7. COUitll ftMYIICM.IYIDIICI a ,!2l AU& I IITD liP ta I. LOCATION tl. COICLUI*' 11. UtiP ......, .-IIIIILYIII II s&lu u ., tis las r saCs Atr Attftnhe, Au1tralla DEI'AR'l".Jt,T OF CML AYIATIOII . Rer.lon~l Dtreotor Dopar b:lent ot ~ 1..,\ 1 AT1atloa Wew Gutn~a Dlatrlo' Port l'oreab,. Papua~ Oulnea llt AugUit, 1061 li ., :-: J o~al D lreo tor Unl ':_l rltJd ,Alr,or"ft :;lt:htlnc ~(it) ho!~r 2t X~cy1t, l9&S fh\1 l1 to oont lna a nr t ~ l t" t:1111en' made by the 8uperlnteadent o t Alr ' lalr.fttlon to ,,,u on 2t Aur.,at:, I!HH1 r~ort fol h _HH 195S, I wa1 ln the 'lolnley ot the l&arlae l~t~oe ~orklhora, Po.-t IJotn y . thUI I notloecl a aloud bulldlil~ up thoup being tonnod b7 Y.pour ta .. ll, 1a raughly a louth-n'elter17 cltreotloa rr-Port :.:Oro1by, at a Yt)l')' groat hllr.ht. I :m\ tolt~d t:h l ciloucl, twh i h , ~r.,w Ia lntml t7 tor leY,r'll mtnutn, ffhea ly A"'l ObjHfJt appttlll'nel f r,J:a ODe llde Of lt and olimbecl Wry raat ift rt:'ut;hly u orth-:1e1terl:.' (tlr~ t:lon. I ooulcl r.iYe no aoourate lnforrr.at1oa !\S to th!) ah"P or po11ib l J 11!~ ot thl objeot. it apprecl 1llghtl7 o!c;.,r th"!1 a pin hNcl, but wnatewer lt wa1, It lett a ""'7 ol-rly detlaecl "'"pour trail behlacl lt untll lt tlnally cllaappearecl wlth a rapid pln ot Rltltu~e. ! had ny moYlo era wt tn ~roe and photot,raphed the wholo thlac on the te 1 : hoto len. I ltlnr, the reult ot the phe'-craph Ia aa clYOUr t. a 1oert"ln what the objeot lght haw been. '' eppearecl to -to be eo. t7pe A a rnr s I know. Alr Trattio Control kn ot DO alroratt ........ -. in tha' a:"'\1 0.'1 c.l tn any ., rraa ttw xtret:~ a\ ti tude ot the l)l:t,j,o':. 1. t: r, .. rtatn 17 " " 't.h r cor.dlttona at the tlJH wore olouda" ~.. .; .. (I!' nn~ knnw ,r ""Y arnrRrt rf t.h~t nJ'4rntlon~l rerrnr~,o '"'r1 ht hy ~hll UNCI..ASSfFIEO UNCLASSiEJ.~ O..rp A. Uhrte. ~ Col uau UNCLASSifiED Air A'taohe A.uatral1a D.pt ot Ctnl Anatiaa !he at 11 a OOJ'l' ot a r.port maCS. by the Departaant ot CiYil AYiatlOD W Out-a .. Dtavt.ot, Port lloreb:' e.pua. , ew Gubea. ~ ~ IUP oonottmiDI the a1cht1ng ot a~ ua1~ent1tt.ed tlyi.D~; objset OYer New win JO!!!f L. S !1U.IV. Co loY 1. t:SAP Atr Attaohe Air A"-ohe, Aunralla IIIJI)I&!fDCY l'r.R I le11ena1 0 1r eo tor POl! ltO!rSET OJFAR!W*lllf OF CML ATU!IOW Depar~ ot CiTil Aria"oa w .. OuiDea Dl1trlo' Port Uoreab7 Papua~1 Ouiaea Slat Au~t. lill fhi1 11 to oontlna a rtal 1tat.ent Mc!e ~y the S~eri:st;endent ot Ait' At 1200 howe ._..,. U Aup,, 1111, I waa 1ft tbe Tiolaity ot the Maria !aae Worlrabepe, Pctn Were~ I notioM a oloud bu1141as up thoup Mill to,.. 'r w,e.-ertatla, Sa rauply a louth':Teterly dtreotion l?c. Port Yorby, a\ a ~ rr' help'- I tohed thla , tl)la Ia lat.at. _. tor ~raJ. aillut.a, * rPl7 Wertla-111aWlF t!lr .. ,t.. I oou14 p.-ao aocnaraile latera\1 . u to tM ,._,. er atl eta ot tbU e'-Je' u '' .,,.,. allp,ly ... altltulle. ' . tbe wtlol8 thlDI Oft tbe tele phete&nPla la aa eadeawaur te pa.o-. 1-. l al'lal neult ot et 'nry nlsb.,... alNraft. It ap to to be ao. ttype Aa ;.~ar ... I a.w, ~lr Tr-attio Control c .. ot :so siroratt :no ta 1:~ .,_.,.t area, &:td in oue, trf.ll t!- ex+.ret e Altitude o! ~: c~.jeat, i~ ;;ert:ai!\ly ooul.:i :1ot haft bean a o1rll siror:t!'t. UNCLASSIFIED 111111! ----,.AU A80PI'O COIIftiUifiCA nod CIIYl'TOI'MCAIITIOIII 0 IOCMC MIS1AGI 0 Oltl01fi4L M:SUGI Rf..FfRS TO Nlf.55~E nil AJOII-'A' CI11C~ fiTU UNCLASSIFIED FOR AIR TECHIICAt IHTBLLIOINCB DIFCilMATION 1. PBRTIN!MT BACm1tOtJtm Il-lPORMATIONr DATEt U .. 53 2. SPECIFIC REQUT: a. se.-.. rua J. RE.\!AR !CS' MPROVIO I JUNE: 1M HUORT..o. m-~l JtftDsnL,LNA} . ' , :I_',!,, AIR INTE q CE INFORMATION REPORT dr1oal 1D lbapt UJII a JiLate 13 ~ ill ~. 11111* . M be !l~ le ..W tM .... put ot the ot it. .U be te till 1' (dft.ftlll ~ ~) it ~ te ill a lat..al U., !b-WN ae ffta a~ with:Ul t.ae '11.e1.:rttT, nor d:!ci ia ta. ---sl8e -~ D\unal.