Project 10073 Record Card — Kilburn, South Australia, 1 January 1959

This document is a Project 10073 record card and accompanying questionnaire regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on January 1, 1959, in Kilburn, South Australia. The witness, a member of the Astronomical Society of South Australia, was observing the night sky through a 6-inch reflecting telescope when the event was brought to their attention by a friend. The witness reported seeing two dull white, oval-shaped discs with an 'eerie misty' and 'fuzzy' appearance. The objects traveled in a straight line from the North-Northwest to the South-Southeast over a duration of 3 to 5 seconds. The witness noted that the objects did not change their relative position to one another and made no sound. The witness estimated the size of each disc to be approximately two-thirds the size of the full moon. The weather conditions were described as a clear, cool, and dry night with no wind. The report includes a hand-drawn diagram illustrating the objects' path and relative orientation. The official conclusion recorded on the card suggests that the sighting was the observation of a 'bolide' type meteor that had already exploded into two objects, based on the duration and distance traveled. The witness explicitly stated they did not know where to report the incident, leading them to forward the information to the evaluating agency.