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RAAF Director of Air Force Intelligence (DAFI) file from 1968-69 documenting Support Command's use of the Weapons Research Establishment Satellite Prediction Service to identify UFO reports as satellite sightings.
RAAF Director of Air Force Intelligence (DAFI) file from 1968-69 documenting Support Command's use of the Weapons Research Establishment Satellite Prediction Service to identify UFO reports as satellite sightings.
This Royal Australian Air Force file (NAA A9755 item 2) captures 1967-1969 correspondence in which Headquarters Support Command, RAAF, arranged weekly delivery of the Weapons Research Establishment 'Visible Satellite Passes Bulletin' from Salisbury, South Australia, to assist initial investigations of UFO reports. The file shows DAFI and Support Command verified the service's usefulness, then expanded distribution in March 1968 to eleven RAAF bases including Amberley, Edinburgh Field, Darwin, Fairbairn, Richmond, Townsville, Williamtown, East Sale and Pearce. Additional minutes track a subscription to the Astronomical Society of Victoria's bi-monthly Current Phenomena Section information sheets and a Bureau of Meteorology table of daily balloon release times from Essendon, Laverton, Mildura and Sale, all used to identify mundane causes of sightings. Correspondence with the Victorian UFO Research Society in February 1969 also appears in the file.
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5/8/ .Ur( 95) Department of Suiply w e3;:.ozu1 Reaearch 'Sehbliabment SALISBURY SA 5108 E: 3 NOV 1967 SAfELLI!E PREDIC!ION SERVICE 3004 1. Reference is made to your let~er 5!5644/a/1 of 15th December 1966 to Department of llr, rcgardin& the offer to s upply weekly satellite prediction tables. 2. J.lthoue,h, at the time, the Department of Air aneeeed that tbey had no re;uire::ent for these tables aDd declined the offer, subsequent events indicate that there is a need for such information at Command l evel. 3. Would you, therefore, forward two copies of this publicaUoa, on a continuing basi s , to this C01ll.tOialld marked •Par Attention C 11ltell 0" . cf \ ::,Q I.S~· • ~ ~-- ~-~ t~ fu.I-, "3 ot_l...<..-. ( E. K. KILDEY) .. ~ ... ~ .t.Lu.t- Wir.g Col!IO.!Ulder ~~ PoUir Officer CotllllaDdiJlg t>..,_J..-rJ.t. '3....J.. ~ \ ~~ .we~
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MINUTE PAPER 5/6/2/Air (17) (Thu sod• only to ba wrotten on) Subjen: INFORMATION SHEET : ASTRONOHICAL SOCIETY Ed S - 3 / IS' 1. Earlier this year, Admin S-1 arran~~ to obtain the bi- monthly Information Sheet issued by the Current Phenocen~ Section of the Astronomical Society of Victoria for retention by this office. The Information Sheets appear to be processed through the Central Library, but are )not finding their way to C Intell 0. ( ~~--..v ~.v 1':>- • 2 . So for, the record shows that: a . Har- Apr Information Sheet - Received at Central Library, then disappeared. b . Hay-Jun II Received by c Intell 0 .(, c . Jul- Aug II Received by c Intell 0 d. Sep- Oct II Not so far received by C Intell 0 . 3. Frequent reference is made to the information contained in the publications and I am a~~ious thot all sheets become available for reference purposes as quickly as possible . Would you , therefore, pleRse establish what hns happened to the Sep-Oct sheet and arrange for that and all future issues to be for warded to C Intell o, Room 310B tT Block.
~ · ~VICTORIAN U.F.O. RESEARCH SOCIETY P.O BOX 43, MOORABBIN, VICTORIA, 3 189, AUSTRALIA. TELEPHONES: 654 4277, 92 2502 Pros.don" Socreto<y: PETER E. NORRIS, LL.B. MISS JUNE HARRISON. Phone: 654 4277 Phone: 96 3042 s . o. o. HQ sup ort Conuna.ni, R. A. A. F . Vic~oria Barr'ckG . lbourne . Vic . S/l~r. H. Th aite • De .,. Sir, 20th. February ' In "''lP ort of our rec .. nt convers tion . '!'he Executive of the above Soci ty would ativise, that durin the cour"e of 1968, l1 vel.":J thorou h pur ing projecb wa.s completed ithin th Society, ith the lon over~ue ~csult, th t ~t this juncture we ould c~te oricallv stqte that~ mbe~~ of V . U. F. O. R. S . cu r ntl:v no "'Ore 1.1seles than o.ny body of inc rely dodicat d r archer~ . a of "" v r d orld, ~istanc 1 for th ~ics enQ profession vln rld our~elves of r ciated if the o nd rdvice, hich
MINUTE PAPER 5/6/2/.UR ( 15) !Thos •ide only to bo wrollon on) UTICAL SOCI~TY OF VICTOIUA - c 1. Purchase Ord.er ifo . E270821 Has raisad on 20 . 12. 68 to cover your re uest at folio 12 for Informati n ~hce~s cov~ring Current ~erial Pheno ena. 2 . The order covered Institutional l E ~ 1..1. H:>9 of the stronautical Society of Victoria and also C _..rent Puenomena Section Infor~ation Sheets (1969) . 3· RL~ Printing and Fublications nit advise receipt of uournal for February 1969 and Phenomena Sheets for January to April Phenomena Sheets , .thich \ie;: • issued to RAJ~F Central Library by Packing Hote 400578 on 7th Larch 196~ . 4 . R!JiF Central Library have acknowled~;;ed ro=ceipt of the . ov0 publ icat1ons but at tne oo!llent are unable to trace them • • o.,o;:ver , '1-lhen traced the publicatl ons \or ill be issued to C Intell 0 along •:ith any future copies received against the subscriptions. /Apr 69
MINUTE PAPER IThos ~ o do only to b.t wrotton on) I? e>",..,,,., s! /\..,; I 4( j-L-v .. .z ~~.c.c-4-- ~ ~"""--~ -~'~~~..c-./ a M<- tr, I ~ . J.
T ele& • • • "W .. po"'" Adelaide for funhtt ("formation r•fer to l3. Har:tin T elophono 59 9, Ext. 6819 In R•ply Pleuo Quote COMMONWEALTH OF AUHfAl DEPARTMENT OF sUP~L Y :::.. All co,...pondon .. to llo add.._od to Oh..etor, 8CIII 1424H, G.P.O~ Adolaldo "' :~' W¥,.0NS IIESI!AIICH ESTAILISHHINT ~ """""·.::.:::~196? . SAl'ZLLI1'E PSEDICTIO!i CZ.i1'11.£ Space Research C:rou.(J, ;:capons Rese;.:.ron ::::Sto.bli:.:hoen~ , Box 1424-H , G.F .O., Ailillaide , S . A., 5001 "IISDsLE SATELLI TE F!.SS~ :atJLLETIN Sa tell:!. te Predictions ~?ill not be provided this r1eck due to i."l.!omatJ.on not rgceived from /..mcrioa.5/6/2/Air(12) .fni m.ED I.lAnER : tJPO PREDicriCH S 1 • One of the ta3ka of this ap,t~ointaent 13 the inveat- i ~ tion of UFO r ports sent to this Headquart rs and ouper- vi a i oa of other investigations c arried out by b3aea of the Coaaand. 2 . I believe there is a news-sheet type publication predictine aerial phenomena issued at reeuler intervals by the Astrono~cal Scciety ot Victoria which could help in this task. ). Could you therefore take act ion to subscri be t o this publ ication tbroueb the Cociety' s chairClan, Lir J . B. TRAINOR, ~ tC. \ L[ 28 o,..r Street Sooth Caulfield, 3163. ,W I =. 9 ore 1963 (J . I. GAVI::Y) Plt Lt C Intell C
II 3004 5/6/2/A1r(11) .1 8 A PR 1968 Dapartr:.ca\ of Air ( DAFI) C A BBA AC'l' 2600 Into nead~wu-tere RAAF a LA'fERrOR 3027 _ erereDCe: A. Yoar 554/1/30(4} 1 • ~here le 1l a :requ rcment :fo:r R.uP LaTcrton to recai'Ye reeul r oo,Piea of tho VUE Sctellite cUct1oD Centre .. Vielble Sotellite Pees~ Th:lleti!l". 2 • 'loul4 ,oa, tbercforo, ple e c:sk stebl1sbmect to inclu~e !1. l.lane LA ... D. llet for 'thi blic tion
S..:urlty Clonlftcotlon Te~o: "Wapont " Adelaide. • All corr•po~de nce 10 11. add rusod to Co~tro ller, lo• H HH, G I' 0., Adelaide fo< fur<her a nformadon refer 10 .! • '.;U ton Telephone Sft, Eu . ~ S 1 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA DEPARTM ENT OF SUPPLY In ll.eply Ploue Quote Headquarters Support Command RAAF , Vi c toria Barracks, MELBOURNE, vrc. , 3004 WEAPONS IIESEAIICH ESTABLISH MENT SALISBUII.Y, SOUTH AUSTII.ALIA " 3 • f 1968 I This 2st~ blishment ) reduces a ~e~ kly Visible S~tollite P~~es Bullotin , intended pri.':l..u-ily for reproduction in the dcily . 1reso for 1C public ii:Lf'om.ation. <tcc... \ Gt- Fol 1 onin~ • ~ offer to p~ovide these bulletins t o ~~eo ... to z.asi st i. ; iti o.l investi= tious of U:::U 1 s .1e ~ve received the f ollo·71ne l et·~er f-..:oc t!le Secret~/ , :Depa.rtrJent of I..i.r: "l'he usefulness of you:r s _tellit e prediction service in the i dentification of 1.: ey unid:mtified fly-'....ng objects reported to tho P. .. \AP h wa be n sho •n by rre "qu=..rte r s Su:;;_ ort Co=nd investiG.J.tions . AB a. re::ult this De ,.Ja.rt:nent ;nshes to take advanta...,-.e of your offel' of the s ::.tellit'l !'rediction bulletin to !tL..F Dazes ;::.nd a list of the D:,aes no.n:.n ted to reccl.ve the bulletin is e:.1closed" . Tho first of those Bulletins i s enclooed , end subsequently i s=:ues will be aent to you neclcl.y. Secret...:ry, De~nent of Air. !J.r O !.f'i.oer Co~:t.Uld in.:; 1 Be "".dqu-rters Su:nx>rt CollmlClld. Asaict~t J ocrct~ , Projects . PO/STO
Security Clwlflcatlon. ~ Ttlt,r>mt : "Wtapo ~•" Adolaldt. • All corrupondonct 10 bt •ddr~ted co Controller, ,.... ru~htr inlotmatlon rtlor 1o J • 'o.l ton Ttlophone sn. ht. 46 1 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY Box Hl1H, G P.O .• Adelaide. In 1\tply Plo .. t Quote WEAI'ONS "ESEA"CH ESTABLISHMENT SAliSBUilY, SOUTH AUSTRAliA 1~5803/ 1/3 Air Officer Cornman• ing, Headquarters Support Command , R.A.A. F. , Victoria Barracks, MELBOURNE, VIC., )004 S.U'.:::t.LITE .PIL!liCT:::..,!! S.::2VICE 1 i 3 MAR 19S8 This ~t~lishcent :reduces a ~e kly Visible Satellite Paa~es :Bulletin , intended prinaril·· for l.'e!>roduotion in the dcily ~ress for public info~tion . Fol owin.:; ..:n offer to p::cvide these bulletins to ~ bases t o ..ss ... st i.d.ti:U investi..; tio.ns of uro1 s 10 h~ve :ceceivod the follonnc letter fr.or.~ t!1e Secret2I,}" , :;)epart.cent of Air: " l'he usefuln~ss of your 3 telli te pre<liction service in the identification of ~ ny uniG.eatified n~ objects reported to the J.UF h •. J be 'n cho n by lle .qu..rtel.'B Su1' ort Colll!l; .nd investiQ::~tions . JlS a. result this De)art:umt :lishes to t3ke a.dventage of your offer of the o:.telli t'3 • rcdiction buJ.letin to :l'-.F Jla.:::es .::.nd a list of the :Bases nO;d.o.!'L.ted to receive the bulletin .1. ... ~1closad" . The first of theca Bulletins is enclosed, and aubcequently is..;ues lrl.ll be se."lt to you "'eekly. c . o . Secret...ry, Dc1~t of Air. .ti..r Of!'icer Cou:x..n:in;:, He::Cqu...rters Sup?Qrt Cot:r::le.nd. (, Asoictant ~ccret~ , ?rojocts . PO/STO fO A
/ TELEX:rv\US 3A'l'CEN .'F:APO!IS JL.!Ek\11.S S A'!Sl.r.I TE PRI.:D I CT I 0!1 C E: l'1'RE 12 ~h Mo.rch, 1968 Satellite 'l'racking Operations Group, Weapons Research r.:::to.blishmont , :Box 14241!, G. P . O. , .\delaide, J . A. , 5001. V'ISlJl!C SATELLI'B PASSFS BULL:::rn: Pol' .:eek 1 17th Ma.rch to 23rd I !arch, 1968. Predictions arc provided for the fol1ow~~ s~tellites - SATELLITE PERlOD IJCLl1<ArlON APOGEE: I I" .rl!GEE: lf.AME no. (I.:INUml) (NDRE!:S) (IC.t) j (KLt) PAGE flO . ~HO ONE 1960 Iota 1 106 47 1304 753 11 PmASUS ONE 1965 ?A 97 32 699 491 I} PEX:ASUS Tl/10 1965 39A 97 32 707 503 ~EX:ASUS TFIREE 1965 60A 94 29 489 477 fAGEOS OHE 1966 56A 180 85 59$7 2363 15 (MORN. ) 6. (EmL I I I Echo T~o will not be seen this week. Defini tionl'1. ~ J.J · he tl.ll;o for one complete revolution of the oar!;h. Inclinn~ion in the nncle at which the aa~ellite cros::os the equator, tuken a.!lticloc!:wize from EASl' . !2.?~ io the Ll:l.Ximw:l height cchieved by the catellite duri:it; it:.J o::-bit . Pn1.~~e ic the lor.cst point of the satellite orbit . Predictions for Canberra are no:1 being incbded Notes : 1 • These prodictiono n:ru b!Uled on infoUIUtion pl:oviuc•l b;r the GoddarJ Space Flit;ilt Centre of the lbtional Aero.1.autics and Space Admini3tr0ltion, U. S . A. 2 . Oi' moro than 1200 man- mack oujects in a}J:,.ce, only lon(;- liwd satelliteo nhich are visible to the human eye are selected for the:Je predictions . Other ohjcct~ se.:ln from time t;o 1;ime, mey bo <leceyinrr oujocts ro-enterin ~ the a~mo..;phcrc . 3. A pn..:Je io included in the p.cedictior.s 11hen, (a) t.he satellite is illuminated by the sun , (b) duL~nG the pazs, the satellite rises 10° above th~ horizon, and (c) the pass occurc before Civil T.Yilic;ht for rooming pas:ms, or o.ftar Ci':il Twilicht for evenir.g paswes . /2 ,.
5· 6 . - 2- The ticco md di.rC'ctiono included in the Jll"tldictic•na refer to tho clo:~c:::t approach of the .. atelli te to the ob:::ert.,;r. Undor Pooi tion in Sl:y, tho aziouth (Lz), i::l the bec.rln,z from t:z:uo north ~~d the clevat1on (EL) i::: tho nUDber of degrees above the horizon. t.t tho time of closest lll'P1"Cach, the satellite could be in earth's ohado., , and thus the satellite -:1ould only be viS'ihle before or after this time durinc its pa=s.
{. ECHO ONE i"ILL BE SEEN TRAVELLING FROl! NORTH \VEST TO S011TH EAST 1 . tatr. St11~ion Timn (Local) l'oei tion in Sky AZ EL (1) (2) (1) (2) ( 1) (2) Sydney 1905 2054 ~6 202 82 37 Bti:>bane 1904 2054 221 198 57 ?0 Canberr:~. 1905 2054 53 195 67 44 17th ?!.arch !.lelboume 1905 2053 55 208 46 61 Hobart 2006 'iV 40 266 3.( 82 Adelaide 2021 219 60 Perth 20 5 20) 41 18th Ma:cch 0 Adelaid~e 19'( 47 Perth 2041 208 33 Sydney 1917 2107 213 28 Brisbane 1917 2107 203 15 Canberra 1917 2106 207 .n 19th lfarch l.!elbou:a:.e 1916 2106 332 44 0 2018 2207 3 bb Adelaide 2034 194 39 Perth 1858 2048 216 189 72 28 Sydney 1923 2113 197 44 27 Brisbillle 1922 2113 208 24 14 Canberra 1922 2112 219 54 31 20th Llarch !.:elboume 1922 2111 191 76 40 c:oart 2 23 2212 -14- 77-63 Ad£<12ide 2039 200 34 Perth 1903 2053 225 193 53 25 Sydney 1928 2118 195 180 37 26 Brisbane 1928 2118 194 181 20 14 Canberra 1927 2117 211 184 44 30 21st Lia..."'"Oh !.ielbo=e 192 2116 192 18 62 38 .. obsrt 2028 2217 154 177 87 g, Adelaide 1855 2044 205 196 61 31 Perth 1908 2058 ?.15 190 42 23 Sydney 1932 2122 201 180 32 27 Brisbe.ne 1932 197 17 Canberm 1932 2122 195 173 38 30 22nd March Melbouxne 19J1 2122 205 173 52 37 Hobart 2032 2221 225 189 - - 7"6 ;o Adelaide 1859 2049 215 ~85 48 29 Perth 1913 2103 200 18~ 34 22 Sydney 1937 197 28 Bri:;bane 19'37 185 15 Ci;:Jl}.Jerra 1936 192 33 2 rd March Melboume 1935 2125 199 169 45 38 ~Obert 2• 1( 2225 202 186 69" G3- Adele.ide 1903 2053 208 181 40 28 Perth I 1917 2107 196 178 28 22I P&iASUS ullt. ./ILL & S£t.N TRAVELLING ..ffiOw w:;sT ro .:.AS:!! 2. 1 Dat e Station I Time (Local) r Position in Sky I AZ EL ' Sydney ! ! ! I Brisbane I I Canberra 17th March r.:elbouzne NO SUI1'ABLE PASsls I Hobart I Adelaide I Perth ! i Sydney I I .J Brio bane I Canber.-a i 18th ldaroh Melbourne NO SUITABLE Hobu.rt I I Adelaide I I Perth ' I . l Sydney I I ,.. ' : I Brisbane Canberra 19th March Melbourne NO SUITABLE PASSES I Hobart I i Adelaide I I Perth I I I Sydney not Suitable j Brisbane 0453 I 35 18 I Canberra No"t Suitable I 20th !.larch Melbou:rne II " I Hobart " II I Adelaide II II I Perth I II II I ' ' I l ' - Sydney 0501 34 ' 13 I Brisbar.e 0500 I 25 I 28 Canberra Not Suitable I 21st March lolelbourne II " Hobart II II I I Adelaide " II Perth II " ! Sydney 0508 I 27 I 20 Brisbane 0508 41 43 Canberra 0508 I 32 15 22nd March Melbourne llot Sui table I Hobart " II Adelaide II II Perth 0442 35 14 Sydney 0515 17 26 Brisbane 0515 24 66 Canbe=a 0515 25 23 23rd March Melbourne 0514 21 14 Hobart not Suitable Adelaide 0443 33 15 Perth 0449 28 22
r. ~ I I I I I ! I I r I ?D:JASUS T IV WILJ.< ill; SEt::!< Date 17th Uarch 16th March i ! I 19th March I I I 20th March 21st ll.arch ! I I ! . I 22nd March I 23rd March I I I I Station Sydney Brisbane Canberra M~lbourne Hobart Adelaide Perth Sydney Brisbane Canbe=a Melbourne Hobart Adelaide Perth Sydney Brisbane Canberra Melbourne Hobart Adelaide Perth Sydney Brisbane Canberra Melbourne Hobart Adela.J.de Perth Sydney Brisbane Canberra Melbourne Hobart Adelaide Perth Sydney Brisbane Canberra Melbourne Hobart Adelaide Perth Sydney Brisbane Canberra Melbourne Hob:u-t Adelaide Pe-rth I I j I I I . . I . I I I I l I l . 1'ime (Local) 0413 0414 0413 0412 0513 0523 0530 0425 0425 0425 0423 0524 0534 0541 0436 0437 0435 0434 0535 0545 0553 0447 0448 0447 0446 0546 . ~.ot Sui table 0422 0459 0500 0458 0457 0557 0426 0433 0510 0511 05<'9 0508 0608 0437 0444 0521 0522 0520 0520 !lot Sui table 0448 0455 I i : I I l I I I Position in Sky AZ EL 335 67 169 52 12 56 8 40 10 22 3 57 0 61 20 65 190 54 346 56 353 42 ?. 22 342 49 31 6 66 347 157 330 340 355 330 355 331 221 354 357 348 44 351 8 341 346 342 0 356 340 336 334 339 337 346 336 333 328 .329 334 337 328 I i l I 59 64 49 39 21 38 52 46 77 42 34 18 34 67 32 27 14 44 62 24 45 22 20 10 34 45 16 28 15 13 24 31 j . .
Date 17th March 18th Maroh 19th A:aroh 20th !{.arch I I 21st March 22nd Ma.ruh 23rd Ma.ruh I Station Sydney Brisbane Canberra I Melbourne "'obllrt I Adelaide Pexth j Sydney Brisbane 1 Canberra ~.:Ell bourne Hobart J.C.elaide Perth Sydney j Bxiebane 1 CanbArra I Melbourne Hobart Melaide I Perth 5;:;-d.!'ley Bri~bn.ne Canben:a Melbonrne Hob:u:t 1 Adelaide i Perth ! Sydney Brisbrute Ca'lberra Melbourne Hobart Adelaide Per~h Sydney Briebo.ne I CanberJ:a I ~1elbourne HobtL-::t Adelaide 1 Perth ! Sydne-J ' Br1::bnnc I I Canberra L!elbo=e Hobart AdelaJ.de Perth I I I I I I l I I 'l'i.me (local) I I ·~t NO SUITABLE 0502 0502 tlot Suitable 11 II ' II 11 " " " Not Suitable " " " II 11 11 11 II 0538 0542 Not Sui table II II " II 0539 Not Suitable 0507 0511 0509 0509 I 0509 0508 !lot Sui tn.bla l 0436 0440 0438 ! 0438 . 043B l 0437 l Not Suitable I 0545 I 0549 : =rot Suitable i " " ! II " 0545 Not Suitable " Position in Sky AZ 21 25 19 19 19 15 14 12 347 22 17 12 10 10 331 20 16 17 18 0 17 18 EL I 10 27 15 23 12 15 23 26 79 20 I 12 15 23 26 I 77 20 I 12 28 46 i ! 20 28 46 4. I I I I I :, .. y PACI·:OS ONE WILL BE SEEN TRAVELLTIIC FROM SOUTH TO !IORTH 5. Da.ttt Station • (Local) I Time Position in Slcy AZ EL ( 1) (2) I ( 1) (2) ( 1) (2) Sydney 0514 I 73 82 Brisbane 0516 I 132 85 Canberra 0513 I 90 78 17th March '.!elbourno 0511 l 106 70 Hobart 0609 101 77 Adelaide 0442 105 57 Perth 0308 I 125 23 - Sydney 0512 I 92 84 Brisbane 0515 60 88 Canberra 0511 104 79 18t h !.larch Melbourne 0510 I 97 69 Hobart 0608 87 67 Adelaide 0441 I 100 58 Perth 0307 124 24 Sydney 0510 ! 125 85 Brisbane 0513 193 88 Ca "lberra 0510 I 83 81 19th March ldl..lbournt 0509 105 73 Hobart 0606 • 99 so Adelaide 0439 I 104 59 Perth 0306 122 24 Sydney 0150 0509 I 161 69 14 87 Bri sbane 0512 313 86 Canberra 0150 0508 I 160 102 15 83 20th Ma.ro:1 !l!..,lbourm 0150 0507 158 94 16 74 Hobart 0250 0605 156 80 23 81 Adelaide 0438 I ?8 61 Perth 0304 124 25 Sydney 0151 0507 I 155 164 16 88 Brisbane 0510 265 85 Canberra 0151 0507 154 67 16 84 21st March Melbourna 0151 0505 151 104 17 76 Hobart 0251 0603 149 96 24 83 Adelaide 0436 I 103 62 Perth 0303 ; 121 26 Sydney 0152 0506 149 329 17 87 Brisbane 0508 244 83 Canberra 0152 0505 147 93 18 86 22nd March Melboi.UJH\ 0152 0504 145 89 18 77 Hobart 0252 06o1 141 120 25 83 .tdelaide 0435 I 96 63 rerth 0302 I 119 26 I Sydn€y 0153 0501J 112 263 18 86 Brisbane 0153 0507 147 278 13 81 I Canberra 0153 0503 140 146 19 86 23rd March Melbournr 0152 0502 1.10 102 18 79 Hobart 0251 0600 I 139 87 25 85 I Ad.elaide 0119 0433 I 149 101 12 65 : Perth 0300 . 121 27
. PACBOS ONE WILL ft~ ""'"' SEEN TR/,VELLDIG FROM NORTH TO SO ll'I'H 6. t-• . Date Station I Time ( U:lcal) Position in Sky AZ EL I (1) (2) (1) (2) ( 1) (2) Sydney 1903 2220 I 256 216 60 12 Brisbane 1656 262 56 Canberra 1903 2220 264 216 64 15 17 th Maron Mal bourne 1905 2219 262 222 71 20 I Hobart 2009 2324 I 259 215 66 23 Adelaide 2142 234 22 Perth 2002 256 46 I I Sydney I I 1901 2219 261 217 59 12 Brisbane 1857 260 55 Canberra 1902 2219 261 216 63 14 18th Maroh Melbourne 1904 2216 259 221 70 19 ! Hobart 2008 '"mr 256 215" 67 2'j I AdclaidQ 2141 233 22 Perth 2001 255 45 Syd.ney 1900 2219 259 215 58 11 Brisbane 1655 263 53 I Canberra 1901 2216 259 217 62 14 19th March Melbourne 1903 2217 264 221 66 ..12... I Robart 2006 2322 261 214 66 22 I Adelaide 2140 232 21 Perth 2000 l 253 43 Sydney 1659 2218 I 256 214 57 11 Brisbane 1854 261 52 Canberra 1~00 2217 263 217 60 13 20th Ma.roh Melbourne 1901 2216 261 220 67 ~ Hobart 2005 2321 259 m- 65 22 Adelaide 2139 232 20 Perth 1959 I 252 42 Sydney 1857 2217 I 261 213 56 11 Brisbane 1653 260 51 Canberra 1656 2216 260 216 59 13 21st March Melbourne 1900 ~ 259 219 66 18 I Hobart 2004 2320 256 212 64 21 Adelaide 2136 231 20 Perth 1957 254 41 Sydney 1651 2217 259 211 55 10 Brisbane 1852 262 50 Canberra 1657 22 16 259 213 58 13 22nd March Melbourne 1656 2214 263 216 65 _11_ I nooaro 2003 2320 254 209 63 21 Adelaide 2137 230 19 Perth 1956 253 40 Sydney 1655 2216 275 210 53 10 Brisbane 1850 260 49 Canberra 1656 2215 257 213 57 12 23rd March Melbourne 1657 2213 261 218 64 .ll Hobart 2001 2319 258 209 62 20 Adelaide 2137 I 228 18 Perth 1955 252 39
100 Emendment Mailing List for Satellite Prediction Service Headquarters Operational Command RAAF PENRITH NSW 2750 Headquarters Support Command RAAF Victoria Barracks MELBOURNE VIC 3004 Headquarters RAAF Base AMBERLEY QLD 4305 Headquarters RAAF Base EDINBURGH FIELD SA 5111 Headquarters RAAF Base DARWIN NT 5793 Headquarters RAAF Base FAIRBAIRN ACT 2600 Headquarters RAAF Base RICHMOND NSW 2755 Headquarters RAAF Base TOWNSVILLE QLD 4810 del Jul 10, Para 2 Headquarters RAAF Base WILLIAMTOWN NSW 2301 Headquarters RAAF Base EAST SALE VIC 3852 Headquarters RAAF Base PEARCE WA 6065
3004 5/6/2/Air( 9) -4 M A..C\ 1968 ne dqwu-tcrs R.Ul Bo.ae B e adqa.s.rtcrn l1AAF 1. In order ~o pro4ueG a aorc oce~te aeaeo cont of UFO repone , th1o co.ana took action in lfonmher 1967 t 0 obtain regulcr weekly copieo of t he e poD!J search ctobl1eb8ent'e r tollite Frodict1on ScrYioe ~ . ~he intora- a t ion proY1ded lb7 thic ervico bas en:lblcd a nlZiber of UPO reports to be poo1tively 1dan~1f1ed as nntollita 1 tin a . 2 . ll&Y1D8 Yerlf'ied 'tbo us~!'ulDess of this 1nto~Uon, .tu: ri" Wea 0113 eoe b t lia Dt h:ut !lOW been ro ue ted to / ' 'b fcnar3 oopiea of tbe Satellite Prediction SO'r'Yice on a ••kl7 lbaeis, to the abo'f'e ad4resaee • 3. It 1e euggeoted t t, • hen received, the Precl1ct1on t ablea ab.o1ll4 be bald lb7 t l:w ~Uon Coqnter-Intellte:;ence Officer, eo th t t he 1nform:rt1on can be cade av 1labla to otttcore o1£D04 UFO 1t1Yeot tlo,... ~ ( L . • ) tee Ca.nn4er For Air Ofticor COIIIDODd1q
T ELEPHONE: 65 9111 TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: " A IRFORCE, CANBERRA" IN W\.Y OUOTt 554/1/30(4) ~{~~ ._!!:~ " .... COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA llea4qla&rt_.a Opercioul c~ Jle114~_.. SQppon C-.4 DEPARTMENT OF AIR RUSSELL O FFICES CANBEf\ft.A, ACT 260() 28fEB'68 1. .l con of the Ntenaoed lettu 11 ccloeed tor tbe intoraation of Jlea4qullftera OpereUoul COiaall. 2. !hia Depar\llellt hu writt• to tha Director of 'leapou Reeearoh ~ulbh._t requ,eatiaa tb.G both Co.asu4 Bellllquartera 8111 the R.UI' llaaea a* .AMerlq, ~lb l1.e141 Dard.Jlo P&Ub8UD, lliohllon41 Toemlle, ftlli..toa, EM\ Sale aD4 Paazct be pl•ed on tha ••111ng liet tor the EB "Sahllite ProdioUon Serrioe". /lJ..t(. q ). c~ an raquened to intom the Buaa unA• their JurJ.adioU on tha* they will be reoo1T1&a thh "Sstallite .Pr ediction ScTioe". ~.w;;3r (X~.. PDIIIRIDO- l Yi1.Jig C~anter ,.ltt o} ... o 11 -(.:; ~ c "-J..t. A ~r>a1cr~ lor Chief of the Air statt3004 5/6/2/Air('l } ·' 3 FEB 1968 Department uf .Ur (DAFl} Rua8ell Offices CAlf.DEBRA Act 2600 UFO REPOR1'S - SA!.ELr.I~ ~ .:R'EDICTIO!J SERVICE (r 1 • Re fe~ce is ::ada to Weapons Re$carch Establishmer:rt letter 115803/f/3, a cow of which was forRarded b;r the originator d ireet to Department of .ur. 2 . In order to produce a !lloro acclll'ate aBBI!aam3nt of UPO reporta, this COJm!.B.ed took action in November 1967 to obtain regular copie8 of tbe Depart~ent of Suppl~'a"5atellite Prediction Service" . ~be intormtion provided by thio serrtce has enabled a n1111bor of tlFO 1-eports to be pos1t1ve]J' identified a8 satellite 8igbt1aga. 3. Bavi11_g Vel"ified the usefulncs3 o:! this crvica , it 18 now inteDded, in tbe near future, to obtain r..dditivncl copies for Support Co..and b~es that f~quently handle initial reports on UPO 81ght1ngs - that is, Pearce and East e:11e. / .4.( ( ({ 4 . Your Department ma~ wish to adviae Operational ColllliWnd of the ~v~1lab1lit;r of thiB Prediction Servieo, ~r ca~ care to order copies of tho ~ub l1c at1on on behalf of ALL RAAP subscribers. (L.B. BRO':'IN) Yif16 Collm1811der For Air Officer Commandings .. urtcy Clwrnatlon UNCL A.S_ Tole&nm• "W .. pons" Ad Air Officer Camnanding, Headquarters Support Camnand, R. A. A. P., Victoria Ba.rra.cks, ~!ELBOOR.ll'Ez VIC. 3004 ( A'ITENTIOll: CQII:Ial¥1 Intellip,enca Officer). All-pondo- to be oddreuod to Direct«, 8CIIc Hl4H, G.P.O., Adelaide 500 1 - 6 FE B '968 IMPROVU!.EN'IS TO SATELLITE PRED!C'l'ION SERVICES 0'( ~ Thank yo" ~r the questionnaire l'E!turned under cover of yoor ~ . 5/8/fu"(9s) , of 19th Januaey', 1968. letter, 2. The oOillllEillt made aea;i.net question 7 indicated that the current l~out ot the Visible Satellite Passes Bulletin is satis factoxy, and askaJ. whether a simi 1ar service was available for "other cmmtry" satellites. 3. Intomation ill regularly received fr<n U.A.S. A. on over 400 objects which are in earth orbits, and these include satellites launched froc countries other t~ tho U. S.A. The satellites bei ng predicted for Aust"alian capital cities are those which have a magnitude of brigb.tness which makes them suitable for viewing with the 11aked eye, but exclud.es short.. lived satellites which may ooroe into that category. It just so happens that these are all launched by the U. S. A. ; should one be launched by another country which would fall into that category, it ttould be included. Of course, the cain purpose ot the predict ion bulletins ia to advise the ]>Ublic of the easily seen satellites; there are other visible objects, such as boootere, which may orbit for several days, but wo are not able to .include these. 4. It is our intention to !)rovide the predictions in a dif ferent format , and at present, the best method appears to be a sepa;-a.te sheet for e~ cit,y, with the satellites listed in chronological order. Queries fran t he public relQte to one pcrticula r location, vi th time speci:fi~ , and thus the dooll!lent search will be s peeded up. Tl:ds method would also be mora sui t ablo for reproduction in newspapers. 5. It hal3 been suggested that since certain R. A. A. F. bases have the responnibilit,y for initial invostigati on of reporto of u.r.o.•s, the officer concerned ma,y f'iDi the predictian bulletins of SCIIle us e. If you cone.Ln" please advise the addresses concerned, ao:l these Vill be i nclu:led on the diatributian list. ~ j~:;., o.e . Secretary, Dept . of Air, ~.,p£4"• ( Attention : Director , Air Force Intellieence) a ~dc- (R. A. Leslie) Ae. SUPF.lmll'ENDENT Almt!CAN PllOJrol'S DIVISION
COMMONWEALTH OF AU STRALIA U r It E \ l 0 I• \1 E 'I' E 0 It 0 L () (; ' Aoo"'r· ~L'- CoM· t'\I"'NOINcl T o THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR. BUREAU OF' METEOROLOGY. P.O. BOX 1«536 M MELBOURNE. VIC. AND DUCT£ V158/2 ..... . REGIONAL O FFICE FOR V ICTORIA C OMMONWEALTH CENTRE C NR SPRIN G AND L ATROB E STS, MELBOURNE. VIC. Air Officer Commanding, Headquarters Support Command, R.A.A. F., Victoria Barracks , MELBOUIDIL . VIC . 3004. Attention C.Intell 0. Dear Sir , UN- IDENTIFIED FLYTI~G OBJECTS TrLt:PHON E.: 32..04 1 1 AM'£ ft HOURS 32·2270 T£L£GRJ\,_. YtHR MU .. BOURNL t )( sc .. ~ y In reply to your 5/8/kif{96) of 5th January , please see the table below : Locations where lolet. balloons released daily (Victoria) Eseendon (Airport) Laverton (RAAF Base) Mildura (Airport) Sale (RAAF Base) 3 3 3 9 3 3 3 3 Tirnes of release Ba~oons carrying light at night and visible to observer at ground level a.m., 9 a .m., 3 a.m., 9 p.m . -p . m., 9 p.m. a . m., 9 a .m. 3 a.m., 9 p.m. p. m. a . m., 9 a . m. 3 a.m., 9 p. rn . p. m. • 9 p.m. a .m., 9 a .m., 3 a .m., 9 p. rn. p. m., 9 p. m. Yours faithfully, a.AC: ....... .t1-+-r~, (A . K. HANNAY) ~ Regional Director.5/e/Air( sa) Director, W eapou !leaearch Eatablishlllellt D'9partment ot 5Up:?l7 SALISBllRY SA 5106 3004 J 9 JAN ~: SA~ELJ,l~£ PRIIDI~ ION SBRVICB t,. ·-· Q4 (> ""- (t ,1..tt. ~ / ~ 1 • Encloeed herewith 10/completed pro-forma ne roquosted in yo'f.lr 1!5803/1/2 ot 17th January- 1968. 2 • ~h&Dk y-ou tor an excellent eerrtce aDd, t or the ehan t i.e we haTe bea in receipt ot t hese predic~ i n c~e, they- haTe p.rOTed VcJ.'Y uee:tul. ( 1'. J.;~,/ ~.IC.~DBT) Wingt'CoiD&Ilder Por Air Ottlcer C~anding
S.curlty Clwlnatlon: . Ttlo~ ; ''Wupons'' Aclel>lclo • All cornospondtnca to bt addr01sod to Olroctor, For-:; ....... lnlorm•tl~ •• c. r'el ton Box H24H, G.P.O., Adelaide rolerto 461 T tltp~ono S9 9, Ext COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY In 1\eplr Pluso Quo1e / / File !fj803 1 2 !Pj003/1/3 Air Officer Commanding, Headquarters Support CCIIIDLind, R. A.A.F., V~ctaria Barracks, ~. \TIC., 3004 Dear Sir, WEAPONS 1\ESI!AI\CH ESTABLISHMENT SALISBURY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA l 7 JAil 19GS Subject : Improvements to Satellite Prediction Service Your co-operation is sou~ht in ~ survey of the re1Ular weekly "Visible Satellite Passes" bulletins which you receivfC.: u~' This service is provided to scientific or8'lni:Jations , the press, and other interested bodies on request, and it is only by asking for your coamants that we are able to assess the most sui table form of presentation. Please complete the enclosed quiiBtionnaire and return it to the address shown at your earliest convenience . In cases where more than one copy is sent to you and you distribute those , it is requested that you send on a questionnaire, and arrange for its return. Any additional comments or suggestions yo\.l. rray wish to provide separately would be welcome . uc~~ Yours faithfully, ~1~ ,....., I '(J~.c. 17o.lton) SA.'~LLITE TRACKING OPEIUTIOUS GROUP
3C>04 5/8hu o;,u/ / 5/6/Air 27 J ;. 5 JAN 1 9"0 Dear Sir, 1 • ~o .. «let this Headtttm"te:na 1D 14<meU;1Jag a:l.ght- 1 D88 reported aa llrl-ti!entified Flrf.ttg ObJects. it ill r eqaute4 th'l't tbe tollomn ~">; ittt"'or=tiO'll be s:upplleci 1h r eepecrt ot tb~ 'liotorieu res;iou . (a) Looatlon!' where meteorological balloons are rtlens.d (b) fimH of roloue (o) Whtoh releasee C81T7 11ghti.ng and woW.d ~ visible frocl the gro\Ulc1 at lliglrt . 2 . lour earl7 reply, annotated "lor 1ttent1on C Intell 0", • ould be approecinud. ) ( Yours f itbfully, '- iu, ~ ~ (H./! HAmlfJD) 0] Sq\Uidron Leader ~ ?or Air Officer Coamand1D(
5/8/ .Ur( 95) Department of Suiply w e3;:.ozu1 Reaearch 'Sehbliabment SALISBURY SA 5108 E: 3 NOV 1967 SAfELLI!E PREDIC!ION SERVICE 3004 1. Reference is made to your let~er 5!5644/a/1 of 15th December 1966 to Department of llr, rcgardin& the offer to s upply weekly satellite prediction tables. 2. J.lthoue,h, at the time, the Department of Air aneeeed that tbey had no re;uire::ent for these tables aDd declined the offer, subsequent events indicate that there is a need for such information at Command l evel. 3. Would you, therefore, forward two copies of this publicaUoa, on a continuing basi s , to this C01ll.tOialld marked •Par Attention C 11ltell 0" . cf \ ::,Q I.S~· • ~ ~-- ~-~ t~ fu.I-, "3 ot_l...<..-. ( E. K. KILDEY) .. ~ ... ~ .t.Lu.t- Wir.g Col!IO.!Ulder ~~ PoUir Officer CotllllaDdiJlg t>..,_J..-rJ.t. '3....J.. ~ \ ~~ .we~