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RAAF Western Area file PP474/1 5/5/AIR collects Western Australia UFO sighting reports and correspondence opened at Base Squadron Pearce on 1 July 1958 and closed 27 May 1964.
RAAF Western Area file PP474/1 5/5/AIR collects Western Australia UFO sighting reports and correspondence opened at Base Squadron Pearce on 1 July 1958 and closed 27 May 1964.
The file (B.S. 5/5/AIR, 'UNUSUAL AERIAL SIGHTINGS') aggregates Western Australia Police reports, RAAF message traffic, and civilian correspondence forwarded to the Air Officer Commanding, RAAF Station Pearce. Load-bearing incidents include the 28 November 1957 simultaneous Eucla / Mundrabilla Station / Madura sighting of a 30-foot cigar-shaped object at 10:45 a.m. W.A. time radioed in by Mrs. Gurney, Mrs. Hogarth, and Mr. J. Smith via Royal Flying Doctor Service radio operator Charles Prideux, and the 3 July 1957 Marble Bar / Fibre Queen Asbestos Mine explosion-and-green-light event reported by mine manager Richard Joseph Webber and witness Ronald Jack Walker. RAAF Headquarters Western Area forwarded the Police reports through Squadron Leader D.A. Burness-Lloyd and Group Captain H.B. Davis to Home Command and the Department of Air for analysis. June 1960 message traffic (AI232 / AI821) also tracked anticipated atmosphere re-entry events and solicited sighting reports across the command list.
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.· GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA JO e. W.A. POLICE NO •. ~=l/<-..C.-!:4..=.6.c..3....;:.0_ POLICE DEPARTMENT, COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, YOUR No ____ _ Air Officer Commanding, R. Jl . • • ::" . Station, PEP ~CE . Dear Sir, PERTH, W.A. 4th December , 19 57 • SIGHTED Co Forwarded for your inf'ormation in copy of a report furnished to me by my District Officer at Kalgoorlie . The subject of his report \Tas covered in a newP- .. i tern in the "Daily icws" under date the 29th Hover1 c J" ~--. ..-7'-;4n the "Kalgoorlie Uiner" under date the 30th ~ove· ~ (: -· Yours faithfully , ~.,(0~~ , Acting Corn ic...,io .er of ol~...- ·-~
(COPY) ACTI POI, ICE I have to report for ~rour inf'orrnotion relative to flying objects reported as seen at ,ucl~, .undrabilla Station and Uadura end repOl"t vide the attached ..... ress cuttings . Inquiries ·were made from !·r . ChaPles PRIDEUX, Royal Flying Doctor Service Radio Operator, of . 11..algooi•lie and it was ascel"'tained that reports had been received by him by radio from r·rs . GURNEY of Eucla, also from Lrs . HOGARTH of undrabilla Station and also from l'r . J . ... HIT of · adura, reporting the sighting simultaneously, of' a f'lying object from those respective places, at about lO . L~5amo ( I.A . t:i.me) on 28/11/57 . Each of the above reports agree in describing the object as about 30 feet lol."l,g, cigar shaped, with a shiny nose car>, travelling at a great speed, at a height of 7000 to 10000 feet . However , at such a speed ancl height, such detail and descriution can only be an estimate, but all state that the object l~ft a trail of blue smoke . Persons reuortinE, all consider the object a missile of some kind, probably from .Iarilinrro ~ocl:et Range , South Australia, and all considered it as out of control and definitely not guidedo The object was first seen b~r I:rs . GURNEY approaching Eucla , fron e south uesterly direction (seaward) and after pas .... im· over ucla, it circled to over adura, retnrned over r:und rabilla tation and pas"-'ed over ucla again, travelling eastvmrd towards :i:owlers Bay, South ustralia . hilst still in sight of r.rs o O.tJRNEY, but several miles array eastward, a uortion of the object detached itself and followed the main bocly for some 400 yards before plur.ll11eting to eartho nrs o ~...UR!..,.,Y was attending her sick daughter and no men were present and no investigations of the fclleri portion was madeo At about the same time, a r.:undrabilla Station hand, Jim IillNDERSOir, was at a windmill 10 miles north of the homestead and although he did not see the object, he did hear a loud explosion, v1hich he was unable to account for and this was followed by a mushroom shaped cloud, which settled into smoke , like a willy- willyo This ·ms not seen ·oy any of' the other r>erson.'3 reporting, nor was any explosion as described, heard by them., The object seen was clearly visible at all places named, and all persons reportine, are re l iable . jome concern is felt, as the object ·;ras seen directly on the usual Eas t - West air route and it is f~lt that it could have been a hazard ... o normal air navigationo At about 12 noon, on 28/11/57, P loud and unusual roaring noise uas heard in the air ebove Prazer Range Station, which is about 400 miles \lest of Eucla, but nothin · ras seen of any object, only a vapour trail was visible, e.xtendine touards Horseman, approximately 55 miles further '\lest of Fl"azer Ranze . '.rhere may be s orne connection bet\!een this and Canberra Jet Bombers reliably reported to be operating in this area, ~rom South ustralia and if so, there may be a connection bet\7een these and the object seen over Eucla, Hundrabilla and :.a dura, appPoxima t.el;~r one hour earlier, be ins 300/l+OO miles then east of Frazer Rall("ecIt may also be worthy of: mention, that II . L.A.S. Fremantle denarted Esperance on 27/11/57 and may liDve sailed Easto If so, it is possible that this vessel coulcl have been in the general area . :fo renort with any bearing on the objects seen have been received by Norseman Police nor by D. C. A. Air Control ot Kalgoorlie Airport. It is possible that further information may be available from Police at Foulers ay, , outh Australia, where so!'le report may have been made, particularly in respect to the portion of the object which ic stated by I!rs . GURI!EY, to have detached itself and then fell to earth . ~ . o. Kal goorlieo 2nd ~ecenber, 1957o (sgdo) GEO. IJY".illR. DISTRICT INSPECTOR .
CERTIFIED TRUE COPY 1 GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Police Department, Commissioner's Otfioe W.A. Police No. 5~4630 Air Ot'f'icer Commanding, R.A.~.F. Station, PEARCE Dear Sir, Perth, W.A. 4th Deoember, 1957 Forwarded for your information is oopy of' a report fUrnished to me by my District Ot't'ioer at Kalgoor11e. • The subject or his report was covered in a news item in the "Daily News" under date the 29th November, and in the "Kalgoorlie Miner'' under date the 30th November. Yours faithfUlly, Signed: J. M. D' BRIEN Acting Commissioner of' Police. (Encl.)
CERTIFIED TRUE COPY ~ ':__ ACTmG COMMISSIONER OF POLICE : ~ I have to report for your inf'onnation relative to flyina objects reported as seen at Enola, M UDdrabilla Station and Madura and report vide the attached presa cuttings. Inquil"les were made t'ram Mr. Charles PRIDEUX, Royal FlTing Doctor Service Radio Operator, of Kalgoorlie and it was ascertained that reports had been received by him by radio from Mrs. GURNEY of Euola, also from Mrs. HOOARTH of :Uundrabilla Station and also :f'ran Mr. J. SMITH o:f' Madura, reporting the sighting simultaneously, or a flying object :f'rom those respective places, at about 10.45a.m. (W .A. time) on 28/ll/57. Each o:f' the above reports agree in desoribiDg the object as about 30 :f'eet long, cigar shaped, with a shiey nose cap, travelling at a great speed, at a height o:f' 7000 to 10000 fee~. However, at such a speed and height 1 such detail and description can only be an estimate, but a.ll state that the object left a trail o:f' blue smoke. Persons reporting, all consider the object o:f' a missile of sane kind, probably from Marilinga Rocket R&Dge, South Australia, and all considered it as out o:f' control and definitely not guided. The object was first seen by Mrs. GURNEY tpproaching Euola, frOm a south westerly direction (aeawa~) and a:f'ter passing over Eucla, 1 t circled to over Uadura, returned cwer Mundrab1lla Station and passed over Eucla again, travelling eastward towards Fowlers Bay, South Australia. Whilst still in sight o:f' Mrs. GURNEY, bUt several miles away eastwa~, a portion of the objeot detached itsel:f' and followed the main body :f'or some 400 yards be:f'ore plummeting to earth. Mrs. GURNEY was attending her sick daughter and no men were present and no investigations o:f' the fallen portion was made. At abo'Dt the same time , a Ywldrabilla Station hand, Jim HENDERSON, was at a windmill 10 miles north of the homestead and although he did not see the object, he did hear a loud explosion, which he was unable to account :f'or and this was followed by a mushroom shaped cloud, which settled into smoke, like a willy-willy. This was not seen by any of the other persons reporting, nor was any explosion as described, heard by them. The object seen was clearly visible at all places named, am all persons reporting, are reliable. Some concern is felt, as the object was seen directly on the usual East-West air route and it 1s felt that it could have been a hazard to no nnal air navigation. · At about 12 noon, on 28/ll/57, a loud and unusual roaring noise was heard in the air above Frazer Range Station, which is about 400 miles west of Euola, but nothiDg was seen of allY obdect, only a vape>ur trail was visible, extending towards Norseman, approximately 55 miles further west of Frazer Ral:lge. There may be same connection between this and Canberra Jet Bombers reliably reported to be operating in this area, from South Australia and if so, there may be a connection betweon these and the ob~ect seen over Eucla, Kundrabilla and 14adura, approximately one hour earlier, being 300/400 miles then east o:f' Fr$zer Range.
,. '\ 2. ~ It may also be wortey of 1118nt1on, that H.JI.A.s. F~antle departed Esperance on 27/ll/57 and may have sailed East. If so, it is possible that this vessel could have been in the general area. No report w1 th a cy bearing on the objects seen have been received by Norseman Police nor by D.C.A. Air Control a~ Kalgoorlie Airport. It is possible that :t'orther infonnat1on may be available from Police at Fowlers Bay, South Australia, where some report may have been made, particularly in respect to the portion of the object which is stated by Mrs. GURNEY, to have detached itself and then fell to earth. D.O. Kalgoorlie 2nd Deoember, 1957. Sgd. GEO. KYER. DISTRICT INSPECTOR
Reo•taw Department or Air ltttorla BaiTBo.ka st. KUda Road ~OURRI 8,C,1. ~- R.A.A ••• PBA'aaS •• -.. 12th ))eeal)er 1957 UNUSUAL lt,ERIAL SIGHTD1G8 1. Attached bereto ere coptes of reports ot en unuaaal aertal e1ghtlne aDd exp1oa1on t.n the vlotn1ty of arble Bar on the ntght ot the 3nt Joli' • 1957 • .2. '.rht Pollee Depertlllent, Perth have not been as.d to an-flJ3ge tbe ooawtlatton o~ the etandaM pm- :toDIU t'or 28p()rtlog 'these alghtlngs, lll Vlft or *bit aadt.UoDal alq lnvol.'f'ed. .A-t-4..r (D, A. BOBlBSS-i.ILOJ'J)) Squadron ,Leea.r ror o:rn. .. r Comnan4lng
It ~FI - GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA 4T : • .R . W. A. POLICE NO 630 51/4 POLICE DEPARTMENT, COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, Air Officer Commanding, R. A. A. F . Station, PEARCE. .. ~ RtnEIVfD '/ 22 Nov 19s 7 PEA~AF. '"-C. IV-A_ De a r S i r , .[- 1 , "1-:-- 1 -;:<' ~~ YOU R NO •. __ I am forYmrding for your inf'orno. tion, and such action as may be deemed desirable , copies of reports and statement made ',fi th respect to an unusual sighting and eJQ1los ion in the vicinity of !1arble Bar on the nigh d of the 3rd July last . Yours faithfully, 5}1\/\~-&J~ Act ing Co~issioner of Police • . -·· .. c.o. 'I ,.,. 1M. AGio. ' ACCT, 0. A,C.o, Ar.CEN, 0, hRM, 0. BKS. 0, - CANT. 0, CAT, 0. DCF. 0. £0. 0. £;lft, 0. um. o. s~o. • ~13. 0. '( -~:so. ""': ... :-- - ··" ....,
., (COPY) AC 'IIU For your information, please . Ho reports of any nature have been received that might connect the explosion and bri ·ht light alleged to have been seen. Perhaps the information may be of: interest to official at .oomera Rocket Range . D. O. Broome o 8/11/57. (s_;d . ) B. J•cGEARY . DISnRICT INSPECTOR •
( CO"'"'Y) I have to report having made inquiries at Pilga, Spear Hill and Hillside Station relative to the explosions heard by Richard Joseph \IEBBER and party at the Fibre Queen Mine on the 4th of' .July, 19 57 . None of' the peope interviewed could give an eye witness account of' the incident, but Mr . James Jackson OOUGn':'Y of Pilga Station stated that he saw the flash while lying in bed and went out and saw a glow in the sky due west of Pilga, and he also heard a rumbling noise which followed the glow. The people at Hillside also le ard the noise and saw a light while sitting in the kitchen at Hillside and when they went out to investigate they saw a glow in the sky north west of Hillside . All persons described the liaht as very bright witha greenish colouro The light and flash was heard by Kenneth John PEARSON when he was employed at the Coon,gan Lead iiine and he gave the direction from the Coongan J ... ead ~ine as south west. Some residents in Uarble Bar saw the light due west from Marble :3ar. On checking all the directions given from all points of observation it appears that the object hit the ground between Pilga Station and the I· ibre ~ueen Mine in the area kno\vn as Dalton Creek or Soansville. Hr . WEBBER has been interviewed recently but can throrr no more light on the subject . He will be atlvised the result of' Police inquiries and advised the alleged location of the object as it appears from Police inquiries relative to directions. ~!arble Bar Statio'1. 3rd November, 1957. (sgd.) IAN D. BLAIR. Constable 2517 .
O. I . C. POLICE, "ARBLE BAR. On the 4th July ins to Richard Joseph IEB ER, t•anager of the Fibre ueen Asbestos lline situated about 126 miles south east of Port Hedland reported over the pedal radio that at about 9o30 p . m. the previous evening he had heard a loud explosion follovred by a number of smaller explosions which carne from a location north east of the mine . Immediately afterwards he saw a very bright green light directly overhead light up the 1hole of the sky. After the explosions he heard a loud noise uhich sounded like t~e 1otor of a truck mis-firing and after about thirty second!:> i ceased. After reporting the i ncident, 7EBBER agre d ~o investigate further and later that day made a se~rch in the locality from which the explosion appeared to hcve been but Tiith negative result . He has since made a further search but has found nothing to indicate ·what may have caused the explosions and light. The country in this area is particularly rough and to investigate thoroughly \;ould take some considerable time . The Department of Civil 1.via~ion at this centre reported no planes in the area at tl1e time, and according to WEBBER there are no prospectors in the inmediate vicinity of the explosion. Further inquiries here reveal that at about the time and date mentioned Richard HOUGHTON, a messenger boy employed by the P . ·J.G. Department at Port Hedland had seen a long green light travelling high up in the sky corning from the direction of the Fibre Queen z..:ine . He described the light similarly to WEBBER and saw it for several seconds before it completely disappeared . Ronald Jack HAJJKER an employee of the Fibre ueen 11ine also heard the eXJ>losions and saw the light as also did two other employees, Vincent PI,YlfN and Frederick 'IHORNBASCHER . When WEBBER and lALKER visited Port Hedland , statements lrere obtained from them and are attached heretoo Information is to hand here that the residents at Hillside Station in the llarble Bar sub- district have also heard these explosions but it is not knovm if they saw any light or observed anything further and it is suggested that further inquiries be made in this direction. Please have inquiries made at Hillside Station. Port Hedla'l'ld 9tation. 23rd July, 19?7 . (sgd. ) H . H . HASLEBY Sergt . 1876.
(COPY RO \LD JAc·· r .. ""R states :- ~~==~~~--~~~ I am 2o years of age and am employed at the ·bre Queen sbestos ine as a miner. T1e nibre ueen ine is bout fifteen miles east of Hoodstock tntion, via Pol"t 1 edlan:lo I have been :orki 1g nt the "ibre ueen for about six neeks o On .edneo y nig· t , :/7/57, I i7ns in bed in a tent neal~ t e mine about 9 o ' clock w len I hear~ an explosiono It uas a fairly lou explosion and for a whi l e I thought the magazine had exploded ao I went outside to investi~ate . A~ soon as I got outside my tent I saw a brilliant green li@1t in the sky o It appeared to be stationary for a fe seconds and then appeared to move off in an easterly direction. !hen the light began to move , a noise like the sound of a motor truck, started at the same time and as the light ot further away the noise died auay too . The light seemed to o ri~ t out of sight then and we thought that it ' s a jet plane . 7e could sti l l hear the noise, like a motor, for a out t .m minutes after the ligl t had gone . "'here 1o.s four of us t the mine at the time and we all sau the lie{ t and heard the explosion and then the noise 'nich sounded l ile a motor . There was ick WEBB..-:;R , v-· nee FLYm-, reddy T"rlORNBASCHER and rnys elf o Dick B ER is the r.1anager of the mine and the other two Y/ork there o le all got the impression that it h d been a jet plane or a rocket . e did not thin~ that it was a meteor because ot: the noise hich seeme ~ t o accompany it . The next day Di ck ffiB3ER went out i n the utility and had a look al "'ound in case it had been a p l ane and had crashed or somethin ·. I also uent out, in a different direction, and had a look around but coul d find nothing unusualo There had been no planes around during that day and we did not hear anythinrr else that night . The only other person \7ho I knou to be in tha. t ai' ea is .Jimmy '.:'COD, a prospector . After the loud explosion which I heard on ·ednesday night there were seyeral smaller ones , like a rumbling noi se . TI1is could have been the echos from the h i l l s of the fi rst explosion. This statement is true and correct to the best of my knor1l edge and belief o (sgd. ) • ALKER • itnesa : Laurie • ~eown , Constable 2792 . 5/ 7/1957.(COPY) states :- T am the nmnager of the ~·ore Queen Asbestos "ine , \1hicl i.J 126 miles south east of Port edland . On the nig t of 3rd July 1957, I in a hut near the mine hen suddenly a very bright light lit up the ,,hole area . It \7as then about 10 p . m. I rushed outside and just as I did so a loud explosion occurred and it was followed by several smaller explosions. The explosions carne from a position norUEast of the minec After I first noticed the lig t and got outside the hut the light \7as s ti 1 in the sky . It Vl3S a very bright and a greenish colour . It seemed to be directly above us . ,.,..her was three others at the mine at the tirre and they all san the ight and heard the explosions . After the explosions \7e heaP<l a. noise begin vrhich sounded like the motor of a trucko It seemed to be mis- firing and after about 1"' t: a minute it atopned altogether- . I"y impression of the event Has that sonethine had blm n up and disinte rated . mhe day out and fro a but my view ms t:ter •he light "'n, the eA~losions I Yent i h ill had a look over the surroun ing area im · ted and could see no thine unusualo rrhe t:ollo in ee'rend I spent nother day looking aroun in the hope of' .find ·n somethin v hie · ould give sone indication of' uhnt had happened and '/'at it had been. T owever I found nothing unui;,)ual in the locality fl~orn ..,hich the noises and the ligh ... appeared to cone . '~his st~tement r1as i ven voluntarily by me and is true and correct to t'1e best of my kno'.'Tledge and belief: . ( sgd. • J . .i tness: LaUl"~e To eo m. 22nd July '57,
BS. &IU/.Al• ( 68A) ~bank you ror voar letter 51/4630 dated 19th BOJwbeZ~, 1957 OGDOem1llg the anaaWil rtltsfltlnca tJl tbe •s.otlll ey U llaJible Ba:r on tbe DlSht or 31d ~~, 1957. ~ ~rt am o'tAtemeDta haVe ibeen rorn1'ded. to tb,j -.pp~date Alr Pozoe Depart:mant wbo aneJyae end aoom all such 1nfbzmctton. Yours .t"althhl:W, . . 4-r~ (D. :A. BtDIIBBs-;JMYD) aqu~n r.eaaa., atoll omee r Ccmnanatag
1 • b For further action Intelligence Officer. ~~- Cdr . Aot1ng Commisoione~ of Police Comm1as1oner'e Otr1ce Police D partoent PERTH . A. Headquarters R •• A. F. PEARCE . A. 9th DeceGber 1957 I desire to thank ¥OU t:or the copy of the l'eport t'orwarded under cover of' your letter 51/4630 dated 4th December. 1957. 2. ~he report •as oat explicit and your interest in t:ol'Warding a copy 1a ap;preoiated. I have ~onrarded it to Headquarters, Home Command fo~ tbe4r intormation ani consideration. (ll. B. DAVIS ) Group Captain Of'.tice.r c anding
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Officer Commanding Headquarters Western Area R.A.A.F. Pearce Jo B. Clarke Box 29 1 Aug. 1956 Wongan Hills W. Oa. Dear Sir, No. B6/11/Sec. (59A) I wish to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 27 July '56. I understand clearly the point you make in paragraph 3, & have often watched a star or planet, rising or setting, both changing colour & appearing to move to a slight degree & so I certainly would not have written in to you except I had clear & irrefutable evidence to the contrary. For your consideration therefore I emphasise the following facts, viz:- This object travelled from a position due South right across the sky & stopped in a position well over in the West, after a few minutes it returned again to apparently it's original position. It remained stationary again for some minutes & then moved in what must have been circles off the horizontal as far as was possible to make out, & after a brief period of this it just went straight up just, & disappeared. The night up here was perfectly clear & cloudless. Owing to this clearly seen & steady flight across a large portion of the sky & back again I knew beyond all doubt that it was no star or planet. Another feature was that the pulsating light; red-green, was continuous & quite regular & clearer & brighter than the stars do it. That was why when I first saw it & thought it was a star I kept watching it, & then I realised too that it was in the wrong part of the sky for that type of star. To the left of the milky Way are two white blobs & it
2 was between there & the milky Way & low in the sky, about half way between the lower of these two white spots & the horizon, & in a part of the sky where there are only a few very faint stars. Clarke reckoned it would be about over Northern area or further, but I reckoned not far past Wongan Hills. As far as I recollect it showed no white light at all, only red or green. I was saying to Clarke since I first wrote that it travelled quite slow, or seemed to. He said that if it covered the distance I said in five seconds it must have been moving very fast in reality, in fact several thousand miles an hour, however the time was only guesswork but I know it could not have been more than ten seconds. It may be of interest to add that I have just received a letter from Mrs. J. Grave (9 miles east of Kalannie) in reply to a letter of mine in which I had mentioned the above object I saw in the night sky. She said her son while seeding one night saw a large light in the sky that was strange & asked her to ask at the local store if anyone else had seen it. She said it would be about the same date as I saw this light. The explosion that shook this district, mentioned in my previous letter, remains a local mystery. Apparently it was not one of your jet planes. As I have endeavoured here to so explain what I saw more clearly & as it completes my report on the matter perhaps you would forward it on to where my other letter has been sent. Yours faithfully D. Pike
DAB:Pl!B S6/ll/Sec(59 ) crotary o~ t nt of r V1etor1 rr cko c t . 11a o d ol Hoodqu~rters , : ot rn rea Poerce t orn ust lia r. \.If' I 1956 1. At t che d hereto io o ort o n u nsual el?iol 1 hti og ~n d b · 'r. D. Pi ka or ona n llot eat .uat ~al1n t epyroxicnt ol 21 on on tho 4th 3 ly, 19.56. 2. Tho l otoorolog1c 1 Du~ in Port h aeatc, tb t hrou£hou tbo ni~t o tho th Julv he urtnc tompor tu in tb rccion of thlo !lOl't xe ptio lly lo • Tll ro o 1n addition, n~cr of vor,: otro tecper turo 1nv ro1on 1 yors at 1nt rv ls of p prox~tcly 2C 0 f t up to en nltitu of 10. 0 t ot. ' 3. !i'he Govomcwnt tro nom~r t th Pcrtt Observatory bns rccelv d no other port of unu ual r1 1 c1gl.t1tlgs on t he oigbt of 4 t h July 1956. u ooggcots bo v r , that the pl cno na c · llcvo b on cau ea by abnomal atmo hcr1c cond1t1ona ro~r ct- 1ng t he light o ~ the pl not Jop1tcr, hich e1tt1ng ln tbe ant t th t t1mo . l • ougan i t c ft opor tine in tl1c v1cin1tN or tbe ob ervatioo s d • 5. r . ike' letter ha b en cl: o •le r: t'i by th1 H d- Quart ro but ho has no b n ~ d to con l e tc ho ctnna ra ro-!:'o •
Officer in Charge Air Force Intelligence Perth Dear Sir, Home Address:- c/o L. King Box 29 Midland Junction Pr~sent Address:- c/o B. Clarke Box 29 Wongan Hills 5th July 1956 Maybe the Air Force bad a helicopter in the sky up this way last night flashing red green alternately and doing reconnaissance if not you may know what it was. In case you know nothing about it the following may be of interest to you. I am writing in case yon know nothing about it, also I am curious to know if it was a new kind of airplane or what, sorry to bother you but thought it best to let you know. I am working for B. Clarke about 10 miles W of Wongan Hills and 2 miles E of Korraling Siding. I came out of the house about 9 p.m. last night and at once noticed what I took to be a rather bright star low in the sky and that was changing colour like the evening star does. For that reason I continued to watch it for a f'ew moments and then noticed how distinct and clear the colours red and green were and how regularly it pulsated red and green alternately. As there are only a few dim stare in that quarter I was wondering why I had not noticed it on other nights when it started to alter position. I am not sure now whether it climbed first or not but it started travelling westerly, not extra f'aet by appearance, until it got way over, must have been well the other side of' the wongan Hille range, it would be about WSW then from my position. I should say roughly it took 4 or 5 seconds. I think it hovered there a short while, can't remember and then returned to about original position. After that I knew it was no star or ordinary aircraft so went in and got Clarke out to look at it. As he was very sick he could only stay out in the cold a few moments and unfortunately it did not move while he was watching. He reckoned it must be a helicopter, and went back in. It continued to hover f'or about another 5 minutes and then started going in various evolutions fairly fast, I suppose it was really making circles and then it went suddenly swiftly straight up and disappeared. I waited and watched f'or another 15 minutes but it did not return, it is not there tonight. The whole of' the time it was hovering it was pulsating regularly, clear red and clear green, no white at all . I may mention also that last Monday, just before 12 noon, I think it was, there was an explosion of' some kind, it shook the big shed and house here, and shook the houses in Wongan Hills, no one knows yet what it was so we thought it must have been a jet plane too high f'or us to hear the engine; it was a calm still day and we heard no plane. As regards f'o~er report, Clarke estimated the object to be well the other aide of' Wongan Hills, he reckoned it was a fair way off'. Had it been overhead it would have been quite spectacular. Others no doubt saw it also. Please reply to Wongan Hilla address. Yours faithfully, (Signed) D. PIKE
DAB- L/1'DP ' ~r . D. Pike c/o • Cl r .. OX 39 ongan ltilla D r Sir , He a orters· estern Area R. A.A. F. Pe :rc estern Australia Jl'' 1956 Tbio H rters \71ah to thonk you for your 1 tte:r of tb r.tb July 1956 ocrlbing the light ob o:rvea in th oky on tbc mr ning of tbe l~ th July 1956. 2. Your report bao been inveotigotod by tbio He a ortors nt5 1 t enn be oail'l tbnt ther or no oirc oporntin{t in the reo ot the time your observation as . ac. 3. The cvcr1vt1on yo 81 ve, f1 to vocy clos ly to the not unc on phcnamcno h1ch occurs . ben e pl not or oanet1 o star 1s setting at t1 hen tho local atmoapheric conditions tulve n unuoual verticol tern r turo vnr1ot1on. In f ot on the nigbt in question , the lee 1 vertic 1 t porctnre sraaiont voa abno 1 and tho planet JUpiter ~oo oett1 t thG time you mention. 4 . Yo r lnfor t1on bo ever h o been so d to notber clcparttl nt, who lyse d record oll unu u 1 sightingo b1ch are report~ fro time to time . f2!2... ~~A.t (D.A . BURGSSS-LLOYD) SquoCJron Lender for 1r Officer c on~ingCOBFIDEN'.r IAL uCH : CCK B6/11/Seo(58a) The s ecretarJ" Department ot Air Victoria Barracks St. K!lda Road Uelbourne 8.0.1 Victoria Headquarters Weat•ra Area R.A.A.l' • Pearc• western Australia UNUSUAL AEBIAL OPJECI 1. Hero ~this enclosed report on Unusual Aerial Object eighted by r. L. Vollprecht, leteorologist ot Perth Observatorv, at 1400H 23rd September 1955. 2. Hr. ~ollprecht atatad that he baaed h1a estimntion or altitude oo comparisQn with local cloud conditions prevailing at the t~ns ot sigbt- iog (scattered cumulus ) . He co ~sidered the objects were small in size. 3. In view of this observers specialized experience, his opinion that the objectaJPre scrap t1nroil carried alo~t b7 conviction is probably correct. Enola. j&YJ ( J. C. BAR'fLBr) Pligbt Lieutenant For Air Officer Commaodiq CC'_ 'FIDBifriAL
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t B6/ll/Sec ( 56a-) r. John orris adoonga utation Cue estern Australia Headguarters, estern Area R.A. A. F. Pearce /q j,(, l1"' This adguartera dalles to thank you :for your l~tter of 8th uly 1955, enclosing sketch of the unusual aerial object sighted by you, and photograph or the position or sighting. )~· (J . c. HAP.rr,EY) Flight Lieutenant for Air 01'fiaer C nding.
JCH:PMB ~6/11 /.> ec ( 55a) Secretary Department ot A1r Victoria Barracks dt. Kilda hoad elbourne S.C.l. Victoria Head uarters, estern Area R.A .A. • Pearce ·.est ern A ustral1a Further to this Headquarters B6/ll/Sec(52a) attached is sketch of unusual aerial object sighted by . A . orriss and G. Utn•t1n, neor Cue, .:estern Australia, on 28th Arril 1955. Encl. (J . C . IV\ UTLEY) F 11 E;ht Lieutenant f or Air Officer Commanding.
[PHOTOGRAPH: Black and white photograph showing an outdoor scene with scrub brush/bushes, rocky or hilly terrain in the background, and what appears to be a corrugated metal structure on the right edge. In the upper portion of the sky, there is a bright white elongated light or object visible above the treeline.]
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- ---- ~-------------------------------- 1 . ~ tlJ:AC CO IDEI~IAL B6/11tSoc(.52a) He dqua.rters, estern Area R. A.F. Pearce Jea tern A us traJ.i The Secrataey Department of P.-1r Victoria racks st. Kilda Ro d elbourne Victoria. mmsy 1. Enclosed ie letter by r. John A com leted proformas by r. rris and flr. G. regarding unusual aerial oig ting ne r Cue, Austr 11 on 28th April, 195.5. orris. also :ID.Ftin, estern 2. No other residents at the area who w1tness~d the phenomenon can ba located. (J~Uf.Y) Flight Lieutenant for A1r Officer Co ding Enc.
GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA GB:VAT. W.A.POLICENO- 4630/51. POLICE DEPARTMENT, COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, PERTH, W.A._ 27th June, YOUR NO ____ _ 19 55. Air Of'f'icer Commanding, R .A.E.F. \/estern Area, PEARCE. Dear Sir, Unusual Aerial Objects. As requested in your letter to me of' the 9th May last, the f'orms "Report on Aerial Object Observed" have been completed by John Arnold Morris and Gary Martin, and are returned. My of'f'icer questioned other residents in the district any other person who had observed You~ ai thi'ully, , ~---- ..... ~ cting JJommissi Jf.r of' Police.
JCH:PG B Ill/ ec(50 ) C01 ieaioner o~ Police Poli~e DApnrt n' Jamet, St!'eet. PERTH, 1 • • Do r 1r, .dtl& .qUD.r·~e~o .oo te~n u·ea . F . c , i . A. 9~m~ ,f1~ l . 1 l' pot•t ha£ b ~ roco1 vc ·: ut tLi ~ H ... r..d- qnartaro t~ut • uuuaual "'l.'i-1 object · nig! ad noo.r Llc.dongo. ~tation_ 1-t mllea from Cuo, on Thuro y ~8th Ap1•J.l 9.55, by Joh 1 Arnold orrla and G" T.'Y' r nrtl n (both emnloyoes t adoog St tion). 2. It ould. bo appr~ cia. sd if ttl r pol't could be inv.r.ti tud by tho ~oc t~ conctable, tho ttached J~ formno co plated by the ltnesses. uest1ons o • 25 un 26 on the p~ o~ tormuo will be completed by th1s Hcudqunrt "'s o n rat urn of' the fonas. 3. I:r) G.l.v.r 1~ th...: course of: the 1nvest1g t1on_ 1 't i s learn .d titnt othfJ~ rc !ll.e h ve cJbs r vod tho pheno- mcnn, their rep rta ould tlso o w l~o~ e 'h iDB you fo~ your • a1~·tunca.
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TiLEPHONE : CONFID~TTIAL . IN RE • . EASE QUOTE No .. 5~ A.ir(74.) r)/ COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA. - ... - ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE Headouarters Headnuarters Western Area R. A. A. F. Pearce West .J'ustralia. North Western Area Darwin Northern Territory, 10th March, 1955. UNUf:UAL AERIAL SIGHTING. (YOUR B6/11/S'~C . DATED 2ND MARCH 1 1955) 1, On receipt of the newspaper cutting from "The West Australian" dated 2nd March , 1955 , which reported aerial sightings in the Halls Creek vicinity , an investigation was carried out by this Headquarters, 2, 1~is investigation disclosed that Canberras were carrying out n~vigation exercises on the dates stated in the cutting and these exercises would have taken the aircraft into the vicinity of Halls Creek. 3. Forwardinp- of this report to this Headquarters is a!)preciated. J . D. COI,LINS) Flight Lieutenant for Officer Commanding. COI'WIDFNTIAL,
CONFIDRNTIAL / 11/Sec. HeeAquorters, North Western AreA R . /'I . A. P . norwtn Northern Terrttory Headquarters, ~estern Area R • • A. F . Pearce West Australia 2nn March 1955 UllllJSUAL A'RRIAT, SIGHT! .G 1 . Encl osed ts cutting from "The West Austrelta~' nata~ we~nes,.,ay 2nrt Uerch 1955 concel."'ni ng an aertal stght lng tn the Hall s Creek vtctntty. 2. No action has been taken by th i s Heenquarters wtth reger~ to this sighting , as tt ~ccurre,., in your Area, ann Lnformotlon rcgarntng aircraft movements in the locellty arc not eva~lHblc here. 3. _ GhJul~ tnvestt~~tion ~le~lose that the object was a htgh-flytn~ CAnherrP, or other etrcrpft, please eAvtse this H eFHlifqn er ter s. 1'4'ncl. ( 1' L m: u ~ ~ (P.t- t\A.4l•p-) / ~~· ~~~ ~~~~~~~ CONFIT'IRNTT.AL (/~tift. «C. HARTL~.t Flight Lleutennnt for Atr Officer Commenrttng
JCH:PG 1 c:...... B6/ll/~46A) Department of A 1r Vlotorla Barracks St. Kllda Road J.!ELBOURNB, VIO • Headquarter• western Area R.A.A,F, PEA RO! , W .A. UNUSUAL SICilTIRGS, .ABRIAL OBJECT§ 1. Enclosed he rewl th are re_porta on an unusual a rlal alahtln, to tbe aouth o:t car- nal'YOD -7 Jlesara. W ,B, GODPRBT aDd P .. ANBBGARJI on 15th neoember 1954. 2. Ho other report baa eeen recelYed on th1a alahtlna. 3. Dela7 ln :tonardlna these report a waa oocaaloned lt7 completed pro-:toraaa mt reaoh- tna thla Beadquartera untll 24th Pe-ruar,r 1955. Bncla r ·- ( a: • 0 • HARTL3Y) Plleht Ll•utenant :ror Alr Off1oer OommaDdlna.
••• GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT, COMM ISSIONER'S OFFICE, W.A. POLICE NO YOUR NoJ36/ll/SeC • PERTH, W.A. 23rd February , 19 55 . Dear Sir , With reference to your letter of the .lst instant re6arding unusual aeriql objects sighted by .vre ~ srs . Godfrey and Annegarn , enclosed herewith are completed forms sub~itted by these persons . z Air Officer Co~nanding , Headquarters , Western Area, R. A.A. F., PEARCE. c Yours faithfully ,
GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA GEB:BNR POLICE DEPARTMENT. W.A. POLICE NO. JI630/5l COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE. PERTH. W.A.__21st December, The Air Officer ~mmanding, R.A.A.F. Headquarters, P E A R C E. Dear Sir, Unusual Aerial Objects. YOUR NO _____ 19-54. The attached reports regarding aerial objects submitted by Mr. William Ernest GODFREY whilst driving in the Carnarvon area recently are forwarded for your information and retention. Yours faithfully, Encs. COMMISSION~ OF POLICE.
Fo~vardad . A statement in duplicate is a.t·~·· "Jed f'e"an li ll~am rna~t GODFREY of the City "utual InsuJ'tl.nce Of!ice , St. eorb~ ' s Terrace, Porth, of an allac- edntlyi .... ..; ~· ucer" that he s~;~.w while driving from Carnarvon -to G ...... "a.lcto!1 on tho 15/12/54. NOPfl11L' 1 • 17/12/5~ COHMISSIONER OF POLICE. (signed) D.J.Allan. Sergt.l566. Respectfully forwarded f or your information and that of the appropriate authority please. D. O. NORTHAV .. 17. 12. 54> J( fa{ .I''SPOCTORoJCH : PIJ ., :ao/11/sec. Headquarters estern Area R. A. A.P. Pearce, .A. Oommlsa1oner o~ Police police Department James street : 1 F~ ; 1955. perth, il.A . near Sir, · UNUSUAL AERIAL OBJECTS (Your 463o/51} 1. With re~ renee to 7our lett~r o~ 21st Deo ber 1954, ~orwardlng report on stght1ng or an unusual aerial ob~ent by 1111am Ernest GOdt're;r and peter Annegarn,, 1 t would be apprec1a ted tr your local constable& al· Northam and Geraldton could haTe the attached pro-rormas completed by the two en. 2. 3. wlll be Encl: 2 Addresses of the two wt tnesaea ere:- (a) (b) 1. • Godt're7 4 Arnold stre t Northam P. Annegarn 180 Durlacher street Geraldton paras. 25, 26 and 27 o~ th f • Pl'O-.&.ormaa completed on return~~ thla Headquarters. Your~f 1thtully, • C • HARTLEY) 1ght Lieutenant Por Air Ofrtoer Commanding.
WFW:PG OONPIMN'fiAL t Bb/11/Alr( ~A) Headquarters estern Area R.A.A.'P. pearce, w .A. Alr Poroe Head-Quarters V1ctorla Barracka St. Jtllda Road Melbourne, s.c.1. tmtlSUAL SIGH'l'INGS AERIAL OBJECTS 1. Enclosed herewl th ls a report on an umaual aerial s1ght1~ ln the Ylclnl t7 o~ Perth by Mr. P. Sl~er. 2. No other report baa been rece1Yed on thla slghtlng. ncl: ( • P. ALDOOK) Plight Lleutenan' Por Alr O~~lcer Commanding.
' WFW:PG CONFID.c,Ji1'IAL B6/ll/A1r(42A) Air Force Headquarters Victoria Barrac~s St . K1lda Road elbourne. s.c.l. Headquarters restern Area R. A. A.F. Pearce, •.A. UNUSUAL SIGHTINGS 0 RIAL OBJECTR 1. Enclosed nerewttb are reports on t o unusual aerial sighting& from different areas. 2 . Tne sighting reported from ortnam nas come to band tnrougn the State Police Department. This sighting was made approximately 60 miles East-North- East ot Perth and at the time 1t is unlikely that aircraft would be 1n the area no~ is there a meteoro- logical station located thereabouts. 3. The more recent sighting described on tbe official form occurred on the outskirts of the Perth metropolitan area in an easterly direction from Perth, being originally reported by telephone and later sub- stantiated by completion of the pro-forma. 4. It further information 1a requtPed on tbe orthsm a1gbt1ng, pro-formas will be despatched to the local Police . ' ~ ( • F. AI..DOCK) Flight Lieutenant For Air Oft1cer Co~nding. CONFIDENTIAL
- ~ ••• GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN A Uffii~& !A W.A. POLICE NO. 4630/51 POLICE DEPARTMENT. COMMISSIONER'S OFFJCE. YOU R NO. _____ PERTH. W.A __ S~ th.......__...,O ..... c...u.t .... obcw ..... e...._r...._,_ 19..5l±. Air O~ficer Commanding, R.A.~.F. Headquarters, PEARCill. Dear Sir, Unusual Aerial Objects. The attached reports regarding aerial objects submitted by residents o~ the Southern Brook , Northam district, are ~orwarded for your information . Yours faithfully, Contilissione~ o-t Police.
SERGEANT GALLAGHER. I have to report having obtained statements from the within named persons re the a ttached file. The delay in completing this inquiry has been due to the fact that each person has called at this Station to give their statement,and they had not done so,as early, as would have been desired. This procedure was adopted to avoid incurring mileage. Northam Station. )0.9.54. Statements are T~ CO~ IS S I C~ ~H OF POLICEo attache~ Const. 226'}. For~~rded for your information ann that of th.'3 responsib l e Corm~onw~alth Authority n l ease .. D. 0 o NORTHAMo 2- 9-5 4 o ./ ' ~ ~~ INSPECTOR ..
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CL"i:UO B6/11/AIR(39A) Atr Porce Head-Quartp:rs Victoria Barracks st. K1lda Road ilelbou:rne, 3 .c.1. Hendquartera Weat,..,rn rea R.A.A.F'. PPElrcp, W .A. 1. nnclosed here tth is a r~port on an unusual a~rlal s1ght1ng fron De~ark ln the extreme South lest of w~atPrn Auatrol ta. 2. Th\s stghttn was also .ltn~aaed by the Local Po , tma~ter, but, th~ Constable dtd not obtain o r port from hlm th n r questA~ to do so by the Staft Ofr1cPr Int~lllg nee, Western ArPa. ~nc. (C.L.t£~~ Plt~t L1Putenant Por ~1r Offtc~r Oo~and!ng.
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA. 44276/2/51-5)! DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. FROM Jlteceoiolo?(;d $uteauJ To ....... The .. Air... O.ff.iQ.~:r. ... Q.o.m.m~n:;l,ging , OBSERVATORY BU ILDI NG, IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE ~ 07// rv4" QUOTE THIS NUMBER J ez../h, #": ~ .......... R •. A •. A •. F .•. ,. .. .Vl~.at~J..'A .. ~~-~ ' .......... P.EARCE ..................................... .. Reports of "Flying Saucers(?)". Attached hereto for your information is a copy of a letter received in this office. From the time quotedit would appear that the sighting was of a ~ a diosonde b alloon which would have been rele ased from Guildfqrd at approximately 1 2 noon. At 1 2 . 20 p .m. this balloon would q ave peen Approximately 8 miles west of Guild- Iord and appro a chin~ 20 ,b00 ft . up. The balloon could be seen from tha t dis~ance with lhe naked eye. The sparks to which the writer refe~ were probably light r efl~ctions from the highly glazed surface of the r a dio transmitter which the balloon carries. s 0 ( G • W. !(A CKL Y ) so ~ DL:FUTY DTHECTOR A A 0 MET.t.OhOLOGICnL SERVI CbS A I -
COIY. Dear Sir, 225 Ca pe Street , TU.AltT HILL. W .A. 8/6/54. Thre have been a fair few stories of "Flying Saucers" in the papers l ately. I am no judge on meteorological things, but, I have rea son to believe tha t I saw a flying saucer today. At a pproximately 1 2 . 20 p.m. today, I saw a small white round object, which appeared in the sky a little bit west of Tuart Hill school. It kept on going for about 6 minut es and then dis- a ppeared from sight. Several of my schoolmates witnessed it too. Yours sincerely, (Sgd ). A. W . Rees. P . S . It kept on giving out s parks.
GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA • p! ~, ,.., 0 W.A. POLICE NO._ 4630/5!! POLICE DEPARTMENT, COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, PERTH, W.A._ _8_t_h __ J_u_lx..,__ Ai r orri cer Commanding , R.A. A.F. Headquarters , PEARCE. Dear Sir, Aerial Objects . Yours raithrully, •. is i.~'· Commissioner of P~1ice. YOUR NO •. ______ 19-.5.l!..
• CLA : GO .... . . . fNl reo, • • Com l~ston-r of ol1ce !oltce Derartm~nt J'an.,s ..., treet P(S.rth, • • 17 .JUN 1954 Daor Sir, 1 • n ports hs" b n • c 1 Vl"ld 1il' .... s t I L • • roe . "":.R .... c IKI • .:~em of the woat 0 fice, DPIJ'!l!!l'Jt. obs rv("d a "Plying jEHJ.cP.r" on 9th Jun 1954. 2 . It o 1:.1 '> n pr eta t fi. it' th,... rf' 1 ort co ld be inv Gttgot a by th local Constabl and th~ rnclos d ro to ~ ttlled ln. It, dur1nc thn coure of the tnvrstl otion tt is 1 nrn 1 that oth~r pcoplP have ab rv d tu,.. r;h'""non nn. tu tr r .t.:cr·e wo tld la~ be alCO"il d . uesttons l • 25 and 26 wlll be m1lnted uron r turn to t ta n adquartrro Y u· es 1 t•nc iu th turntshinc of r0corts nf t is natu ln the st hs!)e beau of consldlll t'Sb le 6'~"' tstonee. -ne . ' Yo rt a 1 t hfu lly, {"~· ~ I tr) l · Cnm "nd r 0 ir ~ ftCAr C~an1t~ .CLA:RP . :86/11/bcc (35A} Headquarters .. estern Area ll . . A. F . Pearce, . 1. Air Force Heed-Quarters V1c ~ or1s Barrac~s St o Bllda Road el ourne, S. C. 1. UNUSUAT.. SI lRTINGS AE!fiJ\L Oflc CT8 1 . ncloeed hei'e 1 t h ar-e three r ports htcb ere obtained n1 t'b the co- operation of the State Police Departm .nt. The fourth report nJt forwarded on the official form 1s one Vvluntar1ly subu1\ted from the same area by the ~ocal aonstuble . None or these s1u ht1nas were 1~vcst1goteo by tne Statf Officer- Intelligence . • (C,.L. Art OLD) 11 ht L1euter.ant DCB o »or A1 r Officer Co.:rmndlna.
CLA:RP !6/11/oec (35A) Headquarters ~estern Ar n R.A. A. li': Pearce, • \. Alr Force Eead-Quartera Victoria nrruo~e St . E.tlda Road ~lbourne, o.C.1. 1. nclooed here•ith are three r~ports h1ch wet·e obtained .1 th the co- operat1on of the otate Pollee Department. Tile fo~rth report not forwarded on the aff1cial form ta one ~oluntarily submitted fro • the sawe area by tne local constalale. None or these sl ;htinas were invcstlaated by tne utaff Officer Intelli~ence . ;~,<.;nc s . ( C • L. /1 N LD) .r'l1"ht Lleute nant For A1 r Otflcer co n:nandln& .
GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA AF:VAT. W. A. POLICE NO. 4730/51 . POLICE DEPARTMENT, COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, YOUR NO. _____ PERTH, W.A. 21st April , 19 _24. The Air Officer Commanding Western Command , ~A.A.F. Headquarters, P E A R. C E. Dear Sir , Unusual Aerial Objects. Annexed for your information is a copy of a report furnished to me by Constable Zanette concerning a report furnished to him of a strange object seen in · I . the sky by a resident of the cunderdin district. AA C.O. P R 0 - -~ A.w.o. I Yours faithfully, s.o l, . f. lW.~ _ Commission~~··~f~~l ice. Encl.
CONSTABLE WEBB, I have to report that at 3.30 pm on Sat. the lOth, of April 1954 Mrs Vera May FQLWQOD, 32 yrs, a Housewife residing with her Husband a nd two children on their farm 10 miles North of Cunderdin , reported that at about 5,15 pm on Friday the 9th, April 1954 she was in the house when her two children drew her attention to a Strange object in the Sky. As result of the report the following in- -formation was obtained'- Report ed by • Witnesses. Description of Object. Speed & M ovement. Height. Length of Time Observed For, Mrs Vera M ay fULWOOD. 32 yr s. a housewif e of .North Cunderdin, Carol FULWOOD 7i yrs. School girl. Francis lQLWOOD. ~ yrs. • " -~stppear c d to be about one mile of the Homestead , about 18 inches long, was round and flat and silver i n colour. Sun shining on object. Was moving fairly slow and appeared to be rotating up and down simular to the movement of a bird. As far as I could ascertain from the Witness from where she was standing it would be on an45o le, 4, 000 ft . Approx 3 minutes, Direction Travelling. The object would be travelling from East to West. . GENERAL, When Mrs FULW OOD first saw the ob- - ject it was on the West side of th Homestead and it continued to travel West away from her and disappeared into the glare of the SUn. Witness felt certain that it was not a bird or an aeroplane as she had never seen anything simular in her life. There was~ noise heard at the ti~ e the object wns in the vicinity to indicate that it was being propelled bF motor s,nor was there any other fact that might indicate as t o how it was b eing propelled, I have known Mrs. FULWOOD roximately 12 months and se ~ no reason why the information should not be treated as rel i able, Cunderdin Station 11th, April 1954. for app- above \ 2541
CLA:GO B6/11/frC(33A) uear Slr, Headquart" ra W,...st rn Ar a R.A.A.P. P~e~\~ --~------~~-~\~nT~ Your lrtt r dctpd 19th nrch 1954 is acknowl"dg d. ~ h~ c·us~ of th~ 1\~hts sr~n by 70u on 6th tarah ts unltnotn, thn,.. Vi .... ,.. no R.A.A.P. atrcraft in thn ar~~ at th~ time. Th eP ltehte ar~ eom~ttrn s oocaeloned by met~orolo toel obs rv tipns, e bo1loon carrying a 11~ht iA fr d una rte~e a n 1ven rate, th~ change of d1r,.ct'lon obs rv:-ori ls th rPsul t of a wtnd shi:tt o.t oltt. ude. It ls r~ ~ ·--tt d that morf' posttlYe information can ot b~ eu rli~d. This H~adguar\~ra ls appr~ctatlv~ ot your coop,.r~t\on 1n thts mattrr. I r. I .J. W.M. Inglis S trae'1 t Boyup nrook. Yours taithtully• ~· ( C .Lhtll \.D) Fllgkt Lleutenen t ~or Atr Ott1cer Commandlns.
' GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. - ------ AF:VAT-vv.A. POL.ICE N o .............. 4.§3..QL~1..• POLICE DEPARTMENT. YOUR NO .............................. ~.-- COMMISSIONER' S OFFICE. PERTH, W.A .......... ~ .5.~h ..... M~.:r.Qb.~ .............. I9 ..... 5J+. The Air Officer Commanding, Headquarters, Western Area, R.A.A.F. PEARCE. Dear Sir, Unusual Aerial Objects. Referring to your letter B6/11/SEC(29A) dated the 11th February, reports from the persons indicated, at Cunderdin and Norseman, have been com- pleted and are annexed for your information. All of the persons making reports are said to be adult, sensible types of people of some standing in the community. Neighbouring farmers were questioned and said that although they were about their properties during the day in question, they did not see anything unusual in the sky. However, this is quite possible, as in the absence of sound, one would actually have to see the object reported, and such sight would be the first indication of its presence. Yours faithfully, 1.~ Commissioner of P~ice. Encl.
To Officer in Charge
R.A.A. Force Private
Pearce
Inphis Street
Boyup Brook
31a/ March 9/54
Dear Sir
Can you tell me if any of your Planes were over this
Area on Sat Night last March 6 between 5 min to 9oc P.M. and
9oc PM reason for asking is that I noticed a strange light in
the Sky coming from the East veered to the North then disappeared
to wards the Sou West. There was a blurred Yellow. Red Light
Shewing. The Second came from the East and turned due
north It shewed Yellow Red blured light but could not be
seen plainly untill it turned north they were not travelling
fast and no sound of Engines were heard, I am not pulling
your leg as I take interest of any strange lights in the
Sky at night time I served in this area in the R.A.A.
O. Corps for 3 years I live on the top of a hill & have a good
View of the country for miles around trusting you will not think
I am making a scare and that you will answer my
Question
Your Fraternally
Walter James Neal
[STAMP: So. Intell]
[STAMP: 10 MAR 54 RECEIVED RAAF PEARCE]
Bb/11 SecBb/11 Sec (30)
CL[REDACTED]
Headquarters
Western Area
R.A.A.F.
Pearce, W.A.
Mr. Spigle 103755
Government Astronomer 19 FEB 1954
Perth Observatory
Parliament Place
Perth, W.A.
Dear Sir,
UNUSUAL SIGHTING
1. Forwarded herewith is your File No. 5/50,
for the loan of which I thank you.
Enc.
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Yours sincerely,
(C.L. ARNOLD)
Flight Lieutenant
For Air Officer Commanding.JJ6/11/~0(29A) The C ommiss 1.on~r o't o 11oe .TemP-s tr et Perth. Dear lr, Beadguarters stern rea R.A.A,.P. Pearce, reA. If ~F-~ ';if. 1 . ports of cl~111an obs rv rs having seen u DU8ue.l obaects in th stti e, hav b en m d , froa BORS"'UIAN and 0' ~RDI • 2. I t wo~ld be a~pr e1 ted l't r porta on t he att ehed nro~o r could bP obtotn~d by your D rt ~nt 'fro th.,. p"'raona de lled b lo : - •ra . ~.D. OHIN ~ Illes J . IP:Vi' IvH C~.IDI:U Mr . J . PAO~N re. • KI All ) i0Rt1''~11AN Mr. • Ol ' ) 3. I't during tn cou- c ot hls nqa1r1 s the 1nterv1 wing Conaf"able hould beco acq"a1nt d w1th any d~tatle blc h const era o ld be or use . It woul~ be appr c late1 lf thP. into~ tlon c o ld be for erd to thts H adqusrter • 4 . Q eeti _rs ·o . 25 and 26 wi 11 b compl ted b7 thla Headquarters on r~turn . '~='nca . t
, OI.AriO ~/11/..,(29A) '!'be Cltaallaaio"DeP o't • olUte J•~• s rr.et Ptn•'b• D•:r Slr, ' Bea4QUar,eN We a t.ern « ree R.A.A.P. P•re•• W . A. gmz8U~~ A11'RTA!c OII.P.cmt 1 . ' 2ttporta of' alYlltan obafi'IJIYPra haYlag ... .-ul •a•t• tn t~ a£1~•, bav,. been •a4e, t'~ •on&'IQI.AR and 0 J!i~~DIK • r 2 . It wo1ld be • p r ~ols t ed tt reporte OD tbe •'~ached prot'onaa,. ao1ld b~ obtatnA4 b7 yoar D ~ par~D\ r... t~ p nona 4e••tled ~lowr - •re. ~.!>. B 'q'c · t~ ~- MlsB J • D.,.va" ... 1.3!1 OtmD""'1l>IU .,.. ~. FA') "', 1 IIH. P . lUMAn ) NO~ .,.. 11. aliR ) 3. Ir durlng tb.e COUIWC Of' hta ~nq~i rtea tbe tnt~rTlP•lDS Cor~t.abl~ e~o tld teoo•~ aeg~tr.ted wlth ant ~tall• whlah he eonal ' ers wold be ot uae . It W'JUld be appreciate 1f' the 1nf'orr.:at1.on co ld be t'or~arde to tn \ s HeelQua~tcra. ~ . Q· Aet\ r JB o. 25 ar.d 26 11illl b~ 8011p1Pte4 lt7 \hla Beadqwart~ra on r~turn . ,
I ~-__..---~, orseman NORSE MAN, Sun.- -A '"fly- ing saucer" was seen over Norseman earl y yesterday morning. Mrs. P. Kirwan, of Roberts- street, Norscm3IJ, described ~he object as a flat-shaped, .fJI"ee~us~ one, moving south at ternfic speed. She called her hu~band who was too late to see it, but he ob- served for about ten minutes what appeared to be a vapour trait. Mr. R. Moir, who lives next door, 01ho saw the object. CUNDERDIN, Thurs. -A report of a big o;;hiny Oat disk first float- ing stationary in the sky and then moving westwards has been made to the Cunderdin oollce. TWo women and a man saw it about 5.45 p.m. yesterday as they walked over the pad- docks of a farm five miles ~outh of Cunderdin. They were Mrs. R. D. Brechin, whose husband owns tbe farm. her sister, Miss June Devenish, and a farmhand, Mr. J. Pagan. AJthougb not at a great height. it appeared to be about the size of a big aircraft as it gliuered m •he sun overhead. For about five minutes it re- mained stationary and then it moved slowly westward~ taking ~bout 1 S .inutes to disappear over the horizon. All three agreed that the object made o sound as it was sus- pended over their heads or as 1 t moved westwards. When they reported to tbe Cunderdin police immediately after the object dbappeared, aJI three ~ in ted out that they did not drrnk or smoke an<lthat it could not have been a vfsion. What .3u ~{. ~ H~ . sr..weLL. 1/b: r ~~ ~ ~ """ K6LAMUN Oo-- ~ / 41(~0'- ~ ~ ICUt~y 1 r ~es St. #CON.to'!D.KNTI AL B6/11 /S~C (27A) . Ai~ Pot-ee lltJao-Quertet•s Vlcto~ia !arrac~o St . Kilda Roaa Me lbour•ne, S. \...,. • (Our H od JUB ~t e ra eate rn A ~ea R . t\ •• F . Peflrce, 1f . A. 1 . ~or~ardea herewith lear~ ort Jn nn aerial object oba erYed by M ·• Rt.g1 n·lld T1eodore STACEY. 2 . Tne proforma wes filled 1n by Me . s~AOEY througn tne good officer ot ~tate Police . ~ - rne ola type form n s b~en used as the modified prot"orina baa nvt been rece1Vt;Q at ttme of' ciespet'"'b. by o'liac r Ye r . Enc . ~ %~if ( C. L. Am; JLD) Pll .nt Livutcnnnt Por Air Oft 1ct~r Oornmandl ~ . ' ... FI.D.I!.. T T i\L
( # (SJ GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA .AF : VAT . 4630/51 • W.A. P OLIC E NO._____ POLICE DEPARTMENT. COMMISSIONER'S OFFICF.:, PERTH . W.A. 2nd December , 19___53 . The Air Officer Commanding , R. A. A. F. Headquarters, PEARCE. Dear Sir, / Ob ·ects. Referring t your letter dated the 5th November (your reference B67 /SEC ( 24a ) , the form encl osed has now been compl eted by r . Stacey, as requested , and is annexed. Yours faithfully , f~. Commissioner o~olice . - Encl .
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CONFID~NTIAL 16/11/S~( 248) Comm1ss1oner,or Pollee, James Street, P'I?,RTR Dear Slr, Headquarters estern Area R.A.A.P. Pl'!ARCF., W 1 Aa ~-lvo v :;- 3 UNUf!UAL Ali.:RIAJc C'BJP.CTS I Your letter 4630/51 dated 11 th September 1953 ~orward1ng a report on an unusual Aerial obJect haa b een investigated and a report obtained ~om M r c.w. McPherson • . Ur R.Stac7, howeYer, has remained tn 7 ndham and 1t would be appreciated i~ the a t tached pro-torma could be completed through your departments good offices and returned to t his Headquarters. Yours ~aithtu l l7, tl. ,_ f)S. ~N'BV (C .L.ARNOLD) Flight Lieutenant tor Air Officer Comnandtng.
-. I CLA/CDH COflFIDFNTIAL B6/ll/SEC(23a) .. Alr Force Head- Quarters Victoria Barracks S t .Kllda Road Melbourne UNUSUAL SIGHTDTGS Heedquar&ers Western Area R.A.A.F • P1<'.ARCE I !;~ . ~ ;\l y v 5 1. Porwarded herewith 1G a Report on aerla·l \. ' object observed by Ur C.W,McPherson o~ Bernard Road Beechborough. ~ 2. Mr McPherson would ap et r to be a reapectallle citizen. · 3. Pro Fo rmas will be despatched ~or Mr R. Stacy to complete and on receipt, will be ~orwarded to Alr Force Head- Quarters. ,' Jbi SNrri (P.L .Am{OLD) , Plight Lieutenant f'or Alr ontcer Commendlng. ' \22a 23 Oct. '53 Visited Mr McFersons Home not yet returned due to arrive on Tuesday. 28 Oct. '53.
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA c elephone: MXY 550 T•l•gr•phic AJJro11 : AIR BOARD, AIR BOARD, MELBOURNE AIR FORCE H EAD•QUARTERS. ADDRES S ALL COMMUNIC!ATIONS TO " THE SECRETARY" IN REPLY PLEASE QUOTE SEC . CD2/2 ( 51A) No............................................................ VICTO RIA BA RR ACKS , MELBOURNE. s.c .1 13 OGT J95l Air Officer Comman ding , Western Area, R. A. A. F., P~~ RCr v. A. UNUSUAL SIGHTINGS . Your B6/ll /SEC . (19A) , 23 Sep 53. 1 . Pl ease arrange for the observers to fill in the normal"Report on Aeri al Obje~t Observed " pro forma . 2 . is used a s sightings , will , in a It i s cons idered that if this pro forma the bas i s of a r e port on al l unusual the requiremen ts of this Head -~uarters vast ma jority of cases , be fulfilled . A .At- .. a ...::;.. - vi (J . ALEXAlTDER; Group Captain, DIRECTOR OF Alh FORCE INrELLIGhNCE :.:
CLA/CDH B6/ll/S~C. ( 20A) Commissioner o~ Police James Street, PERTH Dear Sir, Headquarters Western Area R.A.A.P, PF.AR~ I w,A I You are thanked ~or your letter No. 4630/51 dated 11th September, 1953. This Head ~ uarters is always pleased to receive reports of this na t ure when they come to your notice. ' The workers who observed the occurrence will be interviewed u pon their return to Perth towards the end o~ this month bN a R.A.A.F. represents tive. - t J-~)· ( C .rl/.A'RNOT.J)) FYight Lieutenant For Air Of~ic e r Commanding.
CLA:GO C l~ F! DbliTIAL: :!6/11/SEC (19A) Air Force Head-Quarte r a V1ctorin Bar racks St. Kilda Road Melbourne, S.C.1. UNUS IJA T ~ SI IT I NC S Hcadguorters 7eatern Area R.A. ~ . F . • Pea rce, .A. 2 3 SE.P 1953 1. Enc l osed berew 1th is a copy of a Peport received from tne Commiss i oner or Pollee, Pe rth. 2. Tbe obse rvers will be arriving bacA in Perth towords the end of September and will be ava i lable for iLterv1ew if Air Force Head- uartera considers it necess r ry. 3. Your odvice is ana1ted. Enc. A v' .fi. f..J ,P' ( C.L. ARNO LD) Fl1gbt Lieutenant P" r Air vff1ce r Comrnand1ns. CO NFI DENTIAL:
GOVERNMENT OF WESTE~N AUSTRALIA. I JO 'B : VA~A . POLICE No. - •. !+630 51 POLICE DEPARTMENT. YOUR No . COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE . PERTH. W .A . . .. 11 .~ .~ .... ~ .~pte~ber , 19 53. ~ Ai r Officer Commanding , Western Area , R. A. A.F. Headquarters , P E A R C E. Dear Sir , f O<X . Hereunder is a copy of a report which I have received today from Sergeant A.T. Honck , officer- in- charge of Police at Wyndham, which is submitted for your information. 11 I have to report that at 1. 45p . m. this date , Cedric William Macpherson, of the Wyndham Meatworks , and also of Benara-road, Bayswater , reported at this office as follows. At about 5 . 45a. m. on Monday the 31st August , 1953 , he was at the Meatworks , in bed, when his companion , Reginald Stacey, who lives with him and who had then risen , called out to him. M acpherson got out of bed and ran outside and there he saw o quantity of blue smoke in the sky at an angle of about 30 to 40 degrees , and the impression he gathered was that something had exploded. Stacey told Mr . Mucphe.L'son that he saw an object on fire going at a great speed and travelling from the East. It was difficult to estimate the height , but it was probably a few thousand feet from the ground by reason of the fact that no sound of an explosion was heard. They are of the opinion that this may have been a guided l ssile which exploded over .t'yndham. The smoke from this object, after it exploded , stayed in ~e sky for about five minutes. ;.,- "'ii~e had been a definite line of smoke in the sky, indicatir.g ~ he path of travel of the object , and they are satisfied that , at #~as not a metecrite , but in all probability a guided mi~si~e, and had definitely come from an easterly direction. - ~) ' ~n er man, Roy O' Sullivan , and probably a few others at ~ t o e' Meat works, saw the smoke and Stacey actually saw the ~bject , although it happened so suddenly and unexpectedly that he did not actually record the shape of the object. PAacpherson reported this issue as a matter of interest only , possibly it could be a scientific instrument, but the fact of it disintergrating in ~yndham may have some scientific value. If you should require any further statements in this respect I will arrange to have statements taken from Reginald Stacey , although, from what Mr. racpherson has stated , it does not ap ear that he can say any more than Macpherson has explainP.c'l.." ~ Commissioner of Police.
CLA:GO B6/11/85C (1 [SKETCH: hand-drawn diagram of an object, approximately 1-6" height and 15"0 width, resembling a dome or hat shape with flat bottom and rounded top with indentations on sides] dup a Yellowwood flame. oxywelding bill UNUSUAL SIGHTING 1. Enclosed herewith are two reports of a sighting on an unusual aerial object by MRS. AUSTIN 59 York Road, Cokeland Junction with copy of the Meteorological Departments Radio Sons Baloon Ascert 2. Mr. AUSTIN also saw the object but his report is not included as it is exactly the same as Mrs. AUSTIN'S first sighting. (C.L. ARNOLD) Flight Lieutenant For Air Officer Commanding Encs.
- GLA;t.JO ! 6/11tu (17/d ~ ir Fori'<:J lieou- uar·tet·s V1ciorta ar~ac~s t;;". ilda t o~ "' elbJ~rne, 3.~ . 1 . HeauqJ.artera estvrn rea R.A. .:'. Pe rce, ~ ... ~ ~ \(IV} {~ f) ~ 1 • nclooeu bwr~~ith are t~~ ~~~orta ore lft~a!t ~mT<H; !olf 'Y9~fo\.;~t.~b~d~ 0 ~ATii\nbl J~nctivn wltn COfj or the etcorol~ leal Depa ·tmcnb Radio Sona Bnloun u•crt 2 . r . 'lJuTI T als1 om' the .>"ject but nie lt:!port is not inC'l!lJed L it is exr0.tl'' tbe Sf,ne a.J .rs. !J-.~TI ' /1rot a1gnt1ng . i~ 1.! l' •. : (f!.~. LD) Fi1Lht Li~utennn t For Air 0 ~leer Cot~· nuing Ence . -- --w . AI WAHQ RAAFHQ J.,.l· REPORT AIID MIDLANDS AT JULY HIGH REPORT 23 --·· ·- ------- ---.---- .... CYPHER OFFICE Wsstsl'n AriJD Hosdqunrtors CONFI ENTIA ~ JUL CONFD A'l'rENTION DAFI (.) A I rtAS RECEIVED FROM J.!R MRS s AUSTIN OF · OF AN Ul~USUAL SI<JHTING 1130 TO 1245 21 . AT MIDLAND (.) OBJECT VERY AND BRIGHT TRAVELLING EAST(.) BEir.3 FORWARDED BY llAIL JULY 53 }{JO!()O~ ' :< :lctas""~ J [)E ERRED Flt.Lt. S.O.Intell.Jupiter - Approx 1200 GMT - 2000 local Alt 75°00 TAZ 395° " " 1500 " 2300 " Alt 19°80 TAZ 300 Venus Approx 1200 GMT - 2000 local Alt 2300 TAZ 375°
B6/11/-8~C( 15A) Alr ~o1·ce Head- quarters •1cto~ta Barraoks 8 t • 1.1lda ttOf d ,..... L.B UR : t;" I q .u • 1 .!. CLA:GO fleadquartera Wester• Area R.A . A:..P , ~";ARCf;' ~ •4a 1 . Enclosed herewith toe eopy ot th~ Dall1 ,Netts '1~port of' th.c UtlUalal sighting of 16th Januur•y 1953 . 2 41 The Dlreotor of the Meteorological and As t.rorJ.Omical .SJ.r ~r.u" havt nq xncv;ledge or reports on unuau&l s1ght1UdB on tbis dste • .3 . Ltatson nna been es t.abllalled •1 th the As rologlcal Director, Mr. 3ptgel ~ho will alvlse Sta ·r Oi'ficer rn.~·l 1 .LtJenoe or t'ut.ure ra.Jo:r'ta to nis Department by Ou~ r.crs (O.I ... A ,J JLD) Plignt Lleutenan~ ,.or A1~ O:f'\cer Colf!lland1~ I
CONFIDENTIAL:
EXTRACT FROM DAILY NEWS OF FRIDAY, JANUARY,
1953
DALWALLINU Friday: Four Dalwallinu Residents say they saw what appeared to be a"Flying Saucer" in the Western and Southwestern sky.
Richard HUNTER and Kieth McNAMERA who were fox hunting north of Dalwallinu said that the object appeared to be a large star surrounded by a white vaporous ring. It travelled west for about ½ hour, dimming and brightening alternately, then disappeared over the horizon. Messes. L. ANGEL and K.P. JEFFERIS said they saw the object.
Government Astronomer H.S. SPIGEL said to-day that, from the report it would appear the object was travelling too fast to be an astronomical body such as a Meteorite.
The Perth weather bureau said it certainly wasn't a meteorological balloon.
R.A.A.F. Pearce and Air Traffic Control, Guildford, say they had no Aircraft in the Area at the time.
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Note Two planets were in the area at the time.
Alt 32° 0 Az West
" 44/ Az S-w [ILLEGIBLE]I e1ephone : MXY 550 Te/eg11phic AJJrou: AIR BOARD, AIR FORCI!: HEAO·QUARTERS. AIR BOARD, MELBOURNE IN REPLY PLEASE QUOTE VICTORIA BA RRACKS, MELBOURNE. s.c.1 No •...... SE.C ..•..... CD2/2..... (J5'A) 7th April, 19?3. Headquarters, Western Area, R.A .A.F., (Attention Staff Officer Intelligence) PEARCE W.A. REPORT O N UNUSUAL S IGHTINGS . Your B6/11/SEC (13A) dated 25th March, 1953. In connection with the object observed on 16th January, 1953, it is desired that you obtain and forward : (a) An extract of the newspaper report of the incident. (b ) An opi nion from the State Director of the Commonwealth Meteorological Branch of any re por ts and sigh t ings made by of fic i al observers. H , Sqd.Ld.r. for R FORCE INTELLI GENCE.
········ CLA/GO B6/11 / SEC ( 13A} arrac s S . C.1. 1Q612:l llen:dqunrt ere ~es tern Ar ea 1953 REPORT ON UNUSU AL SIGHTINGS 1 . Enclosed h r et · t h r e f'ou_r prof'orms of "Re ports on Se rt 1 O,.. jects o ... s rved". 2 The persons o serving th.1G ob;jec1. ~;.l•e in t n parties of t o . • The r eports ere ob t ained ith the State Pol tee De partment' a coope r· t1 on . 4. The r port came to notice through a newspape r report of the inciaent . Encs . for J
, TO FROM THIS PAGE IS THE REVERSE OF THE PREVIOUS PAGE AND MAY NOT BE RELEVANT TO THE FILE CYPHER MESSACE R.A.A.F. Form A. 14 (R.A.F. Form 683.) I Revised April, 1943 I This message must not be referred to In any but cypher messages. Serial No . ................ .. Receipt Despatch T ime of System l
• GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA AI':VAT W.A. POLICt Nv. POLICE DEPARTMENT. COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE. YOUR NO. PERTH. W.A. 6th March, 19 53 Air Officer Commanding Western Area, R.A A . ~ . Headquarters, P E A R C E. Dear Sir , Report on Unusual Sightings. 4630/51_ In response to your request of the 9tll ultimo, (your reference B6/11 Sec (11A) the forms supplied have been completed on behalf the persons referred to, and are annexed for your information. Yours faithfUlly, ~ Commissioner of 1 olice.
B6/11 - - ----------....--------- UWGO ( 11 r.) rnhe r:o ll1es1on r or o11ee ~ 1 e De~ntt~tnt Co m1ec;or~r-' ffice p F. Der r G1 t•: Headquarters .oJto n G3G R. .I. • 1. Ir 'the nnny :rc r: of Frttln,1, \:.unm•r r; 19!;>3,. thet•e oat. r! rep~n t of rn 1 ttaur.l it; 1til..J1 the subject rnntter o~ r.h 4 ~h in ~f con.1dcrn~le !nter~~t, and in orde;, tht.. t 't"le 1.r£nl'" ""'""'t 1on :no he ev 1 u_.-- ted. tt would be ~ppre~i~ted ~f you C0 1 ld r~Ke epran=e~cnts to ~eve the a~~;:o. ponying pr-:>forma filleu 1n b~ tb.e pe:rsons li ~~e<l h.Jr-ew rtht Rtc•lara .irt.ith L. V..P. nrmr1'? ·eN • ·p~ "'nET, IS 2. It 1e not cteemed neceee ry thrt the R.A.A.F. be ntt:neu as it1• e nuit"e ~. It r 'lla &leo he appP1c1- ated ~~- the com.3tahle were to be ~nat:r-uottHt to tmpreeo bis it foeftl8nts ~ ; ttl the ccrf*"iaenttol w:.r,uPe of tbe ·lnfor nad.on .. 3. The oonctable~ app e i~tion of tbe reliability ot· the 1Ju'ot-..Jant~ wo~.il<i also ast:>l&t 111 tb.e. tllt.i.amte aoseas~nt of tne report. ' (O.L. :!'or ./ \Teatern \ en.
scheme fo.r wtilch theylthe Murchison ·next ~~ 't~k 1 h~gu~1Ik w~~~~;~ ~~~m'~in~~r kl-toss Mt a~d hogg;ts to -England h!id contnbuted had ex· week. He expects to Wallis became suspici· f. Y 1 . a e • pakrt n since the Food f.or Brl- p!red leave Perth on Tuesday a unc IOn to mar the ta' app al tart d · · ous when he did not get start of the construction m e s e · B D • T k N b money usually left by of. the Kwlnana refinery. Of. the late,st consign· US r1ver 00 um er customers. Yesterday he He will probably set the m~nt, 25 are to be dis- left his cart to search for work under way by driv· tnb~te? among relatlo~s Of S h C the thief.. ing a bulldo7.er, driving a of \~ctim;S of. last years mas ar He questioned a young spike or lifting n spade· tragiC rail smash near man he saw leaving a !ul of earth. Harrow. •\. DRIVER whose car struck a bus a glancing house. He was stabbed The ceremony may be The other 100 will be blow did not stop. In a struggle which iol- held about the end of this distributed to various in- However, the bus driver took the car's number lowed. month. stitutions. md in Perth Traffic Court today the car driver ,-as convicted of three charges. Leonard Cutts, of Cannington, was fined £5 for taving driven negligently, £3 for having tailed to top after an accident and £3 :tor not having re· orted it. Cutts denied having driven negligently but ad· nitted the other charges. rs~ror• Mr. K. H. Pal ker, S:\1. and Mr. H. Quate, JP .;el')le_ant L.. H. &-ott pro•ecu•td. 'lr. A. Barblett (or Cutts. I MARCH IS RED GROSS MONTH FOUR SEE 'FLYING SAUCER' IN WA DALWALLIKU, Frl: Four Dalwal· llnu residents say they saw what appeared to ~e a ''flying .;aucer" In the western and south western slty. Messrs. L. Angel and K. P. Jefferis snid they also saw the object. Government Astronomer H. S. Spigl said today that, from the report. it would appear the object was travel· ling too fast to be an astronomical body such as a meteorite. The Perth Weather Bureau said it certainly wasn't a meteorological bal· loon. RING DIS~LAY IN THE CITY THE Red Cross Society will hold its Australla- widc March appeal again this year. This will be the fifth consecutive annual appeal }nunch••d by the society since \Vorld War II. Richard Hunter and Keith McNam- ara, who were fox·h\mtlng north of Dalwallinu, said that the object ap- peared to be a large star surrounded by a white, vaporous ring. It travel· led west for about half an hour, dim· ming and brightening alternately, then disappe:tred oYer the horizon. RAAF, Pearce, and Air Traffic Con- trol, G uildford, said they had no air- craft in the area at the time. • • • • •••••••••••••••• .. TilE III A.UO.'WD RIN G S P ECI .tUSTS 174 Murray Street, 3 doors from Boans
----------------------- -------- -- - -- ~ · B6/11/8BC(10A) 'l'bl Secretaey Air Boarct 1rlctortn Btlrraeke St. 'llde Road, ~~~~ ? _§~C.!.:_ tnmsUA.L CLA : A.T SIGin'ING C0DIDB1ft'IAL HeaAqaaPtere Weetem Area R.A.A. P. PEARCE 1 • RehNDOe W.etei"D ANa Heac!qu-rtel"8 letter lt6/11 /SE0~6A) date4 20th Deoernbe-r , 1951. 2. Enolostt4 heY"ewt th 111 the J)t-O t'orllll ae oo~lled by Mr. C. A. BOLTON. EDcl. ~ 1A-v"'' (C. L. ARNOLD) Plislat Lie ate-t r or GPOap oaptata OttieeP Co r ad.lJIS Weatern ANa
{. GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. q/J-/ . ~ ~~ - BIVAT W.A. POCOCC NO. 61635/.jj..1-( ) .. Confidential POLICE DEPARTMENT. Y o u R N o .~ ......... ! ... ~ .. .... ~_ .. :AJ 5 COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, PERTH, W . A ............. ?4- .~~ ... ~.~~~ .~Y.1 ... .... ... 19 .. .5.g, Officer Commanding Vestern Area , R . A . I . F. Pearce. Subject ; Report on Unusual Sighting. ~------~ In resp onse to your memo, dated the 20th ultimo , I return herewith pro formae which have been filled in by. Mr . Bolton. s- ~- Comrndssioner o2 Police . r, / · _ .-. ~ , , t.: • . 't....-''/f...-1 <"'- ··.'I I ~ U J..q!v '• .. ...! ~<..... "'''" ' .... , ...... , . ........... ~·"" .. ... REPORT OF AERIAL OBJECT OBSERVED - - - - co Name of observer •••• Charl.'ea· Auhr"ey·" ooi:roN· .................. . Address of' observer . 0. i3ridgeto~· & ••• ••• • ••••• • •••• 0 • • ••••••• 0 3. Date and Time of' observation ••• 2 B/ii/?i . . ··•ltpm:······· ···· ·· 4o Where was object f'irst observed e.g . overhead~ coming f'rom behind a hill, over the horizon, etc •• ~····h""h··· 1 ··· ··t• ••th•• ~Tom t e or zon o e East. •••••~•••••••••••• ·•••••••••tt•f'o o •4•o••••••• . •••••••~J••o•o• 4 ee 6 • •••••••-•••••••••••••••• •o ••••• • ••• •••&••••••••••eo•tt••• e •o•~• 5· Did the object appear as a · light ar as a moving object.o••·· · . 6. 8. · M oving· c, hj ect. ·• · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · .. · 0 • • • • • ., • • • • ~ • • • • • • • • • ~ • • • • • " .. , What was the colour of' the light or object. o ,T••·t~ · ·· ·~ ·· · ·· •o Not Known as it was nigh\:· · · · ~ · ... · f' •••••••••• • • , "' • & o e e o • , ••• o •• o o •••••••• ., ...... . was any detail of' structure observable . ~onlY~ha~"the"horm&l·\ail BEftana-dnre.l~sPMil-~ ~cwe&t~~YMGii,., •• ,,.., .. x•••t•*••u Between one and two thousand 10 • . Estimation of' spr ed- Maximum: ·Fiying'very"~as\:·Abou\"\he~=~~ed Minimum: Pf? ~J'~- ~t r~r~~~ ...... ... .. . 11. · Have you any experience which enables you to be ~easonable certain about the answe rs given to 9 and 10 .... ?••· · ·····•••••• Only war experience. 12 • . Direction of f'light with reference to l andmarks or points of the 13. 14. 15 16. compass. c ••••••• o .............. . . . ........ ., . ............... , ••••• Travelling from East to W est. . . . Did object remain on a stright path or deviate a t al l a ~ · ···~··• . . . . . . It app~ar.ed to·· t:ravei" "in" a· "s'tra.'igh\· l."ih"e• \.lh't."ir allnb"'rt.· 'OVer 'Ob's~t -1-t· -then went WlntmlJV ~ ~~Wn&~8aMl'.r ., s.ee• ••...• .' .. .. . . d ••• • • .. • ; • •t -4"t Lights appeare to go ou ~ er Where did tdiej~f(ti~ ie>.~~ mid-air , be hind EJ hill ~ - . ~v ~ r . the horizon ... "Lo·s·-t ·s·i~bt" •a-tt:e·r· ··ft: oe"gah" ·t:o· " c"rilnb" "aitct ·we- 'l"ights Any other rematl<:s: ·vhien "the ·c·raft: was· ·~frat: "flf!fld "i't' "li'ad o t'1fo "rfghts 0 fi. ; "'l'lie·re was· ·a »Vd:I8)Ct 'O'rangE;-·l<ighi). :o;n, -:~ ·;po:~t, -&iod& oaDd .a .green ·' _ ))"gnt: ~on .. ·tne ·s"-t:e)'tfo·~ "S'i"cte: • ""JrtJ <the- "C'rafl'b cpaetr -obee~l' ., ·portholes "vie"re ·ooe·e·rvec! wnfen "s'lfoVIe'ci ·o'"t'Ef!fgf! '"r:tgttt "from 'the' i.1T1i"e'rivr vf 'the craft. "ihe ~wlioie ·of "tne "'e"raf't o'J:~c"l{cd out as 1 t started to~imb and there ... • • • • • • • • • ·.:~· • •• • • • •1 • • • • • • •..t....l..ii.Ad•to ·be •very · she:rt, · · • • • •• • •• • vrq~ DC? s~unu. The w~ngs app.::: ... ~-u •-••• •• ••••• •• ••••• •• .-. •• •• • • • •• • e o • • • a •• •••• ••• •• e•o . , • ••· *'~•., • • ••••••••• c••••••• ••••••• ••••• ft •••• •••.,•o•~ c- ••• "o • ••• • • "l?•o • # •e •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••e• o •fto•• t-, •• •••••• fl •••• ••••'>8a A5
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07/0504Z JAN NTXXCB6/11/SEC ( 7 ) The SecrvtOPJ' 1\ir 'R:>nrd Vtctor1 n rP .... st . t:ild. n~ a _!EL'B ')'T'"Hr t. " . ~ •1.:. r,n,.,.FI DENTIAL Headqua r ter s W estern Area R. A. A.F. PEARCE 1. Fart. r to ·~c ot rn \rea ;re · dql, .... rtera B6(1 1/S~ (6 \ ) d~ t cd 20t h w Ce~be r, 1951, the report a~ o t tted nd ie enclosed ~erewlth . The omlaston l a r eg retted . .rr'1L. ( ~~!OLD) Fli ght L1eute nan~ f or Group Captai n Officer Commandi ng We~te rn Area
'·~ B6/11 /SEC(7 ) • - . 1 .. Headguartera .eotern Ares R.A.A.F. t7EAl?C~ 1. F lf' _ 1"' tn e t r 1_ d ... tcr B6111/S!:~(6 ) a t :l 2Jt 1 r, 1951, the report o 1ttc:1 nn1 1e cn~"'loo~ 'Ct'e tth. The o a 1on 1 r tted. ~~ ( c . ~ . nr.OLD) Plight L1cuten nt for Group Ctlpt in Officer m ~dinz We~tern Aren
·- CL~.: .t.J -fl! a/6/11 /DC( 6A) Be-.lquarten •••tena Area lt.A.A."B. PIAIQI * 1. The .aolued. Po11oe Report or an 1mUAa1 a1pt1JW .laa• 'bea reoe1-.e4 •t th!• Headquarter•, aDd. 1• :torwar484 :tor 7eu- 1a:tor.t10D. 2. A pro :to_. Jau been d.eapatoJaed. to Jlr. h1tcm, 8D4 w111 M :torwarte4 to Air l'oroe .. ad.quanen on reoe1pt. Klac1.
CLI{: ,; B6/11/SEC(5.A) Commissioner o~ Police Police Department Commissioner's Of~ice PJ§lTH. OONFID:.ENTIAL Headquarters Western Area R. A. A. F. PEARCE REPQRT OB UNUSUAL SIGHTING Your letter o~ 6th December, 1951 and Report No.4630 have been received at this Headquarters. 2. The subject metter is of considerable interest, and in order that we may evaluate the information contained therein, it would be appreciated if you could make arrangements to have the accompanying pro ~ormae ~illed in by Mr. Bolton in the presence of a constable. It would also be appreciated it' the constable was instructed to impress his inf'ormant with the confidential nature ot' the information. 3. Your co-operat i on in this matter is appreciated. Encl. ~~q w~ Lfr. P. A. .ALLEN) Squadron Leader t'or Group Captain Officer Commanding Western Area ,.GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. '. ' POLICE DEPARTMENT. W.A. POLICE NO. ,. YOUR NO. COMMISSIONER' S OFFICE. PERTH . W.A . . 6.t..h .Decembe~ ~ The Officer-in- Charge , Headqu Pters of the Western Area , R. A. A. l!,. P~ARCE . Forwarded for your infornation . 6th December ,l951. 19 5.1
W A. Por ae c. 0. ~ 0 t-1 fl ~~ 0 ~~~~~ME~TI~~R~ . fb, Report of Mr.ChDrles Aubrey BOLTJ~,Lanns r Dept.InspPctor , Lands and Surveys Dept . "Rridf"etown re strange aircraft observed at Chowerup via Brincetown on evening of 2B.ll. 51. Ur. Charles Aubrey BOLTON,I.ancls Dept. Inspector , ..~....-=tnds a ncl Surveys Dent. Brin g etown rPportecl at 2.15 pm on 3J.ll.51 that on Wennesnay evening ?o.ll. 51 at 11.3 }"'m while camped in his station wagon in the Chowerup district 37 miles east of Brincretown on Davidson's property he saw what appeared. to be an aircrnft nass overhead at an estimated. ~ , 000 ft altit - une. The Rircraft hPrl an oranc e colourecl lir,ht on the port side and a ~reen lir,ht on the rirht side front close to the bony . F ive northoles on the left sine showed an or·;:mge colourecl g low. 'l'he ob.ject apnearPd to be an "ircraf "f ithout wings . Bolton coulrl not distinguish the tail portio He first sav the ObJect near the horison in the east a nn it passed from east to ~est at a speed. which ~olton estimated. to be e1ua l to the speed of a jet a ircraft. Bolton s ot out of the station wagon to observe the object and when it was about o site his position it gained a ltitude sharply and disappeared,its lights appearing to black; out . Bolton did not hear any noise in connection with the a above ob.ject . ~e \'las listen~ F. to the A. B. C.news broadcas at the time and checked tne time . ~eather conditions were clourly and overcast but reasonably lie ht . W hen Botton first saw the object he thoug ht that it was an a ircraft OTf its course. Its outline and ap~ea r ance toRether with the manner of its nisappearance aroused his interest. Would it be possible to Rscerta in whether the above was observed by other persons or if there is any explanation f or what Bolton saw. Brid r;etown . 1.12 . ?1. THE COM' I S "' I OlffiR QE P CI.- ,., J I A/vt:~ · J..~.:..t.t\ .... .t.orlJ.iT 14?4....._ For~urded for vour inforMa t i on an d t he Denartrn ent of Airw ~y ~, uleaq e . !) • r' . ,., rr.iTBTmy . 11. _1 .., .~n.
(COPY ONLY) IBSPECTOR MEYER: W.A. Police Departuant. File Bo. 4630. Report ot' Kr. Charlea Aubrey BOLTOJI, Lands Dept. Inspector, Landa 4 ~ey Department, Bridgetown, re strange aircrat't observed at Cb.oweru.p rta Bridgetown on e~eniug at 28.11.51. 1. Kr. Charles fubreT BOLTOB, Landa Dept. Inspector, Landa & Suryeya Departent, Bridgetown reported at 2.15 p.m. on 30.11. 51 that on WedDead117 f eYening, 28.11. 51, at 11.3 p.m. while c&~~ped in his s~ation wagon in the Ohowerup district, 37 miles eaat or Bridgetown on Davidson'• propert7, that he saw what appeared to be an airoratt paas oYerhead at an estimated 2,000 t'eet altitude. Tbe a1rorat't had an orange coloured light on the port aide and. a green light on the right aide front, close to the body. Pive portholes on the let't aide ahowed an orange coloured glow. The object appeared to be an aircrat't without wings. Bolton could not d1atinguiah ~e tail portion. 2. He first aaw the object near the horizon in the eaat and it passed :-rom east to west at a speed which Bolton eat1aated to be equal to th.e apeed ot' a jet aircraf't. 3. Bolton got out o~ the station wagon to obaene the object and when it was out opposite his poaition it gained altitude aharpq and disappeared, ita lights appearing to black out. 4. Bolton did not hear SOT noise in connection with the above object. He was listeniDg tot he .A.B. c. new broadcast at tbe time and checked the time. Weather conditions were cloud7 and CYercast but reasonably light. 5. When Bolton t'irat saw the object he thought that it was an airorat't ott ita courae. Ita outline aDd appearance, together with the ~nner or its disappearance, aroused his interest. 6. Would it be possible to ascertain whether the above was observed b7 other persona or it' there is &n7 explanation ror what Bolton saw. Bridgetown, 1.:2. 51. COMMISSIOBEB OF PQLICE: (SGD.) E.C. NICHOLLS, Sergeant 14]4. Parwarded t'or your int'ormation and tbe Department ot' Airw878• please. (SGD.) B.J. CORR Diatrict Inapector gt Police.
CLA:AJ B6/ 1.l/ Sl\U( ~ The Secretar.r Air Board Victoria Barracb St. Kilda Road ~ . s.c.1. Bead quart era Western Area R. A. A. P'. ~E UKUSUAL SIGHTIJCS 1. Enclosed henlri. th are two •Reports or Aerial Objects ObaerYed) appendices "A'" and •B• or a sighting, (AI. llO?frcW dated 29th October, 1951 refers) at Goomalling. (Kap rer. PERTH B!50 ~/14 Zone 1 Appendix NC") 2. Messrs. J . F. SCHELL and D. w . BO~ , both ot Box ~ . Goomalling , W estern Australia, were interYiewed and the enclosed forms fillecl in on 3oth October, 1951. s. Jlr. J . p . SCJIELJ'. b a t'a.n~~er and the owner or his own A17 aircrat't. :ur. D •• HORrON is employed by Hr. SCBELL. Jlr. SCHELL impressed as a reliable obserYer who was very airminded , he reeularly attenaa all airdispla,ys in the State, even though it entails road traTel ~ two hundred miles and over to be present. llr. HORTON was somewhat slower er perception. Enola. ( O. L. .ARNOW) Plight Lieutenant tor Group Captain Officer Commandi9B estern Area
· ~ ' 1. 2. ~ . 4. 5. 6. 7. e. 9. 10. 11. 12. ~ . 14. 15. 16. APPENDIX II A II REPORT 01' AERIAL OBJmT OBSERVED J . p. SCfJEI.T.. Box ~. Go..Uling 29 OOT 51. ~!50 B. Approaching overhead !rOving shimmering object shim!Dering (aU ver) Blt~onated , u rwselage lfo. \ except no wings observable) 12 / 15, 000 f'eet , ass\Ding size to be simUe.r to Vemp1re. 'inimum W'O. Ua:dmum 1 , 000. Practical aviator. Holaer of private pilot ' s licence. Fra!l DOIVRRIN IOoARDS JIRJINNim lYKlL. Slight surve overhead. No. llid Air. I first saw the object when I directed 1!\Y line of sight uprrards to ascertain whether water was flowing through a hone attached to an emergency pump. On observing tho object , I directed my employees attention t o it, and told him to watch it while I got the telescope. On returning with the telescope, I t"ooused the objeot, but it immediately passed through the field of vision. I again watched it with ~ naked eye, until 1 t was a siMll spot diaappearing in the sky travelling est. Af'ter having cede a slight turn to the South of est the object appeared to aooellerate to a rantastic speed. I haTe attended the two laat air displays at Pearce ana have seen jet aircraf't in flight , and have no Besitation in saying that the Airoraft was travelling faster than any I have ever witnessed.
. ~ . APPENDIX "B" REPORT OF AERIAL OBJECT OBSERVED 1. D. W . HORTON 2 . Box ~~ , COOLJALLDiG, . A. ~ . 29 OOT 51. ~50 B 290!550 Z 4 . High. South East 5. Moving object shining. 6 . Bright. No col our distinguishable. 7. Too high to distinguish shape. 8. No. 9 . No idea, but was higher than aircraft that made vapour trails some time ago. 10. Much faster than mustang. 11. No except for watching aircraft in area. 12. Almost overhead. ~ . Came in E. s. E. Slight turn • s. . 14. Just a shimmering or shining. 15. Lotst sight or in mid air. 15. Tbe object appearea to have great speed. It was t.ravellinz faster then e. muotang and appeared to accelerate a great de 1 after the turn. NOTE B!: Staff Oftioer Intellizenoe Mr. D. w . Horton claimed to bave seen the object • returning later, but would not say aqy more aa the lghtinJ was not verified qy another.
BKAD~AR!l!iRS WBS!EU .AllKJ, AIR FORCE B&MlWAR!ERS PJU§U.AL SIGlrl'IIG§ AI. I! crjj,... B6/ll/U0(2A) 29 Oot 51 1. The ~ollo w iag report has been receiYed h-om Mr. J. P. Schell or Gocmalling 290615Z. A ailYer elGQKGDated bod7 was obaer.e4 trayelling very ~ast in a westerly direction at 290550Z. 2. .This unusual occurrence will be 1nYestigated on the 30th Ootober, 1951 and a report rurn1abed. ~L.~~ Pl ight Lieutenant Staff otr1cer Intelligepce c COIIPIDUTUL
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