PROJECT 10073 CARD CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon 0 P roltaltl y BalI oon 3 Jaa 51t. Bhackburn, Auatralia IJ:J.~DAiTrtli=:fTiit ... iiiOiiliioi.UiiP;--------n._LiTnY;f~fi!i"iotif, OISIIVATIOM PoniWy B!JIIMn Was Aircraft Proltoltly Ahcrc.ft tl 0..""4-VI euol D Gtouft41111e4er D Po .. IWy Aircraft Woe AatrenoMicol 0 IIIIP OP IIOHYINe i~r.ea heat"d sound ot ft./c ~lll'i -lt.t~mptP.d to locate. 5 :1V ObJ 1D 'flt:lnlt,:f o f t~Un (42 deg lev). Object. \1'811 s! 11:: ~ ~nJ h t gh! y rf! rte:t 1 ve. ~peare4 to be atat1nrHtry, t.l:!ll -.o"~ tn lreet tllgbt ovl!r the n ,,., n t.o t tH~ 3F. ln t 1 ln. UV~l ~O!'IIlthly, "'' lf. lll~, no till a vhtp 1110tlon, dlutppflrtr .,,, :! 1m3 b~hlnd t. COUIIIISI t 1. COMM!HTS Coa-rvt"!r 0 PraltaWy Aetre,..Micol 0 Pouilaly AetronoMic.a Other H 't'll lnsuffl; .ft e r luatlon n Unicnowtt sun, then follo..,-?ti. ou,)er.t. to po !.nt b~hlnd trPe~ on hii 1, dus~rlp~tnn inc lud.ing r.lr':"Um.a. l/1\ o r sightlng i n locat1::m ne~r JUQ i w1l<.:ates U:~t t.he vltness probably .:;~l~ ret'l~ctton f rom the a/c tnat ht'! was fltt.t:!>nsptinl to loc a hovever, cculd no t 'iiet.1nqu18h f~aturea Of thiS a.jc J.ue t o Lhe brietnees Of the .UNCLASSIFIED CO :J'~.1i.' L:'F. C1 A~S'l'R.ALIA S/8/AIR ( llA) !:oadq~artor:s Alcert Park !'rsin L"l-! Co~.a!\cl The Secrut11ry, Air zo!lrd, 'liotoria Earraolk8, Y1c t.:ria 1. Hitri!wi.th report ot a io:htl by '!r ocjeo~ 1555 ho~ lrd Jan~ry l95~ -e .. ouMe .;lev. OJe 2. fot:.r other olteerwera l::.a'" rt!itportecl f:o Dep ... ,'t ~:'Civil J\;ia~io~ li~ti:lg aiallar o!jeota a\ about t.h .. ~ t'm on 3rd January l!J cut i t haa !lot b.-ea po11ible ~ la'-aiptlD.-u yet. s. Mr nport ,... 1nade to the Air Opratiou ioom A?'H~ o.,ly i.lnecliatelJ' atter the ai~tin~. !be iter "vttl"-d after 1fl0rk "n 3th January 1~64 and obtai= the a rettort:. wbo aaa beaide her !\ua~d at ~ ~ime ot =-ii~tiDc, aaw noidlial . U"tHH quite ~aui.De ud bali no pre~ioua 1Dtereat 1n n7U1 aaueera or otMr Mrlal ph- Ia tao~ M objee'-d to the ter11 "n,sac auoer u .. pltee to hi lcntills aa raca ete hanaa -ttOBed hie atc:StiDC te .... ot ub..-. r1Q1oul tra bi1 ne1phoun. . (L.L. JC!!IS ) lqua4roa leader Por llr Ottloer C--.sclb& UNCLASSIFIED R. ~o11e ~ll'Jiecl olMierYer :n lo.,Jc L'or a:1 'ircr~t.rt ll. Ri~ly rerleeti~ (1!~r) 12. lo aa11. ?ollibl7 o~al. :3. ~o de~aila. 15. Jo eCUDcl oftrtaea b\a~ 1 :}'M\cl .. rigi.Dally attraote4 at.eatioa. 17 lwa to Sl hor~ 1 am. Oripaall7 appearecl atationar.f l:l. Pra. w1t 1re beriaon 20. t.p pa'h with whip 110ti lJNCI ASSIFIED Z6. Ptaa. olear ~. IOOd Yia1b111~. tea,erature 75. :!5. Li~h+; aircraft 1za no1D1ty at tt. atat;M. opera~iDI tra. kiOUHII 2~. Mel:cur!!O