7 . LENC:TH OF COSERYATIUN Go cccondc NUIJGER OF OllJECTS ln$ufflcic>nt D uro fo r Evnluot i o n 10. e.RIEF MMARY OF SICHTINC I It t JClicvcc1 t h.::>.t ci thcr n j c(. c./ c :-.:c t:rr}c Au~ttalie-n r.1J o.J:-;:J.lc vra~; L~rL-o vhit.e bullet noocd object vith vcpor trail traVi!lcd at n hic;h rate of cpced f'l' or.l n to u 'l'hc altitude at 5000 ft but ol>ject was nt ra~lccting the ~o.bjcct wu o cctJ.1 -.: e e l ~v~hut~ 1o''tUCh hiehc:o::-n _ v.~dc rnya or the G \1:.1 Ai r A~tache, AusoLr rtlia .. Tul !jz J1..3lo~ed he!"e .ylth a c opy o f a r ) port or unusu'\l si~r,hU'l[!; ols .. rve d ~wa: }i~ 11 on r rt ~, Au :1trn.l i'-\e '1'his r~por"t i s ll';1 extract frnn n f i 1-.J rru. i.ilt.J.l.i:~eri :Jy r:nd~ ov ai.la..ble t o this oi'l'i ir. a-:1s,..,er to ~ r eqt.te:;t . The \ ;As , a u!1 .C'lO\'f!"\ i,O 'Gtl::S 0 llOe r 'C ~r. y IJ L'l.'Lt~ ( lHCUS3H)~l.:l co"lc_.n:i.~:~ ot.h~r inteJ.l :;: teo' tl9.tctJc:::. -Chi.c r Air Tachn i l I n t1ll i.<;r:lnce Cente:-, II 'l"l'"'I : A J.ir Attaohe, Australia (D.A. 'F. I. A tta"ltio'l'l Sq~. ltlr. l{AL~:) P.ead'luart~r!l Sont!'lern /.ron Al1ert Prt.c:~ iarr!'.t;:s Sulmittc J h~Jrowi t h arc d0tails or aerial p~cnon:~na phonod to Sout~1'..:t'n J.r . by ~outhern Cowr.and In t-_,11 i:_c:nce Or fi ce ~ !'"'ad~uart<.>ra a bullet no d ob ject travelli~ ~ o.t hi~:1 spend n"1d Direction: lE"avine o. vapou r tr!!.il. Approxi:nat nly 5,000 .f'~HJt. ApproY.it".ately cn..ne l e:1gth o.s "f'lyinz rortr .393n b u t much wid~ ~. f.'l:out ha!f li:~h~ ur.d c l oudy "ith n slir.;h: l r e ))k or a.r,out five ~i}OB of cl~Rr S~Y C:J'.: A 'DI'TG Aust ralia ;; \ , Australia Lt Col, n;.JJ' l:1olosed h~newith i n a COfl:' of i\ rf!p nr t or H"1UR::?.J. s5;htin,~.:; Ot'C~:':id t'l/i)f" This r en(lrt i s Pn nx~r~oi: from n f51@ ~aintt\in~d Colo':'13l USAF ft.ir Att:..\0~1~ sr:cu:nr: 1'7GH'.t.a:r.mr S SC UiU TY I T20 MAT f O~T Fli~ht Li~utena~t Loadar }J.c. Senior Air Star~ Officer. 1, It ls <l~oirod to mtvioo ti.t.d; G"t 1 re:or r..J c -: ll'1U::>ua 1 .;')loy e e fi~.:ld ?ost (Jf .r "iilli:.l a cros s t h e s ky. :;ie all ;:!ltc:ta d i t f'or o. f mt neco.,.~b fr'J:-:1 t~.:: cruel-:, t .';:-'1 ::-J o.ll i t diJ.t~;;;.3t\re~ i.?.hind cloud3 'Lut I G3.'/ it '-t."';Jin tt!'<l ~.F>i~t'"~'l it o t .. -1; Lo t.'l~' ot:'1~rs. Fir . .J.lly it disa!>PL.:~rcd b~hi~d a cloud !l..nd .. ~ did r:ot ~01.: it o~dn. t! tYAr,~c six or ~r:.:ve'1) o f circt!l~r ! i c i t s i':l n s t l!l.:..;:h-: li:1 7~: colour c!' t7H;, l ir;!1t;s TT~:) similtl r to .:-eet l i~;hti~;.~, thnrc '.los ~o ~oioA, ~o n.;j '"an::r:-t .1hf\.:)E1e '!.'he hei~;ht ce'3mttd to be tillilar to the h e ) r;:1t of r.dr~r:1ft I ha\.';l :1C:P.'1 i'lyi:t~"; nrm.::~d SY.?f:Y but the :~pHed .oms definitely fa:;ter o.l thou I don ' t thi':'\k it '.!'iS t.vic~ as ~ ~ou":h O."ld t:t3 lip:h~s :Je-'!":'l"'"U to p!i!l.l i{\ :'ro"'\t oi' ".:.1a truck. t.10Vl!l~: eastt"r'P\rri. The li;;hts follv.Hl a stnd~:ht ~ it~t n1d di<.l not t::lir.th o r d<.~J r.d e.nd I di~ not: ;j::e FJ.""~Y tr~il or vR~Oi!r luhin:i th13 llchts". ::'-w., tu:.I~Hl hov >.d k"'1~7f t~e wat~h .r~:lich I 1\>oked o.t sni d cen ps::.t six". . 1. .G. t r an::.port d!"ivar, of :~!t:rth.or-:'!<J p. r ,.,.!1 in ~rviewed und said " On Sat.lrday. 4rd :\Y I .'fA.S r.:ittl .; in truo~ in :Emu "ctr~et, ou~3i d" th" i::nfiAld Po~t O.t'fi cct .-rith o."'!d who c..rn l llno n.~.~. e:.iplrty~es. I l;}an~d fo:--:r.lrct in the J.l.~fl33 :1~ ri t9.[''";"H" 'button 9.':"\d E.a:'f !JOU\':t bright lit;hts movi~;; acro.31 th~ sky. I rn.id th~ o l;hers o.:1d .ve till 'lt'lCchad for e. fm1 ::i:~ortds, t~1-::t' 3 ot out o f thu ~.ruck llnd stood i n t~e otr re t ~,1ora s econd3 ;-r'l.tchinc. 1'11e li -ht~ ... ,e..,t 1::~nl1d .A clouu ~.,d ~t.:: lost ju3 t t h .J 1 i;-;':: t!l vls i b l e l u t no !i u p'1rl'i ~ru c !: not r:i.3o o r f!ill D:nd see:r.::d to 1 ~ .~ovi"'l;; from Q.l:l'C \;o :l d 'Jt . I t:1oJ,ht th~ ~:'?ed i"1'3Y e~r::dt li_;~Lt alout 300 .Y;Jrj a O.':T'J.Y :t7ld O i.cl t he l i 'nts had ::;;:.e"\ .1r~., 1:\f.;:roY.l:n~tdly t~rj o:.lr.\9 nize ll.:'ld colo~lr. rril'J l i ::'tit ir..li~"lte1 ,"\!] th; nor;!i3-l ~r..,llu'Y :;+;r~::t ro<~olized I Yt''l.tc:t:H1 th~ o':jcot f or ub(':ut GO .H~o'\Js t u i t c .:~t~d to l.'.Ji.1~1.i::1 ~ :.;-l:~ttl;;hl; ~'1i ;ru..;to . "' U :h tb3 tin~3ford S~i.ch ~i.i.r St;.~,do9~. I ol c;c:-rr~d 1 1::-i :t<;. c l ~ir-::shr1.?t-rl o b ,,rlt h n cl'lJ h d. i the orjct 10 . Hr. .hircr'l!'t Aooidv"l~ I n:1peotor e::1p ln r:<l : y ':~:1tas A i rwwtY. ~9.id ''At out OSlO lwurfl o n ~kd :.'fty I ".:r\:) d r i vi"lf i.n twttion ,.._\D dra~m to C\~ nhor,Ct: i n t 1w ~otth-,r"'>"':, by Q:m ta::J Op erations \Jf'!'ic~r. e sa:id '' h " Cr,.,rJ tella- ~: "5 ~ on t.he t'olt1h~J aurt':-..c~ of' f'.r. ai.oraft 1'u!Jelt\~:J. I :Hid it: j ') a. rii.: o1'' th C:r:-1':1l" ' s c ouraP.; i t is probatly a D. C. 4 . Th 9 objoct up~)>:}aro d to t' c flyi1; on l' ~l:o~ t~3 g r ou'1d 1-r~Vt1llin.:, n1; n nnr,:al rd.rcrn f t Gpeod . I di.J 1ut fol1o.r lts fli:,:-tt al"ld r,ar -:l y di~:!ti:ls.:Ht tt n:l :t"l ai:-crcft ~:>;,roachi.:l~ :jASCCJ'l' !=>ul s.,;n~rd;l:: T :rt;J i~l'or;rJ~d tha.:; no :;i.r~r!lf'C nr~iv,:ri u t !'.'\:;(;(l' u.: .. o!' l\C..out ti.\:l.t ci:m~." tli;:oor q.f': a:1.c! sqid t o :~r :t\'l~wq'JH:-1tly t;o~C: tl.al.t!'-.3 Const~lln~i0:' I cx:".-c f'.P. c l ev:ltio"l or e.'lout 30 to 40 l'!'1 tho :;outh-::9:~t. t ro.vHl lin.: C\Jt::. Tl"! col our of -: u:> oli,shtly lea v l.:q;. n -trnll of lic"lt. 7b~ S:'"!.::o 11~ r:"ovc:r..ent s :n~d co bd a}out half t~1~ :.?sed of u fc.lli1G ~tAr. The:~ lis:tt:J tt[)"~'1r'i t o croa 3 t }te co='.<Jtli-:1~ d u s south o~ n y l-'o:;itiol o.:'lcl di~C\:-:~ared i.~1i~d n clo ~.l out l:> s~a. I ec...tl.i not C")f:1 a ny sh:!p~ or t:i~u". oyc,.o u!'ld lon~ J.;h~ juot on eida ()f' I:!\':.~CO, ;h I o :isetr7N! ~ l:hlewhlte Ut;:'1.. t:-n tret3S e I t a~J.,em.Hl t'J bo ov9.l ~\...Slp'3d It e.n-pe:tr~d to 1:-o:J ov~.l sh3~sd, t:\per1n t o o. poi"lt R'C the r 0 P.r ond "fJ:n:<=.:d to "r~ t ravel- li~ ~ north- e ast. I stopr J d the :.~otor c:r~l~ a~d .: l t h r:lJ '.!Jll'p!lni o"l : :i;:;!'l ~o-:<t \'ll~to:1~d the l i ;;ht di3<1.P!>(:.s_r 'be~i':1d sn~.s tr<=c-!3. I 0Stir:J!l t.:.d the ti-:!'"3 to b3 e. litt).j e.ftar !llx A. :J . by the dbta.- I lnd tr!\Vf'~lld a-"1<1 t;1~ :'o. .. t :,...;>.t I h 1d t ur n-,d o fi' n y h:J!\dla!