New South Wales Regional Office, !Ureau of Meteorology, P.O. Box 4658, SYDNEY. N. S. W. Regional Director, Western Australia Regional Director, Western Australia Regional Office, Bureau of Meteorology, Obaervator.r Building, PERTH. W.A. Regional Director, Canberra, A.C.T. Regional Director, Bureau of Meteorology, Box 797 P.O., CANBERRA CITY. A. C. T. Perth Airport Officer-in-Charge, Meteorological Office, Perth Airport, GUILDFORD. W.A. Melboume Airport Officer-in-Charge, Meteorological Office, l!el boume Airport, NORTH ESSENDON. W. 6 2/ •••
'1. AREA OFFICES (continued) Adelaide Airport Officer-in-Charge, Meteorological Office, ADELAIDE AIRPORT. S.A. Townsville Officer-in-Charge, ~eteorological Office, Aerodrome, Garbutt, TOWNSVILLE. Q'LD. Port Hedland Officer-in-Charge, Yeteorological Office, Aerodrome, PORT HEDLAND. W. A. Launceaton Officer-in-Charge, Meteorological Office, Launceaton Airport, WESTERN JUNCTION. TAS. LOCAL OFFICES Woomera, S.A. Officer-in-Charge, Meteorological Office, L.R.W.E. Range, Eox 1391K, G.P.O., ADELAIDE. S.A. Jmberler Officer-in-Charge, Meteorological Office, R.J..A.F. Aerodrome, AY:BERLEY. Q I LJ). Laverton Officer-in-Charge, Meteorological Office, R.A.J..F. Station, LA VER'lUN. VIC. Pearce Officer-in-Charge, Meteorological Office, R.J..A.F. Station, PEARCE. W.A. - 2 - Brisbane Airport Officer-in-Charge, Meteorological Office, Brisbane Airport, Eagle Farm, N.E.13 QUEENSLAND. Officer-in-Charge, Meteorological Office, P.O. Eox 30, LAE. T.N.G. Port lforeaby Officer-in-Charge, Meteorological Office, P.O. Box 1240, Eoroko, PORT J.10RESBY. PAPUA. EaetSale Officer-in-Charge, Meteorological Office, R.A.A.F. Base, EAST SALE. VIC. Richmond Officer-in-Charge, Meteorological Office, R.A.A..F. Aerodrome, RICHMOND. N.S.W William town Officer-in-Charge, Meteorological Office, R.A.A.F. Station, WILLI.AM'roli!J Tia N ewcaatle. N. S. W. Alioe Sprinss Officer-in-Charge, Meteorological Office, P.o. Box 60, ALICE SPRDJGS N. T. 3/...
• If LOCAL OFFICES (continued) Ca.ima Officer-in-Charge, Meteorological Office, Caime .lirport, C/o P.O., .AEil)GLEN. Q I LD. IBTERPHETER OFFIQES Hobart Airport Officer-in-Charge, Meteorological Of!ice, Hobart Airport, Box 547P, G.P.o., HOBART. T.&.Sll.ANIA. llildura Officer-in-Charge, Meteorologioal Office, P.O. Box 779, KILDURA. VIC. Kt. Isa Officer-in-Charge, Meteorological Office, :Box 359, P.o., liT. IS.\. Q I LD. - 3 - Cocos Island Officer-in-Charge, Meteorological Office, Aerodrome, Cocoa (Keeling) Island, Indian Ocean, Tia PERTH. 'I.A. Cbarleville Officer-in-Charge, Meteorological Office, P.O. Box 6o, CHARI.EVTI..LE. Q 1 LD. Rockhamp ton Officer-in-Charge, Jieteorologioal Office, C/- Wandal Post Office, ROCKH.AJ4P'roB. Q' LD. Tamworth Officer-in-Charge, lleteorologieal Office, P.O. Box 37, Westdale, via TAMWORTH. N. S. W.
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29th March, 1967 MEMORANDUM TO :- The Secretary, Department of Air, /) C tL~ Russell Offices , ~-~ ~ ~~ ~ CANBERRA . A. C. T. -~~STIGATION OF SIGHTINGS OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS YOUR REFERENCE 544/1/30 Pt 1(1 28 ) Thank you for your memorandum of the 23rd March regarding UFO investigations . We concur in your proposal that your RAAF Base should send direct to me in Melbourne any reports which they might issue . L. G. Wilson , SECRETARY (Administra t ion) COMioiONWEAL'Ol SCIENTII'IC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION. AUSTRALIA
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THIS ITEM HAS BEEN DIGITISED IN SECTIONS THE CANBE RRA TIMES, SATURDAY, MARCH 25, '1961 PAGE 7 SATURDAY MARSH GAS, MOONSHINE or SPACEMEN? T HERE can be no doubt that Unidenti- fied Flying Objects - UFOs - are among the most perplexing pheno- mena of our era. Sight- ings have been reported by trained and intelli- gent individuals: astro- nomers, regular army o f f i c e r s. physicians, radar operators, univer- sity professors. test p ilots and the police. ~[any who claim to ha\e seen them were not aware of the phenomenon before mak- ing thetr ~•ghungs, and came forward onlv out of a sense of duty a~ w eU as the desire for a rational explanation. In many case~ they were ridiculed ~ a ri!SUit. and their honest perplexity ahoUL what they saw is one of the strongest argu- ments for the fact that UFOs may eXtst: sightings have been reported from more than 70 countries. Last October the US Air t;: annnuneed thA-t-.a-- • 17· '~• • •? ·.1• ~ ,-; ~ .~ .. I' .. Ct' !""'"'.'./It' ,.,11. ...:;;r ~ ............. :i ....... 17'41-<C~<-_')4 ~IR<:".U ;f,3.-7'1<Jt'"'J' .~ .. ~ .-A \' , #,Av;'o ~ .::;.. J .;ku V/H . ,... J..,.,t:f' ' ( Ov11tt~t' fl4-•G. ut S1111 u ..--d.""" ~ eii·/Uf "'~ ~~ ~-11' ~· I (\ketch llv Mr De11is Crowe of fl> ing snuctr which he reEPrted l!a1.-in see11 on Vaucluse Beach, FEATURE'S AND BOOK REVIEWS I N a reversal of its policy over the past 10 years, the US Air Force decided on a bid to unravel the flying saucer mystery. Arturo F. Gonzales Jr tells of the scientific project now under way. of {IJ iug -' ~ .... w_ tc ..., e_ r.;__ ______ _ stooped old man dressed in a01m&l ilins wandered into tile auditorium saying "I'm an ob\erver from Alpha Centauri. It'~ been a verv informative meeung". Flying saucer r.ealots regularly appear on telev1~ion, are beard on the radio. and write for the rna~~ maga7ines. Some of these crackpot~ say they nave made trlp~ aboard saucers. belie\·e the ~aucers arc flown bv demi- [lOd~ and, in general. put d•s- cred.lt on any ,erjous investi· gatioo of the phenomena. The head of the Amalgamated Flymg Saucer Club of America in Los Angeles. Gabriel Green, insi'h be can prove that ..we ha~e been n•ited regularly by e\tra-terre.~trials". l\lam· of the .3.700 membcl'5 or hi( group ~ay that they have 'een '«~U· cer< and some elaliD they ha~· e travelled tO the -;pace craft. according to 'ir Green - a lean. lnten~ man who ba~ t" tce nln tor the presidency of the USA on a "Flying Saucer" ticket. The explanation for the&e type' i~ •implc: they have be«! condttaoned by }ears of spat%- age comic strip~. ~ctence fic- tion and TV show~. Just as a frw generations ago intelligent and oh~rrvant reople believed in gho~ts. <>aw them. and des- cribed them in great detail, ~o these individuals now see saucer~. But m ruling nut the cranks, one sull cannot completely rule __ ._._. U.. """'"-il\ilit..u th.AtTHIS ITEM HAS BEEN DIGITISED IN SECTIONS by trained and gent individuals: astro- nomers. regular army o f f i c e r s. physicians, radar operators, univer- sity professors. test pilots and the police. Manv wbo claim to have ~n th'em were not aware of the phenomenon before mak- ing the1r s1ghtings, and came forward only out of a sen~e of duty '' "eU a~ the deme for a rational explanation. In many e&be• they "'ere ridiculed as a result. and tbe1r honest perplexJty about what they ~aw i~ one of the strongest argu- ments for the fact that UFOs may exist: sightlngs have been reported !rom more thiln 70 countries. La.,t October the US Air Force announced that a thorough mve~ugation of "un- identified ll} ing object~" tUFChl was to be conducted at the Un1\ler•ity of Colorado bv a team of d1~tinguished ~cirntis" headed b\· Dr Ed" ard Condon. tormer director of the Nauonill Bureau of Standards. At lon1.1 last, the Klenuhc com- muntt} 1s apparently abandon- ing the stance of the medu~val astronomer' "'ho refused to look through Galilco'5 tele- &eope at sun spots becau$e ''smce the trun IS perfect. 1t couldn't have ~f'OL'· and there- fore 11 is no use looking for them'". Uf[Lunaon na~ 1!1 mon Ill and '313.000 w1th "'hich to arnve at t>Ome concluStonA about flying ~auce~. As many as 100 speciahMs wtll be con- sulted. and the National Academy of Science hu agreed to review the results of the doctor's work. Since the announcement of the programme more than 400 Jetrera have arrived on hi! desk, many or the writers wanting jol'l\ or seeking to assist the project in one wav or another. "The important thln(l is that a lot of people in both the ph)'s1cal and ps). chological &eieoces in other univenities are Interested", Dr Condon ~ay\. "There is no tendency to ridicule the project at that Level". One of thls scientist's maio problems wiU be to send out investigating teams whenever a new saucer sighting is re· ported. "Most of the~e thiop are 1>0 trans1ent and evant!!Cent that you are not likely to be able to aet the men there With the equipment you would like them to have", he admits. It's not like rushing a medical team to an epidemic area because "an epidemic stays ~!!- A~tr- /l,.,.,r. -t:_.-,.;....L~ ~t ~'L , ,..,_ t~A"lt:,-,:.~ """''':;6...,...._. ~ ... ,.. o-1-.rf:,. J«#'(-- s:,~~,, ..;._..~k-.,., r- .e. _.,~ /• f l• ··:; .J ..... 1' . -? A'• .,; t:"' ,.r. (F'~I'I;) r lv-ft ' (t:.YTtll.tt' flt~·C,- '/it S#AJ1 _..,., .... .; ~1·/t.~T f'll~ll ~p,l o ~ Sketclt Jn {If r Denis Croll'e nf fl}ing saucer which he re1'ortea l!cn,iug seen 011 Vaudrtse Be(ICh, S)d11ey, on Jul.l 19, 1965. Ill14strati011 fr(ltll Fl; ing Saucers Over Australia, hy James Holledge (Horu·itz Publications Inc.) . there until you get there", he complains. The saucers, like the b1gge<;t fish. ill" ays seem to get a"' a) . The m .. n ~ho probably knows more about UFOs tbltl any other IS J. Allen Hynek, head of the astronomy depart- ment at Northwestern Uruver- si§y4 nd, since 1948, the US Air ·orce's offietal advis.·r on d.- ~· fttr aim<Hl 20 y he has heen manitr> ing the FO Situation around tbe world, devouring thousands of reporu and interviewing hun- dred~ of e•;e witnesses. Although Dr Hynek is loath to make accusations, he feel~ evidently that the Air Force ha~. to some degree. tried to sweep the UFO situation under a rug for the past two decades. In 195~ the military bastdy as- semhled a panel of sentor ~Cienlt't~ under the direction ol Howard P. Rohertson (rom the Cahfomia Institute of Technology, di'iCusscd UFOs for only four days, looked at just 1 S reports and concluded that "the evidence presented on unidentified flying objects ~ho~ed no indication that these phenomena comtirute a d1rect pby<>ica1 threat to national security", and that "there is no evidence that the phenomena indkated a need for re\•ision of current scienti- fic concepts". Since then, whenever a rash of UFO sightings bas occurred, the Air Foree has dutifully pointed to the "Robertson Report" as firm evidence that it is nothing serioU5. Now, aU that will be changed. How does one eltf'lain n.·ay the man)' ~iabtmgs of UFOs1 They bave been called swamp gas, 1dent1fied as weather balloon~. ~atelhte~. aircraft, meteo~. searchltghts on cloud,, and ortlcal illusion~. The\ defini- telv do not seem to be a ma~s bailuc1natJon becau•e too many reputable people have seen them. It is also unlikely that thn are secut military weap- on! because ilo veil or eanhly secrecy can last for two decades. Those who doubt that UFOs are from outer space have, in recent years, been able to point to significant evidence. The space-,canning devices used by the North American Air Defence Command bad not until 1965 reported any un- known objecu, althouah they keep track of more than 1,000 items in orbit. Strangely enough however, three objecu in orl'lit have just recently been listed u "uok..oown" - object~ that have not been connected with any launching site or country of origin. They were discovered last May and June by US tracking radar. Their existence was kept secret until early October while government officials de- bated whether to admit that they bad found objects who~e origin could not be deter- mined. Secrecy prohibits US officials from dlscu~sing the sizes of the three objects. Tracking agencies have said in the past that radar could find orbiting objects ll~ small as J2in long. Yet there bave been - ' Tltis mock-up hy arn~ts TI'J1roJuce~ tlte dttmls of the 1110~1 CQIIIII/DIIly re,'IOrted t•ariety of (l)illg ~m" ·er. The three spheres beueatiJ it are de~ribed lJ)' ohserrers u•ha claim to hat·e seen saucers ott tlze grrmnd, as umlercnrriar?,e. indications that at least t'~~•o of The Hanard Meteor proiect the three objects found last of 19~4-58 produced 3.300 May are much larger, and that llour~ of ~tar·aazing. Another they were in orbit perhaps for 2.500 hours were added b} the vears before they were dis- Smithsoruan "s \ J\URI Praine i:o,·ered. Nel"'ork proJect "Not a ~int~le Conver<ely. a continuing ~t.;, sur.-ev cotfducted by the Mount Paiomar Obsen a torr in Caltfom1a produced 5.000 wtde-angle. high magnificauon photographs of the heavens. • .midentified ohject has l'leeo noted", the repon!. md1cate. Unul Dr Condon's group jOt together. tho•e Y. ho r•'•eH.t '" •aucen; complatned that detecuon effort$ were cursory and ill-mii.Dned. Be- lievers began their OQ.'ll semi· prl\'ate organisation.\ to track down the origin of saucers. In 1952. APRO (the Aerial Phenomena Research Orga.ni- ~at•on) wa~ founded. and 5everal year' later the "ational In\ esuga11on\ Committee on Aerial Phenomena beean. The latter group hu 'Seen its membership double to more than 11.000 in the la~t vear alone. One of its top execu- uves Richard Hall, ~•n there ha\ e been enough confirmed •i1.1bnng• to JUsllfy an mtensh e ~cienufic scruuny of UF~. but his sroup dechn~ to ex- pres.s a v1e"' on the nature of the •aucer<, Other frm~te groups are not •o con<l'r\'auve. At a recent 1 os Angeles convention, a ~1-o\.ol\of"\.111'1 l'ttiJ llf~ILOVC UU:IU\Io trip~ aboard saucers, helieve the ~aucers are flown bv demi· sods and. 10 general. put dis- credit on any serious investl· gallon of the· phenomena. The head of the Amalgamated Flying Saucer Cluh of America in Lm; Angeles, Gabriel Green, ! Mist~ he can prove that .. we ha\ e been vt<ited regularly by cxtra-terre,trials". Man) of the 3.700 members of h1< group 'ay that thev ha~e •een ~u ce~ and ~m · e claim they have travelled m the ~ce craft, according to Mr Green -a lean, intcme man who has I\\ ICe run for the prcsidmq of the USA on a "Flying Sauccl" ticket. The explanation for these tYpe' i\ simple: they have been conditioned b\' ) ears of space· age comic strtp<, •c1ence fie- lion and TV 'hows, Just as .a few generauons ago inte!Hgent and observant people bclien·d in ghosts, <aw them. and des- cnbed them in great detail, so these individuills now soc saucers. But in ruling out the cranks. one still cannot complete!} rule nut the possibilitv that some of these UFOs may be visitors from afar. Scientists confirm it is hard to beheve that our world, alone among the couut- le<..< planetary 5) stems. is the ontr one where mte!Hgent hfe has t' ol\ed. It remams for Dr Condon\ group, "'itbin ~e next year, to determtne "ht:ther tbere 1 life out tb re and if 11 is try1ng to get through to us on earth.544/1/30 Pt 1(128) Tho Dirootor Camnomrenl th Soiantitio and Industrial Reaearob Orsanbation 314 Albert Stroot EAST UELllCJtJRnE 02 VIC D-.r Sir, IRnSTIGAfiOlt OF SIGmiHGS OP UlliDEN'l'IFIED FLYDiG OB.TrerS 2 3 MAR '6 Thank 10\1 tor your letter or 1oth Harob. In view or the ort;o.nization or CSIRO ao outlinacl in your letter it ie oonsidorod thAt the quickoot and moat erteoti vo 'fffJ.Y ot obtainine expert opinion on 8,1.)3 partic- ular oarJe would be ror tho RA.AF llaoe which ie investi(Jltins the UFO inci- dent to oend a oopy ot the report direct to 701.1 at your Melbourne ori'ioe. You could then forward it to the approp2:i6.inbranoh or 70llr Or~zation . 2 . It 7011 have no objection to thio proposal inatruotiono to this orreot will bG inoued by this Departmont. ~vA.(I.lc& ~ w 4 C"'\~~' ~ C, ·\. (\...a...V\ \.w...V fft1--t (o~) YCillrS fo.i thtully, (ScoJ /\. D. McFARLANE • ! . lloFarlmle) t.CR E TARY
• 14 ALBERT STREET, EAST MI:LBOURNE. C 2. VIC TELEPHONE 41.91333 TELEOR.IIMS CORESEARCH MELBOURNI:: MEMORANDUM TO : - 10th March, 1967 The~ecretary , /Department of Air, · Russell Offices , CANBERRA. A. C. T. INVESTIGATION OF SIGHTINGS OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Thank you for your memorandum of the 3rd March on this matter . "\ ~ / '"'- ~ Unfortunately , the organization of O. S . I . R. O. is not such that it would be possible for the Commanding Officer of the relevant R. A. A. F. Base investigating an U. F. O. to correspond directly with people at a region~evel . C. S . I . R. O.' s laboratories cover research work in both the agricultural and biological sciences and the industrial and physical sciences, and these laboratories are spread throughout the Commonwealth . There is no Officer- in- Charge on a regional basis as such. However, it would be possible to nominate officers in Perth, Adelaide , Sydney, Brisbane , and Canberra through whom the re1eVU1t R.A. A. F. Commanding Officer might get in contact . Our officer could then get in touch with this office in order to determine where a speci£ic enquiry might best be directed in c . s . I . R. O. The normal functions of the officers I have in mind would be administrative , and they would be unable to provide any technical advice . However , if you feel the suggestion would be of assistance , I would be grateful if you would let Vt me know. As mentioned in my memorandum of the 7th November , it would be helpful if correspondence about these matters could be addressed to me at this office , rather than to the Organization ' s office in Canberra. L. G. Wilson, SECRETARY (Administration)
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5W1/3o( 126) The Director Weo.pona Renea.roh Eetabliehl:lent Dox 1424II G.PO ADELAIDE SA Dosr Sir, ( 1 '11\' '61 IDTIDEUTIFIED I'LYING OB.TECTS YOUR SA 5644/2/1 OF 15TH DroElmER, 1966 Further to J!IY letter 554/1/30 or 9th Jo:tl!JIJ:J::f, 1967, the National Aeronautios tmd Space AaminiatratiOI\ baTe al.rooay o.aroed to aooist in the investigation or thoae tJFOe reparta Which J:lisht have orit.;:inated f"ra!l tho s i ght!Da or a eatalUte. Wo therotoro do not re- quiro the weekly prediotion or visible eatelllte pa.saos tlnt you eo ld.n4l.y offered. )~~lA.ifl, L~ . a, N ~ s.~~ 1f~Of1 LOt?J) Youro retthtully, (Sco.) 1\. D. McFARLANE ( • B. HoFnrl..ano) '1 CRETA R Y
544/1/30(125) Senior NASA Representative 339 S~an~ treot l.iELDOURitE VIC Doa.r Sir, tmiDE!l'l'IFIED FLYING OBJECTS ThB.nk 70U for yrJUr letter of 1ot Deoombor, 1966. A groot ma.n,y of tho roporto or UFOo that are received reror to a. li~t tha.t 178B ob!Jorvod tl"ilvellin8 at a great hoi ght in a str~gbt lino, or of :\ light with a. riery trail that wo.e soon to d.ioappear a!'tor a f(J';f eoco ,d. . It is t herefore felt thD.t your Ac!miniotr.J.tiao could bo or ~t o.ooi.:t l-"lce in holpina to identify ouoh reports . 2 . Since the initial invootigt.tian or UFO roporto vill be undar- to.kcn by tho nearoot RAAF Base, it would bo convenient it tM.t B:we could deal diroot with your Adminiotr.ltion, protora.bly at rog:lonnl lovol . If you o.sroo, it would be appreciated it you would provido thio Doportmcmt with the addroooeo of your regional br.:mches . 3. Thank you o.loo ror your ini'oJ:mll.tion on tho £lyins balloODD i11 .ustra.lia.. ilo trl.ll write to !.l:r ll011l017ood o.t the Dopa.rtmont or Supply ao you B\lB'CCOt . bra.j~ k~ ~ N· CJ s ,. ~\ru~U 'o/Mn ~) Yourn ra.ithi'ully, (SGo.) A. D. McFARLANE ( • B. :MoFa.rla.ne) ECR F. TARY /2$ '
5W1/3o(124) Tho Dirootor Yount Stromlo Oboerva.tory Privtlto lbg Cmn.:mH.A ACT Door Sir, -------------------------------------~ IUVES1IGATIOR OF SIGHTIRGS OF UNIDEUTIFIED FLYIUG OB.JEOl'S Thilnk ;you for your letter nst"OOing to aooict in tho invooti- cetion or Unidcntii'iod FlY'inG Objoct3 (UFOs) . 2. AD the initinl invostiSltion or tho report \7ill bo C3rriod out by tho BAAl? lbeo nearoot to the area o£ the si~ti.rle your o.croomont io rc- quoated for tho CCJl!!!!Md1ng Oi'licor o£ tho invootisatinc lboe to oorreopand dirootly nth your orGmJ.mtion, o.t ree:tona.l levol it tho neoiota.noo of your or~zation booCDee neceoca.ry. 3. If you f.\Ct'Oe , it io roqueotad tho.t you provide tho addresses ot your rog:Lont.U oi'ficors oo that thio intormtion oon be po.oood to tho RAAF llaooo. D\tkj\eJ ~ l\l~ (!, ~.(, <,;, n'\cv~~ \fbM , (_~) Youro ra1thrully, (SGo.) A. D. McFARLANE ( .. . 1 . l!~lano) ·. JRDTARY
554/1/30{ 123) The Dirootor Euronu or Uoteorology Dopa.rtnoot or the Interior PO Box 1289K l.'IELnOUIDTE 01 VIC Dear Sir, INVESTIG TIO~ OF SIGHTlli~1 OF UlliD:::IIriFIED FLYillG OBJEcrs 'l'ho.nk you ro::r your letter llgt'OoJ.nc to a.ooict in tho invooti- eatian or Unidentified Plying Objects {UFOs) . 12 3 2 . Ao tlto inititll invostis;ltion or tho report will bo carried out by tho RAAF &.oe noo.rcst to tho area o£ the eiCbtinB your ~emont is re- quootod for tho Colj'!!"'.M,dins orncor or the invootil;ltinc lboc to corroopond clircotly with :rour o::re;.nization, at rog!Olllll lovol if tho O.O:Jiotanco o£ your ore;mimtion boccxnea nocoro:n-y. 3 . If you a.grco , it is rcC!.ucatod that you provido tho o.ddro:loes or ycrrr: roaion.a.l off'icoro so t~t thio ini'01'l!ltltion can bo pnooed to tbG lt!..AF Da.oca. )l~k[\'1 9 a" 1\t • (I ~ 1 \ ov10 ~c.. u t~fdfl [Ef1Y Youro .L'~i thi'ully, (SGo.) A. D. McFARLANE • D. lio.FnrlD.no) ,I:CRETARY554/1/30( 122) The Diroctcr Conn0lll703lth Scientific and Inductrial Roocaroh Oreoni~tion AMP Duilclin8 lioba.rb Plo.co C mCIL1A AC1r Door Sir, Ilt'V"'LSTIG~IOil OF SI<mTINGS OF UIJIDL'IlTIFIED FLYniG OB.JECJrS Thank you tor your letter fl.Gt'OCins to e.ooiot in tho inveoti- ~tian o£ Unidentified Flyine Objects (UliOo) . /:22 2 . AtJ the initial invODtiSltion o£ tho report \7111 bo carried out by tho RA.AP Dcwe ncarcnt to the B.roo. or tho aishtins your c.erooment ie ro. quootod for tho CCXll1ll!Uldin,g Officer o£ tho invooti(:ilting l3o.oo to co.rreopand directly TTi th ,-our o.r5llliza.tion, nt regional lovcl it tho aooiatllnoe o£ your orGJ.Uization bocanes nocosoary . 3. It you ae;ree, it io requested that you provido tho addreoaos or your roeiono.l ot£iooro oo that this information oon be passed to tl10 Ittu\F llw:Joo. Yours fni thi'ully, lJI7>..\ \u'\ ~ (SGoJ A. B. McFARLANE ~ · U~A f\l .4 ~A~ ~~G ~lD)
554/1/)0 (1 1) Dircotor- Gonoral Dopartcont of Civil Aviation "ltonty Houoe" 499 Littlo Collins Stroot l~OURNm C 1 VIC Dear Sir, UNID:ml'IFIED FLYING on.JE~S ;r,.(. . 1-r.. <' YOTIR 21/1/307 of 17TH JAIIDARY I 1967 ,., Your D\lCu"''Oted proooduroa a.rotureod to by thio Dopartmont , Hoo.dqun.rtoro Oporatioro.l Coorona and l!o:l.dqu.u-tcro Support Co::ma.nd will be told or thio Brr~t oo that nll RAAF Baooo can bo notified. \)\'A-\\~ ~ ~· etA N C., ~ ~ W\~J lvUA bfb fff1 ~flb) Youra faithfully, (SGoJ A. D. McFARLANE f) I. -
i ' • 1 ~0 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTMlJ_A '>s ....... I· ~o "l l !,;';> 7 . DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION T~: 610131 Trlqr.Nc AJ.u-: '' AVIAT IDUOUaNII." P..nl AJJ,..,, ''HENTY HOUSE," •99 LlTTI..8 COWNS STill!l!T, NEUOUllNI!, C.l. IIOX 1139 Q, P.O., 1M IUILY QVOn ~J /.11J.{.tl... ............ ' MEMORANDUM FOR 17 JAN 1967 ary , of Air , UNIDEN'fiFIED l'LYL1G OBJECTS ~ I J"-- / ~fe refer to your 554/1/30 (112) of the 7th Decenber, 1966. 2. Je not.e that you will be informing your Command formations of the policy of direct liaison from R.A.A.F. bases to our Regional authoriti es in respect of all aspect.s connected with the investigation of UFO sightin6s, as suggested in our memorandum of the 26th October, 1966. 3. However, there is a further point regarding notification of UFO sightings about which we would appreciate further clarification. As you are a~mre, som e r eports of UFO sightings are received in this office , either direct or through our Regional offices, and, in each case , wo refer the report to your headquarters for investigation. Under the proposed new system we suggest that the following procedureo apply :- (i) when a report is received by one of our Regional offices , it shall be referred to the Office Commanding the nearest R. A.A. F. Base (or Command in the case of New South ~/ales and Victoria/Tasmania Region) :- or (ii) when a report is received directly in this office, it shall be referred to your headquarters as has been the practice in the past. 4 . le would appreciate your comments on this aspect in order that we ca~ include appropriate guida~c~ in the instructions we are forwarding to our .Regional offices . '~-<- -~~ _,.__,~<...__ ( 1<' . E. YEEND ) for Director- r~neral of Civil AviRtio . \DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION [rotated 90 degrees] [Stamp: CVS 15 [ILLEGIBLE] 196[ILLEGIBLE]] [Stamp: 1 9 JAN 1967 AIR MINISTRY CANBERRA] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE]
~ · 314 ALBERT STREET, EAST MELBOURNE. C.2. VIC TElEPHONE 4l66ll TELEGRAMS CORESEARCH MElBOURNE MEMORANDUM TO • - 12th January, 1967 The Sec~ry , ~tment of Air , CANBERRA . A. C. T. UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS In reply to your memorandum (554/1/30 ) of the 6th January , I wish to advise that the Organization has no objection to your passing repo~ of U. F. O. sightings to Dr. Duggin should you choose so to do . I would confirm that Dr. Duggin' s interest in this matter is quite unofficial. L . G. Wilso~ SECRETARY (Administration) COMMoNWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION AUSTRAliA
[Stamp: REC'D. 16 JAN 1967 AIR REGISTRY CANBERRA]
65- 91 11 544/1/30 The Director Weapons Reoearch Establishment Dox 1424R, GPO ADELAIDE SA Iff ljJ \ 9 Jfi.N '61 1 • Thank you for your letter and for the offer to provide a. weakly list of predictions of Yiaible aatollito pasoee . 2 . This suagestion will be diecuosed next woak with v1sitin8 ntaf.t' officoro from Ctln!M.nd Headquarters , and you will be a.dviaod further a.e soon as possible . (A. 13 . llc:Farla.no) SJCRETA~{65-9111 554/1/30 Tho Soorota.ey (Administration) Cammonttonlth ~cicntitio ond Industrial Rooearoh Or~zation 314 .Ubort Street ;E.\f3T MELDorrrutE C2 VIC UNIDENTIFI.ED FLYnlG OBJECTS 1. A roquoot has rocontly been roceivod from Dr Du8Gin or your or~mtion for deto.ile or all UFO ai~tinGD in order that ho and oCJJG other soientiats of several countries c.:lll unclortako sciontifio invcatis'- ntion or this phen<Dm.'l. I am fo:t'V<ll.'d.ing e. photoato.t copy or hio let ter and or e. letter of introduction fran a Professor J . A. ~ock vho o.pp.'"tt'Dl'l~ly io tho ociantifio adviser on UFOo to tho United Sto.teo Air Force. 2. It is understood. that thin sciontii'ic invootiSJ,tion io quite unoi'fici.a.l and io innpirod out or interest in thin cubjoct by tho cet1bare or the too.c. AD you aro armre there ia alroady an otrioinl o.rran.eoment whoroby thio Departoont pa.eoes report13 or UFO oi~tinSD to your Ore;:url.za.tiao. when opecio.liet advice is required. l!o\'lovcr thio De!Jarlo~h't has no objection additionally to po.oain8 roporto or nll UPO oi~ltill8D to Dr DuW.n provided that this will not caWle you ~ cnibtl.l."mmOmont . G:c~i.t ~ UJ\ lA,__ ~ ,:>1( ~ I "-~" w...t ~ . Cl, . 0 ; ~ fS- Fr ~ t' ~ { 17, DEARBORN OBSERVATORY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY I!VANSTON, IWNOIS 60201 16 November 1966 To Whom It May Concern: Dr. H. Duggin is collecting infonnation on UFO' a and is part of an International effort to collate in- formation on this phenomenon from several countries. For many years I have acted as a scientific monitor on this scientifically vex!.ng problem of UFO' s, and a nunber of colleagues and I have agreed to act as a "clearing house" for the investigation of which Dr. Duggin is a part. Any cooperation which may be eJq>ended to Dr. Duggin would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely yours, faa- (/' J ~ Allen Hynek Director 1 Dearborn Observatory JAH:lh _,
-~- .~----....., \ • NATIONAL ST:NDARDS LABORATORY-DIVISION OF PHYSICS UNIVEI!SITY GROUNDS. CITY ROAD. CHIPPENDALE. NS.W TELEPHONE 680566 TELEGRAMS COf!ESEARCH SYDNEY ~s~~~~v. ""PI~ .JJ-tC~ ~ ~~ ~ b4-j~ ~ ~iL-~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ 4A1 ~ !~ y"'"'-~· T~ ~ ~ ~ 11 ~~ ~ ~'c:.. Cb,~ ~~ . ~ v~ ~ ~ .,..... f!- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~rr J.A . ~--)~ 1-.~~ ~ 0.. ~ ~ ~ CAA-<. ~ ~ ~ 4t... t-. . ~0 . r"-'•·vc~,.~ . +-.- ~ ~ -.,... 6} v.U..o ~ • ~ ~~ l $.., ~ ~ ~ s- ~ ... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ k,- ...... ~ ~ ~ ""'" ~ {~..-A- 6~ ') ~s ..:. ~ .. ~ ~ . ~~ <1 "fL-. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ o...-.. "- 4 ~ ~ ~ l--. ~ ~ ~ lu- f~~ ~ ~~ k.. ~ ~ ~ ~ - 1L-.. o.-. ~ ~., ·~ . ~. COMMONWEAlTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAl RESEARCH ORGANIZATION- AUSTRAliA- ---------. .. l ._ • • • NATI~NA L STANDARDS LABORATORY-DIVISION OF PHYSICS UNIVERSITY GROUNDS. CITY ROAD. CHIPP£NDAL£. N.S.W TELEPHONE 680566. TElEGRAMS CORESEARCH SYDNEY ~ ~ ~ ~~~~ ~ ~ fth-~~ ~~~ ~~~ ,.;,~"" ~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~c.~~ ~ <J..,s.c-, . 1i...:... ~ ~ b.. wrJ.uJ..)c:;o ~ ~ ~ k ~ ~ ,_ t 'Bk ~ ~ ~~~04.~~~~~~~ ~-~~~."'~~~ ~~~ ' ~~ 6l- ~ r~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ J.,~ Pyt<-e.. ... uQ·~·=·''- ~ \u. ~ t7'- ~ ~ 4 ~ ~ ~~ . Se~··-.t ~~ ~ ~~ ~~ .. ~) ~ """- ~ ~ £;.V1--:tt~ .. ..c; L ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ .-...-.~ ~~ ~s-.4 " \.\ ,, v.> VlU<"·~ ~~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~J~,~~~ .~ "\ ~ (j) CCA ~ a..t 'llf- ~ ~~ _ ,_ ~ ~~ ~ b.-. ~ ~ ~ ~ f c4 ftn->I.U.... 1 e\)f- ~ ~ c:Y ~ 1~ ~-~ · ~ ~ e.:.t.... ..,..~ ~ ~ ~ ,~ t--c:.( ~ ~ ~ ~ J:i> kfS{. COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAl. RESEARCH ORGANIZATION AUSTRALIA• NATIONAL STANDARDS LABORATORY- DIVISION OF PHYSICS UNIVERSITY GROUNDS. CITY ROAD. CHIPPENDAlE. NSW TELEPHONE 680566 TELEGRAMS CORESEARCH SYDNEY ~ . ~ (;; fiw ,.__, ·.~ ~ ~ . j ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ tO ~~-- ~ - ~ ~ · .3 ~ ~ ~c.~ ~ ~~ o...-J.~J ~ ~ ~ ""' .A-riM-~ / ~ ~ ~ Vi- ~ ~~~~~~~~ ~Y~ (_ ~ 0 rt.-s.~ ~ . COM MONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAl RESEARCH ORGANIZATION. AUSTRALIA
Security Cluslflcatlon: · · ms; "Weapons" Adelaide th<!r Information refer to Telephone 59 9, Ext. In Reply Pluse Quote 5!56.:.-./2/. Secret~ , Dj:.pa'1"t'men t 't"AITBERRA I I of Air, A. C. T. y §/.(t .. A II eorrcspondence to bo addrcssc~ to Director, 3D Box Hl4H, G.P.O., Adelaide COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 4 DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY WEAPON S RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT SALISBURY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 15 DEC 1966. ~ .~. 1.~1. (Attention: Director , Ai~ Force Intelligence) Dear Sil.·, mTIDEflTIFIED AERIAL SIGHTINGS We rec~ived a letter on 16tb October , 1966 from H. Q. R. A.A. F. Base Richmond in which the Commanding Officer included certain information relating to an unidentified aru:ial eightine. He requested in ~·etum , p u:ticulars of satellites , rockets or research balloons which mieht hcve been airborne at the time and which could have been the subject of the reported sie;hting~ · We have since replied to this letter ut; this raised the question here whether or not it would be of use to you if we forwarde:l e. liat of predictions of visible satellite passes that this Establishment iaeues weekly . If you would likP these predictions for reference purposes , we would be glad to place you on the distribution list . Yours faithfUlly , (M . W . Wooda) DIRECTOR
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY WEAPONS RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT [ILLEGIBLE] BUILDING [ILLEGIBLE] [Date stamp: 28 OCT 1966 (mirrored impression)] [Stamp: REC'D 19 DEC 1966 AIR [ILLEGIBLE] CANBERRA] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE]
Subject: 1 • recentl ' • i fl Dr IYIT 1 Dr JJtJCGW , DEPARTMENT OF AIR MINUTE PAPER ( Thi~ qjde only to be written on) r lTION ON UF0 1s I ! 5. £54/tho( 11ry 1 he attached letter is a follcm -up to a long telephone cJ.ll which .I- 2 took You will no~e tha.u one of the sci entists involved in this JFO investigat icn \lho is otuted to be the s cientific advisor on U ) 1 ~ to the United Stat es . ho·.raver is act ing in .:m extr o.- curriculo.r c .. p.":.ci t . . 2 . You will note tha ~ these scientiotD ure mcdnl y into.ceote<l in the unexplained UFO ' s , bu~ ~~~l far as I Cl:l.ll make out t hey would like infonno. Lion on a.ll oightinge . As you know, we alrcudy have an offici.J.l a.rra.n&"Cmcilt ~·tith C. LlO .rhoreby we can pc1.ss to them any UI<'O repor~ on which we would like their o.soistnnce , oo it would real l y bo onl.f 'l quco tion of otrebching thi s arrangement olighbly to pn.:.~o them a copy of all report., . However, Dr DUGODP s interest in un-of.ficial no fnr ao CSillO is concerned and thi. J.Y cn.uso embn.:rras3ment . 'l'hese flcicntists , with all the documents and facilities a v..1ilable to them, •cc. ooviouoly in a position to assist us in this matter , and though I am not too keen on l:elcr.oing tho det .ils of the lALF investigations or anything which may increase the interest of the general public in this field , I think \7e should give these scientists the information they require . Ho • .,evcr, although they vtould like the infor.nation o.s coon o.n pos ib- e , I rE.co:~ end that we atick to our present oysteo for UFO investigations , j . e . the·nearest lL~ Base inveati~teo the report and passes it up through ColllllUlld He.:.. ... .....:tors to :::lepart::lent of Air . If we clungc the SJ • t m to o.llo~ C D10 to get a copy of the report before it hns c apleted the RAAF proce s , 1e ~Y h.~ve two concurrent investis~tions of the oame report . '2.~ Dec G6
/ /~ ---: --........ 314 ALBERT STREET, EAST MELBOURNE, C2 VIC. TELEPHONE 4 16611. TELEGRAMS CORESEARCH M£LBOUR;'J'::·::"· \") , , V;: /.j • ( \)\:- ~r\{'1 'f'j" \ 554- I-~ ~ .... , (M -J _./" MEMORANDUM TO :- - --- 5th December, 1966 The Secretary, Depar~ment of Air , RUssell Offices, CANBERRA. A. O. T. ' BALLIANG UFO INVESTIGATION ~ a• "'t:f. Thank you for your memorandum of the 28th November J'afY ~554/1/30(111) in which you ask for information about a "team of C. S . I.R. O. scientists " visiting Mr. A. S . Ricketts of Bacchus LA~ Marsh on the 7th July. ~ })~, I have made enquiries from several likely C. S. I . R. O. Divisions , but with negative results . I wonder if you have any additional information as to ,.,ho the C • S • I. R. 0 . personnel might be • · ./.~~ L. G. Wilson, SECRETARY (Administration) V,/ COMMONWEALTH SCIENnFIC AND INOOSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION AUSTRA LIA .._.._ _ _.[Stamp: REC'D. 7 DEC 1966 AIR REGISTRY CANBERRA] [ILLEGIBLE] C.A.S. (III) [ILLEGIBLE]
I N REPLY R EF ER TO --------- NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION MELBOURNE OFFICE C/o D EPT. OF SUPPLY. 339 S W A N STON ST R EET 'I, MELBOURNE. C. l , AU STRALIA TELEPHO N E : 32 0 211 1 1st December, 1966 :J _ .~ Mr. A • McFarlane ~ Sec tary , D artment of Air DfiF/ ..CANBERRA, A.C.T. Dear Mr. McFarlane: Subject: Unidentified Flying Objects The NASA Melbourne Office will be happy to assist in any way in commenting on sightings of UFO's as requested in your letter of 28th November. However, at this time it does not appear likely that any comments we might make would be particularly useful. Satellites launched by NASA operate at such altitudes and are of such small size that it is extremely unlikely that any of these would result in the typical public report of an UFO. The mere fact that satellites are listed as "visible" in various periodic listings does not make them visible in the sense that UFO's are reported to be. Spent launch vehicles or spacecraft or parts, such as nose-cones or aerodynamic fairings, do of course, re-enter the atmosphere when their orbital altitudes reduce, but these objects would behave very like a meteor and again would not be candidates for the typical public UFO report. 2/ ...
• -2- Only one class of object which NASA is currently involved with in this country might lead to public reports of UFO's and these are the high altitude balloons which we plan to fly from Mildura. These balloons, with a volume of 10 million cubic feet, relatively low altitudes of 140,000 feet maximum, and velocities corresponding to high upper air winds for periods of up to 12 hours, might conceivably lead to UFO reports. NASA is not alone in flying balloons in this country - in fact we are just now starting - but all such operations are under the cognizance of the Department of Supply, including the NASA operations. I would therefore like to suggest that you enlist the services of Mr. M . Ian Homewood , Assistant Secretary (Projects), Department of Supply, for his comments on UFO reports , since his staff is intimately concerned with Australian high altitude balloon operations. Sincerely yours, Willson H. Hunter NASA Senior Scientific Representative in Australia
554/1/30( 112) Direotor-Gelleral or Ctrll. Ariaticm Departmat or Ci rtl AriaUon PO :Box 1639Q misabetb Sheet, m:tBOURlfE C1 VIC. tmiDmTIFIED li'LYIBG OBJ'Ecr5 Tour 21/1687 - 26th Ootober, 1966 'l DE '6 1. Thaok 7J1U for ~aa:r letter ~ei.ag to uaiat in the iD."t'e8UpUc:m ot 1JJ114et11'iecl Fl,JiD.g Objeota (WOe). Tcnar ~tion that the inTeeUption be 4eoctr&l.1a ... to liegiOD&l Dire4rtor lenl., u tor the inTaatisaUOil or BAJJ'/DCA &1.r aatav inoident repone, 1s t'ull7 npporied. ~ "Delti8JlAte4 .luthor1t7" tar the R.UJ' will be the Ottioer Cmm•ncl.i:Dg or the 1lAAJ' »ue 'innatie&UDB the 1770 ei6J'lti.ag, who will be ~iD& 011 beba1..t or the Air Offioer ec.aancl1.Dg OpemtiOil&l eo-•nd or the Air ottioer Colm:lucliAg Support Comena u appmpri.ah. 2. It it 1a tboQatlt that DC.t -.y be able to hel~ ill providing 1nto:mat1011 releTUt to a eishtillg, the Due will fozowud. a oopy of the tJJ'O repori clirect to the looal. DCA autborit7 re.poDB1ble !or the area in which the a1ght1.ug na ...{ made with a requeat for an:y intODI&tioa that ocmld be or aeaiatanoe to the 1nqu1 ). Ileadquarhrs OperatiOD&l. Co-end azul Readquarie1'8 Suppori CCIIIIDUld will be informed or thia arransemmt 80 that all llUF J3asee will be aware or the polio,y of 41rect li&18aa with looal DCA authorities in the illveet1eation ot lJFO • i6l'lt iAIJI.554/1/30(111) The Secretary (Adad.nietration) Com:DOnwealih Soiontii'io al1i1 Industrial Reaoaxoh Orsantsation am Building Robart PlaQe C N!BF.lU'J, ACT BAU.JAJG lifO PI!£9TIOA;t'IOJf (!/ 1. Duriq tbo course or aD im'ootisation into tho unuaual aigbtiJiga made 'b7llr A. S. Ricketts ot llacahua Karsh, VICT-ORIA, it waa leamed that a "team or cs:mo ec.:ientiate" had visited him <~n 7th Jul7, 196G. 2. Thie :Department would. be gratei"ul tor tf1J;f int'oJ:Ution on thie visit that ooul4 be of aaeietece 1n aesoocdna the orJ.gl.n ot Jlr lliokette sigbtinga. rSGo.l 14 r McFARLANE ? (.l. B. JlcParlee) ~~~ /( . SECRETARY
,..,r max 65. 9111 554/1/30 Pt 1(110) Senior IASA Representative 339 Swanston Street IIE~UBBE VIC UHIIERTIFIED FLnNG O BJECTS 8 Nov~6$ 1. Sigbti.Dp or Unidentified 1'~11g Objeote (tli'O' a) han durillg recent aontha been recei YiJl& considerable publici t7. .A.l. though it is not considered that I1IJJ' or these siahtinp give ~ cause tor alam or renect a need to ch8Jl6e the official view on thia subject, it is important that the a;,rstem or investigation should make the beat uae of resources in .lUSTRALU. 2. .la 70u an DO doubt aware the Ro7al .luatralian .Ur Force is responsible for the imeatigation or UFO' a. UDder ensting &rr811&'811ents anyone who sights an object which be carmot idenUf'7 is imi ted to till in a questionnaire which 1e desisned to provide all the details neoesaarr tor an imeetigation. !'he nearest .lir Force base is then required to give an asaeaOIDent as to the orisin or the si&btiug. 3. !he decision to investigate reports or lJPO' s at R.AAP baee level wa.s made on the grounds that base pereomel would be familiar with local phenomena, weather condi tiona and a.ircratt aov8JIIenta which between them gi-n rise to ll&IO" UFO xeports. There are occasions hcnrever when the investigation point a to some phenomena such as a satellite aa the likel7 explanation. In •aDT inatsces R.u.P unite have been able to obtain infoJ:mation fraa local bodies to assist tha in their enquiries. but it is now considered that all authorities that could thxow 8zt:T liabt on these incidents should be of'fioiall7 a.saociated with the imestip.tion •1stea. 4. Your agre•ent is therefore soQ&bt to the proposal that wb.eDr~er /ltJ the UPO in'nstip.tion suggests that 7our organization might be able to provide some assistance a cop7 of the tJPO report ahould be sent to 70u tor ;your COIIIIIcta. It is !elt that in this wa;r better use could be made o£ the intonaation available within )'Our organization aDd that a aore accurate aasessment or the l1kel7 cause or the oro report could be achieved. {SL;o.} A. B. McFARLANE (!. B. KcFarlBDe) u vf!.· SECRET!RY rTelegram&~ Solarob Secretary, Departme ACT. Dear Mr . McFarlane, MOUNT STROMLO OBSERVATORY ltESEAitCH SCHOOL Of PHYSICAl SCIINCES THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAl UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR 0. J. EGGEN 25th October SBa -1-1 MOUNT STROMLO CANBERRA A.C.T. We shall be glad to cooperate in the identification of what you refer to as 11 Unidentified Flying Objects" . If I can be permi tted a personal o• servation I woul d like to say the f ollowing: Astronomers, by definition, are (1) trained scientific observers who spend long hours on mountain tope under completely dark skies , and (2) familiar with what objects should be present in the dark sky. Yet, in twenty years of spending a large fraction of the nights in this way - on mountain tops in Australia, California, and South Africa, I have not seen any object that could be called "unidentified and flying" . Nor have any of my co l leagues on these same mountain tops . Nevertheless , during the same pe r iod , members of the gener al public, living in the haze and glare of large ci ties , and unacquai nted with the night sky , are con- stantly seeing such objects . Yours sincerely, Director
.. -·· I" . , '\ ,., '} ' ,, ' • (pJ~)l)li@ G&D- 1 ..- 1 l cJ~ .. ~ PA6=-I 314 ALBERT STREET, EAST MELBOURNE. C.2_ VIC. TELEPHONE 4166U TElEGRAMS CORESEARCI-I ME .UIV'~ ~O.::· y Ei ___ ...;;.... ___ __ MEMORANDUM TO • - OAf I 7th November , 1966 S etary, partment of Air , CANBERRA . A. C. T. UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Thank you for your memorandum of the 12th October about the Royal Australi an Royal Air Force ' s responsibility for investigating reports of U. F. O.' s , and that you would like agreement to the proposal that whenever a U. F. O. investigation suggests that C. S . I .R. O. might be able to provide some assistance , a copy of the report should be sent to us for comment. The Organization is quite happy to assist in this way and to provide you with comments on those occasions when it is felt that we may be to give helpful advice about a particular investigation. General enquiries concerning this overall matter should be addressed to the Secretary lAdministration) at this address . Should any of your officers wish to contact me personally, I am permanently located here . /A~~ L. G. Wilson, SECRETARY (Adn:iinist ration) Dictated by Mr. Wilson , but signed in his absence . ' COMMONWEAl. TI-l SCIENTIFIC ANO INDUSTRIAL RES£ARCI-I ORGANIZATION AUSTRAUA
[Stamp: REC'D. 10 NOV 1966 C.A.S.] [Stamp: REC'D. L 9 NOV 1966 AIR REGISTRY CANBERRA]
• ~/ . CO ... MONW£ALTH 0' AUITitALIA With the Compliment~ o/ the Secretary Department of the Interior
[Stamp: REC'D. 10 NOV 1966 C.A.S.]
.. ----~-- ·~ ~ o I COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA O~?\)AG:qF -4.~ DURCAU OF 1\IETEOROI.O ~ Y 4 6a'i\ AU- COR ro" I BU AU OF METEOROLOGY B X 1260K ••• oum c ~.;2:13 / rrhe Secretary, C "NTRAL 0 ICE: 2 DRUMMOND STRElT, CARLTON N3.. ELBOURNE. VIC Department of t he Interior , CANBERRA. A. C.T. UNIDENTIFIED FL IDJG OBJEC'l'S 5.K O-t- I ; 'I ... . (/1 .,. ~ , -- -==....-·- T ELEPHONE: 34 9021 T ELEX MET, AUST AA 30 434 7th N ovember . 19 66 * Further to your memoranduc on t he above topic , t he Bureau of Meteor~logy may be of some ass istance i n aasessing unidentif ied f l ying obj ect report s and I agree to relevant informat i on be" erred t o us . (W. J . GIBBS) Direc ~or of Meteo 1~logy.
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Securlly Clauificetlon: .. rc b ' ?r) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSC~ IA DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY J:nn=·j Telephone C.nberra ;a)QQX~ / IJDt 490811 ""---- ..-/' Telex CanJet 620<44 WEAPONS RESEARCH EST ABLISHMEHT ·--- J,~/, The Secrey.ry, Dep~tmefi't of Air, ca:iibcrra.. A.C.T. D.S.I.F. 42 TIDBINBILLA C/o 41 JARDINE STREET KINGSTON, A.C.T. 26 October, 1966 . I have received your request 2/25/1 (29) of 12 October, 1966 , regarding investigation o£ V.F.O. sightings . I doubt whether this station could be of much help in this regard, since , because we track deep space probes , we have very little information on band regarding Earth orbiting satell ites . These latter spacecraft are tracked by stations located at Orroral Valley (A .C.T.), Carnarvon (W.A) and Cooky Creek (QLD). A further station at Uoneysuckle Creek (A.C.T.) will also become operational i n t he near future . Although we would be pleased to supply information within our particular field, I suggest that you contact t he Senior NASA Representative (399 Swanston St., Melbourne . ) cc . S/APD
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U OII C. A. a1e • COMMO NWEALTH O F AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION Tfl,ph.,...: 6110111 "HENTY IIOUSE.'' Ttl#gropltic Add"•• I •• A\'IAT Ma.tt)O•l'nt." Pool<ll .~.,.,, ..... , 4tt LITTLE COLLINS ST REET. aox uav Q, P.o. MELBOURNE, C.l. a.tLUJITtl llftUT, KIILIIOIIIli<S.' C.'j IN ltiU'LY QUot• 21/1/3[Y--···- - MEMORANDUM FOR ' Seoreta!3 , De~ment of Air , .c-ANBERRA • A. C • T. UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Reoeipt is aCknowledged of your 2/25/1(27) , dated 12th October, 1966. 2. We will be pleased to provide any assistance you require in connection ·itt the investigation of ~porta on unidentified flying objects . ) . I suggest that , during the investigation , requests 26 OCTt965 for information or assistance should be handled in the same manner ao proposed for the investiaation of R . A . A - F . jD . c . ~ . ·ai~ safety incident reports , vide Y.Our 490/1/39 dated 30th June , 1966 and our 6/1/144jLated 6th $eptember . ~66 . Requests for additional information and/or comments should then be addressed ·to this office . 4· The above procedure is suggested so that the collection of information necessary for your investigation may be commenced without unnecessary delay . If you are not in agreement with this prooadure , we would be pleased to consider any alternative procedure you may propose . 5· Your comments on our proposals would be appreciated eo that any necessary instructions may be issued to our regional headquarters . .,.,. ;.-t'a~ -"(Dt"13. Graham) for Director- General of Civil Aviation. 1 1\/JA ~~ (l CfVu <>{ A~ ~ \ ,. UJ...ot. c Ov"'-. c{ e u tt, l,... -ktk.t. \," ~~ \\)\ ~ w. '\t,.~~ u'\M r-u\ IU>--W~ c~.u\1 ~ ~b.~~~~~ ..............-COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION [document scanned inverted] [ILLEGIBLE address] [ILLEGIBLE reference/date] [Subject:] UNIDENTIFIED [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [Signature line:] Director-General of Civil Aviation [Stamp: REC'D. 27 OCT 1966] [Date box: 28 OCT 1966]
• 400/1/39 Director-General of Civil Aviation "Henty Houoo'' 499 Little Collins Street MELBOURNE Cl VIC Attention: Director Air Safety Invcstieo.tion Branch REPORTING AND INVESTIGATING OF AIR SAFETY INCIDENTS W"'iEI~E ~AAF AND ClVIL AIRCRAFT ARE INVOLVED rG 1 . During a liaison visit to this Department between the Director of the Air Safety Inve ... ti~ation Branch, Department of Civil Aviation and the Director of Flying Safety. RAA:?, the present syctcm o£ reporting and investigatin3 air safety incidents . where RAAF and civil aircraft are involved, was diacuooed. 2. As a reoult of this discussion the enclosed proposal to amend the system of inveotigation and :rcportin~ bettJeen Civil and RAAF autboritieo was drafted. Your comments on the acceptability o£ thia propooal are requested . •
- • tJ il/39 i- DRAFT REPORTING AND INVESTIGATING OF AIR SAFETY INCIDENTS / WHERE RAAF AND CIVIL AIRCRAFT ARE INVOLVED f • ":\ . . 1..·~ ' • .,. , , .__.· 1. During a liaison visit to Depair between the Director of the Air Safety Investigation Branch , Department of Civil Aviation and the Directorate of Flying Safety, RAAF , the question of the present system of reporting and investigating air safety incidents , where RAAF and civil aircraft are involved was discussed at some length. 2. It was obvious from this discussion that DCA are experiencing difficulty in implementing the present system of reporting and investigation direct to Commands. One of the main difficulties is that DCA have no knowledge of which command an RAAF aircraft may come under. As a result of this discussion the following proposal is put forward for consideration. 3. Where air safety incidents occur which involve RAAF and Civil aircraf t ~ ; ... ' ?/ '· /. the following system of reporting and inve stigation should apply: - (a) RAAF Designated Authorities should be nominated, :JL .t appointments advised to DCA and written into the 1 scheme , with authority to investigate and report on all air safety incidents which occur in their area of responsibility. (b) The following should be appointed as Designated Authorities:- AOC Operational Command for the investigation and reporting of all ASIMs in Northern NSW and the SYDNEY Area. AOC Support Command for the investigation and reporting of all ASIMs in the Victori an Ar ea .. . . . /2 -
.r-.. • -2 - OC RAAF Base EDINBURGH - South Australian Area. OC RAAF Base PEARCE - Western Australian Area. OC RAAF Base DARWIN Northern Territory Area. OC RAAF Base TOWNSVILLE - North Queensland Area. OC RAAF Base AMBERLEY - South Queensland Area. OC RAAF Base CANBERRA - Southern NSW Area. It is envisaged that the CATCO at Commands and the SATCO at bases will carry out the actual work of investigation and reporting for the Designated Author ity . ., 4 . With the above organization the scheme would work along the followin g lines: - (a) Where the person r eporting is the captain of an RAAF aircraft . (b) The captain notifies the ground station cont r olling him at the time that an air safety incident has occurred. Full known details including aircraft call sign and destination or next point of landing should be given. (c) The ground station receiving the report, whether RAAF or Civil should make a written report and forward it to the nearest DCA regional director . (d) The RAAF captain, upon landing, and in con- junction with the ~as~SATCf> _dispatches an AIM to Depair (DFS) for info command. (e) If the incident has occurred within the area of responsibility of the base at which the aircraft has landed the SATCO will dispatch an air safety incident message (ASIM) to the DCA Regional Directo r ior the area, al so keeping the Designated Author ity infor med of his actions. . . . /3 I
• 0 • (f) -3- The Designated Authority, through SATCO will then investigate the incident fully with the DCA Regional Director and if possible arrive at a decision and make recommendations for any necessary action. (g) The Designated Authority will then make a written report through Command to Depair. This written report does not absolve the captain of the aircraft from his obligation under AFO 1 0/D/ 1 from raising the normal form Al82. (h) If the incident occurs outside the area of responsibility of the base at which the aircraft has landed the pilot in conjunction with SA TCO is to dispatch an AIM as in 4(d) above , but in addition is to address a copy headed "FOR INFO AND ACTION" to the Designated Authority for the area where the incident occurred. (j) The Designated Authority in this area, upon receipt of such an AIM is to raise an ASIM and dispatch it to the DCA Regional Director for the area. He is then to carry out the investigating and reporting procedure with the Regional Director as outlined in para 4, sub paras (f) and (g). ~ 5. Where the captain reporting the incident is a civil pi.lot: - (a) The captain makes his initial report on VHF to the ground station controlling him and upon landing makes his report to the DCA Regional Director. {b) The DCA Regional Director will then contact the RAAF Designated Authority in the area and the investigation and reporting procedure, so far as the RAAF are concerned, will be as stated in the previous paragraphs. . .. /4.,-. -4- • (c) 1£ the Designated Authority is unable to complete such an investigation, ie the aircraft may have only been transitting through his area, he is to ascertain through Air Traffic Control the parent command and if possible the home base of the RAAF aircraft and have these details notified to the DCA area Regional Director. He will also ensure that a signal is sent to the captain of the RAAF aircraft at destination advising him that an ASIM has been raised and giving the pertinent details. The DCA Regional Director should forward his report, via his normal chain of command to the DCA Regional Director of the aircraft 1 s home base. (d) The DCA Regional Director in this area should then work through the RAAF Designated Authority to have the incident investigated and reported upon. The RAAF Designated Authority will then forward his reports through command to Depair. 6 . The following are examples of how the scheme should work i n practice :- C t v Situa tion. A RAAF aircraft of Operational Command onroute RICHMOND to PEARCE has a near miss with a civil aircraft near KALGOOLIE. The RAAF Captain is reporting the incident. (a) The RAAF Captain will report the incident .n the first instance by VHF to DCA ground station KALGOOLIE. Upon arrival at PEARCE the captain, in conjunction with SA TCO will dispatch a:n AIM to Depair, for info Operational Command. The SA TCO will dispatch an ASIM to DCA PER 1'H. Full investigation will be carried out by the DCA Regional Director, PERTH and the Desig nated Authority RAAF PEARCE. . . . /5
• - 5- (b) On completion, the Designated Authority RAAF PEARCE will forward his report to Depair via Support Command and include an information copy for Operational Command. Headquarters Operational Command will then advise the pilots home base of the outcome. (}../ Situation. A RAAF aircraft of Support Command onroute TOWNSVILLE to WILLIAMTOWN has an incident with a civil aircraft abeam AMBERLEY . (a) The RAAF Captain will advise the ground station contr olling him that an incident has occurred. (b) On arrival WILLIAMTOWN , he, in conjunction with SA TCO will dispatch an AIM including the address "for info and action AMBERLEY". The Designated Authority, RAAF AMBERLEY, will raise an ASIM to DCA Regional Director BRISBANE. The two authorities at AMBERLEY and BRISBANE will then investigate and report the incident fully. The Designated Authority, RAAF AMBERLEY will then forward reports to Depair via Operational Command, copy for Support Command. Headquarters Support Command will then advise the pilot•s home base. Situation. A civil aircraft ~oute PERTH to SYDNEY has an incident o...J with a RAAF aircraft over ADELAIDE. The RAAF aircraft is li"hroute RICHMOND to PEARCE and is under the control of Operational Command . In this incident DCA procedure is for the Regional Director ADELAIDE to carry out all investigation for the civil report. (a) The DCA Regional Director , ADELAIDE contacts the RAAF Designated Authority EDINBURGH and the investigation and r epor ting p r ocedure is car r ied out. T h e . . . /6
• -6- RAAF Designated Authority forwards his reports via Support Command to Depair , copy to Operational Command . .; 7. In all case, if agreement cannot be reached between the RAAF Designated Authority and the DCA Regional Director, the matte r is to be referred to higher authority. - 8. The scheme as here outlined, if acceptable , should be circulated to both commands and to DCA for comment. Following this , a conference between DCA and the RAAF, should be called to settle upon a final scheme which is acceptable to both. '1 ' - ~ ~·U. FSl
oaooa • C. A .$1e ( /' ..) 7 0 -F~ . ' I ,. . COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA ..... I DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION : ·' > - 7-" 6 T tJ.pAol\4: G¥ OISI Tel~#t'4l'~ Jldd ,.eH: •• AVtAY MClAOUIN'L .. Po.W Add~: ao,JUG q, P.O . " IIENTY HO'USE.' ' 400 LITTLE COLL INS STREET, MELDOUllNE, 0 .1 . IU.III'l"'I 8 TUIIT, lllJIOUkN&. c.J. of Air , A. C. 'l 1 • Rli:PORTilW A.l.!]) INVESTIGJ.TION 0? HR SAFSrY I.r!CID.c... l'S 1!ERE R. A. A. F. AND CIVIL AirlCRA~'l' ARE L!VOL'V..~D . Thank you for your 400/1/39 of the 30th June , 1966. 2 . Following a close exa:nim tion of the draft p.,.opooale att~ched to your memorandum we ~ 1:evP th t tho principles and procedures expressed therein 1i'l ~esult in an i~proved system for reporting and investie~ting ~ir sufety incidents of mutuel interest e.nd therefore we generally "gree with thorn . flO'.'Ja ver , there "'ro Gomo roas where •;·e believe the system could be f urther imp:roved and \':e ~ubmi t the following sunplementnry proposals for your consider.tion :- ( i ) (ii) (iii) I n n"r •. gruph 1, no r, . ' . P .. T·' . /qLl,or·1 t;y he.s lJaon t>l1 oc,•ted !'E~sponnihility for inverti' tin • •liT na.fety i"'cjde-,to of mutual interest occu1·ring j n ai ther Tasmania 0" f'apuc./Uew Cuin•1r. . le would '-P "eci t.e your including these <JtateG in the areas all ocated to R. A.A . '<'. Col!llllends or '!3· ~ ·~ . u11ile reeing to vour p1•oposed nub- di via ion of South ~~ustr lia/!iortbern ne:ri tory and Gueenr.l· nd · r.to >"'".ana a"'socirtcd nith R. A . . · . F. basec: , wa su •eot t' t h ~esponaibilitv for investiG~tins air s~fety incidc~t~ throu,.hou t 1\e\? South .al be vested i n the Air Officer Com.rn nding , Oper·•tion 1 GO!"'n nd . . e f ... al thcot tho ovar- la pin· nature of o:t. .., . "'. oDere-;;ionc in thi c area .iunt:i~·e.,. the designa ior of a sincle authority 1ith ov r ... ll responsibility for invectigations throughout t~ ... tate . In paraBrnph 3(c) you st:tte thot \';here 3n incident C"nnot be inveotic,at ed readily by the Authority locr.ted in the areu of occurrence , the responsibility for the investiBati u, both R. A. A. F. and D. C. A. , should be tr:;neferred to tf.e .Authority in the a r e:1 where the pilot is be -,ed. V/1 believe that the principaJ that the responsibility for t~o inveatieatirn reM:!ins with the nuthor i ties si tuuted in the orea of occllrrcnca , il" l',;so:>ective of the loc,<>tion of tho home b·q;;o of any , i roru::'t concel"ned in the incident , should be prese r ved. Our ronoons
• 2. for this are that the m~ iority of t~.e .:.nform tion ""Squired for the investigation (e . J . peroonn&l , lo~s , tJpes, etc., ) is available only in the area of occu'l'r~nca , ··nd t'le locally booed investigators have a greeter knO\'Iledgc of the :;:>roceaures and systems used in their area than investi~atoro loc· ted in other areas . (iv) You propose that notification to D. C. A. of R. A. A. F air safety incidents be made by J. , s. I. t:. le would prefer that the initial advice of inc~dente be pnssed betv;een investigators by telephone and confirmed subsequently by written advice . ''le believe that telephone advice permits a freer exchange of inform~tion concernin,z tho circumstances of the incidents and nromotes discuasion of mutu~l interest concerning the proposed h~ndJing of the 'nvestigotion. ma ol~o believe tb~t a (!round unit should follow the same procedure when reporting an air safety incident of a serious nature . ( v) We sugpest also that the pronosed procedures should ayply when nn airs fety incident renort io submitted by r,round units as well as \?hen submitted b;v pilots- in-command . In this respect we are considering such occu,.rencas as un,uthorised penetrations of R. A. A. F. ~ir space by civil aircr:1ft etc. 3. To cl .. rify the situation Yle have prep:tred n summnry embodying tte ~rincinles set out in your proposals and the amend~nts nuggested in the previous paragraph . A copy of this su~T.~ry is attached hereto for your consideration. 4 · If this summ~ry , as a basic statemeot of a system is acceptable to you, we suggest that we sl1ould then separately develop dro.!ft working procedures for our respective instruction documents with a view to meeting again before tbey are promulgated to clear away any ambiguities or inconsistencies before the new system is implemented . 5· We look forward to l'eoeivinr\ yom· comments on the suegested course of action. ( '• • • ~ . y~ D) for Director-~ ral of Civ'l Aviation .
• THE INVESTIGATIO!-T OF IJR S~r'm'Y I11CIDZ!'TS INVOLVll 1 G OV~RLAPPING R. ~ .. A.F. & D. C. A. RESPOrSI'BILI'!lBS (This paper proposes the framewor~ of an Orr~nization for the joint investigation of Air Safety Incident Reports involving overlapping R. A. A. F. & D. C. A. responsibilities . It is designed to serve as a statement of principles from which detailed ''IOrking pTooedures could be developed . ) 1. 1\UTI!OJUTIES RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATION 1. 1 The allocAtion of responsibiljty for the investieation of air safety inoidel"'+o is based on the principle that they :;hall be investip.ated by an authority in the area in which 1D~ occur. In --.. - - - ~- order to comply with this principle the following authorities shall be responsible for the investigation of air safety incidents involving overlapping R. A. A. F. and D. C. A. responsibilities in the areas shown - R. A. A. F. D. C. A. Victoria Air Officer Commanding , Support Command Regional Director Victoria/Tasmania Region Tasmania New South Wnles Queensland (Brisbane Information Rep,ion) .!." I ~l' • (ANI.(,.)' •• ~l .. ·' ~ .. t.:<l .t .. ... L. 0 Air Officer CommandinB , Operational Command Flight.;.J~(tL 'Officer Commanding R. A. A. F. Base , Amberley Regional Director Victoria/Tasmania Region . Regional Director New South Wales Region • Re~ional Director ~leensl and Rep;icn . ; • . • '* ~ -t..<-<...Gc. v ~ . '<. ~ • • Queensland (To•msville J r I rafficer Commanding , ) ,1 "'"' .._..., Flight Information Region Rft3.F Base , Townsville -~ · , / : , . , C v~ ;:~ _-· . ~ •..: .,,. Regionul Director Queensland Region . ) Papua/New Guinea So11t . Auetralin Northern Terri tory I Officer CoJrunandine, R~AF Base , Edinburgh ,. . j G ~ <~...w~'G- .t .:/·Officer Commanding , "' f RA.AF Base , Darwin Rerional Director, Papua/Ne\'1 Guine .. Region Re c,i anal Di Hl ct or South Auotr r. lia/Irorthern Te-rri tory Reed or. . G ::~~:~::~~:: ~::;~;:th:rn Territory Region .
• Western Australia ? . ~ . A . A . F. C~ficer Commandinp , R.~ Base , Pearce D. C. A. Regional Director , '.'/estern Australia Region . 1. 2 The follo\'Jing officers shall investigate air safety incident reports on behalf of the responsible authority ,· 6--""dc~-- • ,, r;, (~,- ..7 .,.:l-' (a) R. A. A. F. I ;: • ' 1, .... ., / " Chief Air Traffic Control O~'ficer , where the responsible 11utl ori ty is the Air Officer Copmwnd.-;J I, .. ~l . ' ' '·· t .( .. l' ·'r'l '.,,,.l'" . c d H I t~"'·"' . .,. t/ IJ J.ng a omman eadquarte r s ; or IJ' /.t!.'' f}, · ··' .,r / l•l' '-' ~1 1,t " • ,, ~ I 1 Senior Air Traffic_ConwL Off)~ where tne ~ ,-, ~-"" .'~ 1 w " the Officer Comm:'!ndincl'·~ r·· ~·"' responsible autrority is a Base .J - (b) D. C. A. -- ' ,{., NOTE : Chief Air Traffic Control Offio~rs may ~ .... ~ anpoint a Sen ~or Air Traffic Control\. IOfficer a t a Dase wit..,in the area in which the incident occurred to conduct an ~nvesti gation on tboirl behalf . The Officer-ir.- Charee of the Air Safety Invest- i gation Bra, ch ~t the Regional Headquarters. 2. NOTIFICATION OF AIR SAF~TY INCIDENTS 2. 1 A pil ot becoming aware that an air saf'et;v incident has occurred shall report brief details to the unit with which he has been communicating .:... - and , after landing , shall submit~~n air safety inoi~,report through the normal channels . 2. 2 An officer in a pround UJ1i t becoming aware of an inc dent shall i mediately inform the ,!?_eni;r- officer_., on duty . 2. 3 The senior officer on duty shall ensure that ~e Air Saf 1 . d . .,_ Inc] dent) Report i:s forwarded through the normal channels to the aut'!"ori ty , ~ •·dthin his Departm ent , responsible for the conduct of the invest'Rat.:.on . W hen the information evailable indicates that the safety of ~n a·rcraft h~ ~ beon seriously hazarded , or when the circumstances appear to conotitute e. serious threat to safety of other operators or when an aircraft has :no~ been opera ted in accordanc~ wi -&h the terms of a clearance he also shall pass the details by telephone to the responsible investisating n u~hority o.s soon as possibl e . Details of the incident shall be exchanged by telephone between the R. A. A. F. and D. C.A. investi13ators in the area of occurrence as soon as possible after the information is received , and these details• THIS PAGE IS REPRODUCED FROM A BADLY FADED OR ILLEGIBLE SOURCE. SCANNING THIS ITEM AT A HIGHER RESOLUTION WILL NOT IMPROVE ITS LEGIBILITY . ) . shall be subsequently confirmed by written advice throueh the normal channels. ) . INVESTIGATION 4· ) . 1 Irrespective of where an circraft concerned in an air safety incident is hasP.d , the responsibility for the investip.ation shall not be \ transferred from area of occurrence . ..__ ) . 2 Evidence available from sources under the jurisdiction of the investigator ' s own Department shall be obtained through normal channels . II 3 . 3 Evidence available only from sources within the ,jurisdiction of the other Department shall be obtained through that Department's investigator in the area of occurrence . 3· 4 On completion of the inves~igation the investigator shall prepare a report and submit it , together with any recommendations , throuGh the norm~l channels to tbe appropriate Departmental authority . EXOIANG8 OF qEPORTS 4· 1 The responsible Air Officer Commanding and Regional Director shall exchanRe information as to the outcome of each investigation and on any other matters arising therefrom .
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THIS PAGE IS REPRODUCED FROM A BADLY FADED OR ILLEGIBLE SOURCE. SCANNING THIS ITEM AT A HIGHER RESOLUTION WILL NOT IMPROVE ITS LEGIBILITY. /{) 4 Condon To £-:ead UFO Study The Air Fo~c..:, b.:~e: for }.:ars by charges tbt it cvnsidcrs rcporh <>l 1 .. ICI.:ntifi.:d !lying obj.:ch to ha\c a p~y.:hj;,:ric rather than •• n aero;,Iyn.tmic bnsi~. took steps la't ''.:ck to est •• h!i,h wh.\t it hop.:s \\ill be rc.;.mlcd :t) an impc:cc .• bl}' <>bjc.:ttvc ~cicntitic 111\Cstigation ol the UFO il>,u.:. h an- no.mc..:J th .. , ;h.: dbtinguishcd phy,icisc Edward U. Condon. '' ho b noted for sp.:aking his mind, h!ls agreed to ~crvc as scientific dir..:.:tor of ;) fnr-r:lngins, nO-\trlO£-s t... f0 inquiry huck.:.: hy $313.000 of A lr Fo1 c.: money. Th~: ~lUl!y. u01dcr "here Con.lon, 6-1, 1' prol.:,sor ot pny:>1o..:o. .1nu .. ,u op .. > s1~s .. nJ ,, tc:llow of the Joint Institute !'or Laborat;>ry Astro- ph}•sics. Condon, v.:10 dcclim:d to work at Los Alamos durin.,; \\ ~rli.J ' 1 ' .. of h ... • h¢ J • . OL.. \.0 ' ~,1k e ' aa~ ~to:n.: ~4!CU:'Jt)t,, '"l chnr~ .. th,: c ... u.,cd \\ .-.! ... -prc .. d tion throush.:lut th..: 'cient!fic community. In 1954, \\h il ~ he W:ts d,r.:ctor or rc,.:arch ~nd dcvcloprr:cn! for Cormn ~ G!:1~ Works, th..: 1-':wr suspended hi. security c • r. nc..: after he h:.d been c(,~rcd by three govern.:: Condon pub :ely d. nou01 ... ed the pro ... d..u ~ rc.~ppl)' for :L ~!e r.,n.:~. r~$isn"'d from assnilcd :he E.,cnhower adm:n1~trntion for "cnl!ous md;IT,r .:nee'' ro pohti-.1 nu .. ck~ or. sc.cnti~:~. C•lndon "·" president of the American Phy•ic.tl S c c: in 1946 and pre~idcnt of the At\ A • in 1953. T' 10. to the Color .. do f ~ult) '. in 1%-t, r.e w .. , p:ol..:s~o• of !) .. 1 .. .tt \Va~hin~'''n University, s .. l.mus. t\\SOCiatcJ \~lth him in the uro 'tuJy 1\ill b.: Fr:.nl..l:. E. Ro.1ch. :10 .1strophysici~t :1nd nir ~low spcci:~list on th >t • .1T of the Envlwnmcnt •. l ScJcncc S<:rl'itcs Admin1str:~tio B 1 r . nd :v Co •. c h:~i rm .. n .:Jf tht.: Colo· o , er in,ll.tillLlil~, :~nd. ''' a ltmd purity, the N.olional Academy of Sci.:ncc~ wm review tl' • rcsulls ol th..: >IUd)'. On.: ot the IT>t 'tcps will b~o· a cunfcr.:ncc around mi~ ~<Welt' cr in fh1tild~r :u which Air For.:.: ol1ici.tls will h·ic Sit. I)' rr: .. ~ ~ro itolfOioJ"Ioo't'IOI~ C:..>I'IPR Euward U. Condon "I -wsur. you, • dam, if on; such crcnturc:; .. •c:J describe r ... ·'1 e:..:~,.d, \:~ .. ould b .h~ first to , no~t :~bout it" Dr"" tn;:- .11 risht by t\l.tn Dunn; • 1!166 fhc Ncw Yorker ~l.I(IMinc, Inc. SCIENCIZ, VOl .. 1!4•• Subject: DEPARTMENT OF AIR /o3 -- MINUTE PAPER {This side only to be written on) UUIJBUTI.FIED FLYING OBJD::TS - RAJJi' POLICY Reference E 102 . 2 . The release of UFO information has been discussed with ofiicers concerned . 3. In view of the Minister ' s statement as mentioned at reference para 2 the synopsis of UFO sightinge at E 95 may be releaaed to the publ i c after amending those "Posei ble Causes" shown as "Venue" , "Moon" 1 Meteor" , etc to read 11 Astronomical" . 4 . I can see no reason why files on this subject should not be UNCLASSIFI.:ill ; this Directorate will close off any clas;:~ified files on the sub jeot . 19 Oct 66 /.£Jid-. DjD~I (S lx 0)MINUTE PAPER 544/1/30 (Write on this side only) ~~-------------------- \ SuBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLTING OBJEX::TS - RA.AF POLICY 1 . Reference folios 23 - 29 . 2. There appears to be some confusion concerning departmental policy over UFO 1 a . At folio 5 of file 569/5/461 , there is a. ministerial statement to the effect tha.t 1- 11 Anyone who is interested in the oightings of UFO ' a ca.n apply to Department of Air for info.rmat ion on this subject a.nd is welcome to a synopsis of UFO sightings, which includes a very brief assessment of the probable cause" · This statement wa.s made in answer to ministerial representations . It would appear however , that the policy represented b.Y this statement may not have reflected the views of DAFI (see folio 96 on file 554/1/30) despite earlier, although perhrps inconclusive evidence of his concurrence (see folio 94 on file 554/1/30) . ' '~I . "J/,r/1 3. At folio 24' DAFI has proposed to DGPP , who in turn referred to DCAS , that o 'ttP ~tfi:lit"ach to UFO reports be libc.ralised . It does not appear that either DGPP or DCAS were aware of the .Minister 1 s statement . In my opinion , we must either comply with the terms of that statement or inform the Minister of our ''new approach" if it is not now intended to provide the synopsis of eightings and on this I am not altogether clear from reading the files . 4. It would however, seem that agreement has now been r1,~hJ.d.Phat DPR is to ha.ndle all enquiries for informtition (see folio l) on · ~j;eif(/hl) . However , it does not appear that DPR has been consulted on the extent of . -I. the liberalisation proposed by DAFI in a.nswer to his @ PIP s) su~!Jl.issioii".- 1/W(~/ ..1-"' Could DPR indicate his view? C4J:t ~l~ M""tske.c.. ,!(. Ulf ~«J ~ ~j ,.'r: ftV(~) w ~+(~f9f.; ~et. 5. It would also appear that there is so~e need for rationalisation of our fiJes on this subject . There are at least four different files w~ch coutain a confusion of policy , reported sightings and requests for information . Three of these files are classified - two of v.·hich are secret , although th~·e appear~ to be nothing on the files consist~nt with this classification. Could DAFI ani DPR c 'der rJ.tjon· · ing tbesw.t..ep ... ~~we? The relevant files with the exception& 2 25/1 and 560/l/yare aita.CE~d . ·t-..;~ f.,. ~tlJ. ~ .. ~- P:-1 Bfe«~ '="74/3/if) -lk ~ ~ f1;., IW-~~ ~ ;,..__, /.Z.oct 66 ~{1~~6 ~~ ~t-:3 I r: o {l{t~) . .::/4-.., ~ ..w... l....., if... a..hou-t L"w .:.-...,4 - 3 t1 1-, ) ~ ~~ A cA::""' . 4.. ,... _____ .... ., ~---~ r . ? (. <---' t (. .• t xrax 65. 9111 1 2 OCT'66 2/25/1(29) SuperYisor of United States Projects TIDBINBILU J.t:r UIIIENTDIED PLTIBG OBJECTS 1. Sigbtinp of UDidenti.tied Pl71DB Objects han during recent aontha been receirtng considerable publ1cit7. J.lthougb it is not considered that axrr of these sigbti.Dga g1 Te canse for &1&1.'11 or :refiect a need to change the official Tiew on this subject, it 1e iaporl.nt that the s)'Wt• of iDTestip.tion should make the best use of resources &Tailable in J.USTRALIJ.. 2. J.a J'OU are DO doubt aware the Ro7al J.uatralian J.1r Poroe ia responsible for the iDTestigation of reports of Unidentified l'l7iug Objects (UFO a). UDder exietiug arre~ta ~ who eights an object which be CaDnot identit;y is inri.ted to fill in a queationn.aire 11bich 1e deeiped to proTide all the details neceasaq for aD innetiga.tioD. !he nearest Air Poroe base is then required to inTeetip.te the incident and gi Te 1111 aaees•ent u to the origin of the eiibting. 3. The decision to iDTeatigate reports of Ui'Os at RUF bue lenl wu aade on tbt grounds that ban peraoDn.el 1r0uld be f.U.liar with local phentaen.a, weather oondi. tiona and &i.rcratt aoT .. nte 1rbich between the gin rise to ·~ 010 reports. '!'here are oooa.siona howeTer when the innstip.tion points to some phen011ena such aa a satellite as the likel7 explanation. 4· In •axrr instances RJ.Al' UD1 ts haTe been able to obtain infomation and edTioe f'roa local bodies t o aasiat the in their inquiries, but it is now ooll81dered that all authori tie a that could throw tJZJ¥ li~t on these incidents should be offioiall7 associated w:i th the iDTeatigation qet•. 5. Tour agreeaent ia therefore aou&bt to the proposal that whenenr the UJ'O innstigatioD ~JUBP&ts that lOUr organisation lliat;lt be able to prt>'rtde acae assistance a OOPT of the tii'O report should be sent to J'OU for 70ur oc.menta. It ia felt that in this ·wq better use could be llade of the inforaation &Tailable within J'Olil' org&Jlisation, .nd that a aore accurate assesnent of the likely cause of the uro report could be achiend. (J.. B. Mo.Farlane) SECRET R
XXXD 65. 9111 1) 1 1 "" ( 2&1- .55--!. I ~ · The Director Mount Stroalo ObaerYator,r Private Bag CA.BBERHJ. APT 1 2 OCT '66 UBIDEB'l'IPIED YLYIIIG OBJECTS 1. Sisbtinga or Unidentified Fl11D& ~bjech han duriD& recent aontha been reoei viD& conaidera))le publioit7. J.l thoup it ia DOt couidend that 1'A7 or these ei&bt1DC8 gi" oau.ae for alaDI or renect a need to oh8J168 .. the o!!icial view on thie aubjeot, it 1e iaportaa:at that the &1Wt• o! imeetiption ehould aalte tbe beat uae of reeouroea &Tailable in J.OSl'RALIJ.. 2. J.a you are 110 doubt aware the Bo7al J.uetralian Air Force 1e responaible tor the iJI"t'estigaUon or report& of UDidenti.fiecl flJing Objects (UFOa). VDder exiatiD& arraqaunta aft10M who eisbta ell object which he Oellllot identi!7 is iJITited to fill ill a queatiozmaire which 1e desiped to proTide all the de~aile neoeeear;r for 111 investigation. 'l'he nearest Air Porce bue 1a then required to inveetigate the incident and g1. n an aeseseaeut aa to the oripa or the aigbtiJl&. 3. '!"he decision to investigate reports of UFOe at R.UF base lentl was made on the ground• that base personnel would be !8111liar w1 th local phenomena, weather oondition.a and aircraft moTeaents which between thea giYe rise to •I'AT UFO Mports. There are oooaaiona howeYer when the investigation pointe to some phenOJDena such as a celestial body as the l1kel7 explanation. 4• In •SilT instaDCea R.UF unite han been able to obtain infomation and advice rro. local bodiea to assist th• in their inquiriea, but it is now conaidered that all authorities that could throw e:tlJ' lisbt cn these incidents ahould be o!fici&ll7 aasoaiated with the imeatigation s:rat•. 5· Tour agreeaent is tbere!ore sought to the proposal that whenever the UFO imestiption au&:.""8ats that 10ur organisation aigbt be able to proTide aome aaaiatance a oop7 or the UFO report ahould be sent to 70u for your oOEilenta. It 1a felt that in this "'7 better use could be aade of the infol'll&tion availa))le within your orpnization, and that a aore accurate &88ea•ent or the likel7 08118e or the UFO report could be achieftd. jlfier (J.. B. )(cfarlane) SECRETARY
.. • • qq ~XXX 65. 9111 !/~'1(2 I 'f 55¥ . I 1, . DJ loeoto:'-Goner~ .l of Civil Avic.tioc Dllpar.tr.~ont of Civil Aviation PO Box 18.l9Q Bliznbeth 5tr$et JIELBOUHHE C1 VIC l 2 O(;T 'u 1. Sisbtill68 of Umdantitied F11iD& Objects han chtring recent months been recehiDg conaicl.erable publicit7. Uthou&b it 1e 110t coD81dered that aJ1:1 of 1.beae sigb.ting5 give cau.ee for &lam or reflect a nood to chaDge the offioial view on this subject, it ill iaportet that the aptem or innsUgaUon ahould make ·the best ue or reoouroes anl.lable ln .I.US'tlULI.l. 2. .l.a .rou ere DO doubt aware the llo7al J.DatraliaU .l.1:r Force is responsible fer the 1UTestigation or reports or Onidentitled Pl~ ObJects (m'Os). UDder exhting arranae-nta &JQ'ODII who B18hts m object which ho OaDnot idontif7 11 1mtod 1o fill i.n a questiozma:l.re lllhioh is desipd. to proTide all the details necesearr for an investigation. 1'he Dearest Air Poroe base is then required to im'eatigate the incident and gl. Te an aeoeasaent as to tho origin or the sighting. 3. The decision to investigate repOJ:ta ot UFOs at RA.AF base level n.e a&de on the gr~unda that base per.oonnel would be fl\Cdliar w1 th local phen0118na, uathor conditions and airoraft aoveaents which between th~a g1 ve riee to 1lllft7 Ul'O reports. Ther~ are oooa.siou b.owenr whtm the inveatiptlCIIl pointe to como other !1henom'!na such tu1 oeteoti;S.l bo~, ae.telli ta, mateorologl.cal balloon, oto, aa the likel,. explanation. 4· Ill •aDT inataD.Cea R.UP unite han bea able to obtain infcmu.tioll u.d .anoe troe looal 'bodies to Ms1at thetl :in their inquiriea, but it ill D01r cozud.dered that all acthori tiea that could throw &DT li~t on these 1DCidenta ahould be off'1aiall7 usooiated with the iiiYeatigatioll S18t•· 5. Your agre-ant ia therefore eousbt to the propoaal that when..-er the tiPO i.Jlnatip.Uon e-aggeats that JOUr 4epartullt a1S1t 'be altle to proTide ncme aasietance a cop7 of the uro report ahould be aent t" 10'n tor ;rour oc.aenta. It ill felt that in tb.ia n::t better uae could be ad• of the into:au.tion &Tailable w1 thin ,our deparblent, .nd that a aore a.ocurate aaaea•ent or the liltel.T oawte or the uro report c ould be ePhiend • ./lbr£. (1., B. llcFari~~ SECRET.I.Rl ;
,. '-t • DXXX 65. 9111 12 OCT'66 _2/?§/1 (21") S~ ·y-, I ' } c Director o! Keteorolog Bureau o! Keteorolo87 Departaent of the Interior PO Box 1289~ MELBOtrnn Cl nq_ UMlERTIPIED .PLfiliG OBJECTS 1. Sightinga ot Unidentified Pl,-ing Objecte haTe during recent aontha been receinng con.aiderable publicity. Although it ia not considered that e:JJ¥ o! theee aigbtinp g1 n oauae tor alam or reneot a need to change the official new on thia subject, it ia illportant that the •TBtn ol in.,.atigation ahould aake the beat uae of resources &Tailable in AUS'lJUl,IA, 2. As 10u are no doubt pare the Ro;ral Au.atralian Air Force is reaponaible !or the iDYestigation o! reports of Unidentified ll;ring Objeots (UFOS). Under existing arransementa an,yone who aishte an objeot which he oannot identi!;r 1a 11'1Y1 ted to till in a questionnaire which 1a deaigDed to proTide all the detaile neceaa&r7 tor e innstigation. The naareet Air Poroe bue 1a then required to imeatigate the inoident and gin an uoeeaent u to the origiD of the sighting. ), The deohioa to imeatip.te reports ot uroe at RAAi' base lenl was aade 011 the gr:oUDda that base pereoanel would be t.U.liar ri th looal phenoaena, weather oondi tiona and airoratt aoTBaeDta wbioh between tb• giTe rhe to ll8lll' tJfO reporta. !'here are oooasiona howe.,.r wb.ea the illTeetigatioa pointe to ao• phellC8ft& such u a aeteorologl.oal balloon as the likely explanation. 4• Ia ~instances RAAP unite ban lMten able to obtaia intonu.tion and ~vice troa looal bodies to assist thea ia their iaquiriee, but it is • consiuered that all authori tiea that could thrOY .,q light on these inoi ahollld be otfioiall;r aasociated 1li th the ill't'eatigation syatc. 5. tour acreeaent 1a therefore aougbt to the propoaal that ..rtiiiDIInN,r the UFO inYeetigation euggeab that ;r.>ur departaent aisht be able to prOTide aoae aesietanoe a copy of the oro report ahould be eent to ;you for ;rour ca.mente. It ie felt that in thia ..-.:r better use oould be aa4e ot the intowation aTailable within ;rour organisation, and that a aore accurate uae•t:~~aent of the likel;r oauae or the UJ'O report ooul.d ba aohiend.
&XU:XX li5. 91 11 'r.htt I>i.-:coto"'=' C~omrealth Scientific an4 lnduatrial Research Oreanization A1iP BuildiJic Hobart Placo £4~ AQ'f !!J!l~R'l'IPIED FLnHG OBJECT§ t 2 OCT 66 1. Bightag. or Unident11'iod. fl)'ing Object. h!'!:Ye bring recent months been reoeiviq co4814erable pabl1oit7. Although it is not ccmaiderecl that llflq ot tbeae aigbtin.p give cause for ala= or reneot a need to ohaae the oti'ioial view on thia subject , it 18 important that the eyntem of 1nvet•t1ption ahould aake the beat uae o! reaow:oeo available in AUSTRAlllA. 2. All :rou are no doubt aware the Bo)"al. Auatr&liau .iir .i'oroe ia reaponaibl~ tor the investiptio.tl or reports ot lJnidentitied Fly.ing Objeota (Dl?Oa). O~or existing arriiJls--..nts all,JOU who aisbte aD object which be ca:mot jdent1t7 la 1Drlted to till in a questicmnaire 11hich ia deaipad to provid& all the datail.a neceaaor,y tor an investigation. 1'he nearest Air roroe base 1e t hen required to imeatigate the incident aDd sl:n an assessment aa to the orisin ot the aistrU.ng. 3. !be llaoieion to innuUgate reports or UPOa at ~ base lenl waa aade em the srOWllla that baBe pereomtel would bo tGIIiliar w1 th local pllen01181la, weather oouiitiona aDd aircraft moTeaentc. llbich between thea give rise to IUD1' oro reports. i'hare are occaaions h01J8ftr When the investigation pointe to some other phenoaena euoh 18 celestial ood7, satellite, uteoroloSio&l balloon, etc, as the 11kel7 e1:planat1on. 4. !!1 lllaJlT inatanoes R1AF UDitu ban been able to obtain intormation and advice trom local bodies to aaoiat them in their inquiries, but it ia D.01I' considered that all authorities that oould throw arrr light aa these incidents should be ot£1ciall7 aaaooiated w1 th tbe imeatigation s.f8t•· 5. Your agreeunt 1a therefore eoaaht to the propoaal that wheuver the UFO imeatigation auggeata that rour dapartment might be able to provide 801118 usiataace a oop7 or the UFO report should be sent to 70u for JOur oc:aaents. It is felt that in thie ft¥ better uae oould be aade or the infomation available within ,-our department, end that a lllot'8 accurate asaeaSIIellt or the likeq oawae ot the UFO report could be achie'ftd. ~'1~ (A. :B. U.CParlan.e) IJ SECRE~ARI , ---
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- -- -----------------------------------------------~ Date of Si ghting 23 Jan 60 Twin Yellow Lights over Launceston, Tasmania. Elevation 200 - 300 . 1 Feb 60 Bright object emitting flashes, $oV~~ Wto E over Melbourne , Victoria. 6 0 6 0 26 Mar 0 Spherical, silvery object, elevation 80 - 5 , over Canberra, •\CT. 13 Jun 60 Flashing red light and fixed white light over A~lore , Victoria. 26 Jun 60 Explosion of light with spark showers , elevation 40° en route Melbourne , Victoria, to Launceston, Tasmania. 18 Aug 60 Bright flashing object travelling E to W, 160 miles N of Mullewa, WA. 2 Oct 60 Crescent shaped object, horns lighted, 5° above southern horizon , Launceston Tasmania. 4 Oct 60 "5 flying saucers and a mother ship" cigar shaped, 4 vertical bands, over Cressy, Tasmania. 13 Oct 60l White light, angle of elevation 45°, Mackunda Downs , Q]..leensland. 25 Oct 60 Downs , Queensland. 15 Oct 60 18 Oct 60 27 Oot 60 27 Oct 60 15 Nov 60 27 Nov 60 29 Nov 60 $l'~·.~i traversing sky, W to E over Launceston, Tasmania. Slow moving cigar-shaped object similar to aircraft - bright orange rear portion, rest dull grey. ~sterious explosions , Cressy Area, Longford, Tasmania - orange coloured ball hovering in sky , also described as cigar- shaped. Orange/blue/red round object, trailing cloud of sparks , exploded at Poatina, Tasmania. Orange transluscent ball, approx 70 ft in diameter at altitude 35, 000 ft heading 1400 at high speed. Light in sky over Poat ina/dressy, Tasmania. Point of blue/green/red light , just above horizon rising slowly over Trevallyn, Tasmania. ' Refraction of Light . Meteor Venus 1i'ircra.ft Meteor shower Meteor Moon Moon rise associated with meteorological conditions at the time . Venus II Met balloon with light attached . Probably TAA aircraft Viscount VH- TVG. Meteor Meteor Meteor Venus V~nus •• • •.• 2
Date of Sighting 7 Dec 60 21 Dec 60 25 Dec 60 5 Jan 61 Earl y Jan 61 18 Jan 61 12 Mar 61 9 Apr 61 23 May 61 25 May 61 5 Jun 61 7 Jun 61 31 Jul 61 8 Aug 61 24 Aug 61 Nov/Dec 61 28 Dec 61 16 Jan 62 23 Jan 62 - 2 - Brief Description of Aerial Sighting Silvery, disc-shaped formation of 30/40 objects over Launceston, Tasmania, flying southwards . 24 grey/bJ.ue objects, moving southwards over Great Lakes , Tasmania. Star like object, 20 minutes to pass over t sky over Campbell Town, Tasmania, west to east. Bright light in sky, Oatlands, Tasmania. Bright, white sphere, 45° from vertical , over Camptell Town, Tasmania. Apparently controlled light , no sound, several sightings around Kerang Victoria. Bright light, with tail of orange sparks over Indooroopilly, Queensland, from N to S. Flashes of light west of Beaconsfield, Victoria, similar to lightning. 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 to earth - Darwin, NT. Oval shaped, red-glowing object, Cairns , Queensland, photographed through 4in telescope . ~ng white glovnng object, flaming tail buzzed train on railw~ , 285 miles south of Darwin, NT. 12 objects flying high, in pairs , dropping white substance - Meekatharra, WA. Red light , elevation 3. 5° at Hobart airport . Golden sphere with silver protuberances on either side - like motor armature , m6vii\g . and rising in westerly direction, Koorda, WA . Spherical object, emitting flashes of green and orange light - slow moving - Collaroy, NSW. Fiery, rocket- lika object·~~d~~: Caulfield, Vic . Green fading to yellow object over East Sale, Vic . Possible Cause Flight of pigeons. Refraction of light Satellite Venus Venus Venus Meteor Meteor shower Meteor Aircraft Meteor Temperature inversion sighting of an aircr aft. Meteor Probably migrating "balloon spiders" . Venus . Venus . Meteor. Met eor. Probabl y privat e aircraf t . I I • I • 3
Date of Sighting 30 Jan 62 25 Jan 62l 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 A1,1g 62 16 Aug 62 31 Aug 62 Aug 62 Aug 62 23 Sep 62 13 Oct 62 30 Oct 62 3 Nov 62 8 Dec 62 17 Dec 62 - 3 - Brief Description of Aerial Sighting Vlhite spherical object, Manly, NSW. Bright white, planet- like object, sometimes orange and occasionally zig- zagging or changing direction, Fremantle, WA. V~ite spherical object with metal lustre , Manly, NSW. Star- like object, 75% elevation to SSW of Flinders Island, Tasmania. 3 objects , 2 with firey trails, moving from NW direction over Tennant Creek, NT. White object, zig- zagging, Radcliffe, WA. Contrail and metallic glint preceding contrail, c-ver Richmond, NSW. Dark glinting object leaving 4 condensation trails - climbing vertically over Holbrook, Victoria. Light , travelling across sky, stops , changes course and gradually disappears, Lucinda Point , ~eensland . Glowing red object, great size and speed at Kurrajong, NSW. Silver- coloured object over Yass , NSW. Star- like object, red/green/blue - slowly moving up/dovm/right/left over Kimberley , Tasmania. Bright star-like object moving across sky over Denmark, WA. Starlike object , stationary in sky over Cressy, Tasmania. Moving, star- like object Launceston, Tasmania. Bright cluster of lights , moving from S to N - Aircraft en route Christchurch, NZ, to Sydney, NSW. Aircraft like object high over sky, leaving yellowish trail - Canber ra, ACT . Large object with red £ront emitting thick orange coloured exhaust - over Goulburn, NSW. Bright metallic glinting needle shaped object flying in straight-vertical path over Cressy, Tasmania. Yellow, star-like object, from S to N in straight path, over Cressy, Tasmania. Cylindrical object, with 2 vertical projections travelling NNE/SSW over Norfolk Island. Possible Cause Venus Venus Venus Venus Meteor shower Venus Aircraft Aircraft Venus (~teor Venue Venus Aircraft Venus Venus Meteor shower Aircraft Meteor Aircraft Probably Satellit e . Aircraft • .. -4
Date of Sighting Jan 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 20 AU8 63 23 Oct 63 19 Nov 63 26 N ov 63 24 Dec 63 - 4 - Brief Deac~~ption of Aerial Sighting Apparently spherical object, white vapour emitted. Moved downwo.rds in sky over Penna, Tasmania. Gray, rotating object descending and then moving over to West - gave off swishing sound, l.{oe, Victoria. White , spherical object, illuminated, in level flight over Maitland , NSW. Two bluioh/green lights , oval in shape , oscillating in sky in tandem, Braybrook, Victoria. Two bright objects, star-like, side by side, stationary, Tasmania. Possible Cause Meteor Tornado like meteorological mani festati on . Satellite Refraction of light. Refraction of light . Long slender, silvery-white pencil-like object - soundless, Aircraft. Forster, NSW, Bright 1~d/white object, rising vertically, looked like bulldozer, Mt Gambier, SA. Explosion of light in sky over Melbourne , Victoria. Bright greenish/blue li~~t over Iron Range , Queensland. Bright star-like object, red, stationary over Deloraine, Tasmania.. Light gray, circular object, noise like jet engine heard, hovering above Warragul, Victoria. Shower of lights over Darwin area , NT , making swishing noise. Explosion in sky Turner Station/Ord River Station, SA. Silver spot or streak sighted before explosion. ~ita starlike object, bulbous front and elongated tail - Mt Dandanong area, Victoria. Bright orange light , jet engine noise - from W to NW, Moorabin, Victoria. Pinkish/brown starl1ke object oscillating over Beaumaris, Victoria. Rotating in circular manner tovrards south. Marks on negative of photo taken at RAAF, Darwin. Meteor Meteorit es exploding on entry into earth atmospher e . Meteor. Venus . Tornado Meteor shower of Aquarids . Re- entry of Cosmos 2. Venus . Meteor. Venus. St ati c charge on phot o paper during loading of camera • • • . . 5Date of Sighting 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 22 Sep 64 a Nov 64 a Nov 64 4 Dec 64 13 Jan 65 17 Ja.n 65 17 Jan 65 23 Feb 65 30 .Mar 65 1 Apr 65 l - 5 - Bri~f Description of Aerial Sighting Seen at sea by crew of a vessel NE Point of Groote Eyla.ndt , VIA . Large lights in water , made compass go "haywire". Shadow in centre of lights rotated clockwise: causing lights to pulsate . Bright light, like buehfire , Ba.lladonia, WA, Eyre Highway (17a mile peg) . White, planet like object, bright light , Bridport, Tasmania.. Cigar shaped , travelling sideways , brovm co l our, a. t Armldale, NSW. Two moving lights , yellowish , Pascoe Vale , Victoria oscillating in sky. Formation of whitish objects over Longreach, ~eensland . Bright headed object, glowing tail over Onslow, WA. Rocket like object, with windows in side, yellow/orange , above Wittenoom Gorge/Hammersley Ranges , WA. White light moving across sky over K!l.vieng, Papua. and New Guiner'l. - like bright eto.r. Bluish stnr like object, moving in circles over Lo.unceston, Tasmania. Two silvery solid oval objects seen on flight M elbourne/ Canberra.. Object like exploding meteorite - lit up surf noa of sen, Cambridge Gulf, WA. Light at horizon , Lowhee.d Light house , Tasmania.. Long and narrow, red/orange object - trnvelling fP~t over Point Sorrell, Victoria. Strip of scrub 600 yds wide , 4-! miles long subjected to extreme heat , Queensland. Ap~~rent a.eri~ objects, with vapour trails, flying in formation over Ta.sman Sea. Elongated light with tail- oscillating in sky over Trevallyn, Ta.sma.nia. Two red lights a.nd line of apparent ca.bin lights - stationary over Mentone , Victoria . Ora.ngo lights in sl~ over South Cottesloe, WA. Possible Cause Unknown Venus V enus Venus Refraction of light. Meteor shower Meteor Meteor Satellite V enus Refr:1ction of light Meteor V enus Meteor Bushfire Met eor shower 'Meteor Refr action of light . Probably Vrunpire aircraft from RAAF Pelll'ce . . • • • 6
Date of Sighting 19 Iibr 65 19 Mo.r 65 21 Mar 65 22 Mar 65 24 Ma.y 65 21 J\.pr 65 5 May 65 5 May 65 13 r&ey 65 13 Mt'-\Y' 65 25 Mey 65 3 Jun 65 13 Jun 65 17 Jun 65 24 Jun 65 24 Jun 65 24 Jun 65 29 Jun 65 29 Jun 65 - 6 - Brief Description of Lerinl Sighting Yellow sphori c~l object movod from ovorheo.d t O' horizon in SE di rection - Lakes Entr~ce , Victoria. Orange spherical object, West Tomar, T~smenia . Sphere with red doce on top ; 3 illuminated tails - moving Southwards over Malv~rn , Victorio.. Yellow stoo.dy light from spherical body moved about the sky. 2 objects , ono ~bove the other, silver'J, moved from SSW over Geelong area, Victorin. Dark grey/black a.morphou.s object ovor Pa.kenhnm Ea.st Victoria. - moving erratically up and down. :&na.n:1. shaped, \7hite/ora.nge object over Jfowbrey, To.sm.anio.. Green changing to orange to green light over Youngtown, 'fu.smaniu. Slightly elongated, brightly l it, b£oke into sever~~ pieces, over Griffit h, US\7. Greenish/yellow light t ravelling fast over Quea.nbeynn, mm. Blue light cminn.ting from object coloured red - through to green - wavered in sky. Eminuted light sufficient t o illuminate bo~ch - Sehulea Po.pull and Now Guinea. Bri ght st arlike object, increasing in size, Bowen/Proserpine o.roo., Quoenslend. Yello\fish ball with t uil. &1. tted brilliant bl uiah- white flash on disappearing over horizon, Mudginberri Stction, NT. Bri ght object, emitting red light directed to earth, passed over Sewataitai, Papua and New Guinea. Star shaped object, yellowish/white , moving over Youngtmm, TaslllD.nia. Saucer shape - dome top and rows of lights across front and along aide - bl ui sh white , red trail, D aunia Station, via Uebo , NT. Bright light , oscillating from L to R - ~1aruada , Papua and New Guinea. Blue to green , cigar shaped object, red glow at rear Lindisfarne , Tasmania. Bright object vdth short tail , morning E to W over Launceston, Tasmania. Possible Co. use Ml3toor Met eor Weat her balloon Venus Refraction of light. To made ff.oon Venus ~'retcor Uet eor Unknown Venue Meteor Met eor Echo 2 Satellite .fi!otoa.r Venus Meteor 'Meteor • •. ·1
Date of Si ghting 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 30 Jul 65 Aug 65 1 Aug 65 3 Aug 65 4 Aug 65 24 Aug G5 26 Aug 65 26 Aug 65 14 Sep 65 19 Sep 65 15 Sap 65 27 Sop 65 - 7 - Brief Description of Aerial Sighting Vivid light blue, circular shape , travelling NS, Longford, Tasmania. Loud humming, glowing object , yellow/whit e light emL~atinB from object illuminated herd of cattle, Kimberly, Tasmania.. Bright white light , near Elliot, Queensland. Bright light over sea., TeviS.tcwa., Papua. and New Guinea.. Bri ght light oscillating from L to R, Bwarua.da, Papua. and New Guinea.. Brilliant white light in sky at moon rise over Mu.rella. Park, NT. White sperica.l object, Canberra., ACT. Red gl ovnng cyclindrical object, moving from L to R (oscillating) emitting "diesel- engine" sound, Niva.ni Plantation, Sa.ma.ra.i, Papua. and New Guinea.. Bright light turning f rom red, through white t o green and red, Dalby, Queensland. Silver coloured object - disappeared with flash, 70 miles west of Cook, SA. Saucer shaped object with bluish green gl ow a.t rim, grey in colour, Vaucluse Beach, Sydney, NS'J. Bright green/red/white light , Woodst ock, NSW. Two starlike obj ects over Frankston, Victoria.. Si1 very sphere with aerial on top, Orange, NSW. Red/orange body, leaving trail of white , came from SW La.t 1048 oouth long 13315 East, \7e3tern ..\uatralia. Flashing light travelling NS, Goomalling, WA. ;(I" Spherical, starlike objects • La.unceston, Tasmania.. Flashing red, green, white, flying object, Gana.we, Papua. and New Guinea. Streak of light , Dubbo , NSW. White object oightod waot of Port Moresby, Papua. and New Guinoa. Moved weshards , slm.,od then sped northwards . Bright light in sky VISW of Goroka , Papua. and New Guinea. Intensity of light fluctuated. Later disappeared below horizon. Possible Cause Meteor Meteor Satellite Satellite Venus Venus Venus Uet eor shower Meteor Meteor Tornado Meteor Met balloons. Met balloon. Meteor i.1eteor Met eors Ueteor Met eor Unknown Satellit e . •..• a
• Date of Sighting 2 Nov 65 27 Nov 65 2 Dec 65 - 8 - Brief Description of ~erial Sighting Dull vertical narrow beam ascending from sea offshore Buna.mll. Point , Papua end New Guinea. White , apparently triangular in shape, stationary in sky , under moon, Launccston, Tasmania.. Bluish- through- to- reddish light , larger than star, 20° above horizon. Disappea!'()d below horizon after about 10 minutes . Popondetta , Northern Territory. Possible Cause 'ifo.ter spout Venus Satellite
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. ' SUllJURY OP UITIDE r.rrFIED .AERIAL SIGHTIDGS REPORTED TO DEPARTl!EN'T OF AIR, CANBERRA AC'l', s Date of Siebt ing 23 Jan 60 1 Feb 60 26 liar 60 13 Jun 60 26 Jun 60 B.~ef ~~~cription of Aerial SigUtina Twin Y ellow Lights over taunceoton, Taemania. Elevation 200 - 3co. " Dright object emitting flashes, m~ ing I to E over Melbournn, Victoria. Spherical, ailvexy object, elevation 60°- 65°, over Canbcr:r:a., ACT. Flashing red light and fixed white Ugh t ovbr Mangalorc, Vic one.. Exploeion of light with spark sho ere, elev tion 40° en route lb;:,urru!, licto=ia, to 14tmce ton, Tasmmia 18 Aug 60 Bright n hing object travelling E te , 160 milee N of t.:ulltnra., · A. 2 Oct 60 4 Oct 60 Cresc nt &ha e1 object, horns liebted, 5° above eo~thcrn orizo~ , Launcc ton Ta m3nl~. 11 5 flying uce:ro a.nd a mother ship" ag~ sha Jed, 4 vertical bani!~, o;·::r Cre-cy, T&mlll'.nit.. ., 13 Oct 60) light, angle cf elevc.ticn 45 , lr!eck"Und& Do1ma, ) land. 25 Oot 60) Down:J, Q)lee land. 15 Oot 60 18 Oct 60 27 Oct 60 27 Oot 60 ~ Jjif traversing sky, W to E over I.o.unceoton, Taemnnia. low oving oio~r-ahap_d ~bJect ufQ!l r to nircro!t - br'J..sht orange rear portion, rest dull grey. loaions, b !.1 ~v cd . , Longfox:d, Tasmania - l:y, lq_o de crlbcd 27 Oct 60 - ' /blue/red round object, b ·lin..:: clolltl of eparks, exploded t Pontinn, Taaoanin. 15 Nov 60 Or tro..."lllw:;cen t ball, a.pprox 70 ft in diL\Illeter nt e.ltitu e 35,000 ft. heading 140' at high apeed. 27 Nov 60 Idsbt in lq over :Foatin /Cl· ny, 'l'at:r.Ja.ni&. 29 liov 60 Point of blue/green/red liebt, jUDt bon bol.'izon, rioin lOifly over Trevnll)'Jl, Tcu:unania. Posoible Cauee Refraction of \igbl- ieteor shower Uetcor Yo on Uoon rise a.aa:>ciated with oeteorologival ~e>ntli tionB at the time • Venue II J.fet balloon with light attached. Probably TAA aixc:ro.!t Viscount VH-'IVG. VH- 'I.'VfJ.. Meteor !leteor l!oteor Venue • .. . ... 2
Date of Sighting 7 Dec 60 21 Dec E:O 25 Dec 60 5 Jnn 61 Early Je.n 61 18 Jan 61 12 llar 61 9 Apr 61 23 Kay 61 25 lley 61 5 Jun 61 7 Jun 61 31 Jul 61 a Aug 61 24 J.us 61 nov/Dec 61 98cDec 61 16 Jan 62 23 J&A 62 - 2 - Brief Deocription of Aerial Sighting Silvc~, diso- ahap formation of 30/40 objects over I4nnc ton, i'a:ur:ania, flying southwards . 24 grey/blue objects , movi."lg llouthwaJ:ds over Great Lakea , Tasmania. S~ar like object, 20 minutea to paso over t aky over Cnnpbell Tom1, TO!l...v.nio., weut to caat. Bright lisht in ol:y, Oatlnnds , Tasmwlia. Bright, white sph.,.re, 45° !roo vertical, ova.r Caoptell Town, Tasm.a.ni • Apparently controll~d light, no cctmi, e veral sicbtin..,"C around Xerang Victoria. Drie;ht 118ht, with tail of ore.nse o})!!.rka over Indooroopilly, Queensl and, from N to s. Flashes of light "f!st of .Bea.oonsfiold, Victoria, similar to lightning • .. Large object like a ~ieor - poo!tion 32305 1524GB object broken tlp. Dull eilvo~ thermometer- shaped oo~ect - Dcvonport, 4aBmania - een through binoculars . Conical 1· ed object .falli.rl{r to earth - D&.-orin, "NT. Ove.J ha ed, red- g1cnring ooject , Cairns , Queensland, photo aphod throuen 4in te1eaco~e . len white gloving object. fiw:d..r.g tail bnued train on rallwra;y, 205 mile oo:..th of Darwin, NT. 12 objects fiying hieh, in pai.ro, droppi."lg white cub tar.ce - '.J:Oekar.thnrm, lA. 0 Red light, elevation ). 5 at obe.rt airport. Golden e _th .1 r protub r&:Uo ~; on either oide - like otor turo, ~ l'l8 e.nd ri i~ in 1rnaterly direction, Koorda, A. Spherical objoot, emitting fl ah~s of green ani orange light - olow moving - Collaro;r, NSW. Fier.1, rocket-like vbja /j' rooo Cnulfiold, Vie. Green fading to yellow ODJeCt over East Sole, Vic. Possible c !.108 Flight or pigeon.. Ref ... ·tion of light Satellite Venus Venus Venus leteor J.Cteor shower l!eteor Aircraft 'Meteor Temperature inversiou aighting of an aircra.ft. Meteor Prob&bl;r miarating "bo.lloon apidero". Venus. Venus. Jieteor. Koteor. Probably private aircra.ft • • • • • • 3D&te of SiGhting 30 Jan 62 25 Jon 62l 2 Feb 62 13 Feb 62 3 MAr 62 11 !at' 62 13 Apr 62 5 lJq 62 5 l!ay 62 7 l1a,y 62 25 Ma;y 62 25 Jun 62 22/23 Aug 16 AU& 62 31 Aug 62 AU8 62 Aug 62 23 Sep 62 13 Oct 62 30 Oct 62 3 llov 62 6 Dec 62 17 Dec 62 2 - 3 - Brief D cription of Aerial Sighting i!Jite pherical objoct, lhnly, nsw. Dr:ight ,m elije, plL'.llet-like object, eo~t:imeD oranc;e nd occasion -~ zig-z~ or changing direction, 'Pre .w.ntle , WA. White op.l:1erical object with Jl113tal luot:r.e, JAa.nly, .... Stu-lik object, 75~ elevet on to SSW of Flinders leland, Ta.etw.nia. L {tw,~f~J 3 objects, 2 rit i'i~.l" tr if. , vi! I." fro NiT direction over Ten."ll!.."lt Creek, .NT. Uhite object, zig-z~~. Re~eliffe, WA. Contmil and tallic gli.nt reced.ins' contrail, Dve.r- Ricbno d., N$11. Dn.rt glintl.n object 1-a:L"rl.ng 4 co~lcn3 tion ~rnilo - climbins V1)rtical.ly over. Holbrook, Victorin. Light, travelling aczoG 3ky, to~3, changos course and gt" ll.y dia ears, tA~cind;l. Point, fo.to nsla.nd. Glowing red object, ~at aha a.n:J. upce:l e.t Kurrn.ict:J;, NS. Silver-coloured oojcct over Yaon, ll>l\V. Stcr- like object, red/gre~blue - olowly moving up/doun/right/left ov~r Kimb rley, Tnnnani • :Bright tar-like object r.!Ovill8 across sky over Dennarlt, Starlike object, etat1oro17 in sky over Creaoy, Taaw:mia. UO~.ng. t like object Lnunc ton, Tasmania. Bright cluster of lishts, vine; fro S t:> 1'f - Aircraft en route Cbri tchl.n-ch, nz, to Sydney, mm. Aircraft like object hi£A ov~r sky, lc vi:.-,g yclbrlch trail - C~ , ACT. L:l.rge object wit 1:cd front ctittina thiok 01"Ll.XlS'' colourod exhaunt - over Goulbum, NS71. Bright metallic glintit.t~; nee,Ue ahe.pcd object; !lyins .in str dgbt-vc:rtic~ p:-.th over Creasy, Ta.ommU.c . Yellow, otar-like object, fro S to N in atrD.itJht pa.th1 over Cresoy, Te.wr.ani&. Cylindrical object, with 2 vertical projections trn..-clling RNE/SSW arer Norfolk Island. FosEible Ceuae Venus Venua Verl.Wl Venus ~teor shower Venue Aircraft .Aircraft .. Venus Venus Venus Aircraft Venus l!eteor shower Aircraft Uoteor Aircraft Probably Satellite. .Aircr.u't . ••. 4-----~- ------------------------- Da.to or SieJ!tine Brief Deacriptioh of Aru·ieJ. Sf.ebtini; Poe le Cause ·---------------------------------------------·----------------------- Jan 63 15 Feb 63 Feb 63 27 F b 63 4 Apr 63 7 Apr 63 19 Uay 63 1 Jul 63 3 Jul 3 19 Jul 63 25 Jul 63 0 Au8 63 20 Aus 63 23 Oct 63 19 OY 6) 26 Nov 63 24 Dec 63 Appnl."'ntly S}lhe:dcal object, White V pour emitte , J.fo'lred dOll'mrards in o~ nvar Penna, Tllflll'.mll • Grey, rotating object do oend.inz toud then rovir e to Wect - eave off swishing sound, Moe, Victoria. White, spherical object, '11 natae, in levol fl t ovor l!nitland, Sir. Tiro blui:lh/e:reen lip,ht • ovnl in ab~:-o, o cUle.tinG' in oky in m:.de , Dra;ib oo Victoria. ~ briRbt objecta tar-like, i e by side~ ot&tionar,y, Tasmania. ~teo.: Ton~.o lbe meteorological manire t tion Satel.lite Refraction or ueut. Rehe.otion of ligh-:. Lo~ elcn1er, sil~ery-whit i'orotcr, N ... ncil-~114 object - soundless. AL..-craft. Bright red/wb.i te object: rlsi~ vertic lly, loo'!ced. like bulldoz r, JJt bier, SA. loaion of li t in sky over JJelbo,tr.nc, Victoria. Bri t -r ;tlsh/bluo light owr I:sm ~' Queensbnd.. Bright t -like object, red, at tionQrJ ovor De loraine, TW311W'"d. ... Light • Sh wer f li{;hts O"VC!' ~L uoiae. Explo l.on in sky Tumor te.tio /Ord. Bivcr ~tKtiOll, GA. Silver ot or ctro~ i(;hted b fore explosion. ito L •like ob.s ... t r lr ..... bcan f'ro t und e:oucute(\ tail - t Danda.nong o.re , Victoria. Br-1 ht o~re l' · t, jet e~ ois - .£'rom 'if to l!oore.bin, Victorie.. Uatcor Keteorites exploding on e.ut.cy into e".rth a tntOI:lphe:rc. Venus. Tornado etcor llhO'\Jer o:!' Aq u!U"i.ds. Re-entry of Cosmos 2. Venus. Meteor. Pink.ioh/bL'Ofm uta.rliJa, object oooille.ting over Deau.anris, Venus. Vi ;tori11. not~tin_ i.."l cL""Cul r rmer towarda eonth. lr!ru:im on negativ or ~oto .. 'en t RMF, Dtl.r\rin. Static chcrge on photo p per duri!IB' loading or oacero. • • . . • 5Date of Sigbt1ng 23 Jan 64 24 Feb 64 2 Mar 64 8 l~r 64 9 24 Jul 64 1 and 2 Aus 64 2 Aug 64 17 Au 64 2 Sep 64 22 Sep 64 8 Nov 64 8 Nov 64 4 13 Jan 65 17 Jan 5 17 Jan 65 23 Feb 65 l 30 r 65 1 Apr 65 - 5 - Brief De cription or Aerial ~i.ghting Seen t sen b.r ere of a vea el Point of Groote Ejlnndt, :A.. .I.I.'Al:et' J.iehtu it. ter, e compnno c:;o "hny'rril.:·e''. 5hU.07: in contru of li8}lte ootated clockwise, causing light to pul t • Bright ~i(;ht, likl!: bush.f'iro, lbllad.onia. 'A. Eyre Highv y (178 mile peg). . \tllite, planet like object , bright light, .Brid,Port, Tao:::ania. Cigar a AOLped, travelling idewa.,ys, brow colour, a.t Armidal.e, • ~ • Two lilOVin.g 11 t , yellorioh, Pasco Vale, Victoria oacill~ting i s~ . Fo tion f whitish object ov r longree.ch, 110enala.nd. ri ~t he ~ ob~cct, t;lom.. tail over On lo~r, A. Boo t like b 4 act, 'll'ith rlndo\'Ja in aide, ycllolf/ora.nge, above 1 ttenoorn Gorgn/Hacn,.:.rsley RJtnger;, WA. lhi te li t oving orooa oky ov r Ka.vieng, P I\.1£ anc\ Rc •. Guine - like brisbt stLU". :Blui ta.r lika objeut, oving in cirolo9 over ~o twn, T~mania. Two silvcr,y colin ov 1 object eoen on flight llelbo1~e/ C ben • CXl'lodi Gulf, ilA. tooritc - lit up ~~rtaoe of cea, Li t t •n:izoa, !..am d. L thouso, T.u::l!Wlia. Long ro11, red./o ~ object - travclliug .f~t over Point So~rcll, Victoria. Strip of crub 60v ydc ~i~e, 4 mile3 lo~ o~bjeot~d to ertreme e t. ;.c.1eensl A ~nt aerial obj t • with v !lar trilla, flying in fo t1on ovc~ T Elon t li 1t with tail- o oillatins in sky over Tx v.Ul,yn, 1 nw:.i • Two red ~ts l~e o parent cabin liahto - at tion.ar;y over ' tone, Victoria. Or lighto in sky OTer South Cottcoloe, lfA. Unknown Venus Va.ous Ver..uo &fraction ot li.Olt. lleteor shower ~teor Meteor S;otAllite VeJ'I.UB Refraction of light !Jete or Venus lbteor Buahfire lleteor shower 14eteor Refraction of light. Probgbly V'RI!lpil:Ct.J aircraft from B.UF Pearce • ... . 6
Date of Sighting - 6 - Brief Description of Aerial Sightin{; Po sible c~ ----------------~-------·------------------------------------------------ 19 Har G5 19 l!ar 65 21 Mar 65 22 Mar 65 21 Apr 65 5 ~ 65 5 ~ 65 13 65 13 l!a.y 65 25 5 3 Jun 65 13 Jun 65 17 JWl 65 24 Jun 65 24 Jun 65 24 JWl 65 29 Jun 65 29 Jtm 65 Yt.llw cphe~ice.l object 1110ved fror.~ over.he to h rizon in SE direction - Lakes Entrance, Victori > h rft with red e m tol">S 3 illumiMt d tail - moviTlb SouthwQJ::'ds over llalv m, Victoria. . YellOl st a<ly l.lgllt £ru O}lheri ul body tnoved b t the ok:y. , ui.l ver" , oved fro Dark gr /black 8.1:10rphoun object ovor Pa.kenham E t Victori - l:l:;n.-in._:; rr tic'"'.!~ 'P tnm • .c;..,1v.n"" oha ri, l.d te/ O.t'6.llg0 oujeot over lloubrC\) , Green c lllJ1g"i.ng to oraneo to ~en light over Youngtoun., T--...u~ • lightly elongate~ , ~r~1tly lit, b~ ke into a v~ral 1 iecec, over Griffith, NS • Grceniah/; ellow light travelling f&.:lt over (~\lfliJ.nbcyM, NS • t emimo.ting !'rotil ob..,o ct cul(ju:c lid rod - thm\AE).l - wr.vexed in ey, in.,_ted li ht tlu£ficient to t beach - Sehulea Pa:ma and Hew Guine • en r balloon Verr..ls Refraction of' li.Olt. Moon Venue Meteor Meteor UnL:now V~nus b:a.ll rlth t 11. i :P ea • over tted brilliant bluieh-wP~~ ~tror rizon, t!udginberri Station, red 11 Ppua t directed to earth, ew Guine • h/whi te, noving over domo top !'ld rows of lights acrose f'ront bluish ' t , rc ta::til, Dannie o, iT. Dlue to creen, ci nr llhapcd object, rod glow nt rear Lindi !a.rn , T,.~ • Bri t object with e ort tu.il, morning E to 17 ove 1 • Lsuuce ton, m m:-..r---:ic.. Jt!eteor Echo 2 Satellite Venus Ueteor l!.eteorDate of i.li8hting - 7 - Driol Dcocc~~~ion o! rial Sighti Possible Cause --------------------------------------·---------------------------------------- 29 Jun 65 3 Jul 65 5 Jul 65 5 Jul 65 12 Jul 65 15 July 65 15 Jul 65 17 Jul 65l 18 Jul 65 19 Jul 65 22 Jul 65 30 Jul 65 1 AU(J 65 3 AUG 65 4 Aug 65 24 A 26 Aug 65 26 Aug 65 14 p 65 19 s p 65 Vivii liGht blue, circ,.tle.r shape, trav !ling .... , Longford, Tnslll<l.llitl. I.oud humin , lowing ohj~>ct, llow/whito l ~t aminAting from object illuminat•d herd of cattle, Killtberly, i'n:ll!l.!l.nia.. Bri[; t 'White light, n<Jur Elliot, Quer.mslnud. Brl t lich~ _ovnr on., Tew t wn, Pap•Ul and New Guinea. right light OwCillatir..g from L to n, llr:u:uc.dn, Papua snd Hew Gui~c-. Erillinn~ white light in lhrelln PLJ.rk, 1a'. t oon riee over Uhitc sperical object, C~berrn, ACT. Rei lorlr.g ... yol!L'll-ical object, moving .fran L to R (o cillating) emitting 11 di 1- env<-ino" ound, Niva.r.!. Pla.nt tio~, Ha "roi, Papua and New Guinea.. Bright liehl; turnil!s fx.'On rc.C, tt.rou£!h t1hito to green CollC: ro ·, Dalby, ~eenalc.nd. Silver coloured object - r1i 'l.flpelll.'Cd w:i.th flnah, 70 il a waot o.f Goo~, SA. <moer hnpod object m th bluia.h groon glov c.t rim, ~ ir. colour, Vauclu Be ~n, Sydney, NSW. l?ri 1t cree~/red./vhite light, oodstock, rsw. Two stat•like objects vor P.rankston, Victorin. .,ilvtl phcre wr.:.t: rial o top. 'Jra.n,ge, NSi1. Red/ora.nc;e • oly, lc d tr ~l or 'Illite, c~ fro!!! ~ l~t 1 outh lo 13315 at, ectorn Auotralia. Fl ling li Snharical, stulik objects (2), Launcc ton, Ta.amniA. l, ..;rcen, nit . .flyUl object, u=1 e.nd. New Guinc • of 1 t, Du'lbo, s:r. Meteor }Jete or Satellito Satellite Venus Ve11U8 Venua lleteor ahower J.!eteor 11eteor Tornado Ueteor Uet balloons. llet balloon.a. Milteor 'Meteor lleteor Meteor
1 Mr Pater •· Iorrie 100 Collins SbMt IIBLlOOlP.E VIC .Dhecnorate ot .Ur roroe Intellipnoe Deparl.nt ot .Ur "\881811 0:ft1 CMR CANBlmRA ACT 18th Jueu,at 1965 1. I rete::r to ,our let'hr dat 19th .Tuly 1965 addresced t o M.r B. BUberta ot tbie Deparlcamt, reqaeaUq intomaUon on uro sighting b7 an n1.rliner Captain on the 28th M y 196J whil e e.11ro~to Briab«ne to Port Kort1e'7. 2. '!'hill ia thft t1 rst intoxwation we have recai ved ol \be reported sighting and tb.erefor~J ban no r•I)Or;l ot the inc:d.dent. PorbiJl'l& !fO:.t C!.lY care to tollow tho tiUer up with the Depal"tcJent ot Ci~l Avietion, bu1. e.e it i normal pt'uciioa ~or th tlt ])r.lort~Knt tt. re!er W.l eightinge to tne RAAJ' it •••a moat unl1kel7 that they bad 1 t reported. 3· Prom the arti.ole you enoloeed tor intoNation 1 t appeara that pbotograpbs wn m:.Mi• at the oro. This 1a 110et 1ntenot1nc cnd it oopiee oa be llllldo r.vailable ahollld provt.ae aome 1nte:reutin8 d1 ClU&rion. , . .4. 'l'"u8Dk JOU tor the OOP7 ot tba report but ae this is the tirat 1Dtol."'lll't1on the RJAP bee reoeivecl oonooming the incident 1 t 1a not poee1 ble to provide 8lJ.7 turtber details.
. c A p I 0 COMMONWEALTH AERIAL PHENOMENA INVESTIGATION ORGANISATION Under the d istinguished Potronoge of Air Morshol Sir George Jon01, I(.B.E., C.B., D.F.C. Pr01 - 1 rcTER E. NORRIS, ll.B. Secrtlory : Mn. SYLVIA SUTTON P.O. BOX ~3 . MOORABBIN, VIC., AUSTRALIA. Telephone 1 95 1659 r/ If{~.;;> 7 ?- :t-ir • .B . Roberts , . fffL Senior Research cientjst , Department of Air , CA NDTmHJ\ • • • • • A. • C • T • Dear Nr . Hoberts , 100 Collins Str eet , P.IELDOURNE •••• • \ i c . 19th July , 1965 . Here'd th a photostat copy of an article appearing in a recent U . S . U . F . O. magazine . Are you able to confirm the sighting? Kind regards , P~TEt. ~ . (I .I • Presid('nt Enc . l . cop y of c (photostat) 0 •t.- 1 ( . 1 .\...,c. .... ;(L u~ 0 ;& "'"' l.z ..... "'") u~~ r.-r 1 h.. ~ ~~ J rL-..- ..... THIS PAGE IS REPRODUCED FRO SCANNING THIS ITEM AT A HIGHER A~S~L~~~OLNY WFAILDLED OR ILLEGIBLE S OURCE. NOT IMPROVE ITS LEGIBILITY. ' Pc:ge 4 , c_ ~ L--' G [\'J 017 (' ..---. ,-~.--. -:r-;, rr --, {\ -:i,..-;o., :-"'\'1 ~ a . ,I_;::._._._~LJ \....1. ~--'- '-..!JL~~ \\..,- • ..,;·mer sxcpt!cs o! UFO reality arc suddenly raced with co:wmc:n~ cvldomce, n:~ny fall back on a l.'lst re!u~e - the idea/ thnt the U.S. 01· nu~sta h:ls a super-wcnpon, kept secret !Qr ye:~rs. To some, there l.s a psychol<>giC:tl block to the mere thO\:t:ht o! Sp:lccships from a more :1dv:mced world. Tod:ty, more :1nd moN former disbelievers, finally convinced by increased UFO repOrts !1·om highly quali!!ed observers, arc jumpin~ to tha socrot-went>On explan:~tlon. Because this nnswer Is not only un!ow1dcd but could cre:ate new problems, wo once arratn wlll~rtve the fucts wh1cll show it Is Impossible. POST-V!IIR PROOF 1. In World War IT, by oU!c!al records, UFOs paced, circled ::nd outm.1ncuv.:o::-cd our fastest planes-and the enemy's. Observ- ers included hund1·eds o! pilots, bomber crewmen, :~ir-base and c:t:-r1er pc:·sonnel, radar-operators, and other members or our :u·mcd !o1·ces. Signed, verified reports ln :-IICAP !1les show UFO speeds of 3,000 m.p.h. or mot·e. Nothing used by the w:~rring l'"'ltions even remotely at>pro:>.chcd such fantnst!c spocds and man - euve•·s. 2. ,\iter tho war, long before the tirst primitive space cxpel·- llliCnts, of!!ci:ll, ve1·!!lcd UFO reports kept piling up-sightings and tl·ackings o! UFOs singly and In !orm:~tlon, by expert observ- e!'s In tl:c Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Co:~st Guard and civil :~vlnt!on. At White S:mds Proving Ground, Navy scien- tists :ttld tcclmicians saw and tracked a UFO at 18,000 m.p.h., m 1948. In 1052, AF pilots, n:~vigators and crewmen aboard a B-29 bomber s:lw ::1nd t::-:tcked formations o! UFOs Oying at 5240 m.p.h., and also tracked a gigantic ct·ait-appa.rently a carrier ship- at over 9,000. (Offlcl:tl AF Intelligence report.) There h:tvc been hundreds of such oporatlons-m:my of them before the first tiny Russian Sputnik. 3. Today, these S:lmc UFO operations continue, In our atmos- phclre, at such terrific speeds that any conventional aircraft or rocket would bum up !rom air friction. Massive verified evidence proves th.'lt some t·evo!ut!onary !ot·cc is Involved !n UFO pro- pulsion and control-something we have not to date been able to duplicate. REVOLUTIO~!ARY MACHltlES 4. !f any of the warring nations had h:ld such tremendously advanced devices In 1942-45, whoever possessed them could lmve ended the war summarily-and controlled the world. rr the U.S. or the U.S.S.R. had had such revolutionary craft after WW II, the possessor long ago would have been operating In space- not with tiny "capsules" but with huge UFO-type spacecraft. :-!either we nor the Russians would have keptonspendingbUlions on outmoded aircra!t and rockets. The very Idea Is ridiculous-and no such trig:tnhc development could have been kept secret all these years. Occ:tsionally, an Echo S!ltelllte, a rocket launching or re-entry has caused mistaken UFO reports. So, occasionally, have bal- loons or meteors. Th1s does not alter the basic facts: NO earthmade device ca~possibly expl:~ln the UFOs' speeds In our atmospltere. This wa!i:true In World War n - and It Is still true today. U you read the "secret weapon" answer In your local paper or hear 1t broadcast, please try to convince the editor or newscaster that It Is untrue, using the facts listed above. Members frequently ask about ordering earlier Issues, so they will have a complete me o! the UFO Investigator. The supply o! Vol. II, No. 5, and Vol. U, No. 10, 1S exhausted, but the other is- sues in Volume II and back Issues of Volume mare available to members at 50 cents each, !ive Cor $2.00. We are sorry that all 12 iss~:es o! Volume I are out o! print. However, the most impot·tant UFO reports and developments of that period arc covered in "THE UFO EVIDENCE " This Is the 184-page documented NICAP repo1·t contain~ hu~dreds of UFO cases and reports on developments from Janu:try 1957 to Janu- ary 1, 196-l. The price of "THE UFO EVIDE;-;'CE''' '1s $S.OO post- paid. • ·' • UFO INVESTIGATO~ 7 i.-/1 Dulletin: Tl10 following preliminary report, !o1·w:1rdod to NlCAP by an oC!lcer of the Crumnal tnvcstlg:lUons Drane .. , Townsville, Not·th Quccnsl:111d, Auslralta, wa:.. received just befo1·e our deadline. We are trymg to get further detail& for th.; next Issue. Five nl:;hts after the landing described on page 1, :tn Austrah:m DC-6 :11rliner was "buzzed" by :111 unidenll!led Oyln" ob} ct. According to tho pollee source stntcd above, tho airline C:II;ta!n photographed a round-shaped machine while it paced the atr· craft. This latest UFO encounter, tn the early hours or May 28, t!io5, Involved a DC-6 opet·ated by Ansctt-A.N.A. It w:t.S c.n a re~ul:.r flight !rom Brisbane to Port Moresby, Nl:lw Guinea. At about 3:25 a.m., the airliner captain, using the filt"llt call sign or "VH-INH", radioed a Queensland nlrpo1·t control tower tlmt lhe DC -6 was being "buzzr by an unknown :l.y1n~ objec~. He described It as spherical II• Jhapc, n:n on the top ami the bottom. Exhaust gases could be liocn coming !rom It, he reported. For ten minutes, tho UFO p:~ccd :lu: :tirlmot•. cturmr: w:tl<:ll timo tho captain took several photo~tr:>phs of the my.-.tury CT .. rt. lle nlso had two other members or the crew confirm the sl::!tt- !ng, be!ore the object meed nheado!theaircraft and dis:tppearcd. CE::SORSHI? REPO~TED NlCAP note: Although we are reducing tho numl>cr o! censor- ship stories, followin:; the m:t]Ol'ity' s wishc~ In the recant poll (sec page G), we believe this case w1!l have special !nte!'est since It shows UFO secrecy Is not confined to the United Stateli. "lie was Instructed not to h:tve the !11m developed In l'ew Guinea," st.'ltes the report. "He w:~s flown to Canberra 1 on h!s return) where the !llm was !.'Ikon from him .... The twelve-hour t.'1pes with the pilot's report to the control tower also were confiscated." It Is not clear whether the film was conn scaled by a govc:-:1mer.: agency at Canborr:l, or by a roprelicntativc of the a!rl!no. The understandable uneasiness or airlino o!tlcinls, who !ear Uf'O - encountor stories might !nghton away passen~crs, could be a !actor. But one reference in the report Indicates the Dep;trtmont o! Civil Aviation w:~s Involved. In the May 24th landing case, on page 1, the DCA made no attempt to cover up. But smce the Royal Australian Air Force Is the orm:tal UFO mvesttgall~ agency, the Civil aviation a~rency may only be following orders. In tho past, Australian authont!es usually ho.ve not tried to hide UFO s!ghtlngs-even official Navy reports. We hope this -/ censorship Is only temporary and that the !ull story w!ll soon bo available. To print the above report, a discussion or cases invol vmg UFO interference with cnr lgnlt10n, aircraft instruments, rad1o, TV, etc., had to be omitted. It is scheduled !or the next issue. NEW PHASE (Continued from page 3, column 2) ~n the Australian case, one witness was re:tdy to lire at the UFO. In another recent c:~se, one man actu:1l!y did !!re:. Th!s happened on April 3, when two couples !rom Se:.ttle saw a lar;;" glowing UFO maneuvering :1bove their cabin on Wh!dbey lsLnd. Doll:lld Peterson, a former skeptic, got h1s rtfic and !1red at tho; object- "to make It go away," accord! not to hiS wife. Other cases of firing by citizens :tro on I'CCord, besides c:trl!er attacks by interceptor pilots. Ii landings to establish contact cause frightened citizens !o open !ire, or II the armed rorces try to capture a UFO !or o.:lC:tmt- nation, the UFO controllers m1ght strike back in self dciense. At the very least, they would Pl'Obnbly postpone commumcatton plans Indefinitely-or cancel them. It would seem commonsense for our Govel'llmcnt, and othors, to start p1·epa1·ing citizens in case UFOs land openly, ior coma ct. They could emph:ts1zc that the unknown space race docs not seem hostUe. At the same timo, they could warn citizens to ltoep aw.ly If UFOs land and leave communications m o!iicial hands. . '-~ ' 554/1/30 Jlicbarcl T . cro.. Eaq 5605 S Elisabe~h Stree~ CHICAGO USA Dear Sir, 1t ~!hank .fOil tor 70v.r letter ot 23rd llaroh, 1965, in which ;you sk for iAformation on Austr alia • a official policy toward a flying saucers and wWlentUied fl,ying o'bjooh (Ui'Oa). 2. !be ll1Dister far Air, on behal.t of the Jllstralian Conrnment, is responsible tor official policy towards U.FOs. The inv .. tigation of all reports of each objects is carried out b7 the Boyal .Australian .ur Force Direo~orate of Air l'orce Intelligence at the Departunt of .Air in Canberra. 3. .l considerable UIOWlt ot effort is a pent in innatigating each report, and 'Ule obeerrer 1e interrlewed b7 selected llAAi' personnel. It 1e the experience of Great BritaiA aa well aa Australia tbat Dine out ot ten sighti.oge can be identified and attributed to such eouroea aa aatronoaical. phenoaena, eg, falliDB aeteora or planete, o.ircraft, weather balloou or eat.ellitea. In the United Stahe, where 110re Ume and money is spent on th ..e inveetige.tiona, 99 per oent of eigbUnga OWl be antietaot- orily Hentified. It 110re effort aDd money were put into the 1nvest1gationa, we ho.n no doubt that all auch sightin88 could be identified and satistaotorily explained. 4• itb regard to the utallio ball found in Allatralia, it was nentu.ully ehom to be a .POrtion of an old fashioned tne of refrigerator. 5. 'l'be RAAF ha.a to date neither received nor diaconred in ~tral.ia or overseas 8l1Y e'l'idence to support the belief that the earth 1e being observed., Tieited or threatened by machines froa other planets; nor 1a there arq nidenoe to pron the uiatence of tlTing aau.cera. Yours taithtull,., fl.! [ (.+. B. oFo.rlo.ne) ,.., S E C R E T A R Y
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Beta 554/1/30(90) Richard T. Crow, Esq. 56o5 5 Elizabeth Street CHICAGO USA Dear Sir, Department ot Air atuell Otti oes CAB'BERRA ACT 14th APril 1965 1. Thank you for your letter ot 23rd. llaroh, 1965, in wb1 oh you ask for intorm ution on Aufliralia'a oft1a1al policy towa1-d.B fiying saucers or unidenti:thd tlying objects (uro•s). The investigation ot all reports of UFO '• ia the reapona1 bili ty ot the RAAF ll1reotorata ot Air J'oroe Intelligence at the Departm ent ot Air in Canberra. 2. A oonaiderable amollnt ot offort ia s pent in inveatigating eooh report, and the obael'Ver is interviewed by aeleoted RAA!' personnel. It is the experience of Great :Br1 toin as well as .Auatralia that nine out of ten sighting& oan be identi:thd and attributed to euoh aouroes aa astronomical phenomena, eg, falling meteors or plnneta, airora:tt, weather balloon• or satellites. In tbe United States, whero more time and money ia GJ!ent on these investigations, 99 per oent ot aightillbs can be aatiafaot- orily idenU:tied. If more effort md money wre put into tbe investigation•, we have no doubt thnt all auoh e1ghtings oould be identi:tied and sati staotorily explained. 3. 11. th regard to the metallic ball found in Australia, 1 t was ~ventually ahom to be a portion ot an old fashioned type of refrigerator. 4. The RAAJ" has to date neither received nor diaoovered in Australia or overaeaa my evidence to support the belief that the earth 1e being observed, visited or threatened by maobinea from other planetBJ nor ia there any evidence to prove the existence of flying eeucera. Yours taithtully, {A. B. Mohrlene) SECRETARY• ;:;-~~10-v~ ~or· +o..C.T., D1~R ,tr .RA.A .dc;l : c-9~~!/1'·~~ ~~·~ ~~~~7~~~ ~q:-77 O~Lv.t=:ci)_). ~" 7 ·~~~·~ ~V:.../VSW. ~· /9&3~#~· ~· . \
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Director te or Air Force Intellicance 554/1/30 ( ~) Office or the Air Att Che Australian Embaaey 1700 onohuaette /•venue, HW WAtRIJGT Jf 6DC USA ENQ.UIRY FRO ( TIONAL INVESTIGATIONS Olf AERIAL Pf{g 0 ~fA , US - 6 APR1964 1. Reference le Dade to your letter 6/13/A1r(5) dated 19th IID.roh , 1964, in w hich queries from a • J ohn L val were for•arded . 2 . Sir:rl.lar queries from <r. L vlll. were directed to the Civil Air Attnche, Auetrnlic baaey, ashington DC in Jan\UU'3, 1963. Th se queries wore forwarded to thia Directorate through the Depnrtcent or Civil Yintion, lbouzne, and a reply, a oop1 or w icb is nttached, wu oent direct to • Laval in r.tn.rcb , 1963. ) . This D iroctorate has no further co cnta to odd to the inforaation contained 1n the previous letter to • Lnnl. Atts v;tl ( .c. JU\D .r) inJ Comm. ~er For Dirootor of ir Force IntelligenceTHIS IMAGE IS REPRODUCED FROM A DAMAGED PAGE WITH A PORTION OF THE INFORMATION MISSING . OFFICE OF TH E AI R ATTACHt 1001 CONHICTICUT AYi ffUI H W, WAtHI NOf OH I D C. (aox 4137) TILI PHONI DI CATU. 1•1212 I N •• , s.v PliASI ouorc Secretary Department Air Rus.-11 Offices CANBERRA A CI' / AUSTRALIA • 19th llarch 1964 D~+f1 ENQUlRY FROM NATIONAL INVESI' !GAT IONS COMUrrTEE ON AERIAL PHENOMENA, lJS I - ·::.~ 1 . The following is the text of' a letter received trom lt.r; Jo~Ui~val who is a member of' the National Investigations CoDJD.ittee on Aerial Pheiibmena (NICAP), Headquarters WASHINGTON DC:- "1- What is the present situation in Australia regarding unidentified flying objeots and, also, the !ustralian Government policy on same? 11 2- Does the Australian Government inform its public of' all the f'aots concerning UFO reports, including those made by the military? "J- Which governmental agency in Australia is responsible for the investigation and evaluation of' UFO reports, and what are the conclusions, if' any, of that agency as to the nature am source of these objects1 "4- What are the dates and results of any official investigations made of' any recent UFO sightings in Australia? " 1 2. The Department of' the United States Air Force bas stated that NICAP 1 p is an organization having no official standing with the United States governme~t ~ J. This office would appreciate the forwarding of' necessary inf'or~t !: ~ to enable a reply to be sent to Jlr . Laval, Meanwhile, an interim reply baa been sent to his letter . PFR:lb tl~ (P. F. RAW) Wing Commander f or Air Attacho
T '->U lt val ! · ol'l'.to £ "io e.t! "9'1 fxul eojs r'.t o-x : '' . ru tn-x:terrA ul: .t~l &a eo -x "(a 'ltl.t :u: e o o 'io b-u;-.;o: o 'l: -a t{j .tal: oa ~ llrlwa eli • .J:cva.I '.t " 0 o:tri lw I di : .s el: •554/1/30(86) Mr. Fred Doeniee 6421 Iroquois Montor OHIO USA Dear Sir, 195:: 1 . I refer to your und~tcd letter regarding unidentified flying objects . 2. From tice to time reports of unidentified flying objects are received and investigated by the Royal Austr linn Air Force , but details of individual inveatigntionn have not been cade public . 3. On October 20th, 1960, the ~nioter for Air, the Honourable F.M . Osborne , mad~ a stateocnt in the Australian National Parliacent at Canberra, summarizing the position, and his comments may be pertinent to your request . 4. In the course of hie remarks 1~ . Osborne auid , "The Department of Air does obtain ini"ormation about o.ll ~1ell-reported casco of uniJentified flying objects . Although reports of this sort have been investieated very carefully for sooe years , nearly all of them are explainuble on a perfectly normal basis . Sonetimes they are found to be weather balloons, high-flying aircraft, or even stars. On one o c3oion, it was eotalJlished that a reported spaceship was the moon. Of all these reports, only three or four per cent cannot be explained on the basis of oorne natural phenoo- enon, and nothing that has arisen from that three or four per cent of unexplained caoes eiveo any firm aupport for th belief that interlopers fro ~ other places in thio rorla or outside it have been visiting uo . " ~~ el 'b /'t>A:P.t { D~J ~J.,-vA.~b~ Yours faithfully,Fred Dennige
6721 Iroquois
Mentor, Ohio
U.S.A.
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Dear Sir:
I am interested in the subject
of Unidentified Flying Objects
and would appreciate it very much
if you could send my any recent
sightings, photographs, or conclusions
arrived at. Thanks you in advance
for your help.
Yours Truly
Fred Dennige
DAFI
554-1-30\963 Dllar Sir, I han :bean naked to paso tho attached oop7 ot a le1ter to llr • .lobD La't'al 88!lt iD repl7 w bie qu8J7 on lmideDtitJ.ed t'l71na objecrte. Mr. X.J. LeODal'd, C1 'ril Air AUaw, ALletraliUl Ellbaeq, WASRI1fG'lOI DC6, USA• Yours ta11htull7,
DEPARTMENT OF AIR MINUTE PAPER (This side only to be written on ) Subject: 1 , Without being snuo. {ani pardon the pun) do you think you coulcl eccept the chore of replying to the attached enclC1sw:ea , Just a little quid quo Dro , 1 I:Sr 636 MAR 1963 I ftter to your letter dated 231"Cl January, 1963, regard.1DB wudentif1e4 tl71Dc objeota • .l1"rc. tiJDe to t!Dt l'QPOrh of unidentified tl.Jins objeO'b an reoe1ftd Uld 1nveetigated b7 tbe Bo7al Au8'tral1an J.ir roz.o., but 4eh1la of 1A419idaal 1nveatigaUone haft not been llade pabl1o. On October 20th, 1960, the r1n1ater for Air, tbe Honourable r.ll. Oabome, Qde a atat.._t in tbe .A&.lriral1an Na'Uonal Parli.-nt at Oan'berra, -.-.ar1111ng tbe pomUon, an4 h1a oo.enta 'IIIIT 'be perti.Mat to JCNr nqUitri. Ia tbe oo~ane ot b1a re1Da1'ka llr. Oaborae eaid, "The Deparl~t of Air doea obta1a 1ntoaat1on abollt all wll-reported oaaea of Wlidentifted tl.Jiaa objeota. AlthOI&Ih :report. of tb1a eo%'\ bave 'boen 1avedierate4 Wl'J' oare1\allf for aOM 7ean, r.warl7 all ot ~em an e:z::pla1nable on a perteotl7 noma). ba.S.a. Solletimea tbe7 are found to be weather ballooaa, bip-tlJin&' atroraft, or ewn stars. On one oooaaion, 1 t waa eatabliabed that a 1'8porW ~aoeablp waa 'the 110011. Ot all tbe• 1'8porta, onl7 three or twr per oent oannoi be e~lainecl oa the baa1a ot aOM natlll'al pbenaMnoa, and notb1nc tba1 baa ar1881l holl tbd three or tour per oent ot wtexplained oa•• p wa an7 tim aupporl tor tbe baliet that interlopera fZ'OII otber plaoea in tbia world or out.S.de it have 'been na111q ua". Mr. Jobn Laval, 7 Idlewild Lane, llatawan, lfil JERSBT I USA· l n J· •v.t 'b { 'b 1.\f ( ( () ~::, (~ (~'-JT.lnJ- : MB OJJ T .I.,,,...JrU AJJ.m : ~~---------------- .. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION '' A.VtAT. MI&...OUANC,'' P•J ,-t.£/,na 1 " HENTY HOUSE.'" 499 LITTLE COLLINS STREET. BOJC ll)f 0 ,..o .. CL.I.tABtfti STRl:I.T. MELBOURNE. C.l IN fU:Jit..V QUOTI: Mr . H. Raynor, Director of Public Relations , Department of Air, Russell Offices, CANBERRA. A.C.T . Dear Harry, 20th February, 1963 . Our Embassy in Washington has sent us the attached letter - it looks like your baby. You know how we feel about saucers - we prefer to concentrate on cups . I mentioned this to Frank Doak and he suggested I refer the thing to you . Would you please reply direct to Kr. Laval and send a copy of your reply to Mr . K.J . Leonard, Civil Air Attaohe, Australian Embassy, Washington D.C . Hope to buy you a beer in Canberra in the not too distant future . Att . Yours sincerely, (. (Rex: Banks) Public Relatione Officer .
• • The Embassy of Australia, WASHINGTON , D. C. Dear Sirs, COPY ONLY 7 Idlewild Lane , Uatnwan , NI.Yi JERSEY. January 23, 1963 . I would appreciate very much your answering the following questions : 1. '.Vha:t is the official Australian Government policy concerning unidentified flying objecta (UF0 9 )? 2 . Does the Australi an Government inform its public of all the facts concerning UFO reports , including military sightinge? 3. Which Government agency in Australia handles UFO reports and what are the conclusions, if any, of this agency as to the nature of these flying objects? Thank you . Sincerely yours , (Sgd. ) (J ohn Laval) IC' AP member.
rom 1 Croup C ptain n.n. Rn,nor ( ) BA Dip J • Director ot P ~lie Reln~ions 24th llovembor, 1 ')61 Dear Er Fitch Your letter to tho Civil Aviation Dernrtmont hila been bGnde4 to ce. Roqueoto of thi a n ture oro ueunlly referred to the Diroctornto of Air Ft~rco Intellif!'8nce, who bowGVor have ouppl1od the followin.3 findinco on the 1nvootinnt1onr- "Tho 'Phor10l!:Cna vns the rosult of the moon rise naoointed d.th tenrologicnl condiMona nt tho timo of tho oi rt1~. On 4th Oct ber, 19 0 moon rioe (full qunrtor) nt Crc ay ould bDv be n vieibl ohortly nfter 1800 hours and in n O.J diroction. The objcctG apparently sa n wero near the ok,-Un in on ecsterl y diroction. Tho presence of "scud" type clouds , movinc in ~ 'inc directions due to turbulence in and e.round the min aqunll nen.r Which the objecto were oiebtod, nnd tho position of tho ooon or 1te ref'leetions, produced tho improooion of f'l)'ill,?' objects". Also enclosed are yOur postol. coupons . Mr c.w . Fi tch 6526 Carno~o Avo Clovelend 3 NIIO UlA
• DEPARTMENT OF AIR MINUTE PAPER (This side only to be wrilten on) SubJect: ;t/(l, •;/ly r?.- co. LJiv ~ ~'I:_ U. r . ~.
,,-v . : •• COM MONWEALT H OF AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION T"-"-: 62 0131 T.u,.,..ric m-: .. A'i'IAT WfLIOUliJ<&." lOX 18)9 Q, P.O. , lLIZA I I'Tll l'n.I'IT, W!uoua~<~, c. I. Mr. H. Raynor , Director , R. A. A. F . Public Relations , CANBERRA. A. C. T. Dear Harry, " HENTY HOUSE," 499 LI1TlJ! COLUNS STREET, MELBOUJI.NE, C l . 16th November , 1961 . '17 NOV 19 6 1 Enclosed is a copy of a lette r f r om one of these u.s. o. Men. As we have passed the !'lying saucer buck to the R. A. A. F. you may as well add this to your collection along with his international postal note . I am also enclosing a copy of the letter which I am sending today to Mr. Fitch . Al l the best to you and yours , (Rex Banks)
~ . • ~ · · The Civil Aviation Department, Canberra, A. C. T. AUSTRALIA . Gentlemen : 6526 Carnegie Ave., Cleveland 3, Ohio, u . s.A. August 7th, 1961 . In THE EXAMINER of Launcestoh, Tasmania on Sun., Nov . 18, 1960 reference was made to the sighting of an unidentified flying object as reported by Rev. Lionel Browning, of Cressy, Tasmania . For your information I quote from the news item "Mr. Osborne said that his department did not inter- view everyone who claimed to have seen unidentified flying objects. But if no natural explanation was found, a more detailed investigation was made . The subject of unidentified flying objects is one in which I have been interested in collecting information on for several years. This sighting appears to have been a particularly good one and for that reason I would like to obtain a copy of the written report referred to above since I am interested in reading your evaluation of it . If there is a charge to obtain a copy ~ this report will you kindly advise me as to how much it is and I will send you an international Postal Money Order in payment for one by air mail on receipt of your reply. I am enclosing International Postal Coupons in sufi'icient amount to enable you to reply to this letter by Air Mail . I will thank you for an early reply in reference to this request . Yours very truly , (Sgd. ) C. W . Fitch.
II"'. * 21/1/387 Mr. c. 1. Fitch, 6526 Cnrnegie AYe., Cleyeland 3, OHIO. U. S. A. - Dear Cr. Pitch, 16th november, 1961 . You rote to this Department recently seeking details or an unidentified flying object sighting by the ReT. Lionel Browning, or Creasy, Tasmania. Al~ u.s.a. reports in Australiaare handled by the Royal Australian Air Porce . Contrary to the news- paper reports, and although we did haTe same initial contact with Mr. Browning, we did not make a tull investigation or his sighting but merely passed on details (time, place, what he saw, etc. ) to the R. A. A. F. tor whatever action they considered necessar.y. I have forwarded a copy or your letter to Mr. n. Raynor, Director, R. A. A. P. Public Relations, Canberra , A. C.T. , in the expectation that he might b e able to send you a tull report on the sighting. Roping this meets with your approval. I remain, Yours raithtully, ( Rex Banks) Assistant Public Relations Otrioer.
Directorate ~ Air Force Intelligence, -~ . Dear s1r, 1r W'1th nterence to ym1r letter dated U.th ~ ~ 1961, ·the f1M1ng8 of oar 1nveetipt1on are u follCMJ a- •1'he PheDOmoDa vu the result of the 110011 rise associated vith Mteorolo(tical ~tioDS at the tillle of the aight!Dc. Oil 4th October, 1960 .,_ rise (tun quarter) at Cl'eU)' voul.d baTe beeD Tiaible llhort.Q' after 1000 boara aDd 1A eD ESI d1rect1oa. The objecte apparent17 seen wre near the ak;r...l.ma ill u .. ter17 direction. The presence t4 •scud• t)'p8 clouda , aGY1Dg 1A Tal')'iJig directioDB due to turbalenoe ill aD! aroUIId tho rain squall D8IU' Which the objects wre eighted, aDd the position or tho men or 1te reneotioDS , produced the 1aprua1on o! n,1ng objects• . IGUN faith1la1.17, Mr. P. t . llorria , U. . D., Bon. Preaident, Victorian F171Da Saucer liaeearch SocJ.et)-, Box 32 P.o., 'fQQRAJt VICTQ IA.
~ ----- FL YINQ SAUCER RESEARCH SOCIETY 7f Squadron- I1eader F. A . Lang , Directorate of Air Force Intelligence , Department of Air , Russell Offices , CANBERRA , \ . r . T . Dear Squadron- Leader Lang , PMONE XY IU3 February 24 , 1961 . re Reverend Ljonel Drowning , ~ Your Ref. 554/l/30"(64A) I acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 18th novembe r last , and will be glad to be advised of your findings concerning the above sighting report . P . E. Yours fai th.fully '// NORRIS , LL . B., ;/r {1 _1)..-~ 9, _,.-- Hon . President . 'Ll:J"'l./~~ .v ss.t./.1.1.30 !7 ~ REPORT QF UFO SIGHII!!l AT QRESSX T.ASMAHU . SAA(I) • 1. Further to our SM/.30 dated 2.3rd Dea.ber, 1960, I a enclosing oopiee ot the R8ftl't1Dd L1oDel llrowD1Dc'• report, WiDg o---nder G.L. W aller'• inYestigation, and newspaper clippiDgs referring to this and other incidents. 2. lie are ot the op1n1on tba~e }ilencneDa wu the reault ot .the moon riae uaocatecl vith meteorological coDiit:loDII at the tiM ot the sighti.Da. On 4th October, 1960 110011 riee (tull quarter) at Cress7 voul.d han been 'risible short.l.7 atter 1a:>o hou:ra aDd 111 an ESE direction. The object. apparen.tl.T seen were Dear tho sq.l.iDa ill an easter~ d.ireotiOD. The preaenoe ot •saud" type clollda, IIOViDc in "t'Br11ng direotioDs due to turbul.enoe 111 and a1'0UDd the rain aq1.B].l near which the objecta were sighted, aDd the position ot the IIOOil or ite refiectiolla, (OCNld· have\ produced the impreesion or ny1.Dg objects / ~ 3. A8 01111 be seen trca liimc Ccnn•nder W aller's 1nveatigat1on, this report 81Da.D8tecl trca a geDUiDe alld reliable souroe aDd th1s Directorate has DO reu011 to doubt the siDoerit,- ot the Revertmd and Mrs. Lionel B'rowning. Rovever, I vauld lJke to c!rav 10UJ:' attention to the attached OOP.r ot a minute to the M:1D1stcr tar Air dated 7th March, 1960, d•l1. with the subject ot unidentified ~objec:t.. 2...( . Jan 61.
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554,11/30 Headqua.rlere Tae•niaa Squadrou Air Tra1nins Corpe RUr 8 Jl1 tsro7 Plaoe HOBAR'l' UIIIB8'ilnED J'LTDO OBJEC'l'S Tour j04/1/P1()A.), dated 3 Deo 60 1. for 70ur inforuaUon, the objeob eighted b7 Kre. D. A. lebeter and her dauahter at about 16)0 houre Oil 18th Ootober 1960 ba't'e bee poei ti•el7 identified ae a '1'.U Vieoount airora.tt elU'Qlte to Hobart. b airomtt, which baa an irideaceni red tail fin, waa ill the approxia te poei tion at the ti• o.t the reported eishiing. 'l'hie 1.8 19t another o:a111ple of the h3ateria which aor-.11,- follows a IIUoh publicised incident euoh aa the earlier eipUIJCII b7 the Rnerend Bl'OWiling. Furthel'tDOre, it illuetratee the unz.liabilit.y of untrained ob.. r't'ere. 2. Should 70u reoei't'e a07 further reports of thie na'ttlre, would JOU pleaee forward them throU8b the normal channels to tbie DepartmBDt. Investigation, if coneidered neoeea17, will be in1 Uated b7 DU'I. r;\~WO ) ' ~dron Leader For Chief of the Air Start
-- 4 J'roau- Squadl'on X.. dar r .... • lana ll•t• 554/1/30 Direo~onw ot .A.lr J'oroe In~ell~aoe DepartiMn~ ot Air Ru.uell ottioe• C.A.IlEilJl1 .A.C'l' I N£l"et t.bD.t I &II unable to provide &DJ' ot the 411•11• :requeded in 7our letter, dated 15th lfonmber 1960. Jq inve•U..- Uon ot ~be repori b7 the Reveren4 Gill ot uaiclen"Utied tl71Dc objeot• in the l!oianai area ot • .,. OW.nea tailed to reveal 1Af17 ev1clenoe that thq ... ,... •nned •ebiole•• Attar au1niq all a.a1lable taot•, I oonol~d iha~ ibe aishtins- were either~ planet• .. en ~uch tad-movina oloud, or me~eoroloctoal pbena.na. 2. .A.a, durin& the oouree ot 1117 •tud1•• ot tb1• aubjeot, I bava been unable to find &D7 •naible proof that aav ot 1be objeota aipwd were Mnned vehiol•• troa th1• or &fiT other planet, I aa parUoularq 11lwreatec1 11l the pllotopapb. wh1ob 7ou po••••· I would 'be poatetul it 7011 oould provida • w1 th a oow. ). For 70ur intol'lllaUoo, I &II enoloainc a apare OOP7 ot the Reverend 0111 ' • report, topther wUh a ooverill• latwr troa tha Viotorian ll.Jina Sauoer Reeaarob Sooiat.J. Dr. J.J. nMh 851 Pilloblq Road, • . W . 11 L<lfDC!• Enslae4
• T E LEPHON E SPE . 10!53 \)~if~ O R . B. E . F IN C H J.. .,.._ ~"(_ ( c" 5 (!. <;t t...(. '\,., , e~ rt.~t .t tv(. l ! .) 1 ~)(.1~, ~ 85 1 F IN C HLEY RO.o.e- - N . W I I L c. r-1 .d c.... A.J .:!:" IV Q L ,+r... I} XVI I )( I I I(J A. .-f ~\ ,j . / ~ · ./...., /VC~ ,Y It J ~ "c j'-ft {i. (t C"V £ <;_ v' kJ f!J c;vcc ~ j~ !It-NA-t' cf'~ d" CM-C ( S'Cr-zv-< J L l:...ve .-1- ~ ,J ~,.A.V a. ~ - c.--t ... -c.fr 0'-".>.r ;::_...:.-, p...,_,_;~ ,,.......:. c/G:, ~ /~~ ._ f ?tP <--&!L { /-~ Cr/ co tct-v ttL~~· ~ z:-w.. u,___.._"-'w ~~'Y. ~ r:}~~ ) c,~ c ~~ Jl rG+~ ~4,..-u..-u 9-- L&V,/ fi<-u /C£<-~(I have seen two myself)
In addition I have an
excellent photograph (day-time) of an
identical object seen by a London
redo - officer (1955. Panamamian [ILLEGIBLE]
Eagle)
R.O.T.FOGL
As you have investigated these
aircraft - I would be very
grateful for your kind guidance
re 1) TYPE of craft
2) country of origin
3) mode of Propulsion
- As you know, a form of Hover-craft
is due to fly here in the Spring.
I have an interest in its
project -
Yours Sincerely
J.E. Finck
— ex R.A.F.
S/Ldr6f ~TORIAN FL YINQ SAUCER RESEARCH SOCIE~ P 0 lOX U , TOOAAI( VIC PHONE XV 128J 100 Collins Street , MELBOURNE . 25th November , 1960 Squadron Leader F . A. Lang , Directorate of Air Force Intelligence , Department of Air, Russell Offices , CANBERRA . A. C.T . Dear Sir, re UFO S i~htinf by Reverend Lionel Browning 55471Lo(64 ) Thank you for your letter of the 18th inst . I shall look forward to receiving advice as to the Directorate's findings herein when you have completed evaluation of the evidence . Yours faithfully , PETER E . NORRIS LL .B. HONORARY PRESIDENT
- GEOFFRE', PARK, Principal AD ASTRA TELEVISION COLLEGE 117 LAWRENCE VALE ROAD, SOUTH LAUNCESTON, TAS. TELEPHONE 4 1312 Squadron-Leader F •• • Lang, D • .A. F. I . , Dept. of' lir, Hussell Offices, CANBERR ACT . 20th November, l960 . AGP@ST . Dear S :iir , ln ~eply to your 554/1/30 (64 ) of 18th inst , may I thank you for your consideration of the subject raised, and advise as follows : 1. Research is proceeding . 2. No radio transmissions wiil.l b e made. ) . Findings of any value will alwaps be available on request. 4. Lines of investigation will be; (A)Gravity gear (B)Transl&tion process , impact compression into light u 11 , surface heat into l ight. (C)Changeovers;hoverflight- -sonic, sonic---luminary, luminary--galactic vo1·texi.al, speed ranges. (D) Use o~ self- charging radiation- powered scouts by motherciiaft. (R) Use of remote- contr olled miniature regist er ing discs &or autoreconnaissance. (F)InVisibi l!t~ by micowave- doubli ng . (G) E . S.P. of crews. (H) Crew. immunity t o cosmic raxliation- sickness : immunisation of medullas ggainst bio- elevtronic poi sons . (I)Dete~tion mo~tor design. Progress is expected to be slow due to limi ted research manpower and facil ities . Per ardua, Yours Faithfully, & c:tB~ (A. G. PArlK) Senior Resear ch Fellow and PrincipAl .
Direotoftte ot Air roro. Intel.l1pnoe n.~nt ot Air Thlaell omoea CAlfBERBA Acr DMr Sir, !'bank 70U tor 70U1' letter ot 7th owmber in wbiollJCIU requ.•ted .p~l to app:l7 oeri&in 801ea.tit1o stud!•• w tbe inwaUpticn ot uaid.tmUfted f'lTina objeot• • .Uthoueh tba ll.\U 18 :N8PQD8ible tor tbe 1DY08Uptica ot UJ0 repone, a• a pri. ftte ci tiaen 7oa are at li'bei'Q to und.ertaklt aDJ re•&J'Oh into tbi• aubjeot that 7o..t w1ah. Bowftr, it, u pari ot JOIIZ e%per1.-t• JW ~ to Mite electroaio b'anal1881ou ot 111q ld.ad it will be aeoeU&r'J to obtain tbe app!'Oft.l ot ta. Poeta .. t.l'-General' • Department. '1be RAAP aamot otter A7 ottiatal reOOIJU UCIIl or a..S.•taaoe • .U tor tbe clellirabill"Q- ot Olll'I71Dc oat UJIO reMa'rOh, 1 oa onl7 ._..t that tbi• WOillc1 4epea4 eDUreq on Jour o.s iftteren 1ft the ab~eot. TOQ waald aDdoa~ :tillll ta. ·~ IIOtlt 1nt.ricue- 111B bed a anre-.I'diac taa. Cou14erable re..aroh hae al.reed.J baeD oarried oat b)" botb otf'icial 8DI! tmott1a1al autlloriUe• en a world-wide :baai• bat 110 tu, without produo1nc arq poeiUw remlta. LeN than 1~ ot all :reports reoei wd oannot 'be explaiDed u4 tbi• 1• £BM1'all7 'beoauee ot a la« ot evidenoe. Y ours fai thfully, llr. A.O. PaS, ~ Jdutra 'hlnimcn Collep, 117 Lawrenoe Vale 1!01114, SOO'l'ir LAtmCES'l'CW I !'AS.
~- • 4!Hr-: Direotorate ~ ur J'orae IDi4tlltanoe6s· De~o~Atr lbaa•U ottioaa C.AlflJf!RRi AC'f Dear Sir, - ~ I ntar to 70V latter ot the aitb lfowaber 1960. fte Rewread. Lionel Brown! DB' a ftport ot tlll14ent1t1e4 f'lJiDB o'bjeot aothitiaa 1D tba Yioinit7 ot Craaq, 'l'a••n1a ia being iDwatipted •t no deoiC.CIDa baw 7et ben 1"8aobecl. WMD all &'ftila'ble e'fidnaa baa ben tuU7 eyae1na4 I will 114'91• JOll ot Qll' t1n41ap. Jlr. Peter E. onia LL.B., Bon. Pna14nt, TOQl'a ta1tb1\lll7, Vioton.• 1'171ns S.Waar Re•aroh SoaiaQ', 100 Colllna Btnet, IIELBOO!!III. VIC •
• • R.A.A.F. Form A 60 (Mar., 45) THIS IMAGE IS REPRODUCED FROM A DAMAGED PAGE WITH A PORTION OF THE INFORMATION MISSING. MINUTE SHEET Rtftrrnce ..... 1 14/1/201 With reference to Enclosure 29A 1Ve cannot discuss government poliqy with this c orre~pondent who'is a private citizen of the United States. 2. I have prepared a reply fo r your signature at Enclosure 30A which should help him gain eome of the information he seeks wit hout bringing us into it. t f Dec 58 No(£ f~ p~ -41~~ Ill H~ tu,---{:.t A;. ~ I. ~ ~ -'liR.-4.._ ~ ~ ~,., ~ ~ 1- a. /. ,.<~ . 7 O~ B - R.l--c.t. c.-c.\oto...-c. \.~ " · ~ · F • ._. '(._~ •t'"'' •"' ,,......._ . i . . A I I, - ~~J. \'1~ Cdr A / DA.FI lsr.;1' b I ' sKo·-r ~r Fl YINQ SAUCER RESEARCH SOCIETY P 0 lOX ll, TOOAAIC, VIC The Director of Air Force Intelligence , Uepartment of Air , Administrative Building , CANBERRA . A.C.T . near Sir , PHONE XV 1283 100 Col lins Street , l!ffiTJ'BOURNE . 4th November , 1960 ,... My Society is conductin~ invea1.igationa i nto the sightings of unidentifi~rl flying objects reported lJy the ' Heverend J1ionel 'Browning of Creasy , Tasmania , and by numerous resirtents in currounding districts . e feel that UFO activity in the vicinity of the Greet Lake area of northern Tasmania io of particular significance , havine regard to the fact that a large hydro- electric project is currently under construction in that region. Would you be so kind as to inform us whether Reverend Browning ' s oj hting has been investigated by your Department , and if o , ~hat is the Department •a evaluation of the sighting . reply , With sincere thanks in anticipation of an early Yours faithfully ,
TEl.EPHON~ : 690- 550 N o COMM ONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA ROYAl AUSTRAUAN AIR FORCE Secretary Department of Air Russell Offices CANBERRA ACT Headquarters Support Victoria Barracks St Kilda Road UELBOUl.UTE SC1 VIC - 8 I . CORRESPONDENCE '•"li'rH CIVIL ORGANIZATION 1 . Enclosed are letters from Mr A. G. Park requesting permission t o carry out certain studies . Command 2 . Receipt of these letters has been acknowledged , and Mr Park advised that his r ~~~t has been forwarded to your Department for action Enol/ j ·~ ~ . VERNO ),.....-: ng Co~er For Air Officer Commanding
GEOFF. RK, Principal ADASTRA TELEVISION COLLEGE l'he Director, 117 LAWRENCE VALE ROAD, SOUTH LAUNCESTON, TAS. TELEPHONE -4 1312 fl . A. A. F. Intelligence , Uni dentified Fl y1ng Objects dvction , R. A. I: • .r . H. • , ELBOUR.E . 7th ·ovember, l960 . AGP : ST Dear Jir, Enclosed please find carbmn copy of letter raised by me to tne dana.ger of the Launce s ton Airport . It will be noted that my dealings with D~A are in the capacity of Chai r man of uirecto r s of a projec ted Airferry service due to commence operatic~ in t he future . In addition,the capacity of Senior Research Fellow & Principal of thi s omall private post-g rguuate College , (the existence of which has been known t o t he RAAl' for some tiue) still occupies a larg e portion of my time . In the latter capacity as well as the former, I have been approached by the Vict orian Flying Saucer Research Society, to apply s tudies in the fields of Geomagnetic, adiological , and Cosmic sci ences , to priva t e research into reports of U • . LO! s . I should very much appre ~i ate a direction from your Headquarters as to whe t he r or not such research is in f a ot ~e rmi ss i ble and/or desirable . "Heoee rch" would not include any pr actical experiments involving projecti&n of infra-red or other r ays ; or the transmi saion of cny r adio control impulses or traffic; being merely the collation of da t a , analysis of same , a nd the conotruction of lo~ical hypotheses baa~d on findi ngs . (In short,purely pape r work). t~ay I , then, expect a lead from yo~ , in due course , please? W ith l'hanks , Yours :E'ai thf~ly , c~ ·r -tP~ (A. G. P ill\.) Segjor Heseorc n reJlow 8 Prigcipp l (Late •o . 3825 , .i/0 PARK , A. G., O.I. C. ' Instrument ~aboratory & !echnical Libr~ry , rl. v. I . U.; l . ~ . 0 . 1/c Si ga , 3 Sqdn, P . L. )
( BASS-AIR BASS AJ~R¥1., STai.AJlat~VICES GEOFFREY PARK, ChoirmanThe Airport Manager, Dept. og CiYil Aviation, Launceston Airport, LAUNCBSTO , (C,C, to RAAP BQ I.) Dear Sir, U, P, O'a. 117 LAWRENCE VALE ROAD, SOUTH LAUNCESTON, TAS. l~iNllth4198t7. AG.P: SJ; May I intrude upon your tiae with a somewhat unusual requeot, please? 1 have recently received a request from M r, Peter Norria,LLB, (Preo1dentrY1ctorian flying Saucer Research Society,P.O.Dox 32, TOOHAK, V.J, to eot as Launceston representative ot that Society. This request had been complied with, pending any instruction to the contrary from DCA or RA4P. M&J I therefore ask you to place the matter before higher authority in the shape ot a request tor permission to: l.Set up graVity-mesuring inatroaents at this address i f necessary, 2 . lnvaati~te reports of unidentified flyin obj cto, ao a civilian interes)ed in ocientific pheaoaena. 3, easure and record the strength and character ot fluctuations in local geomagnetic field, together with the occurrence of relevant elevtro-magnetic otoras, visual phenomena, sonic disturbances, and ,1 0 .. \.,t, - radio traific on 1, 20 MC/ S. . ..e ~ .... .:; 4. Interrogate ind1T1Cluilo claiaing t~ have sighted o.P.O' a , hN'CA.t..t-. 5, Compile data and diagraaa of U • .F , Q 0 . ;:::~~~ It is empbaaised that , while perfectly villin to assist the cause tto..o.o ~ o.-o~.. ot aeronautical and astral science to the beat of ay ability , 1 have ll..-.~~2.,.,~ no desire to intrude in closed preserves. I would therefore welco11e ""'"'~4..- ~('"" dvice as to the st8.J1ding of the VFSRS in this matter,and an instruc- tion as to procedure personally. If you would be eo kind as to check? With thanks, ~ours Fait hfully, (? ? .,fJ~~~ {A. . G .P~) Chairman of Directora.( ~ ... ~1/?! b_l.A- A"C l . IIQSUPCCII COMMUNIOATION OENTRE 1 l rov 1960 ~ 331 IUIJ'IiJBSf' IIVES'l'IOATB OBllit:!i'.r'II'IED JI'LTilJO OBJBC'l' 8l0lll'DO CHESSt ABU 4 •ov PD REPOlll'RD BY REV Ll<lliL 1m011Ill0 cmJRCB C1l EmJL.dD RBC!'aiY CRESSY PD YCX11l REPOllf SBOI.JL]) DiCWllB (.t) PERSC:lf.tL IIIPBESSICIJS or D BROi1!fiR'O AID DETAILS ~ BAarGROOID (B) Plm'IIOOS DPERD11Cl!: AERIAL PlmfCEW'A ( C) .lSSOCIA'l'IatS l1I'111 tJ110 SOCD'l'IES (D) BOLB ABOD BOIUZar !1rD BBlRIJJO C•) Bl!'BEB ooJDmars TBDDD:e:R LIOtfl'ttmo me (F) S'l'A'mm'rl'S ll!' 'II'J!IBSSES arBn TIWI VICJllS WD'B (0) ROUGH DIAGRAMS (B) AllY O'l'BEB JW.l:VAll'l' DE'l'AIL PD AVOID OOI'l'AC'r WITH PRESS PD DO 11'0'1' AOlmE ~ PJlOVIllB RESULTS or IRVESTIOATICJJS PD li'OJl llQSC 'l'IIIS CONJ'DilS 'l'EIBr.tiL DAJ'! AI-1 SO O'IiO 1016551: No UN~LASSIFIE:O D£ y 1 iVCE 1 1
- HON. NATIONAL DIRECTOR: FRED. P. STONE with observers In .Affilioted Societies ·reu tor . Inform tion . JUNE 20th 196U Asia, Bro%11, Conodo, " • A • A • ' Ceylon, England, France,~ AN BERHA • Germany, Hawaii, A.C . T. I Holland, Honolulu, Hong Kong, Indio, Italy, Japan, Manilla, Mexico, J)ea:r• .:>ir , Na tal, New Zealand, Norway, Pretoria, Peru, Sweden, Swit%crland, United States of America * QUARTERLY MAGAZI NE " THE AUST RALIAN SAUCER RECORD" * ~ ~ .. ~ cf"'a 4 • . ,J;;.t ~ ~ In a recent letter we huve •acieved erorn an u BOC1t te in the U.,,.A . WO heve beon 1nf'orm~cl that your \ept . in replying to n let 01· r·e a qnestionaire put 'o the Ail• Attache in the Embaasy in nshington re t,e h . JLA . c'. opinfons or . •' . 0 . and which \us passed on to you . thu t you Pe t't'aJ•l•ed them to myself giving my e.ddr·e s s os IOO Collins St . olbom•na . Vic . y 1·eol ra&son :Co1· dr wing vour attention t:o this ma tte1· is t at un 1mi o:r•ta t let e1· was so ddressed to me , as vou gave . tnd open d by t ~As . ot' t Victol·ian soci t . not ithotandin' tat it as uddz·e secl to me and y society • h pe ed 1 t on to me \ 1 t on excus 1 t wus o.~:-eno d by mistalte . Th s moy t1ppea1• tl•ivinl 1 but us we he.v very good l'easons t'or not o.ltoget ll' tr•ust1ng th s gro1.1p due to 1 ts ery closo as c1otion with tl S ldney on ·~ "' icn has som folk in its contr·ol who huv 11 ,!)in\c 11 , t;endenc1e~ , und to wh1cll wu are consti tutionvlly op- posed . we would like 1 t to be mnde clen1• t t t we urge 1 t any mfi tters address d to tn or my societ should sent to t a.bo;re uddz·ess . - v~ c.., 1.1 ~ "~ ~ ~ / _. ~ I l/Ou ld 1 ke to t ank yoUI· dept . 'or• t e very • J/ ¥" _, g od co - ope u tton ~~e ha.ve lu d 1 t y u in t p st an 7) K 1 / en u ure ou t w. t \ e esi1·e in ever l y t c ntinue ~/~f. \t.,-- e vor friendly andt.~olpt'ul :r·e ations . / J-'I,(J TK\nking l'ou I _, mn , Yo~t·s ~thfully L!L ~
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA S"tfbjt/i~ f~. P4P/ 1('1 CHD. /T.l. DEPARTMENT OF AIR Tolephono: S 4683 In reply plecue quote No· ---~- Addreaa CorreeJ:>ondence to G P.O. Box 1120 P, Brllbane Secretary, Department of Air , C~~BERRA . A.C. T. JUIEA FllfANCE OmCE PERRY PAU NEWSTEA.D, BBJSBANE 27th AUGUST, 1959. Forwarded herewith is a letter which is self- explanatory. Mr. Jamieson hRs been informed that his l etter has been sent to you with a request that a reply be sent direct to him. Encl. (C. H. DONNELLY) AREA FINANCE OFF CERThe a partment of Air , Perr"J P rk , B ISB Jill . Deer Sirs , :P cific Highway , ul ACK ' 5 CF EK . /.UOJ,St 24th , 1959 . We would refer you to a recent c::rticle in thE:'l Courier J ail , of a red slowins object , reported to have landed on rince of ,'eles Island , off Cooe YClr • Peninsula. Ravinr. contacted the Civil Avi~tion Dcp~xtment regarding this report , they hove advised thet oll infol~etion they have received , r.cs fo~?ar c to your eportment for further investig ti~n , an r.e therefore , would be rE:t'eful for cny information you mey off er . Thi Society is one of mr~y civilian 01 oniz tiono throu hout the ,. 9rld , en e voul i~ to elucidate the mystery of Uni entified l ying Objects henom~nc , nd cs it is our desire to co - oper te with cny uthority investi tine U 0 sightin s , ~e would rc~Acst mutuol co - operation , enc. the efo:re , need 11 t stress tl f' importance of a report of your findings . e t; us t you will obli e et your earliest convenience , Yours lnjthfully , /J.~ ;~(/~ .. Jo 1~ . on. Secrctery.
[Stamp upper left, inverted: RECEIVED 27 AUG 1959 AIR FINANCE OFFICER BRISBANE] [Stamp lower right: REC'D. 17 SEP 1959 AIR REGISTRY CANBERRA]
} nro. rn£ ...... Q"~ * 'ii4 ' ~~~~ .. _ .. • 4 • I f C~SI'" / fQL,O ''" .. ........ ·-l.kl·of..a.p. .... FOR I l> .f! J ~ ~ J •• ~._llf J'C M , J -e. L~J?. . ' FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY EXCERPTS FROH PROJECT BLUE B 0 0 K • SPECIAL REPORT NO. 14 (Analysis of Reports of Unidentified Aer:ial Objects) Project No. 10073 5 l-!ay 1955 • Jim TECHNICAL INTELLIGt:i·lCE CEiiTJm. vlright, ... P.~tterson A:i.r Force Base Ohio FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
... - ' •• • • •• FOR OfFICihL USE ONLY SUMMARY Reports of unidentified aer:t.U objec-ts (popularly tanned ".tlyi.ng saucers" or "flying discs") have been received by the u.s. Air Foree since mid-1947 from man;r and diverse sources. Altho\l~ll tllere was no evldence that tile unexplained reports ot unidentified objects constituted a threat to the security of the u.s., the Air Force detel"lnined that all reports or unidentified aerial objects should be investigated and evaluated to determine if' "flying saucers" represented technolol!ical develepments not lmow to this country • In order to discover any pertinent trend or pattern inherent in the dat.a, and to evaluate or explain any trend or pattern founu, a ' "ropriate ntotbods of reducin.~ these data from reports of unidentified aerial objects to a form nmonablo to scJentific appraisal vera employed. In ~aneral, the ori ~ ~nal data upon which this s ~u~ ~a based consisted or impressions and interpretations of apparently unexplainable events, and seldom contained reliable J~ .aa:mre J ilCilts or physical attributes. Thit> cubjcctivity or tho data presented a major limitation to the drawing of aignif'icant conclusions, but did not invalidate the application of scientific methods of stud¥0 The reports recei ved by the u.s. Air Force on unidentified aerial obj ects were reduced to I BM pWlch-card abstracts of the data by means or loeically developed fonns and standardized evaluation procedures. Evaluation of sighting reports, a crucial step in the preparation of t he data for statistical treatment. consisted of an aopraisal of the reports and the subsequent categorization or the object or object• described in each report. A detailed desC'ription of thia phase or the study stresses the careful attempt to maintain complete objectivity and consistoncyo Analysis of the refined and evaluated data derived from the original reports of sir,htings co:.sisted of (1) a a,YBtematic attempt to fetn-et out any distinguishing characteristics inherent in the data of any of their seements, (2) a concentrated study' of any trend or pattern found,. o.nd (3) an att empt to detennine the probability that arr:1 of the UUKNm-nlS represent observations of technological developments not known to this country. The f irst step in the analysis of the data revealed the existen~e FOR Ol'FICIAL USE ONLY ,.
• • • • FOR omciAL USE ONU ot certain apparent e:hn1Jar1.ties between cases of objects detinitel:Y identified and those not identified. Statistical metboda ot testi.Dg wen applied indicated a lov probabillt.Y that tbeee apparent s:i.m:Uarities ware significant. An at~t to detemine the probability that u:q of the UNKHOWNS represented observations of technological daveloprrents not known to this country necesai tated a thorough re-examination am re- evaluation of the cases or objects not original.ly identifie<lJ this led to the conclusion that this probabllity vas very Stllall. The epeeia1 study wbicb resulted in this report (A.nal.nis of Reports of Unidentified Aerial. Objects, 5 Ma7 1955) started in 1953. To pJ'O''"ide the study group with a complete set. of tilsa, the information cut-off date was established as of the end of 1952. It will accordingly be noted that the statistics contained in all charts and tables in this report are terminated with the year 1952. In these ebarts, 3201 cases haTe been used. As the study progressed, a constant program was maintained tor t.he purpose of making comparisons between the current eases received a.tter l January 1953, and those being used for the report. This lRlS done in order that any change or significant trend which m18ht arise .traa eutTent developments could be incorporated in the 8lliiiiJI8l7 of this report. The 1953 and 1954 cases show a ~eneral and expected trend ot increasing percentaged in the finally identified categories. They aliso show decreasing percentages in categories where there was insufficient information and those where the phenomena could not be explained. This trend had been anticipated 1n the Ught ot improved reporting and in- vestigating procedures. Official reports on hand at the end or 1954 totaled 4834. Ot these, h25 were produced in 1953 and 429 in 1954. These 195.3 and 1954 individual. reports (a total of 854), were evaluated on the same basis as were those received before the end of 1952. The results are as .follcmu Balloons Astronomical Other / - 13% Insufficient Into - 17% Unknown - 9% - 2- FeE OFFICIAL USE ONLY
••• • • FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLI As the stud;y of the current cases progressed, it beeaJDe incre&s:ingly obvious that it reporting and inveS'tigating procedures could be further improved, the percentages o! those caeea wbioh contained insutt'ieient information and those remaining unexplained would be great~ reduced.. The ke;r to a higher percentage of solutions appeared to be in rapid •on the spot" 1Dveetigatioll8 by trained personnel. On the buis or tb1a~ a rertsed program was established by AF Reg. 20()..2 Subject• "Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting" (Short TitlettlFOB) dated 12 .!UP,UBt 1954. This new program, which bad begun to show marked results before January 1955, provided primarily that the 46o2d Air Intelligence Sel"'fice Squadron (ldr Defense Command) would carry out all field investigations • 'l'his squadron bas sufficient units and is so deployed as to be able to arrive "on the t:lpot•• within a very short ti.Jne after a report is received. After treatment by the 46o2d AISS, all information is supplied to the Air Technical Intelligence Center for final evaluation. This cooperative progl'8Jll bas resulted, since 1 Janua.ry 1955, in reducing the insuft'icieut information cases to 7% and the unknown cases to 3%, of the totals. The period 1 January 1955 to 5 May 1955 accounted tor 1.31 unidentii'ied aerial object reports received. Evaluation percen~es of these are as follows: Balloons .. 26% Aircraft -21$ Astronolllical - 23% other -20% Insufficient Into - 7% Unknown -3% All available data were included in ·this stud,y which was prepared by ·a po.nel of scientists both in and out of the Air Foree. On the basis ot this study it is believed that all the unidentified aerial objeete could have been explained if more complete observational data bad been avoiable. Insofar as the re9orted aerial objects which still remain unexplained are concerned, there exists little inrormation other tball the impressions and interpretations of their observers. As these impressions and interpretations have been replaced . b;y the use of - 3- Fai OFFICIAL USE ONLY
• • J \ .. • • FOR Qll'lPICIAL USE ONU improved methods of investigation and report1.ng, and q, soientitio anal;rsis, the mmber ot ~cases bas decreased rapi~ towards the van1.8h1ng polnt. Therefore, on the bans of tbi.s evaluation of the 1n1'ormation, it ia considered to be ~ improbable that reports or unidentified aari.al. objects G.B.I!dned in this stud,:r represent observations or teehnol.og1ca1 d8'telopnents attaide or the ra~e or present-c:faly scientitio JmOIIl.edge. It is empba.sized that there bas been a oanp1ete lack of any vaU.d ev1donoe ( ot plv'sioal matter in an;y case ot a reported unidentified aer1a1 object. • • * • • CONCilJSIO!? It can never be absolutely proven that "f'l31ng saucer•" do not exiat. Thia would be trae it the data obtained were to include complete eo1ent1fic measurements of the att.ributea ot each sighting, as well as canplete and detailed descriptions ot the objecte sighted. It might be poeaible to demonstrate the ai.stence ot "~g saucers" with data or tb1s t;ype, E they were to exist. Al.thCAlgh the reports considered in this stud,:r usuall3 did not con- ta1n scientif'ic measuramonts of tbe attributes or each s1ghting, it was possible to establish certain vaU.d conclnaions by the appl.ioation of statiatical methods in the treatmsnt of the data. Scientifioal.JJ' evaluated and arranged, the data as a wbo1e did not aheM an;y marked patterns or trends. The i.naecoraeies inherent in this eype of data, in addition to the inca!lpletenea ot a large proportion ot the reports, 'fJVq have o'becured any patterns or trends that otherwise would have bean m.dant. 'rh1a absence o:r indicative re+ationahips necessitated an exhaustive stud7 ot selected taeets of the data in order to draw arv valid conclusions. A o.r1tical examination of the distributions of the important obaraoteristioa or sightings, !'lns an intensive study of the s1ght1nga evaluated as UNKNCHN, led to the conclusion that a oonb1llat1on o£ factors, prindpal.:IJ' the repOrted maneuvers of the objects and the unavaUab1l1t7 ot supplG211.9t1tal. data such as ail'cratt t:Light plans or bal.l.oon-J.aunobing records, resulted in tha failure to identuy as INOflHS JGost ot the reporla ot objects cl.asaitied u UNKNams. An intensive stud7, aimed at finding a veritied emmple or a ·~ saucer• ~at dar1v1ng f varitied model or models or "fl11ng saucars• (as detinod em Page 1) , led to the conolu.sion that neithalo goal oc.1ld be attained using the present data. -4- POR Ol'li'ICIAL USE Ollll.%
- ' , '\ . . • • ~ .· • Felt OFFICIAL USE ON.IX It is emphasized that there was a coJ:Jplete lack o! any valid evidence consistine o! peysical matter in any case ot a reported UDidenti!ied aerial object. Thua, the probability that any ot the UNirnOWNS considered in this study are "fiying saucers" ie concluded to be extremely small, since tho most complete and rel.iabls reports from tho present data, when isolated and studied, conclusively failed to reveal even a rough model, and since the data as a whole failed to reveal a1IJf marked patterns or trends. Therefore, on the basis ot this evaluation of the intormatior~ it is considered to be highly improbable that any of tho reports of un- identified aerial objects examined in this study represent observations or technological developments outside the ran~e of present-day scientific knowledge. 1 In June, 1947 1 Kenneth Arnold, a Boise, Idaho, businessman ard private pUot, publicly reported the now-famous sighting of a eh•1n11ke formation of disc-shaped objects near Mount Rainier, Washington, Resulting newspaper publicity of this incident caught the public interest, and, shortly thereafter, a rash of reports ot unidentitied aerial objects spawned the term "r:t.ying saucers". Durine the years since 1947, many reports of unidentified aerial objects bave been received by the Air Force from ma~ and diverse sources. Tbe unfortunate tem "flying saucer", or "ny:lng disc", because of its widespread and indiscriminate use, requires definition. Many definitions have been offered, one of the best being that originated by Dr. J. Allen Hynek, Director of the ~reon McMillin Observatory ot The Ohio State University, wbo has taken a scientific interest in the problem ot unidentified aerial objects since 1949. Dr. fiynek ' s detinition or the term ie "anr aerial phenomenon or sighting that remaine unexplained to the viewer at least long enough for h.1Jn to write a report about it" (Hynek, J. A., "Unusual Aerial Phenomena", JO\ll'ftal. ot the Optical Society of America, 43 (4), pp 311-314, April 195.3). Dr. H;ynek, elaborating on hisaetinitio11, says, "E.eh t'ly1ng eaucer, so defined, bas associated with it a probable litetinle. It VGflder~ 1n the field ot public inspection like an electron in a field o! ions, untU 'captured' by an explanation wbich puts an end to its existence as a 1 f'l3ing saucer'". - 5- P'CB OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Directorate of Air Force Intelligence Department of Air Adminiatrat1Te lu1ld1ng CA!I13SRRA ACT )54/1/30 22nJ Februnr,r 1960 T. ~nk you for your letter of t he 25th J anuar,r 1960. A n officer of this Directorate baa investigated R overend w . Gill'e rer o-t of U.F.O. aotivities in t he Doianai area of N Guinea and copies of hie findings have submitted to a ppropriate authorities. Ae mentioned in our 114/1/201/(22A ) datod 14th Februsry 1957, auob reports a re not rel bl to the public. H ow ever, although it 1e not }Oasible to reach a01 ~ oaitiva oonolueiona, ~• do not believe that tho ~hano~na obeerved by the R everend Gill and hie part;r were lll3.nned ar.aoe vehicles. An a.nalyaia of beari ngs and aoglea above the boriEon does ausgeet t hat at least three of t he lights were planets, e.g. Jupiter, Saturn and ra. Light retmction, th(' oh3nging position of the 6 •lanete relo.Uvo to the obaonera and t he unsettled tropical weather could give the impression of size and rDi i d m ovement. r. I .B. lforria Honorar,r .1 resident cd - Victorian F~ Saucer Reaeo.roh Society 100 Collins Street liELBOUlUfE, VIC.554/t/~ 1. The Dirootor te o~ Air Faroe In'\ellicenae wrote to Air Uinbt17 London, and to the Auatml1u Joint S.rrioea St&ft 1ft laabington oa 26th lfovember 1959 ~or \be latelt -n. .. a ot the llritieb and Un1te4 States OOYe:rrua.nu on UnidenU~ied F~ne Objeota. You atLT M interested in the repliee reoeind reoentq. 2. Air t!iftist17 stated that apeo1t1o questions han been uked ill the Houaa ~ CO'D"''Da oonoorniaB ind1Y14ual aip'\lap reported 1ft tbe preaa. !he Air Laniat17 baa replied to quesUoDa u thq ban OOCU1"1"ed and Parlialllent hu not at a~ UJII dab:lte4 the mbjeot. All a1BbUa.c reports ooourrinc in tbl UrtUecl l'i.J18doal have bean prooeeaed throuBh Air UiniatJ'1 Intellipnoe. On a ••mae 9()1,£ ot all e1{:btine• ban beeft explllined 'b.J nriev ot oauaea l"&D81nc trom meteorologt.oal kllocma and meteors to niroro.tt lipte. Air Hin1atz:r 1e confidant that the other 1~ oaq remtdn ~a.d booauaa ot laok ot reliable intoraa'Uoa. ~ ~ 3. The Dl~enoe Dlp&nment in W 1~ stated that "over tnln 7eara ot 1nnaUgat1ns nd naluaUnc UD1clanUtia4 fl71DB objeot aishUnp baa provicle no evidenoa to conti.rll :U1a exiatenoe ot the popula.rq-te:rme4 "tlJinc AU081'8•• as intorpla.Mtal7 or interatellar apaoa ah1pe". :ruring tb period .Tune 1947 and October 1958, 6,000 reports were inYeaUsated. llore tbDa 84~ ~ the repo,~. UFO a1Sbtinp were detiDUeq eatabl1a4 aa ~~aiur 1 phenomena, houea, bird.e, or ~de objeob. Insuttloient dllta na anilable to thoroUBhl7 an&l.Toe and evaluate t4~ of the reports and lea tlwl 2$ were olaaaitied aa unknown. !he 1nvesUpt1one oarried out du.riag the last baU ot 1958 eat a record low tor tbe numbor ot oaeoe olaaoitied aa "ualcnown" - .6~.t - r -- Stir -- Directorate ot Air Force Intelligence Department of Air Administrative :adldiDB Cl llJSRRA AC!' • 19th Feb:N!l17 1960 I refer to your letter or the 9th J nuar.r, 1960, regarding a request tor into rca tiOD which you directed to thia Da..,a~nt througb the Area Finance Officer, Brisbane. Although enquiries have revealed that your letter na forwarded from Brisbane, I am waable to find any t.rao• ot it, o::- reoord of its receip t . 2. Aa I have not Hen the "Courier 11" report or received &nJ infor=Gtion on U.F. O . aot1v1~ in the Ca~e York Peninsula area durin& A~t 1959, I rogret t!n t I am unable to aeaiet in this matter. tr. O . L. Jamieson, Bonorar,y Secreta17, ~ueensland Flying Saucer ReHarch Bureau, Paoif"ic Highway, ,_l't Slack' e Creek, ,.,_ ( UF.EIISIAIID. 4' ?'
• In t tp/JI qoolr No. 9/6/25(5A) BY AIR BA.G Director of Air Force Intelligence, Department of Air, CANBv.RRA. AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY, WASH INGT ON, D .C. 12th January, 196o Enquiries placed with the United ~tates Air Force relating to recent reports on the above subject indicate that the latest report prepared by the U .~.A.F . on this subject is contained in Air Technical Intelligence Centre Soe-cial Report No. 14 entitled "Analysis of R~~ of Un1d•n:tified Aer1al Objects" . Project No . 10073 datPd 5th May 1955 is the latest comprehensive report prepared in the U. ~. As this is quite a large document, it is felt that perhaps a copy may already be held in Australia by D.A .F.I. or by J . I .B. Before proceeding further, in an endeavour to obtain copies of this publication, it is requested that a oheok be carried out in Australia to datermine if this publication is in fact held. On reoeint of your communication to the contrary, efforts will be made to obtain further copies of this report . 2. In t he meantime, the enclosed copies of Department of Defence press release s give the l atest information currently oublished . RPpresentative
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... ' IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15 JI 1959 _! O. 79S-59 OXfor j 7-5131 AIR FORCE REPORTS UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT SIGHTINGS DECREASE "28. FIFTY PERCENT Over twelve years of investigating and evaluating unidentified flying object sightings has provided no evidence to confirm the existence of the popularly termed 11 flying saucers •·, as interplanet- ary or interstellar space ships . The total number of sightings for the first six months of 1959 was only 143. This is in sharp contrast to the previous six months total of 296 or a little more than a 50 percent drop in reported sightings. As in previous compilations, the astronomical category account~ for the highest percentage of sightings at 45 percent of the total . The unidentified category amounted to only three cases or 2 percent of the total sightings for the period. A statistical tabulation for the siX months period follows : UFO Report Evaluation - By Category and Percentage Breakdown Balloons Aircraft Astronomical Other (Birds, Hoaxes, Searchlights , etc .) Insufficient Data Unidentified Total Reports '7 23 65 19 26 m UFO Evaluations - Category Breakdown - 30 June 1959 Ball- INSUF oons ~ ASTRO OTHER DATA Jan 0 3 15 4 5 Feb 3 5 12 2 5 Mar 0 3 15 4 3 Apr 1 4 10 4 3 May 3 3 7 4 4 June 0 _2 6 1 6 Total 7 23 65 19 26 % 4. 89 16. 09 45. 45 13. 29 18.19 4.89% 16(.,09% 45 . 45% 13.29% 18. 19% 2. 09% by Months 1 January 1959 UNIDEN- TIFIED TOTAL :! 0 ~ ·~ 16. 88 1 19. 58 1 26 18. 18 1 23 16 . 08 0 21 14.69 0 18 12. 29 3 143 2. 09 100
The Air Force,assigned the ~esponsibility for the Air De~ e of the United States, will continue to investigate all reports of unusual aerial sightings over •.. the United States, including objects that may become labeled Unidentified Flying Objects . The services of qualified scientists and technicians \•Jill continue to be utilized to investigate and analyze reports, and periodic public statements and riHeases will be made as warranted . END -2- •
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DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY, C .~NBERRA. URGENT TELEPRINTE ~IC2JO UNCLASS IF IED ROUTINE FROM C S 0 MELB TO HARMAN CANBERRA MESSAGE. PLEASE ADVISES $90 LOR LAN~ D A F 1 NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED ON MT . EBA REPORT C. )
}S#,A- t'- TORIAN FLYING SAUCER RESEARCH SOCIETY~ ' I' 0 80X U. TOORAK, VIC PHONE XY I 283 100 Collins Street , MELBOURNE . Squadron- Leader D. F . rilson, Directorate of Air ~orce Intelligence , Department of Air , 25th January , 1960 CANBERRA . A. C.T. Dear Squad ron- Leader Gilson , $ I re ~84/1/30 (36A) UFO Si~htingP of Revd . ~ather W . Gjll . Father Gill informs me that a member of your Department has questioned him concerning the siehtines herein. Has your DepartmPnt reached any conclusions as to the nature of the objects si~hted? Yours sincerely , (b_E~ PETER E. NORRIS HON . PRESIDENT LL . B.
Dear Sir, Pacific Highway, Slack •a Creek, QUEENSLAND . Ja.D..l e:ry 9th' 1960. On the 24th August, 1959, a letter was forwar ded to the Department of Air , Brisbane , requesting information on an article which appee:red 1n the Brisbane Courier Mail , of a red glowing object , which was reported to have landed on Prince of Wales Island , off Cape York Peninsula. • ~eir reply, dated 27th August, copy of which is enclosed , informed us that our letter had been forwarded to you wi tb a request that you write to us direct , but as yet, no reply has been forthcoming . It would be our pleasure to hear from yoo. in the near future . 'v / J J. / Yours Faithfully,
' S.oreU17, Prime Jaui.der ' e Dlt,partment, Parliament Rouae, CAUBERil, A. C. T, AUaohM, tor 70U1' iDformation., ia a OOP7 ot a 1'8p~ to a 1'8quaat bz tha JaDia1ar for Dltfanoa tor a 1'8port em the alla8114 eishtinp ot Uni&mUfiad ~ Objaota 1Jl tha Boiaaai araa ot •• Oa1Dea b7 the 1ln'a1'04 W . J . 0111, -"'\ ~Ji~msJ Oroup Captain DIR!lC'ft:JR OF AIR J'CilCll D'l'BLLIODCI CatFIDEll'l'IAL
Yr . G. L. Jamieson, Honorary Se cretary , Q. r . s . R.B., Paci:t'io Highway, SLACK'S CREEK. Deer Sir, COPY. Area 'Finance Office , Perry Park , Newstead , BRISBANE. 27th August , 1959. I wish to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 24th August, 1959 in which you re1er to a recent article in the "Courier+Mail" concernine a red glowing object which was reported to have landed on Prince of Wales Island off Cape York PeninsulE! 2. As I have no information on the matter I have forwarded your letter to the Secretary, Department of Air, Administrative Offices, CANBERRA with a request that a reply be sent direct to you . Yours Faithfully, (C . H. DONNELLY) Area Finance Officer.
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-~ 554/1/30(47A) 1 8 FEB 1960 Febru&l"1, 1960 Dear Sir, I l'Gter to your letter ot 14th Jl'ovem'ber, 1959 l'Ggarding unidentified tlying objeota. 2. I l'Ggrot that we are unable to anawr yo11r qwtationnail'G. I suggest, however, that 7011 might be able to obtain eome ot the 1ntonaat1on 7011 aeek by 00111nun1oat1ng w1 tb the Auatralian i'lying Salloer Reeoaroh Society. The Hon.o1'817 Prealdent ot tbia aoa1dy 1a Mr. 7. Stone and hie address iaa- s. Urbano, Esq., 901 North Junipel\ l!idweat City, OKLAIIOUA. 100 Collins Street !.IELl!OORIB VI croB.ll AUS'i'RALU tNITED STATES OF A!mRl CA Toura tai tht\lllJ, _? -l~oFarlano) iff-Rl ETA R T
In r<t>IJI quoit No. 13/1/AIR y / ./ AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY, WASHJ~~; · 25 November , 1959 . / REQUEST RlR INFORMATION 1 . Forwarded herewith for your action please is a letter fron Steven Urbano, requesting information on Australian interest in Unidentified F1yinr Objects. Enol./ EO: jd (E . G:Efll'LE) WingConvnander for Air Attache ' ROYAL AtiSTRAUAN AIR FURCE (Y
I #- The Air Attache Embassy of Australia Washington , J . C. Dear Sir : 901 Nor~~ Juniper Midwest Ci~y , Oklahoma November 14, 1959 I am intene~)l y interested in the phenom ma. refel'•red '...o aa flying saucers , or Unide~tified Flyi ng Obj ects (UFO ' s ) . Likewise, I am interested as to how your ovarnnent st·mds concerning this enigma . As a repreaenntive of the Austral- i"n overnment I would a.pprecittte your answering the fol - lowing questions : 1 . I s your 0overnment official ly interested in UFO ' s ? 2 . ias y)ur government any agency (official or other- u ~"lise ) i nves tigatlng UFO reports? . 3 . I f the answer io yes , has th i s agency come to any conclusions regarding the na ... ure or UFO ' o, and are their findings secret , or avail able to the general public? I w·ish to thank you for your tima , a.nd ,.,ould great ly appreciate 3.3 prompt a reply as is conveni ent to you . Very t~·u ly yours , ~'€tlv {)lht,)t.r Steven UrbanoSUBJECT: TO: THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE L UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Office of the Air Attache American Embassy Aerial Phenomena Directorate of Air Force Intelligence Administrative Building Canberra, A.C.T. Attn : Squadron Leader F. A. Lang Dear Sir; 39 Jardine St., Kingston Canberra, A.C.T. 5 January 1960 1. With reference to our recent conversation regarding the status of the National Inve sti~ing Committee on Aerial Phenomena, we have queried our Headquarters and have received the following reply: a . The organization referred to is n group of private civilians whose interest is unidentified flying objects and other phenomena. Ma~kehoe has no official status although be is a retired Marine officer. United States Air Force press releases and evaluations of Air Technical Intelligence Center are regularly made available to the committee through accredited media. Kehoe is a writer of Science Fiction. ne regularly makes unfounded claims thai United States Air Force does not reveal information . 2 . I trust the above information staisfies your immediate require- ments. 3. If we can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to lei us know. Sincerely, ll':l: C. SMITH Major, USAF Assistant Air Attache L
... ~ • & • 0 " .. ~ "' • .. ,. .. : a . ~ "' " " .r;,-'fj 3 ~A~ 012 CO MUt.IGATION C TRE G \ 5 q ?21700Z A~ fNO TO ')!:"-AI~ ELl3 - ~T J:' • A'! LO\J ')0\1 L C r) 'l - I ') E 'I T I - ~~? I !1 ~- ONAL -oq IJ"'G C'1R Y!:t'~E FR'1" SIJTHERtA'I1 • YOU f!.Y INF'OR~ AUSTRALIA~ COVER P'L OF THE FOLI40l'I'JG CA) SP;;-CIFIC "UE"'T10' S HAVE BE~:~ ASKI='n I~ T'1E 1-iO'JS!:" CONCJ:'Rfi!ING INTliVIDUAL SIGHTlNGS REPO~TEI) I'l THE C 3) Tl{E AIR MT'HSTER liAS REPI.TI;'D TO 0 IESTIONS AS TilEY HAVE OCCIJRE'1 A\10 PAI:?LIA lt"NT HAS ~lOT AT ,tHIY TP.IE DEBATED THE S'JB,JECT • <C> ~LL SlGHTP!G REPORTS OCCURING P.J THTS r.rVINTll l(sWE BEE~ PROCESSEI) THROUGH t~IR HNISTRY HJTEl.LIGc-•-Jcr; • ()) n l AVERA"!:' 90 p-R ,..J:"H AtL SIGHTINCiS CAN AE EXPL/\INl:''"' • VARIETY ')- CAll-ES RA' GI''G :'R0.'1 lET BALLOONS ''ETEORS TO AIRCRAFT • - ~.~9;; j Pf!.G- T 1 0 I ~§ l'E AR: CO"FIOE' T PER CE"lT O~LY lrMAI\1 lJNl:'XPLAI~EI) B•CAU~£ OF THE LACK OF RELT ABLE l'JF'0R'1ATJO~ AB0 J1 THPI • <E> AUSTRALIAN GOVEql'.J .. ENT 'lAY q- INTl:'RESTE!J TO 013TAI'J U~ITJ:'') STATl:'S AIR FORCE AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGE~CE c•~TRE RE 0 "' i KNO~"J AS l)lfQT;" P~OJECT BL'JE P.QOK IINQUOTE PW~LIS'4ED i\J I 9- • "'lOTI:" PROJ"CT BLUE BOOK li'!Q IOTE 1'!1-JALYSES THOLJSA~JDS o;;- 1:'? "'~ T A D ATTF:~PTS .,..n TABULATE T"J 0'1'")ER TO !)ETERMI'lE A POSSI Lt:' C0~'-10'-l 1-:-NO'tt!!.JATOR • Tl-!E REPORT CONCL 1:-lES BECAIJSE NO CCWr-.JFC'TIO~l BET'•'EE'I VAQJf1JS ~EPORTS !JTSCER~JABLE THAT SIGHTTNGS PU'1PORTI~G Tn qE FLYl~G SAUC~R~ ARE EITHER CASE OF l"' ISTAKE"J I0 7 ~TITY OR HJAGINAPY nr ·V 174oz ~S" t,o .[Stamp left centre: REC'D. 30 DEC 1959 AIR REGISTRY CANBERRA] [Stamp upper left: REC'D. [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE]] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE]
l-f-3A- Direatol"ate ot Air •or. Intelli.-oe ~tot Air Jdllinlnrati w BIIU.aJ.aw CABliERRA A~ 17th De~, 1959 !'be Y1otor1m J'l1lDC Sau.oer Re•uoh Soa1•V tw.a a.'\ to tbla Depar'tmeat JOV ftporla GD ..UdctU!ed ~ ob38ota 1D lfn Guinea. I woW.d '"7:7 11\lch liko Sqtaad:ND te-ar P. 1-a to nalt ~~ a'\ 10lJr ·a.-a to dleoaea tbia wport 111 th 700• Be will be 1a .. lbou.me all ot nan -*• It JOa ooW4 eee bla, woal4 7CIU be I!Pai ~ to oontaot b1a b7 telepboue. Bi.e JaDber ia .1128.43. n.-.er...t l'atJ.r W.B. Oill "'!'b. B:dl7 .&.aam." Da1D Road RR11Y CREJiZ pc
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA # IN II EP ~Y OUOTI 10- 1 - 78 (3) DE PARTMENT OF DEFENCE Secretary Departmeni of Air , CANBERRA . A. C. T. CANBERRA, A .C.T. UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS - PAPUA , 1 The Minister for Defence has received a letter, dated 25th November, from the 1 T1ctorian Flying Saucer Research Society , about a series of alleged sightings of unidentified flying objects in Papua some months ago . 2. As discussed with D. A. F. I . today , it would be appreciated if a report could be p~ovided on the subject . s e c r e t a r y.
-- 7 Froz:Jl- WiQ8 COIIIIIWlilar .D. ~~, h FC, RAJ' 4.U\ . Directorate ot Air Force Intelligenc Department ot Air Adln1ftietrat1w Building CAltBEHRA ACT 26th Jfo.ember 1959 'l'hia Direotorate has recentl7 received eeveral mon reported a1ibtil'188 ot t~ina saucers. UntorttlDD.teq we oannot ignon the various tly!J2« saucer eooietiee because ot the political aspect1 a further question ie being asked in the Houee today. 2. Would ,-ou be good enough to l et us have the la teat ott1o1al rlewe ot the United Sta tea government. 'l'beee would undoubtedl.r help t.he Uinieter tor Air in Australia. Wing Commo.nder C. H. S.l)uraeon, IFC Australiaa Joint Serrtc .. Start 3148 CleYeland AYenue, H.W. 'IASBIIGTCB 8 , D. C, U.S. A.
FrolDa- WiJIB C011l!llander B . ~ . ~; .u-6, MJ1 Directorate ot Air Force Intellisenoe Dltertment ot Air AdminietratiTe Buildi• CAIIBEERA .lC! 26th llot'ember 1959 rue Directorate hcs recent!¥ received several more reported eiG}lt lnp of :f'lying eaucars. Unfortuna tel7 we cannot ienore the w.rioua f l¥ina saucer eooietiee booauae o;t the political &Sll8QtJ a turt.b.er question 1.8 beina a.eked 1D tbt Hoaae todq. 2. W ould 7ou be aood enouab to let us baw the ~teat otficial viowa of ~ United klagdom goverD!IIetlt. 'l'beae would undoubtedly hel p the 111Diater for Air in .luairalia. Wing Coca::a~r J . 11. Suturluld, n.uP DDI) Air llinisU7 Whitehall ~na LaiJX)1I
r J 554/1/30 Direotoraie ot Air Force Iatelligenot Department ot Air Adm1n1etratiYe Building CA:NBERRA A 0'1' 26th Jlovember 1959 ~~(~\ '!'hank you for ,-our lett~ted 16th J!aroh 1959, enclosing Father Gill'• eif.bting reports. We have initiated enquiries into h.tbtr Gill'• olaima, but 1 t is too Nrq to bl1ve rMohed ~ oonoluaions. RopQ:1:u of t his t,ype are oont1nuou.al.7 filed in an stte:::lpt to denloll euf'fioient depth ot niclence for aoettrate :1nt.l.,-aie to be made. It ~. however, be SO;tC tiJte before the :rew.tired depth of ...-idence h available. Ur. P.B. Jlorr1a 100L Collina Street, tmtwtl!l!t"E, VIC.
~2 A - CTORIAN FL YINQ SAUCER RESEARCH SOCIETY .. J2, TOOAAI(, VIC PHON£ )(Y I 21U " 100 Collins Street , MELBOURNE • C . 1 . 16th November 1959 . Squadron- Leader D. F . Gilson, Directorate of Air ]'orce Intelligence , Department of Air , CANB.l!JHRA . A . t: . T . Dear Squadron- Leader Gilson, re Gill . Under s eparate cover ~ am forwarding you a roneoed copy of Father Gill ' s sightings report , with our evaluation annexed thereto . If your Department has now received official information pertaining to the sightings herein , I would be glad to receive answers to the questions respectfully submitted to you in my letter dated 12th September 1959 . I ~s\>-. LL .B., WG/PEN/HC- 2L.
• .. T_HE VICTORIAn PLYING SAUCER RESEARCH SOC_IETY. P. 0 . Box 32 , Toor""K . M.C.LBO TRIT..:: . Vic . AUSTifALJ:A. THE R.I;;V . ..!REND WILLIAM B . GILL ' S REPORTS OF UFO ACTIVITY OVERTIOIT.UIMTCLICAU ~fi1ili~ON 4}~"Vli..!TNfTY L PAPUA- HEN rmnLli;J:~· 0. ·-- . I~tro~!ion to the Boianai Reports-:.. The reports denc:rjbeo in the following pages conatitute the mo' t l'cmarkahle testimony of intensive Ul•'O activity reported to civilian il':vest·gatcrn in the entire history of UFO ro.._(.; rch. Thu siehtings are unique in tl1at, for the first t'i e, orcdible witner:;se~ lleve Peported the presence of humanoie~ . aines as soc :.a ted w~ th U ·lQ 's. One important aspect of the Boianni incidents in that the UFO ' a wa.re observad clouely by the. witnesses for a total period of so!'le houru; accordin ly, the reports should be examinee exhaust~vely for sonc clue RS to the nature and origin of the craft , and for possible points of ~orrelntion w1th otner c1·edible roports. BIOGRAl,!fiCA_L DETJ.ILS OF Tt'Ar;-. .I',R GILL , TH P \~IWIPAL WITNESS: Aged 31 years . I 1 1arried with two children. Educated Trinity Grammar Schoo l~ MelbDl.trne , ancJ St . FrElncis College, Brisbane . Ordained priest of·the ./lnglicrm Chur\.!h . I.i.cen tia te in Theology. A qualli'ierl i.eHcher, he completed over cirht yoarn of service aR a mis:1iont1ry in Now Guinea. ~.f:H G .i.L ' S Hl'~LIABILITY AS WITNESS: Vl! SRS inves·ttgators found Father Gill at all timea co- opernti ve und obviously deeply intere ~ted in U.ll'O 1 s and the implica~ionc of their presence. Prior to his sighti~uu he di.;cou:ntrcJ the po:Jsibility of their exist;ence a~ 1nannr:d craft. He exhibits an impressive scholarly detachmeJl.'!; and his objectivity is· evident in reading the report whiclt'. follows within . Father Gill still remains reluctant to spo0ulate as to the origin or precise nature of the UFO 1 S - "'l at lee. r., until he hao hacJ an opport1mi ty to complete some recear~h into ~he subject . TI~ CORROBORAriVE WITNESSES: These nQ~bered up to a total of 38 persona during the principal siehtings at Doianai , 27 of whom signed the original statement examinecl by VFSHS investigators . The witnesses were all Papuan natives, several of whom were educated teachers and modicDl assistuntn . BACKGROLtm rro 'tilE PTIIHOIPAL SI9HTINGS: '£he Boiunai sightingn climaxed a reJ.e.tively short but remarkably a0ute period of UFO activity in t;he vicinity of eastern .. ~cw Guinea. UFO 1 s we:re observed by both Papuan natives all.cl Europe~s . Sighting:-; were reported by educated Papuann ar•d by to+.ally illiterate nativoEJ relatively / untouched by western r:ivj] ir>a.tion ancl quite icnorant of f1.~ •;;in , .:auco~c " , "'
., • If/ Jntroduction ... . (continued) TYPES OF UFO SIGHTED AT BOIA.NAI AND RANGE OF AERODYNAMIC PERFORiAHCE: __ .. _____ ~: Large, manned craft with elaborate superstructure a.na--smaller apparently remote-controlled discs with no apparent protuberances . - Performance:· Hovering, pend ulUl'l swin~inr , tremendous spurts 01' speer.- The manned UFO obr: rved on J une 27th was seen to cross the Bay at Boianai (appr:Jximately 30 miles wide) in l ess than a se <" ond . Even allowing for the admitted inaccuracy of such a <"alculation made by scientific laymen the range of the UFOe' performance i s staggering . The reported chanres of colour and 1 ight intensity are especially interesting . EVALUATION OF TH1 BOIANAI SIGHTINGS: !t i s submitted that the following propositions mav be cited a s e3tablished by these sightings :- 1 . The principal witness is veracious and pnychologically stable . This is admittedly a subjective impreHsion gained by investigators , but is supported by the balance of probabilities arising from a consideration of the witness's professional standing and training . The legion of corroborative witnesses supplies supporting testimony of an objective nature . 2 . The Boianai liFO's are not psychological phenomena. The undoubted psychological element present in some UFO ciBhtings has been demonstrated by ,Jung in his recent treutiso. However, the limits of operation of this factor are still undefined and it would appeal Ell'bi trary to relegate the Boianai sightingA to the categol'Y oi mass hallucination . The reader is especially refel'red to Father Gill's prefatory remarks wibhin . 3 . The Doianni UFO's arc demonstrably not ele~tri~al phenomena, meteors , birds, conventional Air-craft, and cannot reasonably be attributed to any oi the gamut of accumdtomed physical rationalisations . 4 . The Boianai UFO' s are advanced craft, manned by humanoid beingo, capable of a fanliastic range o:f aerodynamic performance • . 5. The Boianai sightings do not PROVE ipso facto that the UFO'o are non-terrestrial spaceships ; they indicate a f'trong ~IKELIHOOD that they are such . 6 . UFO researchers need no longer enquire as to the NATURE of the UF0 1 s but only as to their ORIGIN .
t •• • • REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJ:!:Gr S Boianai , Terri tory of Pap ua and New Gu i nea , 1959 By W . B. Gill at Boianai 14/7/59 INTRODUCTION . These reports of observations toFether with relevant material combine to describe with fair accuracy what is thought to have been a series of activites in the sky at nights over and near Boianai by U.F . O. •s . Main recordings were made on the evenings of June 21st , 26th and 27th . As chief observer and sole re corder and reporter of the Boianai phenomena on those dates (at Boianai) I would now hesitate to re- state without further long consideration backed by scientific investigation any opinions or theories as expressed in my personal letters hastily written in that period and which are included in this present material . The value (personal) lies in their subjectiveness against what I hope is objective observational data, and in the complete change of mind from scepticism to the conviction that the UFO ' s as observed by me CBannot be explained awey in terms of natural pheno~ena in the light of past knowledge and experience . Consideration to the following possibl e factors , however , cannot be overlooked if this paper is to have any value at all as an attempted objecti ve record . 1 . Hallucination Sketches in ~he body of the report may be figment cf imagination or hallucination . Hallucinati on may have been experienced simultaneously by the 27 eye- witnesses whose names appear on the signature list . 3 . Illusion It is possible that "freak" atmospheric condi tiona or subjectiveness on the part of the observer(s) resulted in a mis- interpretation of natural phenomena . 4 . Unreliable Observers Inexperience in astronomical observation . Ignorance re~arding such natural phenomena as falling stars, meteors , comets , electrical disturbances in the atmosphere; the appearance and usual movements of these . 5 . Variation in descriptive evidence from different sources (a) \oiis- interpretation due to inexperience or faul ty observation . . (b) Differenc- es in interpretations by individual observcro resulting f r om different experiences . (c) Variation in distances between reliabl e observers and the phenomena sighted . Independent observers have noted and reported sightings from as far as twenty miles from Boianai , the source of activi ty . In absence of scientific investigation i nto this present report, theory and hypothesis should be made with note to
.... - 1:. - • - the following relevant facts concerning the conducting of the main part of the observation and execution of procedure in gathering evidence and writing the report: 1. The sketch of the UFO on page 5 of the report was drawn by Papuan oboerver Stephen Gill Moi. It is important in one significant detail from later sketches. The "underside" is described by him and drawn as showing four "black spots" . These markings are replaced in subs equent descriptions and drawings by what appeared to be four ctro.ight legs or stands pointing diagonally downwards fr,.m the "baf' '3 11 of the UFO . Can it be asa1med therefore that suggestion played no part in respect of this detail upon the minds of observers in sub- sequent sigb.tings when all, including Stephen G. rroi, independ- ently thought they saw "legs", though descriptions of the general shape of the whole "objt:ct" were in fact much the same? 2 . Drawing up of the report was conducted in the following w~: (a) On the night of June 26th immediately following the dis- appearance of the UFO through cloud, 38 witnesHes were brought together into a well-lighted room . (b) On separate sheets of paper three observers, namely William Gill, Ananias Rarata and Stephen Gill Moi, drew what they thought they saw. Each worked in separate' parts of the Toom . Then the sketches were compared and it was found that each r esembled the other differing only in size of drawing . (c) Hepresentatives of groups who thought they observed. "men" on the UFO wrote thoir s i ·natures und w r the respect2ve headings (see page r ) • (d) All observers were briefly addressed by the reporter and given the opportunity of signing a paper stating that a UFO as described in the sketches was seen by them. It was pointed out that they must be truthful and sign only if they believed that they saw the UFO as represdnted by the three drawings . 27 observers of a total of 38 voluntarily signed . (e) The data (1) on page ~ of the report is a copy of the original recorded during the actual time of obset~ation by the reporter. (f) Diagrams on rnt;o 6 were made 1 J ~f the reporter and signed voluntarily under the same conditions as described in par . (d) except that the signatures are representatives of groups only . (g) The sketches on page 1:! were made as part of a written statement by the Rev'd. D. Durie, Acting Principal of St . Aidan ' s Collage, Dogurn. Thia ~tatement was d=awn up by him a few minutes after the observation. (h) The UFO ' s described on page 9 are significantly different in appearance from any previously described~ NOTE; The reporter not being a mathematician has attempted estimates of size and distances. It is suegested that the measurements shou~d not be regarded as indisputable .
• " - 3 - In this respect, as r esult of further practice with hand- measure- ment as noted on page 8 of the report , the reporter has taken the liberty of making aJ. teration to original data. The HAND-SP.AN which originally read as 8 inches now reads as five inches . Other estimated measurements should therefore be adjusted accordingly . (sgd) William B. Gill
- 4 - Dear David , • .. Have a look at this extraordinary data. I am almost convinced about the "visitation" theory . There have been quite a number of reports over the months, from reliable witnesses . The peculiar thing about these most recent reports is that the UFO ' s seem to be stationary at Boianai or to travel from Boianai . The Mt . Pudi vicinity seems to be the hovering area. I myself saw a stationary white light twic0 on the same night on April 9th , but in a different place each time . I believe your students have also sighted one over Boianai . The A.D.O . , Bob ~rnith and Mr . Glover have all seen it or similar ones on different occasions - again, over Boianai, although I think the 13aninra people said they watched it travel across the sky from nur direction . I should think that this is the first time that the 11 saucer" has been identified as such . I do not doubt the existence of these "things" (indeed I cannot now that I have seen one for myself) but my simnle mind still requires scientific evidence before I can accept the from- outer- space- theory . I am inclined to believe that probably many UFO •s are more likely some form of electric phenomena- or perhaps somethine brought about by the atom bomb explosions, etc . That Stephen should actually make out a saucer could be the work of the unconscious mind as it is very likely thnt at some time he has seen illustrations of some kind in a magazine, or it is very possible that saucers do exist , but it is only a 50/50 chance that they are not earth made , still less that they should carry men (more likely radio controlled) , and it is still unproven that they are so lids . It is ell too difficult to und rstand for me; I prefer to wait for some bright boy to catch one to be exhibited in Martin Squnre . Please return this report as I hnvG nn copy nnd I want Nor . to have it . Yours , Doubting William . REPORT ON UFO SIGHTING Place: Boianai. Time: 1 a . m. Sunday , 21st June, 1959 . ., Weather Conditions: Patches of low cloud, otherwise clear . Moonlight . Name of Observer: Stephen Moi, Teacher . Description: (as told to W.B. Gill by the observer 23/6/59 at Boianai . On coming out of the house at one o ' clock on Sunday morning (21st June) I saw a bright light (whit~) silently coming out of the sky from n point about a quarter of a mile out to sea , slightly west of the Boianai station . It descended from whF.lt seemed a great height and I watched it for the space of nbout thre~ minutes moving and descending eastwards and parallel to tho canst . It stopped at a point a little to the east of the station and nt a hejP,ht of about three hundred feet. There it remained stationary for
.. ' • . ' - 5 - perhaps half a minute and gradually decreased in brilliance until · · · the shape of an inverted saucer could be discerned , which was tilted slightly backwards with part of the base visible . The object then moved upwards and disappeared from view into the clouds . When first sighted , I thought it to have been a light similar to those dropped by 'planes during the war . P . ~ . Underneath the saucer I saw about four round black spots . ·( sgd ) Stephen Gill Moi (OBSERVER) UOTE: All this imfromation was volunteered without any knowledge ~revious sightings of UFO ' s by Stephen, nnd when questioned afterwards, Stephen Moi claimed never to have heard of "flying saucers" . I asked him if he was quite .·uro the shape of the object was like nn inverted saucer and was not, for instance , the shape of a plate, or liken "sixpence", or "like a ball", He w~s quite certain in his mind that it was more like a sauc~r thnn anyhting else . {-\ ~ :J ' . ·-- ,.,: '-'CM :r< r :it..:.H (sgd) William B. Gill (REPORTER) '· , A~ 1.).: .> c R' e.:. 0 ..,.. ' . (' MT n•O I ( * ' \... - / /\'IT I'll. .rfi"'l'\ --- / ~ ,( _,,_-. 1\ ·,, ;,\ ) \. . - ....... -- Dear David, -- - ----- I Ar'•';..ox I ~000 I I I , ' ,.)v o X Ot.HRv i il. Anglican Mission, Boianai. 27/6/59 Life is strange, isn't it? Yesterday I wrote you a letter, (which I still intend sending you) expressing opinions re the UFO•s Now, less than 24 hours later I have changed my views somewhat. Last night we at Boianai experienced about 4 hours of UFO activity, and there is no doubt whatsoever that they are handled by beings of some kind . At times it was absolutely breathtaking. Here is the report. Please pnss it round , but great care must be taken as I have no other, and this , like the one I made out ro Stephen , will be sent to Nor . I would appreciate , it if you could send the lot back as soon as pose . Cheers , Convinced Bill P . S. Do you think P. Moresby should know about this?.. • • • ,. - 6 - ( N. Cruttwell is at present in t he Daga countr y and will not be returning home until 16th Jul y at earliest . ) If people thi nk it worth while , I will stand cost of a radio conversati~ n 0f you car~ to make out a comprehensive r epor t from the material on my behalf!! It ' s interesting Territory news if nothing else . W . B. G. 26/6/59 U.F. O. Boianai D A TA (1) Ti me (p . m. ) - Patches 6 . 45 of low cloud ; clear over 6 . 50 Dogura and Menapi 6 . 52 6 . 55 7 . 00 7 . 04 Clou.d ceil-7 . 10 ing covered sky c . 2000 1 Clear sky here , heavy cloud over Dogura . Clouds forming again Clouds patchy 7 . 12 7 . 20 7.20 8.28 8 . 29 8 . 35 ? 8 . 50 Sighted bright white light from front direction N.W. Call Stephen and Eric - Langford . Stephen arrives . Confi rme not star like other night . Coming closer , n0t so bright . Coming down 500 f t ?, orange? , deep yellow? Send Eric to call people . One object on top , move - man? Now three men - moving , glowing, doing some- thing on deck. Gone . Men 1 & 2 agai ~ . Gone again. Man 1, 3 , 4 , 2 (appeared in that order .) Thin elct . blue spot light . Men gone, spot light still there . Men 1 & 2 appeared - blue light. Spot light off , men go . UFO goes through cloud . UFO seen by me overhead . Call station people . Appeared to descend, get bigger . Not so big , but seemed nearer than before . Second seen over sea - hovering at times . Another over Wadobuna vil lage . Another to the east . Big one stationary and larger - t h e original (?) Others coming and goi ng through cl ouds . As they descend through cloud , light reflected like large hn:o onto cloud - no mor e than 2000 1 , probably ~ess . All UF0 1 s very clear - aqr~llites? "Mother" ship still large , clear , stat:1 rmarJ, 9 . 05 Nos . 2 , 3 , 4 gone . A < D A.
, -7- 9.10 "Mother" ship gone - giving red 1 ight. No. 1 gone (overhead) int~ cloud . "Mother" back . 9.20 9 . 30 "Mother" gone across sea towards Giwa - white, red, blue, gone • ... 16 10 . 00 10 . 10 10 . 30 Overhead U .F . 0 . re-appears, is hovering . Still there, stationary . H~vering , gone behind cloud . Very high , h11vering i.n clear patc-h l'lf sky between clouds . 10 . 50 11. 4 Very overcast , ne sign • f U. F.O. Heavy rain. l Q A . I I I ... Data sheet of observation of U.F.O's ., 6 . 45 - 11.4 p .m. 26/6/59 . (Sgd . ) William B. Gill. R ~ ugh sketc-h ef U.F . O. as it appeared from position '~ of 0bservation . ~~- .,, I, I r ~ ~· r .• / ---.~..'~/ (,.. -- • -? 'J- . . -; :t--~~ '~~ - -;-;----L. ~)-_ , ' ·~,\ I I 1 A~earances nf men r ~--and--~at 6.55 p.m . ~iTliam B. Gill Stephen Gill Moi . A~arances of men at 7 . 00 .1>..·!1!.:. l and 2 -WiTI.liam B. Gill Stephen Gill Mc-i Ananias Rarata Nessie Moi "men'' 1 - 4 men ,. learly seen, appeared in this order at 7 . 10 p .m. (from waist up) i.llu.mi.nated . Ap:eear_al1C.£:'l of men ~JL_]~_ight s~aJt nt .1_._10 ..P..:..m_._ ;t, .L4_ and_Uin tEat _C'_r_d ~r l Willimn B. Gill. Stephen Gill Moi Ananas Rarata A_ppWailces of men 1 and ~ and li_g_ht sl')._aft -~-"t .. 7 .• 12 _ _p_.]!_._ · i iam B. Gill - Stephen Gill Moi Ananias Rarata This paper drawn up and signed by chief observers at 7 . 30 p .m. 26/6/59 .
Ltt . Nuanua , --' ,, ,,,~,,, I ~- 8 , 0 ... ® ~ . -8- - Mt . Pudi , - , ----- /1/jl\'' Distance from Mt . Pudi to coast 4-5 miles . A~'ilP. 0)( f'nS't-~ · --~ ,.S"T ~ I(.HTINC. AT t. • 46'~- > B A~ -;~ . I - -- 3 MIL. £ s -- - - - ~I Positions of U.F .O's observed from Nioanai Station at 8 . £8 p .m. and 9 . 15 p . m. 2o/E'l59 . (Sgd . ) William B. Gill Stephen Gill Moi . WEATHER VARIABLE SKY - SCATTERED CLOUDS to CIEAR AT FIRST, BECOMING OVERCAST AFTER 10 . 10 p .m. APPHOX . HEIGHT OF CLOUDS - 2,000 ft . NOTE. This determined by relationship of clouds to highest point visible of mountains . As U.F . O' s were often below (under) clouds and their glow gave off a wide halo of light reflected on clouds, it follows that U. F . O' s des- ended to below 2,000 ft . The first sighting over the sea seemed not more than 500 ft . above the water a+. times . Size of U.F. O. "A" (across) (as appearud) FUll ~ANICSPAN at arm 's length (8 incheR) when U. F. 0 1s at closest . .. A .. Celour . Dull yellow (perhaps pale orange) except when m0ving, then very 'hright . When finally moved away at rrc~t speed at 9 . 30 - colour ehanged from thin white to deep red, then to blue-green . A rough sketch of U. F .O. as observed between 6 . 55 p .m. and 7.22 p .m. by 38 witnesses at Boianai, T . P. & N. G., Friday Z6- 6-BO . This sketch is a reasonable reproduction of U. F,O . which waR clearly visib1e and mostly stationary for r.5 minutes . (Sgd . ) William B. Gill , Priest 11 Stephen Gill Moi - Teacher 11 Eric Kodaware - Schoolboy . ..
~ ----· ... · .. • ~ NOTE 0 D 1iJ3ilhad s panels of bright "wind('IW:3 11 'ln near edge . -9- Mt . NUANUA ~~ ' lt/J j \' " ·f ,. , . I ) . __....-) ~\ If , 1 I PANELS X ObSERvER IHKE MT . PUDI ' / ,, 1 1 I I \ "- SIZES ('lf U.F .0 1 a (os a.ppeareJ) 11 E 11 about ~~~ a f" rOMI IIQII II II II "B" " 1" II " t " deep "D" " -A- 11 o t- ro.Js . L, Four of the five U. F .O's seen in the sky at the one time between 8 .!8 p . m. and 9 . 15 p .m. (nsthey appeared . "B" was dire .-tly oYorhead . ) (Sgd . ) II " U. F. O. Saturday , 27/6/59 . William B. Gill - Priest Stephen Gill Moi - Tearher Eri «- Kodawara - Sch~.'lol'Poy . BOIANAI . Large U. F.O . first sighted by Annie Laurie at ~ p . m. in apparently same position as last night (r6/6/59) only seemed a little smaller, when W.B . G. saw it at 6 . 02 p.m . I called Ananias and several others and we stood in the open to watch it . Although the sun had set it was quito light for the following 15 minutes . We watch. d figul' CR ·1npcar on top - four of them - no doubt that they are ht~an . Possibly the same obj& t- t that I took to be the "Mother" ship last nigh,; . Two smnller U. F .O' s wer~ seen Qt th~ same time, stational~ . One above the hills west, another overhead . On the large one two of the fif.Ures seemed to be doine somethin~ near the centre of the de~k - were occasionnlly bending over and r &i ~ing their armr3 ns though adjusting or "settin~ up" dOmuthing (not visible). Ono figure seemed to be standing looking down at us (a ~roup of about a dozen) . I stretrhed my arm nbove my head and vto.ycd to our stirprise the figure did the srune . Ananiaa wnveo b ~ th arms over his head then the two outside figures did the same . Ananias and self began wo.ving 01:tr arms and all four now seemed to wave ba ~ k . There seeme1 to be no noubt that our movements were anowered . ID mi~sic.m boys ro&lP, Wl~jble Rasps (of eothcr j 9y or surprise perhaps both) .- 10 - • ~ As dark was beginning tn ~ lnse in , I sent Erir Kodawara f~r a tor•h and dire ~ ted a series of long dashes towards the u.w.o. After a minute ~r two ~ f this , the U. l . O. apparently acknowledged by making several wavering motions bark and forth . Waving by us was repeated and this followed by nore flashes of tor toh, then the U. F.O . began slowly to become birger , apparent- ly coming in our direction . It ceaaed after perhaps half a minute and came on no further . After a further two or three minutes the figures apparently lost interest in us for they disappeared "be+ow" de ,.k . At 6 . C5 p . m. tw~ figures re- appeared to carry on with whatever they were doing nefore the interruption (?) . The blue spot light crune on fnr a few seronds twice in suecession. Tho two other U . F.O ' s remained statiC'Inary and high up - higher than last night (?) - smaller than last night . 6 . 30 p . m. I went to dinner . 7.00 p . m. No . 1 u . ~· . o . still present but nppoured somewhat smnller - • bservers go to church for Evensong . 7.45 p .m. Evensong ewer and sky " loud ~o vered - visibility V. L. 10 . 40 p . m. A terrific explosion jw~t outside the Missi.on Hause . Nothing s,en . Could have been ru1 electrica: atmospheri• exp+osi• n as whole sky over" ast . At 11. 05 a few drops of rain. This may or may not have something t~ do with U.F.O . The explosion seemed to be just outside the window - NOT ordinary thunderPlap - but a p.._netratinb ' c<trsrl i 'tting' explosion . It woke up people on the 8tatt~n . SUNDAY - 28- 6-69 . To sign of U. F . O. 6 p .m. 6 . 45 h.m . 1 only U.F.O . practically overhead - slirhtly n0rt h- very igh, but clearly d istinguishablc due to hovet·in.;. 7 . 30 p .m. Same U.F .O. - moved to sout hern t'l ~t .:'li.t hn but still more or lese overhead . 9 . 10 p .m. 3 U.F . 0 1 s in almost straight line - all high , Gky clear . f-1.00 p.m . 8 U. F.0 1s- this the greatest numher yet seen at one time. One fairly low, but except for ~~cnsional hover , no artivity seen on board. Approx . position . COAS 1· /------ .......... ( MT • NUANUA ) '-....---- - ~ Vll"' ll\ ..
. • - 11- 11~!0 p. m. A sharp metalli~ and loud bung on Mission H0use roof as though pie ~ e of metal dropped from great height . No roll of "obje"t" down roof slope afterwards . Outside 4 U.F. O•s in cir~le around station . All high . 1_1 . 30 £ ·I!:. To bed and U.F.O •s still there . -------- M_ONDAY t 29-6.::~~!.--- A.M . Roof examined . No apparent sign of mark or dent , whi f'h one might expect after last night 1 s noise . --------- Dear David , A.M . Boianai . 30- 6- 59 . Have been having further experiences nightly with U. F .O. - ~ ounted 1 large and 7 small over Saturday night, 1 large and 2 small Sunday night, 1 large and 4 small Monday night . Believe it or not, Ananias , Mission boys and self exchanged hand signals (before dark Saturday) with the occupants of the "mother" ship a little after 6 p .m. There isno doubt that sh~;; · oc-cupied by at least 4 men. Ascuming that men are the same size as average of em· th , I h,qve worked out size of the ship - Top 'tiet'k 11 - £0' diameter ) the "mother" Bottom 1 'de...,k" - roughly 35 1 ) ship . Distan ~ e of operations, therefore, as we h~ve sighted, have been, at highest altitude 2 , 500 feet; lowest altitude 450 feet . That ' s nll for now , must away on patr~l . ., Yours, Bill . P . S . No "hurnnn" a.ctivity has yet been observed on ~:<mailer U .F . 0 's, whi f'h seem to be ctisks rather than sauC"ers . Unidenti~ied Flying Obje• ts . Date , Monday 6th July , 1959 . At about 8 . 40 p .m. I noti ~ ed a white glow through the cloud , similar to that f' aused by the moon . Position - North West - a few degrees above Gubanauno. Point (the Point is about 3 miles from the .College) . The flow ~"!hanged to a brilliant spot of white light . It desoendeo and moved a little to thG South . . , The brilliance fnded to a glow and then to a £aint glimmer . After 5 minutes it glowed again brilliantly ana moved in n circular motion (see sket ~h) anticlockwise . Then it mov~d further south and down 1mtil it became obscured by the Point
- 12 - of land at 9 . 00 p .m. Through the binoculars I noticeo it to be orange in colour and shaped like a dis k . This was observed by Mrs . Durie , Rev . E . Dflllls , Rev . Vl . Gill and more than ten Oollet-e men . ~~: Gubana.una Point . Da.vtd F. Murie . PAPER SIGNED BY MAJORITY OF WITNESSES A~ - . ?...;.45 ..P..!E!.· ¥16lf'9. Signatures of WITNESSES OF U. F . O. Observed on the ~ht of 2~th June l~~~at - !JOIAN I I pJ\p{J]h William B. Gill Dulci~ Fred~ Guyorobo - Tencher Ilma Violet Ioruru - Tenchur Eri "' Kodawaru Ida Mary Giriebo - Tea ~her ~ Lovo Daisy KolatUUJ. - Mec.li("nl .Assistant Annie Laurie Borewa - Mcdieal .AssistMt Milton Bnramani Amos Nudui Rarate Ananias Rarata - Teacher Lily Davis Niniwara Annie Graee Yaweige Mauri• e Sang.ford Tot i.anawai Ronald W.K. Daisy Ponewewa Nurst Mary G1maula Jane Rarata Frank Gunuala Randolph Gill Knwarewa Nessie Moi Stephen Gill Moi - Teacher Kipling Guveropa - Tea~her Montague Tauwarunani Carson Kivaua Oe ~ il Tyonai.. 13 A PPENDIX TO REPORT . ·---------- Dogur<t , 9th July 1959 . Lnst night I w~nt out o:f my hou~e between 11. ~0 and midnight and I saw '1. bright beam of 1 :ight shininP' across the sea nenr thu shore and pa.I"lllel to the bench . The light was white and it lit up w~vcs of the sea . I thought it was 0oming :from a boat and so I returned to the house . I huard no noise . (Dgd . ) Note: Kingsford Dibeln, Teacher, Do~ura . It is reported that Richard , Teacher , w~s dazzled by a bright white light in night o:f July 8th (obout midnight) . No personal statement has been taken from him by me . Richnrd lives on thu bench below Dogura Platenu . It is said that he describes the light as originating in the direction of Guvanayba Point rmd that it lit up the coast line beyond Wcdau . The boat Kekaha (?)was at Wedau wharf on the evening of July 9th . If this information interests you ; t wqul.:i be worth chel"king on the movement ond a ~l.iviL-y of that boat then . Guba.nauna Point i s roughly 4 miles wePt of Wedau wharf .
..jlrt__ "'CTORIAN FL VINCi SAUCER RESEARCH SOCIETY I' :l ~ BOX Jl TOORAk, VIC PHONE XY I Z8J 100 Collins Street , MELBOURNE . 20th October 1959. Squadron- Leader D. F . Gilson , D1rectorate of Air Force Intelligence , Department of Air , CANRERRA . A. C,T . Dear Squadron-Leader Gilson , ~'I re SS4/l/30 (36A) Ul!'O Sigh tinge of Revd . Father W , Gill . Thank you for your letter of the 15th inst . Father Gill is now resident at "The Emily Adams" Main Road , Ferny Creek, V~ria , We have found him most co- operative and eager to help in any poeeible way . I shall be glad to furnish any further information you may require . Yours ~~ithfully , ~)~ " PBT£1 Cl . lW rJ S , I L . B, , HON . PRESIDENT .
3~A Direotorate of Air P'o.roe Iatellipnoe Thank 70u tor 7our let1er of 12th September, 1959· 2. We have no otticial information ot &QJ eighti~ b7 OUl ill ... Guinea, bu.t 'f8 are DOW .akiq enqu1r1 .. 1Dto ~ matter. llr. P.E. •orne, 100 ColliDe Street, IIELmtJRD, VIC.
- Directorate of Air Foroe In'hllipuoe Thank 7ou for your ld1.er of 12th September, 1959. 2. We have Do o~ficial informat1oD of &aT e1ght1aga b7 GUl in •• Guiaee., bu.t Ye are now aking eaquiriee 1Dto the matter. Ur. P.E. •orr1e, 100 ColliDe Street, KELllltJRD, VIC.
. ~ICTORIAN FL YINQ ~ P 0 BOX J2 TOOAAK, VIC .J?Jff -< ' - i- ~ -- SAUCER RESEARCH SOCIETY PHONE XY 1283 100 Collins Street , MELBOURNE . The Director of Air Force Intelligence , 12 th September , 1959 Department of Air , CANBERRA . A. C. T . Dear Sir , My Society has been undertaking investi~atione into the alleged eightings of unidentified flying objects reported by the Reverend Father W .B. Gill of Boianai Anglican Mission , Papua, New Guinea. Since Father Gill and his many witnesses reported exchanging signals with humanoid beings aboard the objects , these sightings , once established as authentic , appear to furnish the much-coveted proof that the UFO ' e are intelligently- guided machines . Accordingly , I respectfully submit your Department the following questions , trusting that you will see fit to assist us in our enquiries : - 1 . Has the Department initiated enquiries into Fether Gill ' s claims? If so , has any conclusion been reached as to the veracity and accuracy of the witnesses? 2 . If the reports are regarded as genuine , has the Department arrived at any conclusion as to the nature and origin of the objects described therein? 3 . If the Department has not in fact investi~ated the repor ts , is the Department satisfied that these incidents do not constitute the infringement of Australian territorial jurisdiction by air-craft emanating from an alien earth nation? Yours truly, PETER E . NORRIS Hon . 'President LL .B .
---- -----------------~ E AUSTRALIAN FlYING SAUCER RESEARCH ?fJJ-fi- SOCIETY ){ ~ .. lYe,~ ~\~~~ / ----~--~..,_~- .... dquarters: 22 Northcote Street, Kilburn, Sth. Aust. Phone MB 1233 t,/ Represented In every Stete Auociated and Affiliated Sadetles with observers In Aslo, Brazil, Canada, Ceylon, England, France, Germany, Howell, Holland, Honolulu, Hong Kong, Indio, Italy, Japan, Manilla, Mexico, Notal, New Zealand, Norway, Pretoria, Peru, Sweden, Switzerland, United States of Amorleo * QUARTERLY MAGAZINE "THE AUSTRALIAN SAUCER RECORD" * HON. NATIONAL DIRECTOR: FRED. P. STONE 1 ~ · ~o.ormnundol' :uaw~on . A • I\ . 1'' . In to lli n-o nco .., ... • Ki ldn t.d • Jon. 8t1 • L959 . o lbourno Vic . oar ..,ir , I rocievod. a lettel' f'rom u ..,hi cage • .tll . u~~ . ·which originally .vopt . und upon yoUl' aavise lH d be n l' Dnve uu.ughto1·s oi' hud been addr essed to yotu sent on to me . 1 felt tht~t l cotJld not tulto sncha cont'identiol "Y'OBJ on s i bili ty us to unswo1• t..he muin quos tions vrhich wore dir• ct J. t your Dept . but htiV(} ummered such ns L felt Vlise to do so . I must tha nk you however for dil·ectinr.: the p.;ontlomun to my society for help and .tu1ve enclosed a copy oi' my answer i to him t'or y t1l' ,perusal . 1 wn most anxionn thut OiJfCordial rolu-r.iono shall continuo and up;oin a.s..:w•e yo.., that int' orm: ti,n we cun a 1pr 1" to ussiat yalfdept . in its evuluutio oi' t.hesa ob"ec ts 1 will be most hu py to nupply . M:v onl reg1•et is tr at v1o cu not operate mo e us n au: to e hor in t is qnost • avon 1 ' und.Ol' s1 r li:Cte e t c on- t'ic1once .t' or J. o.m posi t;i vo thu t lU,.lch we lunre dj sc'>vcwed conl r bo u ua..:. stt~.nco to you , ~von ~i' only us small poices of the ~ig sm1 pnzzle . which o to mo. fO up tho \<hole . I am YoUl' s ~ ui thi'ully • ~~/);t:_j l.•' ,D u' OJI.;o .THIS PAGE IS REPRODUCED FROM A BADLY FADED OR ILLEGIBLE SOURCE. SCANNING THIS ITEM AT A HIGHER RESOLUTION WILL NOT IMPROVE ITS LEGIBILITY. n. Bt• o. J n . 0
Dlreotor&te ot Air Force Intel liganoe 554/1/30 ;;. 3 SEP 195 ~ 70u tor 7our l•ttar of 31at Aueust, 195,. May I refer y~u to this Departa.nt'e letter 114/1/201(22!) dated 14ih Feb1oua17 1951 t o ){r . P • .£. J'orrb 1 BODOrar;y Pl-eeident of !be .Auet-raU.aa Fl.yi11g Saucer ReM&roh Sooiev, t;/- P.o. Box 32, Toorak. !hie lat'-r sots out the RUI''• attituae towarda 1an.UpUou t4 report.a ot unidentified fl.¥1ag ob3ect•~ which baa naa1ne4 •ob:J.ncH. J&iaa D. Gillnnn P.o. Box 32 1 TOORAJ:, VIC,~ ' CTORIAN FL YINQ SAUCER RESEARCH SOCIETY P 0 80)( J2 TOOitAI(. VIC PHON£ )(Y llSJ . 31st. Aueust , 1~59. To Whom It May Concern. Dear Sir , I am writing on behalf of the above ment10ned Society, to ask if it would be rossible to procure 1nformat1on on UFO slghtings . Our Society has been in operation for 3 years and we approach the matter in a purely scientific manner . We have had r eports of many sightings but , to our disappointment , we have not heard of, or had contact with anyone (in Australia) who has the good fortune to have takPn a clear photograph of a Ut,O . We would be most erateful if you could let us have any information you receive on this matter. Yours faithfully, g. 'X (/ Vt. ~ (~i~~) D. GiJlman. (SPcretary)
l'roma - Squadron lAader D. F. Gilaon, DFC 1st • 'It 1959. 'lbe a~ta.ohed statement was made ~ tbt J.tit'lister for Air a few 7eara &£0• I hope 1 t will f'ill the bill tor 7ou. ~ · . Ur. D. J. Dome, De. riment ot Edernal. Attairs 1 CA'RBERRA, .C. '1'. ,
InVESTIGATION OF RYIIO &UCDS STA'l'E:.IEllT OF R,A,A,F. POLICY 1. The R.A.A.F. accepts reports on tqing uuoera and attempts an allocation ot rel1ab1lit~. Those th t taU :lu the relinble ola.. an thea aubjeoted to turiher innatigation ae &D4 when the opporiuni v oooure. Aa a reeult ot 1hb further btTaaUption, amaller nWDber of repone are followed up and :lnveaUptio111 are mde with the teorolog1oal S.nioea, the Oovernment Aatronomor and the Civil AY:lat:lon authoritiea in an attempt to tit the original ooourrenoea in with ft7 normal tqiug aotivit7 or meteorolQgioal phenomena, 2 . Aa a reault or inveaUsntions in the J8ut, there ia no doubt that reliable observers have reported a1ghtinsa whioh to~ an inexplicable within the resources available to the B. A.A,F. Reports ot this type &re oontinuousl~ tiled in an atte~t io develop autfioient depth ot evidence tor accurate anaqaie to be made, It ZD£l¥ however, be enaral 7Rr& before the required depth ot evidence ill available • •
. · • • d:A . \ 114/t/201 22.0£C.1953 r Gir, /:l9A I rei"or to your lottor of 8th .IIU\~u...bor 1958 rcgo.rdins unidont1.f!od tl,yinc objocta. 2. I rogrct tb:J.t ro wubla to na :r 1'ottr st1ollll:11re. I DU8£.'08t , however, that you fll18ht bo able to obtnin uome o£ the infOI'l::ntion 7ou aec!'" by commnonti with the AU3tl"tllian Pl11118 &uoe r Roaenrcb Sooioty. ~e 1Ionom17 aident ot this oooiot¥ in • F. Stone nd his ddroao is&- D. u,jhtoro , Eoq. , 4134 • Dmke Avenue, CRICAOO 18, Ill., u. s. A . 22 Uortbcote Street, Y.ILBU!Ul, South Australia Yours -r, ithtull y, • D. l!cFa.rlnne) 3EOR.CTARY
l I 0 Deo., 1950 ~ep rtment of ir , Viotorin Barraoks , St . K1lda _.o ad , tr;L-:0 1 Iil'\E , V 1 c . , .us~ lALlA Dear Sir : This letter is be in3 sent to the n 1r foroeo of several countries other than your a an I . ish to compl!.re the oonolus ions of vcrious countries throughout the .orld. In June , 1947 , Y.onneth Arnold s . n :l.ne ( ) unlrno.-;n round objects in the vicinity of 1:t. Rnir1ier in n J d11 ton state . The erune d y , v. prospector in Oregon ao.1. one (1) \l!llrno n obj- eot in the sky . He also sa. that his camp s re ctec violent~ .. hen the object \HlB in the ·ea . The Lnttod St t e Air Force oonolua ion .as that ioe had fnll~n .from the upper tn:os-phere , nnd ' a eliding in the ind near the mountain . Pieces of sirn- ilor i.e una Shape and oapnble of flyins in formation . Thus beg 'll tho proJent star.: of t'flying snnoere" in the t nited St tee . On 5 ~u~ , 1955 the United Stntee 1r Force rolcas d the "Project lue .Book Special . e:po t No . 14" , aupponedly contai~ 1ng t e 1 test info t ion about FO 's. Ho .ever , the l.osd of the same .rojeot in 195S thre. out the report as b6~ns ~~so1md . ment onl; it v le I .ould like to knor. the offioinl stnndins of Y'Our govern- on t.ia controversial ( nd ioport ntJ elhjeot . I kno. of t .o or three eightinge in u tr 1i • I .ould ppreci to oh if .ou .auld ~end ; v.1l le infor tion re- ·Ovlrn nt. I .Olld 11 .a very ch to h v t e follo ing questions an- re : (lJ Doe~ vour governm nt believe that it ie po ible for or ft froo .other .orld to tr vJl thcoueh 1ntorpl net ry apaoe and obnerve areas of this .orld'? (a) t'.hy or .. hy not? (2J Is inforootion bout O' e clc:1. itied br .our eov rnment o e to prev nt interested oivili n from ee ine it"f (a) Why or (3J If infer t_cn is it v 1l le to ( 4) Ia 1 0 ( ( lin .. - I .ou ion o~ .our BOV rn AnJ o 11 ion or oo 1u ion ~ 1 of I
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, 114/1/201 Overse~s Headquarters R. A. A. :r. Australia House Strand LONDON, W. C. 2. }trnLIC RELATIONS - UNIDENTIFIED FLTING OBJECTS Your 13/f/A1r(72AJ 3655 2 Nov 57 The R.A.A.P. aooepts reports of unidentified f~ing objeota and investigates eaoh one. However, insuffioient re,POrts have been reoei ved on which. to base any worthwhile answers to the questionnaire from the "World Wide" magazine. (A. D. HENDERSON) Group Captain For Chief of the Air Staff
7 !#. ~LA. A-L P.t--- J.t rJr;--( • I! 7 {' 01 WWi illlJLPr Ove rseas Headquarters R. A. A. F. AuRtr3lia House Stroud LONDON , \, . C. 2. !I RAFT PUBLIC RELATIONS - UNIDENTIFIED FLYiNG OBJECTS 1 • A-ttached are two co1 ies of ~~ reply to the g_uesti onnaire originated by "World Wide" magazine. 2 . The reply given will prob~bly be of little value to the r.lBe;Hzine since we have at this Department .1~ = 1 i tt1e information of ~.r..y im1 ortance which is worth releasing to the public . ) . Some time ago an organization known as the Flying Saucer Society Research Society was formed in Adelaide. The Society s~ onsors radio programmes in Adelaide and Melbourne and the mpjority of observat i ons of so - called flying saucers are reported to this organization. "World Wide" magazine would pr.,.Jb· bl y get more information from the Australian Flying Saucer Research Society than we can give, though of course tceir information is a great mixture of fact and fa .. "'lcy. rnh~ Honornr:;- n.., l sident of the Society is Mr. Fred Stone , 22, Northcote Street , Kilburn , S . A., who would be only too pleased to provide any information the maga~ine required . rl~ f'~: 1 . ,;'-"-- A,~f~, £dtc;. ,_... L.c.... ( ..u A- ...JZ..c ..-.:.. ~---' c-~ /~ .rt.. ~ ~ ~ ~r~~. (;. . D. HE!TDERf?ON) f-~ Group Cap ta~n _ - ~ for Chief of the Air Stliff.. 1. 2. Q. . 1\ . What is the official attitude and policy of your Government in connection with so- called flyine saucers? 1, t the time of the spate of flying saucers __.., reports in 1952/54 , the Australian Government adopted a ' wait and see ' attituue. - Reports on flying saucers from various ~.rts of the world l1.:•ve been studied and local investigations hnve tcken pl£~ce . The Government has adopted the attitude tha.t there is still insufficient evidence available to enable an uccurate analysis to be made. The United States of A111erict• ho.ve a s ... -ecial commission which investig:-1.tes relj_a.ble reports of unidentified flying objects . Has your Government a similar P!Oject in operation? A. There have been insufficient reports of unidentified flyinu objects in Australia to warrant the formation of a special commission to investieate them. The Royal Australian Air Force acce ts re.orts tud attempts a l\. c.Llocation of reliability. Reports that full in the reliable class are subjected to further ~t:ti~ i-RUPiilQotie n as and when opportunity occurs . As a result of this further invt·a~igt ti1m a small number of reports u.re followec1 U!J { nd ir.vofdri gu+.ions are made with the tJreteorologi cal Service/, the Government Astronomer and the Civil Aviation authorities in an attempt to fit the original occu!'Tences in with any... - 2- 2. ( cont ' d) normal flyine r- cti vi ty or meteorological 3. 4. Q. phenomena . Reports l .ve hee-n filed for five years in an attempt to develop sufficient depth of evidence for an accura. te ar1elysio to be mad • However, reliable reports are few illa .ft r between 'nu it 1 ay be several years yet before the required de 11th of ev · d nc c je available . Have you had any reports of uniuentifi ed flying objects seen over your country? /""' If so, who many? What proportion of t:_oa·~ .ill"' ti~ t " ; E 'e been found to be natural phenomena uch os hall ona , meteors and parhelia , etc. ? A. The R. A. A. F. has received 11 official Q. reports of unidentified aerial phenomena in the l£LS t twelve months. 'Each report h!ts been investigated , but in most cases the information reoei vec1 has heon too sketchy. Inves tiga:ti one hn.ve shown tr,H.:t t o~ ~:1e 11 reports 1 2 were related to meteorological bdlloons and 5 were ~ probably high flying or nieht flying aircraft . Insufficient evidence was available to decide the nature of the remainder. Is it possible for you to supply details of any of the mor ·~liable recent reports of flying snucers soon wcr your country? A. None of the reports that the R. A. A. F. 11s received during the last twelve months have been, upon investigation, related to anything abnormal. ... /3
5. Q. - 3- Have you any pictures of alleged flying saucers which could b c made available to me? A. No .
7 COMMONWEALTH OF r OVERSEAS HEADQUARTERS, AUSTRALIA HOUSii:, ~ STRAND, 1: The SAcretary, Department of Air, Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, S.C.l., Vic., Australia. 5th November 1957 PUBLIC RELATIONS - IDiiDBNTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS I 1, The News and Information Bureau ~t Australia House , London, has received the attached Questionnaire from the \'lorld Wide Hagazine . LONDON, W.C.~ t 2. Could a suitable reply be prepared and passed through this Headquarters . (I . ROBERTS) Group Captain For Air Officer ComDanding
"i UlHD8NTIFIRD FLYING OBJECTS What is the official attitude and policy of your GovernmPnt in connection with so- called fl ying saucers? ~ . Thr- United States of America have a special commission which investigates reliable r ~ports of unidentified flying objects . Has your Government a similar project in operation? 3. Have you had r ~ ports of UFOs seen over your country? If so , how many? What proportion of those investigated have been found to be natural phenomena , such as balloons, meteors , parhelia etc . ? ~ . Is it p o s~ ibl e for you to supply details of any of thP morP r eliable recent reports of flying saucer s SPen over your country? 5i H ~ ve you any pictures of alleged flying saucers which could be made available to me? 6. Any other informAtion you are able to supply on this subj ect t·ou1d be most welcome.
CON Fl DENTIAL 114/1/201 Seoretar,r, Department ot tbe Ar.m7, Victoria aaka, St. K1lda R oo.d, "' 'fiOTJRNE. 2 1 NOV 1957 •ith rde.rence to your A31/1/102(04) dated 15th Ncwo b r, 1957, this Department h:le receiv d 11 official. repori;a ot w:lidentitled aerial e.nom no. 1n the l ot twelve months. 2. oh report me been inventiBUtod to tb best of our :b111ty, but, in est cn.aeo, tho :1nform.t1o.n received h e b en v r:1 okotchy. Ol1r inv tigntion bowed that of t 11 roporta 2 ro teorol.o ~ cal balloona and 5 nere v ry pro bl$ rc:rnft. Insut1'ic1ent evidence s nvnila.blo to decide t ho mture of the ndor. H av r , on the bnsie or wide inveatig~ti ons carried out in the Unit d Stntea , it is ,Pro ble tb.'lt the unexpl:ainod reports di d not rela te to anything a bnormlll . 3. It nll be ll.P.P1"GC1c.ted, thorotoro, that 0 have 1nouttic1ent clata avo.:ilable a.t this Do ont to b in a poo1t1on to nk a co:nprehensivo t Y' of tho oubjoct, ana we ho.vo no into t1 on or any 1mportnncC3 \1h1 oh io \7orth roleo.o1ng to th blic. n ina f r . ut11oh' a d1scuso1on wit onboro of . A. F. concer.ntng unid ntifiod f~ vins objooto, only one o ever been r ceiv d .from n R • • A. • t:tber, nd the on D.bJl r ported a:t.most oorto.inly an nircratt. In o.ddi tion, to t o best or our lmo l.od , nono of th ob::J rv t1on dur1 tho laat twolv oontho toolt c onyWll r o.r military rciae areas or durin air ore ox roisoa. ~114. ,4-·Lk· AI.f~ ,.;, fOAl. j7. L
/ I,!.. C ~HO H I. MX Y •.oo I~ ~ - ) . A31/1/102(04) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA DEPARTM ENT OF THE ARMY S eoretarr Department of' B aT,T / Secreta17 Departaent of' lir V MELBO URN E, SCI MINISTERIAL 1 U!IJ)EN'l'IfiED FLUNG QBJEOTS 1. I enoloee a oop,y or a letter received by t he MiDieter tor the Arrq trom Mr RAOUL E BAUDISB on the .ubject or sighting of' unidentifi ed f'lying objeote in the vioinity- of :~ U.ita17 exerois M. 2. No intormation of' t hie nature baa been reported t o tbla department. ,3. I vould be gratetul tor arq intoru.tion vhiob you oan give on thia matter. 4~ {A •• MoWGHT) 8 e o r • t a r 7RACJll' E BAUDISR /"' ~· . D-.r Mr. Craaer, 54 Wood Street, Lane COTe l.s.\f. October 28, 1957 vitb the eucceeatul l.auncbing ot tbei.r aatellite, another probla bas pined conaiderablJ in illportance ' unidentified f171Di objeota. Reoen~, 1n diacueoiona vith maabera ot the R.AA.F., I fl have been told that the.. have been observed over Auatralia on a uuaber I ot ecoasi ona,· particularlJ 1n several instances wen 11111ta.r,r exero18• ~, were being held. I'' I think it is the r espon•ibility ot the Government to make whatever 1ntol'll&tion baa been gathered, available. I shall be pleased to have '1f1U.r View 1n this JU. ttv and remain, Tbe Bon. J .0. Craaer, M.H.R. Min11ter tor the ~ Sydnq I~ trul7, (Signed) R E Baudiah
.f 114/1/201(23A) Director, Joint Intelligence Bureau, Victoria. Barracks, St. Kilda Rood, MELBOURNE. .· ., . . I ;gh > 7 I ·IWESTIGATIONS TifTO REPORTS OF UNIDENTIFIED !LYING OBJECTS This Depo.rt:nent frequently receives reports direot !rom civilians, or passed on by other departments, of unidentified flylng objects. We also receive requests !or assistance and advice !roztl various "Flying Saucer Reooarch Societies". 2. Many of these reports presucably cover such mundane things as meteorological. and astronomical phenom.ena.J others appear to be inexplicable. Most o! them are outside the a eronautical field. 3. Ao your branch has now established a Scientific Intelligence Section, it would appear tho.t thooe reports could best be investigated and evaluated by one of your Scientific Research Officers, who will have a broader back- ground o:t knowledge of this type of phenanena than anyone in this Directorate. 4. I! you agree that you can accept t his commit- mont, I will be glo.d to nake available all the papers which wo have acquired, to date, on this subject. (A . D.~N) Group Captain DIRECTCii OF AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE
... ~ . . ~/A- • THE AUSTRAliAN HYING SAUCER RESEijCH ~ SOCIETY . ~~\ At~ Heodquarten Hon. President: MR. FRED. STONE, 22 NO<Ihcote St., Kilburn . Phone; ML 7233 Hon. An. Sec.: MR. P D. THOMAS. 155 Bumside Rd., Burnotde. Hon. Treosuret: MR. L. E. HAUBER, 220 Goodwood Rd., Col. Light Gdns. Phone: UA 1<456. Affiliated Soclath11: Sydney: E. R. JARROLD, 3 Ferguson Avo., Fairfield, N.S.W. Motbqurna: J. M. ANDERSON, (Address wtlhhold on ret(luost). Hobart: Y. DUPONT, ,.65 Mocquorio St., Hobdrt, Ten Haw Zaolond : H H. FULTON, Auckland, N Z. United Stoles: E ROCKMORE, Brooklyn, NY, MRS. C LORENZEN, Slufgeon Boy, Wlsc:onstn. M. MillER, los AnQelcn, Coltf PASTOR A. BALLER, Greenftekt, Moss. F. MAYNARD, Cttntral Vtllago, Conn. Africa : MISS CLODAH ANDERSON, Capetown. The Officer-in-charge, Air Department , Victoria Earracke , V.£ LID UR! E. Dear Sir, IIJ.~.jtj 197 P . o . Box 32, 1\JUAAiC. ~th February, 1957 le wish to inform you that a group of lfelbourne citizens has decided to establish here a branch of The Australian Flying Saucer Reaearoh Society uboea head- quarters are in Adelaide . 'i'his decision nas made folloning the ne ..v item reported lu ''The 1 erald'' of Jnnuary 7th, 1957, concerning the inaugurat ion i n the U . ~ . A . of the l.nt l onnl I nvestieati ons Committee on Aerial Phenomena unner Admiral Delmar Fahrney. This body aims at encouraging the formation of saucer clubs througoout the nation to supply trained observers. "fa are not clear as to the D~partment t s ntt itude tonnrds Unidentifi d Flying Objects. To resolve this ambiguity we r espectfully submit the follouing questions: l. Is the Departmant still ect1 vely enge ed in the inveat- i gntion of u. F .o. reports? If so I 18 it interested ill receiving details of any reports ronde to thu Society by members of the public? ~ . Are reports investi gated by tho Depurtment cl es iflod mnteriul? If not, have memb~rs of he public acc ess to ·eJ,Jorts and evaluationD m'~d"' t~ Mnr\ by t he Deportment?
. ' j THE AUSTRAliAN flYING SAUCER RESEARCH SOCIETY Heodquorten Haft. l'ruldo nt: MR. FRED. STONE, 22 N 01'Ihcote St., Kilburn. P'-'e. ML 7233 Hon. Au. Sec.: MR. P. D. THOMAS, 155 Burn•ide Rd., Bums ode. Haft. Treosurtr: MR. L. E HAUBER, 220 Good wood Rd., Col. Light Gdns. Phone: UA 1456 . Afllliotod Socletln: Sydney: E. R. JARROLD, 3 Ferguson Avo., Fo~rf lold, N.S.W . Melbou rne: J. M. ANDERSON, (Addre .. wllhhelo on roqucll). 3. 'lould tba Department be prepared to co-opernt"" 1i th the ~ociety to the extent of provi ding datu r: ich nu1 d e.asi!Jt the latter in evaluating reports receiv ld by it? This w11uld necessitate information oor.cernir.g the locality f ~ircraft and meteorol6gicnl devices a t ei1en elates and times . Hoborh Y. DUPONT, 4 65 Mocquorle St ., Hobor1, Tos. Now Zoololld: H. H. FULTON, Auckland, N.Z. United Stain: E. ROCKMORE, Brooklyn, N .Y. MRS. C. LORENZEN, Sturgeon Bcry, WtSCOt\lln, M. MILLER, 7e have enclosed a stamped aelf~ddrcased envelope f or your reply for which 't'fe moot respectfully thank you I n anticipation . ,,....... ~~ ~~ours ralt~ully , .Afrko: L) jJ r i" ~ pt_, ~ \J ~ MISS CLODAH ANDERSON, A:<a". ~-- . /1J0KIVS ftAJ_~ CcPOtown. f l I Los Angoleo, Colof, PASTOR A BALLER, G-eeofoelc:t, Mass . F. MAYNARD. C..ntral Voltage, Conn. P . -. IO lRlS (Hon~y Proeident . ) /~o ~ :l~, 7tHJ 1< 1i /A..,.
\ I :JI' Proms- Wing Caznnander P.W. :.- 114/1/201(22!) Dear • I Dawson (B.A.P.) Directorate ot Air Force Intelligence Department ot Air Victoria Barracks st. Kilda Road Melbourne Victoria 14th Pebrua27 1957 Thank you tor your letter of 4th Pebru~r.y requesting clarification ~ the attitude of the Depu"t::Lent of J.ir towards investigations ot reports of unidentified flying objects. 2. ill reports received by this Departr::lent P.re investigated within the limite ot our capability. We are prepared to examine arJy reports \'4lich you care to oend us, relating to your investigations. 3. Any reports submitted direct to the Depart- ment ot Air by the publio, and our investigations into them, cannot be releaaedJ we are unable ~o release official p;t.para for any purpose. However, you DlL\Y be assured that we have, at pre•ent, no intormation of importance whioh would appreciably further your investigations. 4. We should be prepared ·to comment on e:ny reports •ant to us by" you, and, Where practicable, to supply information on military aircraft movements. Any information you might required regro:ding the movements ot civil aircraft or meteorological observing equ1J111ont, should be obtained direct from the appropriate depa.rtmenta. Sr. P. E. Morris P.O. Box 32 Toorak Lielbourne Victoria Yours
• • From:- qing Commander P.u. Dawoon (R. A.P. ) 114/1/201( 19A) Directorate o! Air DapartiJCnt of Air Victoria B~rr~cka St. Kilda Road lJelbourna Victoria 21st May 1956 Force Intelligence I refer to yoU1' letter dated 27th April. 2. Yie have no information about Mr. Bartholomew approaching anyone in this Department , or of the R. A. A. F. in your area. · 3. We are not in a position to comment on the alleged statement by General UcArthur, which preoumably wns made in o. privata capacity and not a s a spokesman of the 0 . s. . Government. \Ve are enclooine; an official statement released by the u.s. Air Force on the oupject of Unidentified Flying Objects which appears to contain an official view on this matter. 4. We bavo ;hwufficient facts at this Dopo.rtmE'Jlt to be in a position to make a comprehensive otudy on the lines of the u.s. Air Force , however our findings to date are more or lees in line with those contained in thio report. W e do not consider that any aicilar public oto.tement is re ~ q _ u _ i _ red i _ n Austral.:=i:.:a::• :__ ___ ~-------. ~ 5 . Ua are not in possession of tho film mentioned by you, as it has been returned to ita originn.l owners. You have already been given aome prints taken off ¢his film . - _______ ____. - - 6. I regret that you conoider ua to bo uDholptul to your Society. W e are unable to release official papers for any purpooe , but I can assure you that we hnve no information of any importance which is worth releasing, or wluoh would appreciably further your investigations. As 1 explained earlier, we are prepared to examine any reports which you caro to send us relating to your investigations. IJr. F. Stone 22 Horthcote Street Kilburn South Australia Enc .
From:- Wing Commander P. W . Dawson DR A Ft__:;Y Directorate of Air Force Intelligence Department of Air Victoria Barracks St. Kilda Road Melbourne Victoria. 7th May, 1956 . I refer to your letter dated 27th April . 2. We have no information about Mr. Bartholomew - approaching anyone in this Departmen~of the R.A. A. F. in your area. 3. We are not in a position to comcent on the alleged statement by General McArthur,which presumably was made in a private capacity• and not as a spokesman of the u.s. Government . We are enclosing an official ............ - statement released by the U. S. Air Force on the subject of Unidentified Flying Objects which appears to contain an official view on this matter. 4. We have insufficient facts at this Department to be in a position to make a comprehensive study on the lines of the U. S. Air Force , however our findings to date are more or less in line with those contained in this report . We do not consider that any similar public statement is required in Australia. We are not in pos ~ ession of the film mentioned by you , as it haS been returned to its original owners . You have already been given some prints taken off this tiJt;'C C c , .. "" •= rru- 4 • -..'too»:~-'-"\,.- oc =' t: - c ,.uc:c-t~ film . I regret that you consider us to be unhelpful to your Society . We are unable to release official papers for any purpose , but I can assure you that we have no information of any importance which is worth releasing ... /2 r ~~ 1$. ~- -
-2- • ~ or which would appreciably further your investigations . As I explained earlier we are prepared to examine any reports which you care to send us relating to your investigations. 'Mr. F. Stone 22 Northcote Street Kilburn South Australia
:JHE AUSTRAliAN HYING SAUCER RESEARCH ""'···- SOCIETY t/4. Hoft. PNSidoftl: MR. FRED. STONE, 22 N04'thco te St., Kilburn. Phone: ML 7233 " ""· Ass. Sec.: MR. P. D. THOMAS, I 55 Burnside Rd ., BurN Ide. Hott. Tteotvrer: MR. L E. HAUBER, . 220 Goodwood Rd., Col. Ugl'lt Gdm. Phone: UA I ~ 56. Wi ng Cmd r • T . W. Jhwson • A . F . I . De pt . of Air . Vic t oria B ;.~. r a.c ks. MELB OURNE . Vic . Dea.r Sir , 22 Northo o ~e St • KIIJ3 URN • S.A . April 27th • 1 956 Affillotod Soclotleo: My 4 po log oe s f or de lJ.y in reply but t hi 8 'Ita 8 d ue syd .. •v• t o checki !lll U!J of oert.:i.i n u:at4urt,s be f ore re p ~in ll to y our e . R. JARROLo. 1e t r.e r of t he I 2th inst • 3 Ferguson Avo., Fatrtlald, N .s.w. Re . Bartho l<~mew. Thi 8 O ha :LJ has n.1 w re t urne d to Melbourne: Adelaide c.\.nd 4S yet ha.s nor oinf ided in us wlu.t IIat t ers he t ... ~~-~N2 t~~~~~ · on request~ Lime d were ~oi ng t o be dealt with in c.\.lleged ine• rview Hoborn wit h y ou • he say s now th.:t.t fie b.:\.d interviews with Securi t y he I ;, 5 °~~:;!Jar1. st.. here who ~ dvise d h i m to s ee you • b ut t his WJ. B post pone d 4t Hobart, Tas. a. ld.ter <a t e • but wi 1~ reve.a. l t he .au c.ter t o u s i n June • Newzoolond : aotu.a. l l y my o ommi t t ..ee lu.ve fel t for s ome c onsi de r ~\Jle ti me ~~~i~.L1or., the who le of his e vide nc e a nd o L\.i ms t o be J.honey • ~nd t he u .. ltedstat"' subs e~ue n t events se em to strongly confirm ~Ume • shou ld MRS. c . LOREN ZEN, X however we wou ld like to c 1&\.r up is whe t her he DID se e d.ny Sturgeon Boy, i~!~~~~i.· lanj'thinll f urtt.e r occur 1 wi 11 kee p y ou post e d . one ponnt w .seomtn. such loo~l re p . here .J.nd r ec ive such advise . you IIU.Y be ab le ~ ~:.:S. eo11t. t o h 13 l p u s c le.a.r thi s .J.ng le • l!.,~~~d~· M S:~LER, Re . Gen • ~ Arthur Statement • At ,11rese nt t he ~MAiNARD. f ull text of chis is n et be f o r e me a.s it is in a. nagc~.zine ntra VIllage, Conn. OUt On l o~n bUt t he Condense d trat t er iS !l. S f ol)O WS flhich ~ Africa: MISS CLODAH ANDERSON, 0 OVe rs the llaiO de~ i ls • Capetown. The St4tement v.t\.8 tra de in d.ninterview \vihh t t e JUyor o f' LJJles • Signor. Aohi lle Ll.uro d. t t he W..a.ldprr As tori~ . where t he visiti ng digni t.1ry tni d h e ~s di eo ussing t he world politic<.Ll sit ..u.ti on wit h t he Ge mer.1l , w hen t he bt t er sudde nly blurted out tru.t he ~ s ! mo re c onc e rned ~bout int Ar p hne t..a.ry la.r , ttu.na. crys~lliution o t' the terra stri.a.l cold .J.r • " • Ll.te r t he lb.yor . r evi ewed t rje st.J.tement e nade by the Gen • " He beleive s t ha.t beoa.uee of t he de velopment-jJ' oB eo ienee , all t h e c ountries of t:he earth wi 11 lu.ve to ub i t to survive ~ nd to make a c ommon ~ront a. ~ainst ~tta.ck f r om :veop le ' rom ot her p lane' s ~ We as a soo 1e ty have s o f .a.r fe lt tlut t t.e e v ideno e i we ho ld does not c onfirm suc h~ vie w, buj .J.re not c onvinced tmt it is entirely im_pos s ib le • .a.nd r ea. li ze tl'ut much e v i .:. der..ee to suk'p ort suc h ..a. vi ew nuy be he ld in I nt e lligence ~ ilea t o whic h ~ h..Lve no ..a.ccess • to uu.ke such :.a.n ..io sse s sme nt • the fa c t t.r,et ehe Ge n • trade tl•is st~t emen t sug p-e sts such a possibi lt y as fa r .J.S t.h e U .S .A. is c onc e rned • It is b ec~ use we think it po ssible t lu t such evi denc V\ )v~
, THIS PAGE IS REPRODUCED FROM A BADLY FADED OR ILLEGIBLE SOURCE. SCANNING THIS ITEM AT A HIGHER RESOLUTION WILL NOT IMPROVE ITS LEGIBILITY. THIS IMAGE IS REPRODUCED FROM A DAMAGED PAGE WITH A PORTION OF THE INFORMATION MISSING. 2 • o ould p s aib ly be he lei. by y ou t h:.i. t we h!l.ve p ho e d t he q uest i on :J.B we did. . 1 ~nd a.e .a.re otmeta.ntly bei ng aske d whethe r t l e U.F . O . ~re bos~ ile or pea.oe fill. in ~hie inteD.l • t l~ t we ..t.re t.i.nxi ous t o know t he full f .1ote • e ven i f only f or our own gui~noe and no t f or ~ublic . info r m a.tion • as we have oft e n ax.or eased our d ai r s n .. .. c o .... u 1e •-J !".lt lie 1 ..u.~ir. •• 1 .l .. ~ y .t'bli~ u ...... t:i'l-.1ea • and oerta. i nly would no e lo so wi~ho:.tt con.JillCin"' ~ ou r c.va1 Le1Jt. f~u· c<.mJ..:. .. :.u .. ion • Si -:c v.r_ .i in,. :JO'J. • ~ . 1:1 ~ .. ,; .<J :'l..l.T.J •·'_.l0. 4 l: i JU.t .. 1 TI . '1.A. '~7 •• 1 ' i ... , :1 l:.u · ..,. o r;.1 r C c ., i ~ ~ken some time :.~.go by s·3Ve r.1.l p tlOIJ le of U . F . O. nd fO l'rrol)y no: ....~.v ..... il'LJ....o l..l~•i·e nuny l' !U e t a . such .1 _ .. u' •u d.~ liJ.bl,; 1-A they are oe~'ainly not CJf this earth by their ;performJ.nce u.s ~- ll as nuny ether fa.J.t"tn" a , we ..1re ther .ro:- .ond rirll' if i ~ it is oasi b le ';hJ.t our 'An De ~ • wou.ld be · ~se !'or ".vri v ..1. ';e ehq CM.n~"' u. t le;;a. a~ . t m.:a. e in llew Guina;J. • and held by your l';gpt . this film we ha.ve on r~<~ r u.rt fr5?EL e r iciJ. • bas the a}me type of e v i danc e ~c. au ort th e:xt r~t o resatril.l tl eory • Gene r.l.lly we u.i"e diSJOpat1'leed en...t ye;ur De t . does npt come~ mere out in tt.e o .. en .l.t le.l.et wit us . ~nd l t us knea some of the evidenc which undoubtedly you Eust hold • even if only for our gui~nce so t~1t wa o ~ n u~ke ~ true ~e3essment of the ~tter • We u.re we 11 avur e tlut a.ll f;.a.c te a.re not sui t;t.~.b 13 for pub lie consumption i n l~rge doses ~nd tr~~ they ~ve to be edcuc~ted u~~ tc .re - cieve such • but it wo·:lld give us g r e!.Lte r confidence ~ o know tlu.t you do .... pJ:'r~ci.J.t~ ou.r ork ~nd a .. iat by eo - c. ~ .r.J.ting in the above r ega r d • For turu.t- l ,y fo r us . your De:pt . ha s 'been a lmys wil li ng to he.l. r ou r o ~se • and un li ke the U.s . A . not been a.nt~goni ati cr to our ... or k o.r held us up to ridicule by publiahin~ stJ.tem~nte vnlioh de ppite evid no t.old by both plrties . only confuse c e isoue . fer this~ express ours ~ i ude . b•.1: ~ l;e:.&.l :or more cangible e vider.ce r o om ycur CJWTl f i les . Hoj.ii ng th..J.t this IIUY be :vosaible i n the ccJJdng cb.~·s . anda.g.J.in (I.Ssuring you of oi.lr loy;~ley :.&.nd""saist:.~.nce in<.~.ny my . I J.m Yours . ai thfully • ..... , l!ATIO.'.;AL Di fLlTCTOR .
• From:- Wing Commander P.W. Dawson .-I Dear Sir, Directorate of Air Porce Intelligence, Departaent of .l1r, Victoria Barracks, St.Xilda Road, mLBOURJtE. s.c.1. 12th April, 1956 Thank you for your letter of the 24th Karch and 7th April. I have had no communication ~rom Ltr. »ar:tholomew and will infora you i:t and when I do. I have no knowledge o:t the statement by General :LiacArthur in the United States and if you 'Will let me have all the particulars conceniing his statement, I will look into the l:l&tter and send you our opinion of hie views. llr. F. Stone, 22 Northoote Street, Kilburn, SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yours sincerely,
~ THE AUSTRAliAN flYING SAUCER RESEARCH Headquarters Ho n, Pr .. ldent: MR. FRED. STONE, 22 NMthc:ote St., Ktlburn. Phone ML 7233 Hon. Au. S.C.: MR. P. D. THOMAS, 155 Burmlde Rd., Bum• Ide. Hon. TreoJurer: MR. L. E. HAUBER, 220 Goodwood Rd., Col. Light Gdn•. Phone: UA 1• 56. Affiliated Soclttle11 Sydney: E. R. JARROLD, 3 Ferguson Avo., Folrflold, N.S.W. Melbourne: J. M. ANDERSON, (Address wothhold on rO(lutst). Hoborh Y. DUPONT, -465 Mocquo.rle St., Hobart, Tos Hew Zealand : H. H FULTON, Auckland, N.Z. Unlttd Stotn: e. ROCKMORE, Brooklyn, N.Y. MRS. C. LORENZEN, Sturgeon Boy, WISCOnSin. M . MILLER, Los Angeln, Collf PASTOR A. BALLER, Gteenfoeld, Mau. F. MAYNARD, CentTal Villooe, Conn. Afrlco: MISS CLOOAH ANDERSON, Capetown. SOCIETY ing Cmo.r • P. • Dd.weon • RA.A.F. h .Q, . St. Ki .... eta. Rd • Jl.EI.J;OUR.NE . VIC • Dear Sir . 22 lior lihc ot.e St. • KII.J;Ufu.J • s •.. A.Pril • 7th . 1956. There ure d. fer/ Jni;l.t'tiers .thie .. 1 Houla like to get. your gu i a.ca.nee on •V"hich hd.s oooured through int.erlll:;\.t.ioll<.l.l c orres!Jondene e in the course of our re sa ... rch >(ork • t hey evolve themse lve s into m~inly two Qesr:.ione l'lhioh l lfould. like y our d.ns'h'er to if j)oes ible • J.<nouing however of yc.ur t emerity in c o.mmi r.l:.ing y ourself 1 Nou lei sug p- e.st you ! ollow tl.e proaB'eedure .ihiot .. 1 , oultined to you ~erson~lly • in our relar:.ionah i~ of liuson one Nith the othe i . e . A. ? or .PersoncJ.l Guid~no e only .;.~.s .Uirec ~.or . B . For E:xacutive GuidW~oe on ly • C • For g:;;;, .. erd.l ,liUb l ic C onsum1 t. ion • l u.m sure thca."t; you t!Jd.Y be ~ble to .... newer these t.!Uestionl3 i n one o!' tne se o ca. ~o org or ie s • The Q,uerd.es i;.l.re as f olloviB . Do you concur .rith the vie .. t.xpreesed by gen Doug • llli.\0 Artrur . of 1..he U.s .... tlw.t the •'iorld. h....e to te ~re1- .. red :lX for an inv~ s ion o£ extra.terree~oria.l l'orce s • . , . What. is your O.irec tion to as iu the lient o: such Q.nd .vhat .rould you desire us t.o do if tt.ny lb.rge scc.1ole sighw ing e were .ma.deuy r.. e public ~ hiol. re.J.Y c...a.use a.la.rm a.nd ~..,.nic . Th6 l.d.cr.er question is !JUC t> ·ca.use of ~J.lY of our a.seoo ica.t.es oversea.s •ihO c unaider r:.h...~.r. such i s ver J iJOSsibl th is yeu.r • t his my c o!llltlittee d.na my s elf hc.&.ve not r ega.rded c:a.:3 oom1Jletely .1:1roven • buc. in vie.'i of t 11e f~t li!.ar. some of 1m: those observers ha•e b e en rca.ther o orrec L in tneir .. orecc:a.slis i n 'tihe _t.)d.Bt • we feel we oa.nnot entirely overlook such ~ poseibilty a.e being iwpoB vible . o;.~.na are cerefor prep...~.red t.o keep ...a.n o~en mind on t he ~t ~er • buc o;.~.s t.his involves generd.l l-'utJ1ic security f eQl thd.t it should. be ha.ndled. l'lith o~re o;.~.nd ~1erefor t . e o;.~.u ove guia&Dce d s sought in 'tihe lignt or our genuine desire to i:I.SSist a.s o;.~.ln•u.ys exi'ressed in the pd.st in our peraon<.~.l or l'llti r:.ten c ont....c t r1i th you • So f a.r ,ye h...~.ve not rec ieved .J.ny reply re the c~:a.ee of BartholomeN of whio.t l .1rote you recently • dJI1 1 to ta.ke it t Lut the n.c.ole thing W<.~.s ;;;&. ho .. x , or thu.t you u.re lo t pre pa ~ed to make o;.~. st .. te~t in rega.rd to tre sca.~e . ? Hc,t; i nE you •7ill tre~t 10he who le of the above i n the light of a sincere and getluine_aesire to co-o:per~te • I ca.ru Yours ~~:~.Hhfu l ly ~ A!U.Qi A L L lRl!X: TOR
lftr~ .1 THE AUSTRAliAN flYING SAUCER HE ARC - SOCIETY Heodquorton Hoft. Prnldont: MR. FR.,EO. STONE, 22 Northcote St., Kolburn. Phone: ML 7233 Hon. Alt. SH.: MR. P. 0 . THOMAS, l 55 Burnside Rd., Burnside. Ho". T reos.vrer. MR. L E. HAUBER, 220 Goodwood Rd., Col. Llgnt Gdns. Pnone! UA 1456. Aflilloted Socletlu: Wing Cmd.r . P .w. r.e.wson • Dept . of A ir . Victoria Barracks . 1r..e lb our ne • Dear Sir , !! Northc KIU3URN • S . A • March • 24th A matter has come u.v IYhich t desire to bring before Sydnoy: n otice • and Of your l)e r.t • E. R. JARROLO, your r 3 Ferguson Ave., One of our members and also an advisory committee man . Fairfield, N.S.W. ha Melbourne: informed us that he d a.v1-roached.. u.no ~fioial 1 y a secur ity man f~~N~~~~·on WP. in S.A. and disc1,1ssed Saucer ma c tere wi t.c: irim • he did not . name the man or t! e matter of the discussion but said he was Hobolt: r 65o~~:;:,~rl• st., advhis~dhto 1 ootntadctdyoiur d~pt . on the way t.hrougt "e lbourne Hobart, Tos. •1' ic ~ t e n en s o ng t.IOliS comine week • "' H ow "Zoolond: As my committee disa_t._vrove of r.ds action and he had H. H. FULTON, no ott i oial sanction of it to make any contact • l desire to Auckland, NZ make some inf or ma t.ion a vailable to you r eaardiug tl.e _t.ereon in United Stolu: H A. , . ... R h 1 4 k E. ROCKMORE, ques ~ion • e •I .1111.4 • oss Bart o omew and he wor s in tl1e Brooklyn, N.v. salisbury Long Ranse Wea~}:lons .E.stb . and thus as far as we are MRS. C. LORENZEN, ha b d S S sturgeon eov, concerned e e e n screeno by • • Wisconsin. M. MILLER, Los Angeles, Coll f. He came to us t~n t 1 e underetandd'b g that he was a PASTOR A. BALLER, Greenfield, Mau. member of a small E!rOU,P O! mBO OUt there rVhO were alSO SliUdying ~-~~i~~-. conn. tv e above subject • a.ne1 was to !Me acted as li..tson be tween dem Atrico: and us. but a few weeks after being admi"tted onto tLe advist.r y td~,o~~AHANo~~ said t 1 \.e co.mmiJtee he was atta~d to ther e had folded U..l:' • T·'"is membct• has been attached to the Rosicr ucian 8cty . and we had to quite often demand that he keep su~ apart fro1n ou' meetings tf'hich he tried often to int.r t r.iuoe • Unf'ortuneate l y however he took tl.e advantage once or twic• of my absence at discussion sroups 1 to introduce some prac_ tices 1Vhioh border on the black magic ritua l • and which has Da:xr.t brought I¥Lru into discr edit with my committee . as .~ do not allotv any religios or political views to enter into or ec"ty. tl:e reas onab le• ss of this you Ifill see . ; I BFU"ding t r.e intended interview \Vith your ept . he has said Lha t. it is to do • Vi t.hlli1e oooul t side of his s'Rudies tll8. t you are interee •ed in • and therefor we r eel it necessary to place th above inforlll4c.ion with you and strongly insist that he in nb way re.l-'resents this s ociety in his views • and i n fact .~e e trongly rejec c. all his secret bmck magic prao liioee as totally adverse to our our cons"titu~ion as .rell as our vie.rs . We do not deny the pos4ibility Of our visitorB s
from S,£-u.oe bein£ of suoha. high vibrar.ion that ~:.hey ree.bliele s,pirit forms in their capaoilitiee • but as thai side of our subJect is so much in the form of intense research and study and as lit le to date :t..as bee n avai~le to f ull ~ ex!Jla · a.ll. suc h 1 e.nd is so far apart from ~;l .a genaru.l conoe J. t.ion o ~;e liJC.B you say .ve have an o,lJ6n roind but ;ill no• oer ta oomwit ouselves to uny dosnar.ic a An~. I would be ~eatly obliged if you could confirm th.A fact c..f this intervie.v being arranged • and if without divulting confidences let me .lmOif the outcome of suer . • as 1 feel tu1.t. as tJ,eir leader personally lam res!Jonsible for ti.e Sooif.t~ and it.s c1ctivit..ies , and t . e oaove u.ember has been for some time under my observation as t~e in g of a type tlla. t is likely to bring discrd~ t to us. In vis w of his s ta c.e d in terv ie w this 1-.a.s made it mor e t.J.an necessary to kno,v 1Vb1 c. he is U.£.1 to. Thanking you for youe hel!J in tl,e J,Jast and ho:pi.o.g your will ap,!Jreo ia. te t he Bjlir it in whic!. this i s sent.. Ia.tn• Yours 1? a i thfully • ~/)/~"" NATIONAL DIRI<.CTOR .
MINUTE SHEET ~~;I~ (). /. 'rJ3 Md. 9 '--"' ..-t ~~ io ~ ~ ~.c. A.S. A.~ ~ -~'t.J~ 'f- rr ~ ~ ... - ~ .,;_.~ ~ ~ ., ~J ~~ j ~.~ v<- it;.. ,.,.I .._ kM.:.~ ...f! ~ i u .,.,._ ~ 4V ~ fc -1f~.;..,.. ~ tVI·~ ~vJ~ ~~~' .J' . ~I .' 9 tt-~ ~ ';I ~ .:::::.. - ~ ~ b V? • ..Jf-\.1.,. ............. Ju- h A,A I 1 ~ ~ t- ~ -~ i. ~ I I~' ~ l. ~ ~ ~ 11;..;. /rJ .,._ . ~~~ "(- ~b ...;.... .._..~ ~~"~ ~--.:?"J~" 2. ~ ""'~ h'o~:.S~~ p ~ ~~~~i: ~ ~,.,.,f ~ """' 3 ..............,,.. ~tv..--.~.. ~ '1~ 'Y ..I- ·· ·--- ~ ~~J ~ • ,J- ~,..... ft..q..) tt....-0 ~ ~ \ ft1li~ ~~~ ~ -~~ ~~~~~ ~ ;3:. s-_:.~~1 ~ 1 !_rJ~,.':'Z: ...;._t.;..,r~: f ':f:: <r·l ·.t- J ~ r -- u - ::! ~ ~ ~ ) ~ 1r'-~ ~,_J~ ~ ~ l ~l:J' ~. R. . A. q, ~&,.... ~ .4 I J. k.. I I bJb ~I (~ J ~ j -t U s:l' ') J I - U • ~. fa~-~ tl.~~ !o Scj K 2 . --- ~ J ~ l:-f ~ 1 j ~ .lj .:L ':~he resent '"losit ' on co~n·n 11 ly.:llh <:;a cer3 11 - i ~ 3,1 ~ t.: you liY.e to belleve i:Y1 en or not- is ~ '!! ~ i j : ~ ') (a) . nlster.i...afstaterrent in the House on 1 1 19 ·ov 53 to the effect that the .. . . F • .::s • ~= . ::---l- .. ""-j·~ ~ _Lf'f~ :i ~ ~ ~ nake deta ' led ' nvest'gatlons of every reoort received , (\"h · ch ln truth "'O nre ], 1 ~ ~ '? _ ... ~ not yet do · n ) • . ~ i1- ; ·:. ~ ~::i ~(b) A Pre 't elease of pr.i.l 1954 to the same ~ -.l "N~ effect . ~~·· •. ·"l ~:s J. ~ ~ (c) -- report corr-ryleted at our request by a ": ~ ~ ~ ' . . ~ ~ ~ . Hr . Turner , then of "e lbo1trne University , ~-"l-~ ~ 1 -~ ~· ... ~ ~::- ~ 1 in wlich he analysed the reports received _,t-::-~ ~~ ..... ~ bythe~ ••. "". todate . erecom"'lended:- (i) An increase in offlclnl ' nt"'~'est . R.A .A.J<'. Form A 60 (Mar., 45) (U) A f•..tlJ - time investl.go.tor . (' 1 'his was subsequently turned down by D. 'i •• S . ) , (iii) Public 1 ty to enc nru e su1 r."ission of re arts by the pub] ic . [OVER4 . D.A. F. I . 1 . Reference Mins . 2 and 3. 2 . Professor Turner accepted Keyhoe ' s book as being authentic and based on official releases . Because Turner placed so much weight on Keyhoe ' s work he emphasized the need to check Keyhoe ' s reliability . Encl . l2A removes Keyhoe ' s work as a prop for Turner ' s work so that the value of the latter's findings and recommendati ons is very much reduced . 3. A suitable investigating panel would presumably requir e representatives from at least :- (a) Commonwealth Observatory . (b) Melbourne University Physics Department . (c) Meteorological Bureau . (d) Weapons Research Establishment . (e) R . A . A .F • (f) Army . {g) Navy . (h) D. C. A. (i) Medical world - specialists in both psychologt and the function of the eye . 4 . Such a panel could not sit as a panel · but would have to act as a number of i ndividuals each considering each incident . Only one or t wo representatives could interview the people mak i ng the report and this would seriously lessen t he value of the investigation . I don ' t think it is practicable or justified . 5 . ;6 Feb . 56 I suggest :- (a) We have met our commitment to the Minister up to the date of Turner ' s report . (b) We should continue on from Turner ' s work by transcri bing recent and future reports onto the U.S. A:F . form at Encl . l2C and forwarding them to the U.S . A. F .R.A.A.P. Fom• A 60 (May, 1936) MINUTE SHEET Ro(eronca 11U1 /2.Q...1 , 2 . ( cont 1 d) (iv) stabl shin~ liaison wlth U. S . n .F . , R •. ~ . F . and R,A.F. (v) The formation of a Scienti..flc Advisory Panel . (vi) 'l'he establish100nt or more radar s~ations.manned for lonee r periods ( ~ ) (d) A visit to th · s 'Department ("J/D . JI . F . T . unfortunately) of the President of the Australian Flyinr Saucel' Fesearch Soclety in which he states - (1) Tba t his ~ociety ure convinced of the reality or Snncers . (ii) That they do a conslderable amount of j.nvestigation ot' renorted si htinrs throughout the country . (iii) l'ha t they are concerned that tLese investigations do not clash with our securl ty interests - pa1•ticulo.rly w th @J. • ded "lea pono at .. oome ra . ( iv) That his l?oc ety would. like to have the results of any investigations the R.A.A. F. do on reported s 1 ghtinas . (v) His Soc iety VJlshes to know what Defence policy is likely to be -regardin g dissom1M tj on to the .. eneral public of the 1nforr.;at1on wLlch they pul'port to.hold . 2 . As you will realise sot"e of the above 1,s ratting outside the realms of TnteJ lj f ~"'l"ce . 'l'o hononr the ~~in ister ' s statement and the Prpss release , !lome effort; should be nade to investigate any reported 11 sight1.ngs 11 • This could onl~r be done properly by a panel including onera t ons , technical , na\'ieation and meteoPolo .ical staff . As I suppose that the R. A. A. F . will have to do something abo ·t this rna tter n 11 you let me have your vlews? I ). ,/...; 4&4; 55 n . OPS . 3 . ~ .z~ \'~ . Cdr . A(D • .A . F . I. :Further to above \'10 bo.ve no\'1 received a letter , a report and an official press release from the lnited States on this subject . 'l'he general tone o~ all of tl~m 1s t~at t;he •r . s .A .F . consider " fillyin p Sancars do not exJ.st - eltfisr a 3 machines from outer space , or of a forelt,n go'\remment . 2 To aset our co~nitment to tbe Jinister I still c:~ns1der t' at S) me forrl oi" nvest1Gnt1on wiJl 11ave to 00 11 ~de \)y the F . A . A. F . of any "unidentified flying objects w · ch rr.a y 'be reported di rec tl~ to tho '" . A . A .F • "lv.f? '[; . Cdr . [ OYF.R l/D . • • I .· ~ •- ~~ . . ~ 7 T•v• 3 •uo AUSTRALIAN J~ -~~T \IrJ~::RVICE STAFF ~ WASHINGTON 25, D . C . BY AIF BAG Director of Air Force Intelligence Hendauarters , RAAF l·~LBOURNE S.C. 1 Australia 21/5/8 2 Nov 55 FLYING SAUCERS- PRCJECT BlUE BOOK Forwal"ded herewith is a supplelllental instruction regarding the hand- line of the above publication. ~his vill serve to confirm my Rienal DJ650 of 17 Oct 5.5 . Wing Commander RAAF Intellig nee Representative
•• SUPPLDCIIIT.AL IJI8'.rBUCI'l'IORS 'lO ACCCICP.AliY PBOJEC'l' BLUE BOOK (SPECIAL RBPORl' _,. 14) ''The attached Special Report Bo. 14 (ADal;rda ot Report• ot Unidentitied Aerial ObJect•) ia torwarded aa a matter tor official uae only. 1.7 Regulation 200-2, ~nti tied J'lyina ObJect Beporti.Da" dated l2 AUSU~t 1954, ape. citiel that any releaae to the public eoncern.1D8 tbia aubJeet Yill be made by Hq UBAP" lOR OI'PIOIAL USB OILY (APR 190-16)
THIS IMAGE IS REPRODUCED FROM A DAMAGED PAGE WITH A PORTION OF THE INFORMATION MISSING. ·- ---=o. AUSTRALIAN JOINT SERVICE STAFF IfTELliGENCE EXEC I E 3 18 4 0 f:XT. t I BY AIR BAG Director of Air Force Intelligence Headquarters , RAAF MELBOURNE S.C, 1 Austra1ia FLYING SAUCERS WASHINGTON 25. D . C . 19 Oct 55 '4 I refer to Wing Commander Dawsons ' DO lA/1955 of 21 Sep on the above subject. I have discussed with the USAF the status of !!ajor Keyhoe . I understand that his book is written in such a way as to convey the impression that his statements are based on official documents , and there is some suggestion that he has made improper use of information to which he had access while he was servinr with the Marine Corns . He has , how- ever , no official status whatsoever and a dim view is taken officially of both him and his works . -----.. Keyhoe and other writers on this subject have caused the USAF a considerable amount of embarrassment, and I un~erstand that it was largely for the purpose of refuting their arguments and conclusions that the Air Force undertook 1roject Blue Book, a copy of which you will have received br now . I believe that this publication explains something like 98 percent of the cases reported . The 4ir Force issued it, not only to counter earlier statements on the subject , but also in the hores that it would cut the Bround from under a new book by Keyhoe which is soon to be published. How- ever, subsequent to its issue the new Secretary of the Air Force refused to agree to its release to the public . This was the subject of my signal DJ650 of 17 Oct 55. As stated in this signal, I have discussed with the USAF the extent to which the publication can be used by you in replying to the experts who are worrying you. They are ouite happy to have you use it as a basis for a statement on the subject, provided you do not directly quote its contents or refer directly to it or its source . As the Blue Book has been sent to you , I have not made any request for individual reports held by the USAF . However, if you still require the!., I shall be pleased to do so . New reports of unidentified flying objects are ronde available to me on the reading panel , and if you wish to have copies of them , please let me know. I have not bothered to take them in the past as I felt that they would be of no use to you . .wJ.Y~ I Since writing Ue above I have rece ived the a ti..ached Sumrn ary ~e-ch may be of interest t o you. ~ Wing Colllillander RAAF Intelligence Representati~e
/SP. ENCLOOURE llA ll4/l/201(11A) Jlr . H .J. Brown, Controller, Weapons Research Establishment , SALISBURY . S .A. R 1955 INVESTIGATIONS OP REPORTS OF UBIDENTIFIED FLYING dBJ!C!s !he President of the ''Australian :PJ.P.ng Saucer Research Societ7" visited this Departaent recently and requested, ~ter al~a , that his Societ,r be given the name ot some person at Wooaera, or in the Sal.isbt1r7 or Adelaide area, with whoa the7 could discuss their investig:~.tions . 2. The Society is apparently Ter'7 concerned that none ot their investigations 'into reported sightings of unidentified fl,-lng objects should clash with the security of official projects emanating from the eapona Research Establiabaent . 3. Since this matter is primaril7 the concern of 7our Departaent, I wou1d be grateful if 70u would arrange to contact Mr . Stone and make Whatever arrangements 70u may consider desirable to cover his and 70ur requtreaente . 1fhe nnae and address of the President is: - llr. fred stone, 22 •orthcote Street, :DLBUlUf • S • A. 4· E. w~~s) -. t~1 C!tE!ARY •
'ootU: .>'lXV 550 T deyrtlf>hic Addrtu: COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA AIR B O ARD. AI R IIOARO, MHOOUR'I£ AIR rORC::C HCA D· ~UARTLRs V ICTO RI A BARRACK S . AOQRL.$. At.-&.. (:OMM"""K:AtiON. 'rO • 'fHtl SI.(;AC'TA"V" IN R f:l'I.Y l'l.f'ASt; uuoroo No MEJ.BOURNE. S.C.I SUCH THING I. SAUCERS \ THERE'S NO AS FLYING Au~lraltan ..usoctated Press LhP existence or lht pop,!,!_;. r Air P'orct. c-oneedrd , arl~ l.l'rmf'd n•ini.' "Snu1.· th· A. - .. t le " ld \\ AS IILNGTON, Tues. I cers. He made publk 1 ~ vr vno c cou - Tht Unlled States :H6-page book ~umrnllfl~ resull In d1•r. • &hap<>d Air f'orct wound up a.n 1ng the InQUirY ~tln·!'alt Bomt.whRt smtl· ti~hl-ytar 'lludy of f\~·- He Nlld nl'w pll\nPS lllr" tn the public <"Oncept lnll saucer!! today by .., ould ri•P vtni<'AllY. and or ~ nytng ·•uc•l·. I dl h t · lh would 1.oom a"'ay m .... • ronc u n~: l a ry l~v<>l. IIU[letMtnic ntgllL. The Mild}' ~howcd that I did not exist. possibly iJvlng "lhe II· tht- Alt· I'orcr. v.M no-.. But It warned lhnt radl- luslon of t.he so - cnlled t<blr. to l<IPltllty n~ bat- c ~AI nrw ptllne' now be· tlyin~t saucer" lonnR, AlrtrRtl, 1\'tr.,noml- c tng buill could give the 1\lr QuA.rlt'IM clhc·to,.-cl <n I bodle~ 01 ol hr1· nbJPCil< ' ·•mu~lon" of b~ln~~; ~auccrs. ttoat thr lJ,!o;, Air J<'nrr• l'lll hll~ lhrrr prr r~nl. of 1 . -~-~ Thr Sec·retary of All'. had contrariecl with Avro lch~ sn-cAll~c1 tl:,;inlt ~IHI· 1 Mr DonAld QuArle~, ~Aid Limlttd. nf Cnnad~. In cer&. l An lnVP~tla:at\on of almost product 1\'bot had bPPn 1 Thr)•,r lhrr" prr t'rnt. c :;ooo "•~ucl'r" ~~~hl\nll"' roopularl)' tlt~rrlhrd 11r. a 1 till I wr.t ~ h trd 11~ "un- r produc<'d "no e\'lc:\ence or fl.vtng saucrr. known.' 1 • Jol-7·
•• From: - 1'11ng Commallder P. 1'1 . Dawson ( R.A . F. I 114/1/201 Directorate of Air Force Departtnent of A1r V1otor1a Barracks St. Ktl.&l Road elbourne Viet aria 25th October 1955 Thllnk you tor your letter da tad 1Oth Oc tobor . I 1ms the officer who you saw and would be glad if further commun1oc.t1ons were addressed to me . 2 . I am arranging for the R.A.A.F. authorities in your area to nominate someone with whom you can get in contact as neceeoary . I will 1nf.orm you or the particulars ohortly . 3 . We have rece1 ved no information on untoward occurrences 1n the 1ldure area; guided ~1ss1les ould not 'tle in this area . 4 . ·We h~ve seen no reports . other than those contained 1n the Press , of the purpor ted tnoident in elbourne on 30th Septecber and would hnve nothing to add to the information already in the possession of your Society as reported in the "Sun" on 1at October 1955. 5 . As I ~mntioned dur1ns our d!.Dcusoion , we o.:re prepared·to examine any reports which you, or your district representatives , care to ~ke available to us . 6 . Thnnk you for the copy of your magazine . nr. F . Stone 22 Northcoto Stroot Kilburn South 1\uotraH.a
• ? rom& - Squadron ~ader A. 11 . B1roh, A. F .c. ~, ~ . Directorate ot Air Porce Intelligence Department or Air Vto to ria Darracke St . Kilda Road Melbourne Victoria • 29th 'arch 1955 Thank you veey mloh tor your interesting and inrormative report on unident1t1ed Plying Objects. Terry and. I are moat appreciative or your ettorts to aaa1at ua in this field . 2 . My Director baa dec1dod to ·send oopiee ot your report to both iaehington am London, together with aome ot the more probable or the sighting reports, in nn endeavo-or to learn their otticial views. It red tape will permit, we will adv1ae you or the results. 3. In compliance with your request to Terrr, I am attaching a cow ot your report. 4 . I do hope you are enjoying your work in Ensland . /c:;£~et -~~tt{4 /?(,~/ /.1~ Ur. H. Turner, M.So • Auotralian Scientific Liaison Office Atrica Houee Kingeway I1>NDON, W . C . 2 •CO"MON W EALTH • Of AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN SCIENTIFIC LIAISON OFFICE A UNIT OF THE BRmSH COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC OFFICE (LONDON) HOL BORN 3 4 22 ova •u.:,.. The Secretary, Department of Air, Victoria Barracks, St . Kilda. Road , J..elb ourne. Dear Sir, AFRICA HOUSE, KINGSWAY. LONDON , W .C.2 2tJt.n . 1Jec . 1954 Under the authority of tne Secret ry or the Dep rtment of Air , the Directora Le of' Air l<'orce Int;11igence arranged .for two 1-.iles of reports dealing with ''flying saucers" to be placed at my disposal for analysis . Ny departure for the United Kingdom in November 1954 curtailed this investigation . The conclusions reached at that stage are given in the attached report . If there is any desire on the part of the R.A.A. F. to continue this co-operation in any way, Iwoul~ be only too happy to do so . Yours faithfully , (H . Turner)
REPORT ON 11 FLYING SAUCERS 11 INTRO DUCTION 1 . In order to assist in assessing two files of reports held by the Director of Air Foroe Intelligence oonoerning "flying saucers ", a general inquiry into the subject mat ter was held by the writer. Among t he books investigated were the following :- Keyhoe s Menzel : Leslie and Adamski : " Flyi~ Saucers From Outer Space "Flying Saucers" "Flying Saucers Have Landed" In addition, numerous periodicals and magazines were found to supply odd reports • . 2 . The Vi ctorian Flying Saucer Investigation Committee was hel pful in supplying further information. The Committee was not aware of any connection wit h the R. A. A. F. 3 . Some looal sightings of interest were personally invest igated . Suoh investigations were found to render considerably more information than expected . Finally, discussions were had with various staff members ot t h e Physics Department, University of Melbourne . 4. In this way , it was hoped that a basio understanding or the problem would be achieved . 5. As regards the filed reports, it was t h e initial intention of the writer to analyse the evidence in an attempt t o understand t he basic reason causing the then recent wave of saucer reports . However , l argely as a result of Keyhoe's book, it would appear that t h is evidential analysis is no longer necessary. Instead , an attem pt has been made to ass i gn each of the various filed reports to some particular category. This is a preliminary move in understanding the meth ods and motives of these "saucers" rather than determining whet her they exist or not . A MERICAN REPORTS 6. It is worthwhile studying the evidence presented by Keyhoe . This ex- Major of the u.s. Marines purports to publish u.s . Air Technical Intelligence Reports dealing with sightings of "Unidentified Flying Ob jects" . It is almost inconceivable t h at this is not an of ficial release , as they bear the testimony of Al bert M . Chop of the Offioe of Public Information, Department of Defence , Washington. Direct official confirmati on from, say , the U. S. Air Attache or the Australian Liaison Officer in washington would nevertheless be highly desirable . 7. Some of the oases discus sed by Keyhoe are summarised below (in chronological order) . I ... . 2
2 . " 1. Norfolk , Virginia - JUl y l~th , 1952 , 2112 hours Pan- American Airways• report to A. T. I . C. of six discs seen manoeuvring below the aircraft . Description given of an abrupt change of course, colour changes, high speeds . Di ameter to thickness ratio about 7/1. Joined by two more discs before departing . 2. W ashington, D. C. - JUly 20th , 1952, 0040 - 0530 hours Three radar stations - Air Traffic control centre at Washington Nat i onal Airport, Control Tower at same airport , and Andrews Field, M aryland - all l ocated eohoes at appr oximatel y the same posit i on , and some of the objects producing the eohoes were seen by ground and air observers as coloured lights . The observations continued for f i ve hours during which t i me the objects were found to be capabl e of linear acceleration in excess of several 1 g 1 • The y oould reverse , perform right - angled turns and in one instance exoeed several thousand m. p . h . The y would outdistance any i ntercepting ' plane , although t he interceptors could often l ocate their lights before they went out of eight . ~beir departure would be ob served on the radar screen. 3 . Michigan - July 29th, 1952 , 2140 hours G. C. I . radar ordered an p . 94 to intercept an unknown object flying at 635 m. p. h . When at 20, 000 ft ., the interceptor located ob ject on its radar as being four mi l es distant , same a l titude , position marked visuall y by a light alternate l y f l ash ing red , green and white . The p . 94 chased the object at maximum speed for twenty minutes , during wh i ch time the flashing l ight remained visibl e 1n a position corre s - ponding to the aircraft ' s radar . The attempted intercept was tracked by the G. C. I . station . 4. BSlefontaine , Ohio - August lst , 1952 , 1050 hour s G. C. I . radar pi oked up an unknown mov i ng at 480 m. p . h . and at great height . Vi sual ly det ected by ground observers. Two F. 86 ' s ordered to intercept . At a ceiling of 40 , 000 f t ., one pilot took camera-gun photographs of a bright , r ound ob ject . The radar gunsight indicated that the object was 12 - 20 , 000 f t. above t he observer . The attempted intercept was tracked by the G. C. I . radar . 5 . Hamilton Air Foroe Base , California - August 3rd , 1952 1 1615 hours Two discs observed from ground with binoculars . Pioked up by G. C. I . radar . Six more discs arrived . Group departed before interceptors coul d take off. 6 . Oneida Air porce Base , Japan - August 5th , 1952 , midnight Round dark ob ject with bright light observed from control tower with binoculars . Approached base slowl y, hovered nearby f or several minutes , t hen departed . Tracked by G. C. I . radar. Appeared to split into three units . 7 . Gulf of M exico - December 6th , 1952 , 0525 hours B. 29 at 18 , 000 ft . Four groups each of about f ive objects were ob served at approximately two - minute int erval s by three radar- scopes . Each group was travelling in exces s of 5 1 000 m. p . h . Some of the objects were a l so sighted visually. One group briefly s l owed down to aircraft speed , t h en acce l erated to its earlier speed and was seen to merge with a large a-n blip , the who l e then rapidly accelerat i ng t o more than 9 1 000 m. p . h . before go i ng out of range . / ••• 3
CONCLUSIONS a. It one assumes these Intelligence Reports are authentic, then the evidence presented is suoh that it is difficult to assume any interpretation other than that unidentified flying objects are being observed . This applies particularly to those oases where an object is independently observed to be in a certain position at the one time by mean~ or radar, visual and/or photographic methods . Such combined evidence positively eliminates alternative explanations such as ' spots before the eyes ' , mass illusions( meteoro l ogical phenomena (including temperature inversion} , etc . In many oases , the measured veloc i ties and accelerations are highly indicative of objects that are intelligentl y control led and whose performance is superior to that known by western science . Indeed, the superiority is such that it is h i ghly i mprobabl e that such objects have a terreatial origin . 9 . An extra- terrestial origin is preferred to that of a Russian origin as, even if the Russian forces were so much in advance of the Western group that they could produce such air - craft, it is highly improbable that they would send their secret devices over enemy territory with the attendant risk ~ capture or breakdown. In addition, espionage would surely be more profitable if undertaken by fifth column activities rather than by the elusive aerial spotting practised by these U. F. O•s . 10. The evidence presented by the reports held by the R. A. A. F. tend to support the above conclusion - namely, that certain strange aircraft have been observed to behave in a manner suggestive or an extra-terrestial origin . However, as the Australian evidence is interior to the American evidence from the viewpoint of proving the real existence of ' flying sauoers 1 , the writer has contented himself with a modest attempt at sieving the pr obable U. F. o . sightings from the probable 'natural phenomenon• category . This is done in Appendix I . If one could regard this initial sort i ng out as being sufficiently reliabl e , then reports categorising u . F. o . shoul d be re - examined in an effort to understand the methods ot propulsion and the motives for the visitations . Reports that are simply visual have strictly limited analysis value . Many new reports involving instrumental plotting are needed . It is possible to list a number of such recommendations . RECOMMENDATIONS 1 . To increase official interest in U. F. O. reports . 2 . To have at least one full - time investigator who is encouraged to interview personally any witnesses involved in an interesting report . Suoh interviews tend to uncover considerable information and can convert a nebulous report into one suitable for analysis . 3 . Some measure of publicity to encourage people to submit their reports . A warni ng should be given to potential ho~era that action will be taken if the hoax involves public expense . 4. Liaison established with the u.s . Air porce Intell igence wi th a v i ew towards exchanging information and verifying Keyhoe •s olaim. / ••• 4
.. 4 • s. Request information from the R.A. F. and the Canadian 11 Project Magnet" . 6 . An attempt could be made to form a Scientific Advisory Panel to assist in the analysis of reports, provided that in the future these reports are more numerous and of greater detail than most earlier accounts. The first three recommendations should enhance t hese require- ments. The U. S.A. F. and R. A. F. may even be willing to permit such a panel to examine their reports. 7. It is highly recommended trat more radar sight- ings be gained . One radar report is worth many unsupported visual reports. Only radar can supply range, height, speed and true course. Visual aids can add shape and colour and, if synchronised with radar, true size. More radar stations are needed and they should operate for longer periods. Radar operators should be briefed as to the procedure to be adopted when a U. F.O. is suspected. They should be familiar with such things as anomalous propagat ion and ionised olouds.
-· APPENDIX I Explanation of Table Column ' Time' ' Additional • T Sp represents an observation made within the period or civil twilight. Speed Tr Trail or exlaa.ust Dim Dimensions (in angular units) Ns Noise Dis Manner of d i sappearance 1 Identificati on• A blank indicates that the sighting could not be identified to better than an estimated so% probability. Identification with a question mark indicates an estimated 50 - eo% probability . Identification without a question mark indicates a probability greater than an estimated 8 0%. The term U. F . O. is adopted from the U.S.A. F . terminology, but is here understood to also include all air - craft, balloons, guided missiles, eto . that have escaped official detection and have not been mentioned in the filed reports. Of course, in many oases, even if such unauthorised ob jects were in the vicinity, they still would not be identified with the reported sighting as the respective behaviour characteristics differ too greatly e.g . controlled level flight at 3,6 00 m.p. h . is uncharacteristic of present aircraft or missiles .
======~========~====~====~=======p=========7====r======r======~============~ - Record No . R_pt . DAFI l l --- ----- 2 2,4 Place Bass Pt , NS\'i --------------- Ql d - NSVI Date Time Durat i on 16 . 7 . 50 01 50 - l hour 0500 45 mi ns . ---------- --------- f.---------- 29 . 11 . 50 l910T 8 - 10 sees. -------- --------------- --------- ---------r--------- 3 Melbourne 30 .11. 50 2000T Se ve ral s ees . ---f- ---- --------------- ---------- ------------------- 4 5 , 6 Condamine , Q. 2 . 2 . 51 1600 bri ef ---~----- --------------- ------------------- 5 9 Darwin , NT 13 . 6 . 51 1500 hours ---r -- -- ----------------------------------- 6 1 0 Nr . Dowe rin ,WA 29 . 10 . 51 1 350 ,.J im -------- ----------------------------------- 7 E . of 28 . 11.51 2303 brief Bridge t own , 'RA Wit - Dir- Description nesses action No . Seen 2 lights :3 E to s cir cling Di rection Moving NE & SW Additi onal Sp - 15 mph . ent - 1f i ca - tion (See notes) --------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------------------------- green - b l ue 1 5 E t o S S Tr - flame Mete or ? l ight Dis - Mid-a i r (See notes ) ------- -------------------------- ---------- green-blue 12 Tr - flame Meteor ? l ight -------------------------------- ---------- --------- 8 11rocketsn 2 Overhead NW Sp - 11 tracer U. F . O. -------------------------------- white ebject many Elev . 56° ------------------~------------ - Wingles s 2 Ove r head sil ver fuselage ------------ - ---- - ----~--------- l ong fuselage 1 From hor - i zon to ove r head bull et" Tr - "Exhaust" Di m - 15 ' Na - 11 l oud swish" Dis - Over horiz on ---------- -------------------- --------- w Sp - 24 ' /mt Venus ------------------------------ --------- w the n Sp - 11 Fas t " U. F • 0 . WSW Dim - 15 - 20 ' Dis - mid -air ---------- ----------~-------- --------- W the n Sp -" jetn U. F . O. ? climbed Di s - mi d -air 5 orange ".porta" on side -------- ---------------------- -- --------------- - -----·--------~------ - ---------------- ------------------------------ --------- 8 16 Kew, M elb . 3 . 5 . 52 0545 b rief -------- --------------------------------------------- 9 1 7 - NSW 3 . 5 . 52 0610T ,...1 30 28 sees glowing wh i t e obje c t 1 w E -------------------------------- ---------- E bri l l i ant 28 Southe r l y whi t e l ights 30 -40° then c l u s ter elev . yellow lights -- -----·---------------j ________ _ ---------------------------------- ---------------------------- Tr - vapour M e t eor '? Di m -I'V'l ' ------------------- --------- Dim - 1 5 -20 ' Mete or Dis - behind cloud ----------------------------
...----------------------------------------------~------------------------------------····-··---····------···-- R ecord No . r Vfit - D1r- Di rection tpnt- R pt . DAFI Place Date Time 10 30 Woomera, SA 27 . 9.52 2050 --1--------------------- ------------------- 11 Woomera , SA 8 . 10 . 52 1400 12 32 Terrigal , NSW 30 . 12 .52 1200 ---------------.- ... ---------- -------- 13 36 Dalwallinu, WA 16. 1.53 2130 Duration Description 5 sees light ~ray ''.cigar' --------- --------------- 45 m1ns Radar echo (5/1) ------------------------- ...,80 sees bright light (l i ke carbon arc) ------------------------- 20 mins wh 1 te light with halo neaaes action Moving Additional ga - No . Seen • on 5 NV/ s Tr -yellow U. F . O. ? Di s - over horizon ------- -------- ________ ..:, _____________________________ _ 1 120° Sp - 27 mph Ionised height fluctuated cloud? between 1500 1 and 5600 1 ----------------- --------------------------------------- 3 E (elev . N then Sp - 8°/mt toN U. F . O. ? 71°) E faster to E I --------------------------------------------------------- 4 Overhead N for 6-7 Dim - < 1 1 U. F . O. mins ., W for Dis - over 15 mi ns . horizon --- ~----- ------------------------- -------------- -- ---~-------------- --------------------------- ------------------- --------- 1830 fiery trail many low to N [ W blue & white 1 4 39 Melville Is ., 14. 5 . 53 NT --- ------------------------------- 15 44 Mackay , Qld . 10 . 5 . 53 --- ------------------------------- smoke- ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~"~~~:~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~:!~~~~~~~~ ~:~ ~=~;~~~~~~~~~~-~~~~~: ~~~ l 6a 45 Midland , WA 21. 7.53 1145 15 mins wh1te light, flashing red 16b 17 18 ------------------------------- 46 Midland, WA 21 . 7 . 53 - - -------------------~-------- 47 Woomera , SA 24. 7 . 53 ------------------- -------------- 1300 brief white light ------------ - ------~----------- - -- 0145 white oval light (de teet- ed by doppler) ----------------~--- --------- ------------------- 48 Woomera , SA 29 . 7.53 1030 brief -1530 inter - vals white round objects 2 Overhead hovered Dis - m1d...e.1r then E ----------------- ----------------------------- _: ______ !_~~~:~~~~ ----~ ---- -~=~-=-~=~:::: ____ _ 1 Overhead NW then Sp - ) 80° /mt . SE Dim - 10-12 t _ _______ !"" __ _____ ----------------------------- many elev . hiE):l xlO binoculars used I U. F . O. ? --------- Thistl es --------------------- --------- ------------------- --------------·--------1------------------------------------------------- orange/blue 1 elev. high drop - light ped 19 49 Wonthaggi , VIC 8 . 7 . 53 2130 ~ 10 min a then s 1 ---------------- ~-------- ------------------- -------------- --------~--------~-----------~---------~-~-----·--------- -------
Re cord No. j Rpt. DAFI Place ])e.te Ti m e 2 0 50 Wyndham , WA 31 . 8 . 53 0545 I I 21---~5;--rE;;;-;;~~~-8A----i 5 :io:;; - ~ -o44o __ _ I ---------- ---------------~-------~-- ~ -------- 22 58 Eas t Ke w , MELB 1. 1 . 54 1015 ----------~ ------ - ------------------- ~- ------- 23 60 Adela i de, SA 9 . 1.54 0230 IUr at i on brie f (smoke 5 m1ns) Wit- Descript i on nes s es No . explod i ng fi r e smoke 6 Dir- action Seen elev. 0 30- 40 Di rect i on Mov ing Addi t i ona l . Fr om E Di s - mi d -air t o N --------~ --------------- ------ --- - ----- ~ ---------- ------------------- 2 mins --------- 12 sees 45 mins whi t e light 2 leve l ahead ----------------·------ --------- 11 ll1Ushroom 11 1 ENE at c loud bas e ---------------·------1--------- whit e/yellow 1 1 310g- l i g h t 303 I e l~v . lB - 7 E - -- - - - ------------------ ~ ----- SE Sp - j e t around Dim -r'li 0 . to NE Di s - i nto c l oud ------------------------!----- Down Dim -<1' and SW " c nt - ·ca- tion --------- TAA a/c rear light --------- U. F . O. ? -------.-- Jup i t er ---- ----- -------------------· -------- j..----------· ---------·------------.------ ------ ----o---- ----------- ~ ---------------- - - --- - ---~- 24 61, Malla la, SA 71 1 4 . ~. 54 1120 5 s e es silve r s quare ---- ----·---------------------------~-------- --------- --------~------ 25 62 Mansfi eld , VIC 15 . 1. 54 2130 20 mins 11 ll1Ushroomtt ---- ---------------------- ~ ---- - ----- ------------------- --------------- ~~- _ 1_:~ -- -~=~~~~ =~-~:: __ ~-:~-~~:~1~::: ___ J_~-~:~-- -- -~::~~~ -:~~~--- 1 190 W Di s - mi d -air Balloon e l~v. with tin I 25 refle cto r ------ ---------~----------- ~ ------------------ --------- 2 i n f r ont various Sp - hover to U. F . O. 300 yds . faa t i f n ot a Tr - y e llow a t hoax t i mes Dim - 150 ' di am . 60 ' high Ns - whirring ------ --------- -----------~ ------------------~--------- ~1 150 Sp - hover t he n U. F . O. ? 270° el~v . 10 1 "whip 300° i n like < 1 mt . mot i on" Dis - over h i l l ----------------~------~---- ~ ------------------ ---------
Record No . 1 Wit- Rpt . DAFi j Place Date Time Duration Description nesses l No . 27 64 1Tooma 1 NS'tV 5 . 1.54 1200 15 m1ns 3 bright 3 round objects ---------- --------------- ---------------------------------- 28 66 SE of Woomera, SA 22 . 11 . 53 - 23 .11. 53 brief green round lights orange -blue flares 4 ----- ----- - - - ----- - ------------·--------~------------------------------- 29 78 Mallala , SA 15. 1.54 2105 brief silver disc 1 (2 plates ____ j _____ ----- --- ---------- ~- --------------- 30 67 1 St . Morris 1 SA 17. 1. 54 1810 79 ---------- ----------------------------------- 31 77 Wasley , SA 26 . 1.54 0200 joined to- gether) - -- -----------------------~----- 15 mina 2 black 1 s aucers join- ed by a span -------------------------------- 3 mina yellow light 1 Dir- ection Seen E glev. 12 various Direction Moving Addi tional \ it nt- ( I !ca - tion v; then s leaving rv, 12-35t<' U.F. o. elev . 0 line astern s, 18 elev. polaroid glasses effective. Dis - mid-air ---------------------------------------- N for green lights 4 separate sightings ---------·---------------------------------------- overhead N Tr - yellow U. F. O. ? and S Ns - 11 11ke 1 plane E glev. 45 --------- 2900 elev. 30° with engine cut" Dis - mid-air ------------------------------ W then 1 Dis - over a hill U. P . O. N -----------L ------------------·--------- 2900 I Dis -over horizon -----'----- ----------------1-----------~----- -- ----------1----------------r------·---------------------~----------------- --------- 32 75 Kingaroy 1 QLD 23 . 9 . 53 1726 NJ.2 scs. silver circle 1 S elev. hover Tr - smoky haze 10° lOs Dim -416 1 W - 2s -----~---- 33 81 --------------------------- ------- ---------- ------~-------- Grassy Heads , Jl.ay 1 1953 1400 - t min . 11 log 11 or ;hort 3 - - -~- ---------------------~------------------~--------- w over - Rotated 1n 120° 34 82 NSW telegraph pole ;;;;~1~-Iiiii~----ii~-;~54-- 2ooo ___ t- E -~1~~---;-,;hit;-;t;;;ks- vrc head jerks _2 _____ 3io0 ____ --~--------tN; -:-;i~~i;--------------- ----- ---- --------------------------- ------- -------------------------- ~--~----------- ----------- ------------------~-- - ------
Record No . Rpt. DAFI Place Date Ti me !Alrati on Description I 35 12 Rosebud, VIC 3 . 1.54 2045 3 - 4 sees bright light ----l------r----------------l--------------------------------------------- 36 18 Heathcote, NSW 24. 3.54 1500 2 mins bright object ------------------ ------------------------- 37 2 0 Moa!lll , NSV! 27. 3 . 54 1520 3-5 mns twin vapour trails {white ) Wit - Dir- nesses action No . See n 2 E ------ --------- 1 N ------ 1 N ' Direction Moving w s ·~ Additional I r6nt- !tica- +:in,.. blue tail Meteor? -----------~------- --------- blue tail, white vapour Sp - crossed sky in 2 mins . ---------------------------- ~------- overhead Ns - thunder, and S wind, train whistle Jet ? __________________ .. _________________________ ------ ----------·------------------- --------- 38 21 Moarua , NSVI 6 . 4. 54 1 703 brief ~vin vapour 2 trails N overhead Ns - lO'R thunde r and S Jet? ----- ---------------- ------------------'-------------------------- 39 26 Clarkefield, VIC 15 . 3.54 1 500 1 min dull grey disc ----•----- -------------------------- --------L------------------------- _:~- _:~-- ~~~~:~-~~------~~:::~~~---------L::~-~~:----~~:~-~:~: ____ _ 41 28 Cunderdin, WA 3 . 2.54 1730 10-15 bright silver mins disc ---- ----- ---------------- ------------------ ----------~-------------- 42 28 Nth .Cunderdi n , WA 9. 4.54 1715 3 mins bright silver disc ---- ----- ---------------- --------- ---------------------------------~ 43 32. 46 Woome ra, SA 5. 5 . 54 -1630 1 5 mins radar echo of misty grey disc ~--- ----- -----------------------------------·------------------------- 44 36 Ballarat, VIC 1. 5 .54 2112 ----~-----·----------------~--------~~-~------ 5 -10 mins bright white disc (later orange) ----------~-------------- 1 N {low down } -------.--------- 2 w ---------------- 3 w (45° elev.} ----------------- 3 w (45° elev. ) ------------------------------ Di m ---2t 0 ------------------------------ --------- train crew ------------------------------ --------- w (horizon) undulator,r motion U. F .O.? ------------------------------~--------- W (into sun) undulatory motion u . ~ .o. ? 3 -3555 ~--- -S-th;~-----;1;~;1-~;;;;;;ti~-u~ ; ~o~--- 35 mls E aided by binocul - • 60 , 000 1 ars ---------------- 1 w (150 elev. ) ---------------- Dim -.-Jl0 1 Sp - 3,600 mph to E (measured on trace) ----------~----------------------------- E to 700 2 discs at f irst U. F .O. then N but one dis- a ppeared Dim _,...._~15° at closest ----------~-----------------------------Record No. Rpt. DAFI Place Brisbane 1 QLD Date 10 . 5 . 54 -----1----- ------------------------- 46 39 Nr.Ball1na 1 N3r. 14. 5.54 ----------~--------------- --------- Time 1030 1730 Duration Description eggsba.ped object Wit- nesses No . 1 Direction Direction Seen Moving S? E? Addit ional Tr - vapour ,. Ident- 1.JL.ca- t~ [Canberra ----------~ -------------- ------- --------- ----------~------------------ --------- 10 sees bright white 1 S (25° SSW aircraft light elev.) DC6(1755)? ----------1----------------------- --------- ----------~------------------ --------- 47 42 Queensland 15. 5 . 54 ,.J2345 ~1 5 sees bright light 28 W S or SW varied descript - Y~teor? ions. up to "5°" i n ang. d i m. ---------- -------------------------·--------- ---------- ~ -------------- ------~~---------1----------- ------------------ --------- Tr -yellow/orange u . F .o. 48 41 E .Malvern 1 MEIB 30. 5 . 54 0025 5 -10 oval body with 6 E S sees dull blue glow ---------- --------------·--------- --------- ---------- -------------- 49 43 Wangaratta 1 VIC 11. 6 . 54 1100 vapour trail gas Dim - > 5° Ns - whirring (motor bike) Dis - mid -<1ir -------~--------- ~ ---------- ~ ------------------ --------- 1 E W Ns - soft jet J et ? ----------~---·-----------·--------- -------------------- -------------- ------- ---------~----------~------------------ --------- so 44 W.Brunswick 1 V. 14 . 6 . 54 ---------- --------------- 51 45 Denmark 1 riA 9 . 6 . 54 ---------- --------------- ---------- 52 (a) Sydney 14. 6 . 54 {b ) Sydney 14. 6 . 54 (o) Sydney 14. 6 . 54 (Banks town } (d) do. 14. 6 . 54 ---------- --------------- --------- 53 Franks ton, V 7. 7.54 ---------- --------------- --------- 54 58 Lismore 1 VIC . 12. 7.54 1830 2015 --------- 1857 1900 1950 1955 ball of light 1 SE stnry . ---------- --------------·-------~---------~---------- ------------------~--------- 5 mins light (green/ 2 F . V:~ . mostly Star? blue/red/white stnry. ----------·-------------- -------~--------------------------------------- --------- 13 mns. white light 5 WNV/(15° WNW met .observe r rpts elev.) beneath cloud base 10 mns . 12 m.ns . 10 mns . yellowish light 280 - w or 14,000'. 285° Another 0 observer white light white light to red to red 250 - says 10 in 2 mts . ~~g~<~2~J .w 260° w (See notes) ---------·------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------- 0855 1850 10-15 • dark log sees ---------- -------------- brief blue/white light 1 0 in a 30 glide Dis - behind trees -------------------- ---------------------------- (65° gl. to 20 el.) 1 ---------- --------------- -· ------------------------------ ---------------------- N\7 J S Tr - blue/white -------- ----------- ~ --------------------~-------Record No . Rpt . DAFI 55 1 l Place Date Lisrr.ore , VIC 4. 9 . 54 Time f Dura tion 2230 ! brief Description bright light Wit - nesses No . 1 I ----~-----·----------------- - -------- - ------- - ·- - -- - ---------------- - ---•--- - -- 56 E . s. 6 . 54 1823 several rotating disc 12 D3ndenong , minutes with a window - VIC . e d canopy , 3 wheels , 3 port:: etc . Direct1oJ Direction Seen Moving N (20° elev. } ~ ' W? Addi t i onal ) [ 6 ent - 1fica- 1 tion Tr - gree n J alleeedly perform - ed a looped turn ----------------------------------------- -------- s (level} "" 30 yds . various N finally Tr - yellowish glow (3 gor t s ) Dim - 30 ~40 ft . diam . ) Ns - n motor b ike" also ticking U. :-' . 0 .
\ ·• APPENDIX II NOTES ON INDIVIDUAL REPORTS Report No . 1 - Bass pt . , N .s.w . - 16 . 7 . 50 1 . If it is assumed that the report is genuine and that it is sufficiently accurate to warrant analysis , one is aware of an incongruity in the description. On the one hand , red and green lights that circle an area of about a mile in length for about 100 minutes are most unusual according to most U. F . O. reports and far more indicative of an aeroplane, particularly as the red light is to port , and the green to starboard . On the other hand , the estimated time for one oirouit gives a speed of only 15 m. p . h . Further , the lights were reported to be stationary at one period for five minutes, and that at no time was any noise of an aircraft heard . Civil and Air ~o roe authorities were unaware of the presence of any aircraft. If an unauthorised aircraft were to be flying between 0150 and 0335 hours, it is suggestive of subversive activities. For this reason alone, further action should have been taken by R. A. H. Q. If the report proved to be a hoax, litigation oould have been invoked to deter future potential hoaxers . 2 . The subsequent aooount of mysterious oar headlights and a quarry explosion may have been due to entirely unrelated phenomena . Prompt investigation would have been able to assist in that direction. At this late stage, it would be difficult to differentiate between (a) hoax, (b) clandestine operations of a possibly subwersive nature, and (o) unusual behaviour of a U, F. O. Report No . 2 - Vicinity Queensland - New South Wales - 29 . 11 . 50 3 . Newspaper reports lack sufficient detail to warrant analysis. The only worthwhile reports are from Captain Herman and First Officer Quinn flying off N ambour, Qld ., and Captain Boyd o~ the C. M.F. , Sydney. The discrepancy in stated times is interesting. Captain Herman gave a duration of 8 - 10 seas . at 1908 hours whioh time should be accurate as he had just been given radio let-down. Captain Boyd estimated two secs. at 1918 ! 2 or 3 mins . If the disorepanoy between the ob served times of 1908 and 1918 hours were proved to be significant, then the object observed could not be a single meteor, but woul d have to be either two separate meteors or an object travelling at more than 3 , 000 m.p . h . If it were shown that in actual fact the two times were probably in agreement , then it is necessary to make a fit of the following two sets of observations . Initial Bearigg Final Elevation AeEarent ourse 1 . Nambour: 090° 'level with air - 190° 2. Sydney: 060° craft' 045° 24:0° If the object were a meteor, the beat compromise was found to be:- Beari,!!S Elev . course RaEae Altitude 1. Nambour : First sighted 090° 10° 225° 400 mls . 80 mls . Last sighted 160° 50 225° 400 mls . 50 mls . 2 . Sydney: First sighted 045° 10° 225° ....,250 mls • <:.60 mls . Last sighted 04:5° 30° 225° "' 90 mls . 50 mls . I .. . 2
• 2 • ~ 4. This compromise course involves a path length of almost 600 miles in 8 - 10 seas. or an average speed of about 60 - 70 miles/seoond. As it has been shown (see footnote (a)) that strongly hyperbolic meteors are not to be expected, the range of meteor velocities at about 1900 hours should be between 7 and 20 · miles/second when first penetrating the upper atmosphere. (Heliocentric parabolic velocity of 42.1 km/sec. when added '~ctorially to the earth's orbital velocity of 29 . 8 km/sec. gives the maximum expected meteor velocity apart from a few meteors that may have been perturbed into slightly hyperbo lic orbits . ) Unless a strongly hyperbolic meteor is to be postulated, it is necessary to either assert that Captain Fermansand First Officer Quinn's estimation of duration and bearing is.drastically in error, or else discard the single meteor hypothesis . In view of Captain Boyd 's time discrepancy, it would appear logical to prefer to discard the single meteor i dea. 5. There is a further difficulty in that the colour of the light is consistently described as a brilliant green-blue. Although there has been little systematic scientific investigation into meteor spectra (see footnote (b)), it would appear that a predominant green- blue is unusual. It would be most unusual if two such meteors were witnessed within ten minutes of eaoh other, particularly as a third was seen over Victoria on the next night . 6 . On the other hand , out of the millions of meteors visible each night, there must occasionally be some sufficiently unusual to arouse the interest of the publio . Until more is known or the probability of occurrence of unusual meteors, the possibility remains that two green- blue meteors were seen on 29 . 11.50 and a third on 30 . 11.50. Footnote .£.!) References - Astrophysics Journal 113, m, Royal Astronomical soc . Monthly Notices Footnote (b) Usual classification is • 0 225 ( 1951); 448 (1951) . 111, 585 (1951); ~~ 21 (1952} 113, 411 ( 1953} X rare mainly 3830A (U.V.) line of Mg plus y - weak ca lines. 0 • showers and BP2radio • 3933A, 3968A, also ..-.J6 1 000! Ca lines. z sporadic - many lines of Fe , hardly any Ca. (appears white) However, Astrophysics Journal 118, 555 ( 1953) reports that a 5,16ZA (green) line due mainly--rc> Mg has been found emanating from a meteor. The probability that a Cu green is produced is remote as only . 02% Cu is found in iron meteorites , and even less in stony meteorites, whereas the latter contain about 14% Mg . ~everthelees, the probability that the Mg green line predominates is remote. No . 5 Report parwin - 13.6.51 7. Theodolite data cheok with the position and movement of the pla net Venus, exoept that the bearings given are out by 180° . I .. . 3
. . ·• 3 . " Report No . 7 Bridgetown - 28. 11 . 51 8. There are some people trom whom this report oould possibly represent a highly distorted impression of a most unusual meteor . In this oase , however, the tenor of the report is indicative of an observer sufficiently rational to suggest that he was probably observing a U. F . o . Report No . 8 Kew - 3 . 5. 52 , 0545 hours 9. Although this may possibly be identified with the N.S . W . ooourrenoe at 0610, it is unlikely as the disorepanoy in time is probably real and the oourse from "Melbourne to ~w" suggests an elevation muoh greater than the expected 10 - 20° (see notes on 9) . There is insufficient evidence to form an opinion as to its identity. Report No . 9 Parkes , Sydney : Kiama , - 3 . 5. 52 , 0610 hours 10 . An analysis of 15 separate reports indicates that an object or objects of total apparent size, that of about half full moon , passed over N. S . W . at considerable height and at an elevation of about 35° to most observers . The average duration was about half a minute . The descriptions are fairly consistent with a large slow meteor travelling horizontally or at a shallow angle and beginning to break up . Suoh a meteor should have been visible to Melbourne residents at an elevation of 10 - 20° . It is a pity that victorian newspaper reports failed to supply any details, and that no official investigations were made in Victoria. 11. It is somewhat surprising that intense 'flaring ' did not ooour during the break-up, and that the smaller particles did not tall away more rapidly. Report No . lO Woomer a 27 . 9 . 52 12. From the five reports, the observed phenomenon oould only be a meteor or u.F.O . A meteor that oould give rise to the stated descriptions would have to be rare indeed . ,!!aport No . ll Woomera - 8.10. 52 13 . The velocity and direction of the phenomenon producing this well-defined radar echo could easily agree with the velocity and direction of the wind . The considerable height fluctuations oould conceivably be explained by variable up - currents of hot air due to variations in surface contours and in soil and vegetation changes . There was insufficient dataavailable to correlate the plotted height variation with a cross - section of the surfac e features. It may be worthwhile doing this . 14. To produce an eoho similar to a large aircraft and yet not be visible to the observer , one could postulate the existence of a oompaot highly ionised aloud . A layer of snow (or ioe) crystals is unlikely as the ground temperature was 84°F and freezing point would be unlikely at heights of only a few thousand teet . It is highly improbable that an ionised cloud could oross Australia from the Monte Bell~s without being dis- persed, but the recent atomic explosion is suggestive of a oonneotion. Perhaps a precipitation of radio - active rain whioh vapourised slo rt ly before reaching the ground oou ld produce a looally- ion1sed aloud . The observed apparent breaking away of segments of the radar echo would indicate that if the eoho were due to a aloud then it would be relatively short - l i ved . Report No . 12 Terrigal 30 . 12 . 52 15. The Wing Commander's evidence that the observed light or object underwent a change in oourse and an increase in apparent / • • ••• 4
.. . 4. ~ speed should be accepted. Coupled with the observation that this was contrary to ground winds, and after considering possible effects produced by the sun, it would appear that there is a reasonable probability that a U. F.O. was sighted . Report No.lS Mao kay 10. 5. 53 16. The description given by Captain Jones is indicative of a U.F.O. Anticipatory vectoring on an internal light reflection may possibly have produced the circling movement, but it would not give the impression of flashing overhead. In any oase, a pilot is well aware of illusions produced by light reflections and there was ample time to check various possibilities as to the origin of the light . neport No . 25 Mansfield 15 . 1 . 54 17 . This report is anonymous and ooul d be a hoax based on Captain Barker's account (see Report No . 22) . Conceivably, some - one had a grudge against the R. A. A. F. and hoped to inconvenience them by sending them on a wild goose chase . If it is a hoax, the author has shown considerable ingenuity . If it were genuine, it would supply valuable information as the following observations may 1ndioate. 1 . 2 . 3. 4. 5. 6 . 7 . a. 9 . Whirring noise like wind in wires - this description has been given in other (non-R.A.A. F . ) reports, including more recent ones . Green lights used when descending - apparently to aid navigation or for visual inspection. On becoming stationary, green lights extinguished , whirring noise louder - as greater upthrust required when stationary, the whirring noise may be associated with the force required to maintain lift . 12-foot rim of bright metal suggests that this part may rotate to provide upthrust and the ndse . To asoend, yellow gaseous light from base of stem and whirr stops - i . e. jet thrust sufficient to dispel with the earlier means of upthrust . To go forward , yellow gaseous light from aide of stem - could this cause Barker ' s "light amber observation oar"? Inspection of aircraft - American reports suggest that aircraft provide a oentre of interest for U.F. O. •s . Green light from oentre of rim apparently used for visual inspection. This agrees with the Kongwok report . "Sudden roar" suggests rapid jet efflux. (Would the '10rmally silent propulsion indicate that usually only a small mass is ejected . If so , then either the U. F. O. has a low mass or e l se the exhaust has high velocity. ) Report No . 28 - S . E. of woomera - 22 - 23 . 11. 53 18. Insufficient evidence to assess these reports . It would have been worthwhile if security had puraued this matter further . I . .. 5 I
• J r ~ ~ Report No . 48 - East Malvern - 30. 5.54 19 . One ot the observers of this sighting, David Reese , was personally investigated on this matter . The writer felt reassured as to the integrity or this witness . The noise described was of interest , as it was either omitted or in- sufficiently described in newspaper reports , and yet was repeated a week later by Jeanette Brown at East Dandenong . Report No . 52 Sydney - 14. 6 . 54 20. It is possible that (a) and (b) were witnessing venus, wlich was in that general direction at the time . However , Venus would have set before (c) and (d) were observing. Possibly (c) and (d) were watching a bright star . Report No . 56 pandenong - 5. 6 . 54 21 . A separate report has been submitted on this and sub- sequent sightings . The writer considers that this particular sighting has an extremely high probability of being a U. F.O. without any provisos . ROngwok 23 . 8 . 54 and 8 . 9 . 54 22. Separate reports have been submitted on these two sight - ings . Again a personal interview bas influenced the writer into considering that these observations are of so~e phenomenon quite unknown to present scientific understanding . The possibility • that these sightings may have been due to balloons was investigated and shown to be virtually impossible.
•• THE AUSTRAliAN Jl YING SAUCER RESEARCH /4- H eadquarters Hon. PrHidont: MR FR£0. STONE, 22 Norrhcore Sr., !Cliburn. Phone: ML 7233 Hon. An. Sec.: MR. P. D. THOMA~. ISS Byrntlde Rd ., Bumsode. Hon. TreoJurer: MR. L. E. HAUBER, 220 Goodwood Rd., Cal. Light Gdns. Phone. UA 1 o!S6. Afflllotod Soclotl": Sydney: E. R. J ARROLD, 3 Ferguson Ave .. Falrflold, N.s.w. Hew %eolcand: H. H FULTON, " " Auckland, N.t. ~ SOCIETY Squad . Uir . A. H. B1rcb. .R . • ~ . F . Headquart ere · ·e1 ,,rne . Vic . Dear 81r , 2n • ort .. c t e 8t KILEUrel . S. A. c t • .roth. 1c55 Please accept my oxpres~1o f re ret t ~& ve dld r.ot r-eraonallY e_ t o •. . ~ · it~ it recently , b ... t l a bl 1 .:d 0 tc ~ ou. f r arrena 1ng your aaeo .. ·1ote \'hC3e no 1 . ave \ w:f:~rtunatel~' forfi;ott~n . however 1 ~ot t.cnk you a cl. e for tde 1nterv1et · .. !ch wn1l!' t not so 1nfor .. Dt 1Ye as •. q .. ed ! ;- \ r ~e:--~ helrful in detet•rn1r1L fUti.lre oct_vit 1er ar sloo • e extent f 11 .or b tween un . Jt.tnonGt t ot. er tnin • f' .., - ... f!"o::l t .. n - eeh 1r1 t . (D ...• .. . . f\ r.: Ot:t t r .. ead . n 1 ..... 1..
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, roms - ling Commander P. w. Dawson Directorate or Air Force Intelligence Department of Air Victoria rra.oks St . Kilda Road t!elbourne V1ctor1a 21st September 1955 We are be1ng ao~what emb4rraosed by an Auatralian Society which is plugging the existence or 11 f'ly1ng saucers" , am it may become necessary for ue to prepare a report of some sort as a basis for an official pronouncement on this matter . 2. Some time ago we instigated a aemi-of't1c1al inquiry into several score of reports on saucer e1gptings bold within the de~rtment . A Professor frol!l the 'elbourne .University cnrr1od out this inquiry and attached is an extract from h1a report . 3 . I wouM be grateful 1f you could ascertain for ua whether any of'f1c1al credence 1a placed upon Ksyhoe's reports . Also whether U. S . A.F. have themselves any reports on th1a subject which they are prepared to release to us . Wing Commander w. x. Bolitho, D. F. C. Room 14~4 Temporary "U" Building 12th & Constitution Ave ., N.W. Washington 8 , D. C. U. S .A. I
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.. THE AUSTRAliAN flYING SAUCER RESEARCH SOCIETY Heodquomrs HoD. President: MR. FRED. STONE, 22 Northcote St ., K1lbum. Phone ML 7233 HoD. An. Sec.: MR. P. D. THO~. 155 Burnside Rd., Burnside. Hon. Treosurer: MR. L. E. HAUBER, 220 Gooclwood Rd., Col. Light Gdns. Phone! UA 1. 56. Affiliated Socletlu: Sydney: E. R. JARROLD, 3 F•rguson Avo., Folrflold, N.S.W. Melbourne: J . M. ANDERSON, (Address withhelo on request). Hobort: Y. DUPONT, ~65 Mocquorle St., Hobart, ToJ. Now Ztolond: H. H. fULTON, Aucklond, N.Z. United Stotu: E. ROCKMORE, Brooklyn, N.Y. MRS. C. LORENZEN, Sturgeon Boy, W1ston.s1n. M. MILLER, Los Angelu, Cohf, PASTOR A. BALLER, Greenfoel<l, Moss. F. MAYNARD, Centrol V11toge, Conn. Africo: MI SS CLODAH ANDERSON, ca.,.! own. 2 N rtnc o ~e 6t . KI!.E' N. 8 • • '\ . quad . Ldr . A. B •. Birch. Sept . 7th 1~56 R • .A. '·F. P • .Q •• 'ELBO JRl\~ . Vic. Dear e1r . :FOllfl'llin..; upon oy recent let er to y u requeet in_ an 1nte'!"•T!ew v.t._lf't paaD1ne Lnrouch Helboul"ne. 1 bee to actv1t.1e ~; u of an alterat 1un 1!'1 tranflr,ort ar ·ane;e, en~e wh.lch will probabl;,r mC~k~ t . . 2 r1tuar.1on more e ~ w for you to Jr ,t t r e al)ove . - I will now be ar!'1V1n8 by 1;ra1!'l , et ap :rox . 9 . 15 ( r. ThU!'Eldf!Y m~~. r.u of tnv 16tl'• lnfH . and laav 1~e t !'at f!a .ne eVv.1nc fo~ SYdney. could yot. Bra •• t th1fl rn .. r;eef't d inte'!"'.'1ew durtr,e t. o •• 1,. l \ OUJ. 4 l.dee..:. be gr tet'Ul • t.,1l · t..la allow .a tl) ntLnd t ~"~t e;- ttatt ... rr: wh1cli need t1e1r.g up leo . l w .... 1 ... dJeo it a fovor if ~·ou coJld ad.v1ee me ,. ~ rl3 or ~oes1hle of y ur . ~~er o t~e above so t.e: otrer ap int entfl ro .... ld te fixed ncr r :!r.gly • i: .t:~!:-1..., YOU Will BC'C' d :o t.le Ob V f't£ . I Your:- fe i!.nful y • Hon . rri:'e~ . et ar: . r P. ' O. Wou.ld also lL- tc• p1cY. U!l ph t r of pt . Morcrby ____ 1_n_c_1_n_e_n_t_ .. :.a __ d _ea_v_ a _ :1 _ ~ _t_. l _ e_b_Y_~_· _t.._ ._ a t t. e :->a .... e t 1 :: •
... D;i> . A. F. I . {Ope) Wg. Cdr . Birob will have l ett D. A.F. I . by the date s'"ggeeted 1n this l etter , and his suooessor will not have taken over . Do you wieh to see t his gentlelrlUl on aay Friday 16th September ?•• THE AUSTRAliAN flYING SAUCER RESEARCH SOCIETY Heodquorte,. Ho1>. ,,..ldefll: MR. FRED. STONE. 22 Northcote St ., Kolburn. Phot1o: ML 7233 Hon. Au. Sec.: MR. P D. THOMAS, 155 Burmode Rd ., Burn$lde. Hon. Tr•osurer: MR. L. E. HAUBER, 220 Goodwood Rd ., Col . Light Gdru. Phone: UA 1~56 . Affiliated Societies: Sydney: E. R. JARROLD, 3 ferguoon Avl#., Fairfield, N.S.W . Gqu d . Ldr . . H •. B 1rch. R • J • • il. . :?'. !i. • St K1ldll Rd. . Uelh . Vic . Dear Slr , 22 Nort· c :.e 8" . KI LE U:l.· . 9. ~. Sept . :lrd . 1865 Tta:lk yn 1 for your recent letter Which Ne round helpful 1n ~o .e re~pect~ . I ho•Naver feel 1t r.ecer.r,nry to odv lPe Y"'U ~ at our l'EH"ent collc~ue in sydney , hns found it neceflf-lary to Melbourne: ~ricn hlr. p ~1t1on and control nf t' e A. l.s. B. of tm1ci: · e t.A.d~;e~N~w~~~~~ · on request) •• lO : ational leader • hiS C'Onl 1ttee hO\'e·rer have tlf'Ked me Hoborh Y. DUPONT, ~65 Macquaroe St., Hobart, Tos. Hew Zeoland: H. H. FULTON , Auckland, N.Z. Unite d StatH : E. ROCKMORE, Brooklyn, N .Y. MRS. C LORENZEN, Sturgeon Boy, Wiscorutn. M. MILLER, Los Angelo•, Calif , PASTOII A . BALLER, Greenfield, Mou. F. MAYNARD, Central Villogo, Conn. Africa : MISS CLODAH ANDERSON , Cope town. ::» taRe over tr:e leaderPhir of tne whole or iU~traua and tnie 1 hAve con~ nted to do , tte~ in t~e1r art bave also d c·11e it 1r- ne~·e ... to unite 11 efforts rnd t. erefor ·111 ~e 1n futur v rK1nG under our aoc1et1es head1n . To t 1e \lP t"e vrnole of t ~ bove Fit t 1 n lam tr v ll1nB to Sydne~ _,. r ..., ·eek nd "'on!'er nr vr1 h t- c\ c~ lttee , wh1ct: nn iF un1er t l en e~Fhip of .N"'ld r ~ To s . and. to v · 0::1 a 11 aff irs of our ne· • •• s. . br nch 111 be d1recte1. ~ t ere ay be ~ 1nts 1 D e~t anj lso r 1!. tr;.tction an1 BUldance w 1C'h 1 y u :, be a ..... le t 1t. e" 1ve p rsons1 ... y 1 or ge llY . 1 would dee~.~ _t fav r if y u co ld r nt n 1nterv1 wh11qt t r ug. t sydney • .1<-h f'<latt ere c :.lld a1 he d 1n c nferenc w 1 t t ere . I exp ct t cQt to elhr>Urne about 1'1V Cl" Pix of Thur ectayeve n1 5 of t e I 6 ~of t .• 1s month . ond plan to leave JJe lbourne • ea:-ly Fr 1day mor•nln • a cont' renee t en ~:1 ve to bcl held flO ewhere early ~f rnur~d y ven1nc caul- t!11F be r nan~e:J. by y .... u • 1 kno•v it if n K 1n a favor out nf tie of y r ueuaa dut1•P , hut you will ~ee 1 a u •• ab1e to m ke any on.er arranc;.nents .ar oll,..eac!: +:nie haF .. nt t lOflfl of about four d H' v 'i"K ~o e , 1h1c rr.:r Pociety c ru ot affor to reimhu~ nopin Y')u •v111 £lee f1t to ra t t· aoot:e nd h~,ln· tP ear fro ~ u early Pot' at 1 can ~ 1x 11 1ete11~ of other a po1mo&ntP Wh1lrt par~ in · th~ougn •
. £{ ~ .. -------- . \ Froma- Wing Commander A. R. ~h. A.P.c. · . ~ .,.. .... 114/1/197 Directorate or Atr Force Intelligence Department of Alr Victoria Ee.rrac ka ~ 11. St • Kilda Road •elbolll'D8 Victoria 1 Oth August 1955 Thank you for your letter of the 30th JUly. 2. I have seen the recent article 1n "People" on flying saucer investigation. Aa you will unierstan:i frCI!I reading it, no direct statement was made by me to the Magazine; the article sets out Ltr. Jarrold 'a recollection or some aspects or interest to him tmt carne up in cooversa- tion. 3. We discussed only those matters already covered ln my last letter to you , and the sarne facilities would have been extended to 7ou hlld we ~Jet when you were in Melbourne. The interview was in line with R.A.A.P. interest ln matters relating to unidentified tly1ng objects, and 70u l!Gy be assured ttult intornatlon c1ven by inaividuals and orsantzat1ons to us ls carefully treated on an equal basts • . . 4. On the other hand, informo. tion given by the R.A.A.F. is na. turally llmi ted, and no access ls given to our files. In the same way, Ur. J'arrold did not repeat evaluated comment but rather o.n incident of conversation, which would not ho.ve been the text or a formal s tntement issued by us. This rnay settle some or your queries. • 5. We hold some prints from a film taken 1n Part Moresby o.nd will be bD.pPJ to supply you w1 th c oplea or r 1 ve of them which :you mnx or may not find in teres t1ng. The cost of the prints 1s 4/9d each, and you would have to arrange to remit ~1 . 3 . 9. to the Collector or Public lloneys before they could l·e sent to you. The reference number on this letter should I Le quoted. J.Zr . Fred Stone 22 Northcote Street Kilburn · South Australia . ,_.....,...-----" f'~/... ... THE AUSTRAliAN HYING SAUCER RESEARCH /.11. • SOCIETY Heodquarten Hon. Pr.sldont: MR. FRED. STONE, 22 Northcott St., Kolburn. Phone: ML 7233 Hon. Au, Soc.: MR. P. 0. THOMAS, 155 Bums ode Rd., Bumsode. Hon ... TNOJurtr: MR. L. E. HAUBER, 220 Goodwood Rd., Col. Light Gdns. Pi'lane: UA 1• 56. Afllllatod Soclotl11: ~ 4 11. Lea~er •. Birc.h. '"' 1 .11 • .F. H. Q •• :M ~ lbourne . .oeor sir. 22 .~orthC'ote at . KILBURE. S . J\ . July 30th 1956 . - ---...) It 1e flr.Jrue t 1 "18 nm• ~ 1n~e 1 contacted you re an OJ lPOl t li ent wit !'t yo... , hUt wriJ.ct~ pr()ved i..illPU1t ah le from yow· ancle • sydney: Unfortunat~lY mst terfl rtave arleen which make 1t E. R. JARRoLo, ne~e::t"'Al"!' fCil' mi:! to eet a clearer picture or ~~our c.1.epartrr.er1tR 3 Fergu$on Avo., Fairfield, N .s.w. ~mcle 1n rela tion to t h e matt ~:rr. below • Molbourno: I f'lt rongly d~r.ire to aeeure ~/"'U not only of my P?':'- f.t.d~;.~~~~~~~~·onroQuatf. •• ol b.lt tnat of DY com.,1ttaeEt earnert d.ee1re t!'> co- oper<lte Hobam lt I: you and y o~r d3pcrt rr..ent 1n every way • and Pll rt icu lar l.v v. ouPoNT, t.11l:lt Wt:: may 111 no way commit anl' feu- pux even 1n an indirect 465 Macquarle St., Hobart, Tas. faan1or. • tnif\ 1fl t. e reason of our d.es1re to contact you How zooland: e!'ld to l'.no•: where we carl make tt~1f\ co- ope'"at1on and. tHl~iflt ~~~ia~.Ltor.· each otr:er mutually to tna best ad•1antaga of all conce!'ned . United Stoia: Th1fl weer. ra~ b!'CIUC'll t fortr en art 1Cle Y:Ubl1Pt.ea b~· ~~!~~;"~~~· i !'. dear Jar old • of t:t1e A . F. s . B. of Sydney 1n tr.e July MRS. C. LORENZEN. 27 •• • 'Jbl1C'91" iCf. Ofup...,Q-J.J; 11 W!"t1C')". YOU nO 1 '.lDUht haVe se en Sturgeon Bay, wosconsin. t.'\1fl u~.t'r•rtu."letely hafl caUfled a 8 ~::t deal of enQuiry ra(!a~d t!;.~1:S, eaut 1r.r; the l'tatemantfl rr.ade in1t 1rt reeard. to ~our 1riterv1e v ~cr:· BALLER, ~ 1t t e f'la1c ge .. ttle . en. F ."Z."...~~ ;.R~~s A~ ~ ed t o th1r iP t e fact t'bat o,;erPeas cort ebt s ha- .... eenttol Viltao•. eann. ~ inforoed e t "':at he .!"..ar ~tat e1 he ha s OC'C' t?P CI t o tl'e file~ of ~~ ~;o~LOoAH ANDERso t. e R. A.A • .r eac-Ul11t:· in relation to t ef.le IlUlttero , \',h1ch capetown. ~:t o te e r.t 1 strongly d.oubted. • Hov1ever 1n v lew of the above art 1c 1e openly boast t' of the 1n•11tat1~n ~r.tenctea to hi!" by yo ;.tr d.ept . many are T'A1rlrg t h e quertion a£1 to "hot extent if' t ~ Ua~~n h il ~ • crr. a~cted ,and hov can we copperete • CO!'lt rory to th~ fit o~en:ent ma'.le hy Hr .Jerrold end :;ourf'lelf • it f'l.t a tefl t ot tl'le tUscuneion CENTRED on the ~ OC' upant o of t he fl aucerfl , end t ..... inference is tbat ynu 7 pi)rnonnllY are f.l old on t.1e i~en of t nem bJ inc Ysrt 1 an~ L"'l t not your opinion weP that 11 the Mart 1ans are not. J ike us AS vre had to unf c- r r uneatr~:~· br ... at off r~? .Q.tionfl witn .ur Jsrrold owing t o laCK of confi'.lence :In his sdm1n1£:trat1on b ~:1 !in r.ciall~ · and a~ tnc:! secre ~ry . 'ile ha?e not tee:. able t o t!t ar:y coi!lli1un:1leat 1on from h1.ri. for over twalve momt th1e 1e~Pite t~e fAct t~at ha waP a~ked. to d_ny a rumour ·vn1~- v e :- rrirted in en E ngli~h par;er tnat na had been cl or ed 'own by your Dept. and as hifl continued. P1lence and. failure to meet hiP ob l ~cat1ono fleeced to sue e~t that ~uc wa~:~ tr.e case we naturallY exctw~d hi on th1EI groum1 • It was becaUf'e ot sucn 1nexcuf1.able benaviour L.at
- ( 2 ) , "' · ._ re fON~ed to form our own orgar.1Pat b. l:er~ es a ~u.lt .ar.d. rr.ate 1·.! .... verence with 1~. , ·• - Th1f! ~af' one of t.1e main reasor.s for .nyae:;\1re at tr~a rac.ent date datt:! to"" ~e r th1E' otory of h1s silence from your a!1Cle for :ne I'J.1ll~flelf ~ad~ lO.attempt to clear ever. aftt:!r re e te1 correPfndance .1t eppeers he rJ ... f' t h v e unt ed to ('( nt 1:1ue t..t? deL.~ 1on • T •. e b ve art 1c1e nee ~.Lowever cle red the picture 1r: at lear.t the fact t.e he 1~ £lt1ll1n operation 'but we would like tn know ~ o v·hat extant he t.a~ tL~ con~11ence of your s. s. and. 1f hl~ steterent nf accesr- t o flla~ eta . beor~ varao1t. or not • /J.f:. 1 ot"l ort.ed a nu ... ber of q\. e~t 1 "l!lf' part lculer y from over Pear, 11 relat1nn to this .1an~ boosta of tt.1P , andtSH cannot rec1eve any com- m1.m1c.at 10~1 rr•oru h1n. ~o deny 1t or conf1em it • "1 would be grateful 11' yon c uld tne air f ~ • ~ A nquir ies have been ned ere the Port More£~ ~ I953 h1rh Jerrold tol1 UE e~ ccnf1Prate bY your Dept . now in hi~ story 11e ,irl.fe rfl t at eitr.er ne :-tofl 1t in hi~ f1lce, or tnat he hac1 flUC'rl mn:ie e·va1 e't'le to tim b~· your dept . 1f fiUCl'\ wae tne cape w it poeP.ihle for my own com.-nitte to !la·1e thif' pr1v1lec~ extended to them al~o even 1f for only \ 1 exurut1v~1w1ne ~ .~----------------~~------------------------------~ If c ontec t w 1tn you ifl pe rr.ona llY not convenient to c!eDr U.P t.iert> and mar.Y other r::stterfl • could ynu give ur a lee 1 polnt of contact whom we can cnntact fro~ t1we to tiree to con~ult for 1~1~on purpo~e9 .f'~r we a:oe moot !lnx1oue n(jt to fall fot .. l of your dept • ln anY way end flu~~h a cor. tact cou11 ol!v 1P e 1f we happen to 1nad ·.rerdant ly £ttep or. rtancarouP. ground . Hoping ~flu w111 rae o~r viewpoint and mote r.ome way c•laar ~a t~ p t.~ act 1ng on t :-e f:'quere with you and your aE~f.'oc 1ct es • I am • yours fa:thfullY • H.Jn. Pra~ end Gen . eec.re t.ra:·y.GO 1'\feJ.J~~~rrdAk MINUTE PAPER 114/1/197 < 99A > c; R (This side only to be written on) SUBJECT: MINISTERIAL ENQUIRY - RADAR SIGHTING$ OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING O BJECTS NOWRA. Jll I Secretary 7 Department of Air . (Copy to C. A. S. ) 1 . Attached is a copy of a repor( received on the 4th October, 1954, from the Department of the Navy concerning the above s1ght1nga . 2 . Since the beginning of August until quite recently , all reports on unidentified flying objects were referred to Mr . O. H. TURNER of the Physics Departm ent of the University of Melbourne , who had offered to carry out a statistical analysis on such reports . 3 . Before his recent departure for England, Mr . TURNER stated that he would be submitting a report on the results of his research. The report bas not yet been received . 16 DEC 54 \tffr or~ Group Captain , D. A. F . I . CONFlDE i\lTIAL
T.G. 42 lB. 'Th s T !<gram ltos bern rtcdve~ .., Ject to the Post a..S T torr• h Acl 1nd R~alotooas. Tho 1 "'" r cc • d at this cfl.ce Is shown at tho tnd ot tht musagr. co•.U.AO!'lWEAl TH OF AUSTI:AliA POSTMASTER GENERAL'S DEPAitTMENT Sell. C. I!./ I~ Chi. No. TELEGRAM Office ot Orlg•n No. al Words 49 HOBART SUB 40 10 . 24A MR E W A ICKS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF A I R VICTOR I A BARRACKS MaBOURNE Cilia D•t• t ROA D E.G 1954 s .C.4, VIC. HAS ANY F' ACTUAL REPORT A I RCRAF'T PHENO~t ENON CANBERRA NOWRA BEEN RECE I VED REPORTS TODAYS PRESS CAUS I N~ CONSTANT ENQU I RIES FROM ..xlURNAL I STS STOP T RUST NO MERMAID IS ASSOC I AT ED WITH THIS S I ~HT IN~ ••• T r. .n lilt AT HOL T OWNLEY rn_uMnNWEA !.ILO.E AUSTRALII\ , "
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•• Group Captain Charlton, DIRECTOR OF AIR INTELLIGENCE . With the Compliment .~ of the Private Secretary to the Min i.sler /or External Affairs The attached letter was sent to the press in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne COM M ONWI:AL. T H OFFICES, TRlcASURY GARDEN S. Mrl B OURNE . C.2. 23/6/195'4.
DRAFT mvE3TIGA'!?ION O.t' FLYlliG SAUCffiS STATE!.!ENT OF R.A . A. F'. POLL_ ~ ~~Je.•( B/. PC-9J ""~ oJ /J. C.f' ,J I~#, .. "S.I 'iii: 1. The R. A. A. F . accepts reports on flying saucers and a ttew.r ts an allocation o1' reliability. Those that f'all in the e ed reliab~ class are then subject~ to fUrther investigation as ruKl. wh~::n the opportunity occurs. As a result of this fw:ther investigation, a smaller nwnber of reports are followed up and investigations are uncle with the Meteorological Services, the Government Astronomer and the Civil Aviation authorities in an attempt to fit the original occurrences in vdth any normal flying activity or meteorological phenomena . 2. As a result of investigations in the !k~t , t ere is no doubt that reliable observers have reported sightings which today are inexplicable ~~thin the resources available to the R, A. A.F. Repo~ts of this type are continuously filed in an ... \ . ~ attempt to dev~op ~'f'icient depth or eviaenoe for accw·ate ~ . anal¥ais to be made . It may howuver, be several years before <t the required depth of evidence is available . ' -
D ar Sir, freaaur.y Gardena, MELBOURNE . 0 . 2. 28th Janull1'7 1954 From ti to t1 people report hnv1n8 seen unexplained objects in the ok,r which hnv come to be called •tlying aucers" . !here have been many explana,iono o~ them - the sun shining on high ~lying n1reraft - neteorological balloons - imaginntion, etc. There 1s another possibility th t mQJ account for some of them, hioh hao not been euggeoted, so tor ns I kno • On known d tee in ench year , the earth paoses through meteor otr ma. These ore the re ins of meteoro thnt have 41aint grated in out r space , but which continue their oriBinnl paths round the oun 1n the form of otrenms of sol16 pnrticleo end coteoric duet . Th fact that the earth moves round tho oun 1.11 a fixed path tllld that these debrio of meteor loo ove round the sun in fixed patho, nea.na thnt the patho of the nrth and ot oet:le ot these meteoric streams intersect each other on n series of dates which nre the W!le each year. ~e earth aocct1 ee tflkeo a number of clays to pass through the more icportnnt of thcoo eteoric streams. Th date of naxicum met eoric ct1vity ore - 3rd January• 21st April 4th nay. 8th June , 30th June , 28th July, 1D-13th Auau t , lath Qctobcr, 20w23rd Ootob r, 3-10th November, 14th F.ov b r, 16th Uovcnber, 11-13th December. I have lists of the ant s ov r the lnst sevornl y nrs on which people have reported having eeen "flying saucers• in .IJ:u ~o. , ana have comp red them with the date on which tho earth passes through tho principal Deteoric etroamo . !here appearo to ba o. noticeable relationship bot cen these two seto of dates. By this I noan that thoro tends to be a grouping of flying saucer sigllt1nga round about the meteor- stream dnt o that it is hard to believe io by chance. And again, ther 1e n rclntivo nbaonce o~ "flying saucer" reports dur1na th principal saps between tcor-strem:1 dates. For lnstanc • th minirmm meteoric activity of the year is between January and April. !'hose are also the months 1n which fe at "flying saucers" hnve b en reported in Au ralin. I do not auageet that t his evidence is by any J ann cooplcte, or thnt 1 t is, at beat, or than n partial explanation of "flyine aucer• phenomena • .Ul that 1 suggest is tllnt there io oono evidence that people eec to report otheraioe unexplained objects 1n the sky rouna about the do'teo on wlilcn tlic enrtb pasaeo throut;h the principal !!!etcQr-str nn, ond there seems to be a lull. in the reportine of flying onuccro in betv en these dates. I do not ouggest any more than that v1hat I hnv:e onid may b an explanation of t leoot a propo~tion of Ghe •flyina oaueer• roporto. fha Editor, "fh Sydney OrnillB Uoral.d• , .. SY""""'""'D.......,EY ...... _...,N ...... .§:_. I om, ' Your~ very t:r-uly • {R. G. CASEY) IYr. Downer, M.P. io going to ask the l.tinister the following question in the House at 10 a.m. tomorrow morni.ng. Last year I asked the Honourable Gentleman a quention about flying saucers to which he gave a facetious reply. Is the Minister aware of the attention now being devoted in Canada and by the R.A.F. in Engl9.lld to the nature and orig;in of these mysterious objr,cts? Are similnr investigations contemplated by the R./I . A. F. or does the Jllinister still regard flying saucers as a problem for P:J~hologi:Jta rather thJm t.he Doi'onoe authorities? Phoned through at 4- 40 p.m.
• SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT OF AIR MINUTE PAPER (This side only to be wrtttlft on) Note of: Action : 1 . Reference Encl. /,A , the following reply was tele.phoned to the M i ninter at 5 :p . m. on 19th November , 1953 : - " Yes . I am aware thut Ser·viceo over·oeao are devoting some time to i nveati ga ting tile r•epo1•ts of unidentified objects and o_ptical phenomena in the sky. Likewise , the R . A. A . •. makes detailed investigations of every such re,o tit receives . It has been f'ound that the greater numbei· of' these reports coincide with the passage of large meteorites across the sky . Infonr.ation concerning the meteori tee is obtained from the observatories in the various States . " 2. Nevertheless, all reports are still being investigated closely a l recor·ded as an aid to further research into future r eports of this nature . ~~ • 20 Nov . 53 C . A . '-1. . (C . h . H. )
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• ~ • ' R.A.F. Officers Investigating 'Saucer' Stories "The A~re" C orre~on de nt. LONDON, Nov. 10. Intem~:ence omcers or the R.A.F. are now Inves- tigating every case of "flying saucers" over Bri- tain, according to a "DaUy Express" corre- spondent. The serious approach to "saucers" follows several Ca!eS 1n wh1eh trained observers, such as R .A.F . men, have seen ftytng saucers. The latest case comes !rom two pUots, together In a Vampire jet at 20.000 feet over Kent last week. They saw an object which at first seemed to be a star or bright sta- tionary ll~a"h t. The R.A.F. Is now ex- changing lnform~ttlon on the sub,lect with Amcnca. The u.s. alr force Is be- ginning to suggest hPsl- tantly that " flyh111" sauc- er!l" could be Inter-plane- tary • . 2A
0 AA- 120- 53 T1AL THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OFFICE OF THE AIR AT~t.C'S AMERICA~ EMPASSY 414 Collins St. Melbourne , Australia 20 Jul 53 " Directorate of Air Foroe J"''telligence Air Force Headquarters 14el bourne C.l Attn: Wing Commander R.A.G. Ell~~ , M.B . E. Dear Wing Commander Ellen s Thank you very much for your letter of 6 July in wh ioh you inclosed copies of previous correspondence in connection with citings of unidentified flyir.~ objects . As r ·mentioned to you when I was in your office on 18 Vay , my headquarters is very interested in receiving reports of all u"lusual sightings not only in this area but all over the ~orld . My headquarters has requested t~t , if possible , the following information should be reported on any unusual ; ighting: 1. Electrical Means . (This sholud be reported immediately upon sighting.) RAporta forwarded ty this method will include , insofar as possible: a . / b . I c . I d . e . , "' A brief description of the object(s); shape , size , color , numuer , formation if more thap one , aerodynamic features , trail of ~xhaust , propulcion system , sp~ed , soUnd , mantuvers , manner of disappe~arances , and other pertinent or unusual features . Time of sighting in 24- hour olook zonal time , and length of time observed. Kanner of observation ; visual or elPotronio , from air (give speed , altitude , and type of aircraft) , or surface. ~y type of optical or electronic equipment used should be described . • Location of observer duri.:lg sighting, giving exact latitude and longitude as closely as feasible, and/or reference to a known landmark . Locatiorl of object( a) with respect to observer , giving diatnnce , direction , and altitude. IdentifyL~g inforMation of obaerver(a) and witneaa(ea) , estimate of reliability and experience , and any factors bearing on estimated reliability of the sighting. CONFIDENTIAL Jti!IN·
OONFIDc.i llfd ... 120- 53 20 Jul 53 " / r. Weather and winds aloft co~ditions at time and plaoe of sightings. g. Any activity or condition. meteorological or otherwise , whtch might account for the sighting. / h . Existence of any physical evidence such as fragments , photographs and thelike, of the sighting. 1. Interception or identification action telten . (Such action may be taken whenever feasible • complying w1 th edsting air defense directives . ) j . Location of any air traffic in the ~neral area at the time of the sighting. 2. Written Reports . These reports will expand on the points enumerated above . Photographs , sketches , and signed narrative statements of observers will be appended. Statements should be recorded in as great detail as possible , with particular atten- tion given to times , angles of observation , and flight paths or locations. The angles of observations , locations , flight paths , eto., should be drawn on aeronautical charta or maps. Any help you can give me in making this information avail~ble to my headquarters will be rincerely appreciated and will be handled in strict accordance with the security classificatio~ you attach to it. 2 Sincerely yours , / ~~r.~~ Lt Colonel , USAF Aast Air Attache CONFIDENTIAL
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