Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Reports on Flying Saucers and Other Aerial Objects (File OLD AIR 580/1/1 pt. 18)
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This file contains a collection of 1972 Australian RAAF reports on unidentified aerial phenomena. It includes observer questionnaires, military evaluations, and correspondence regarding the identification of sightings and recovered debris.
This document is a file cover (Part 18) for the Department of Defence file 'OLD AIR 580/1/1', titled 'Reports on Flying Saucers and Other Aerial Objects'. The file contains various reports of unusual aerial sightings in Australia during 1972. The documents include standard 'Report on Unusual Aerial Sighting' forms completed by observers, unit evaluations by RAAF personnel, and internal correspondence between the Department of Air and various RAAF commands. Several sightings are investigated, with some being attributed to the planet Venus, civil aircraft, or other identifiable phenomena, while others remain unidentified. The file also includes documentation regarding the recovery and analysis of a metal object found in Gilgandra, NSW, which was determined by the Defence Standards Laboratories to be a fragment of a satellite that had broken up during re-entry. The file is marked as 'RESTRICTED' and contains various stamps indicating its archival processing and classification.
The object probably is a fragment of a component of a satellite which had broken up during re-entry.
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Key Persons
- M.D. WalterFlying Officer for DAFI
- R.R. RoddySquadron Leader