1. DATI . . 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS i1anus Island, Admiralties 0 Waa Ballaon Prolaalaly Balloon D PoaaiWy Ballaon 3. DATETIMI GROUP ._ TYPE Ofl OIS!RVATION Waa Aircraft Prolaalaly Aircraft PoaIWy Aircraft J.X Wae Aatronolftlcol Meteor Xi Groun._ Vlual D Groun4Rodar D AI,. Vlwol D Airlntercapt Ro4er D Yoa D ProlaaWy Aatronolcol Xi Ne Civilian D Poailaly Atronolftlc.a 7. LENGTH Ofl HIIRVATIOM I. NUMIIR OJI OIJICTI t. COURSE D Other--------- 0 lnufficiettt Data ,.r Evaluation Not Given One Not Given Unlcnown 10. 8RIIfl SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTING Brilliant blinding light, followed by a se ries of heavy e~lostva sounds three to four minutes la.ter. Thare was initially a small tr.l)ving light gradually enlarging and growi ng until it flooded the sky. 1 1. COMMENTS Info tion is very limited in nature ho,ever the description conforms to the pat tern of a ''bolid-3" type of ~eteor of unusu~ size . DATta AUG 19ao REFERRAL MOTI SUIJICT (or ldntlflcetlOR) (0) U F 0 B Reports Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence , AFCIN-2 ATTINTIOMI APPRO Pit I A T1 ACT lOll NOTI AND RETURN ArC IN I AFCINS TYfll or ACT I C> '"''MATION OF A.-ftltOI'IUATE FOitWAitDIN8 COitltiS,CIIDINCI fNFOitMATION ON WHICH TO IASI REPLY PltE,AitATION OF RE,LY (lor l"fur of ACS/lntl Unc) IUI,INII DATI ACTION ASS latiD TOt ACS/1 HAS/HAS NOT SEEN AFCINX HAS ORI81NAL INFORMATION AND/ON FILE PRE,ARATION OF REPLY (lor {,n.tur of IHpvtJ', ACSjinteJHfnc) FOR ADDITIO.CAL INFORMATION CONTACT (lndlct n .. ftd a%tenelon) COORD I NAT lOft DIRECT REPLY (with co~ to PRE,AAATION OF RE~Y (lor al,natur CCMMENT # 1 Forwarded herewith for inrormation is a UFOB Sif5hting report originating in Australia. Under paragraph 14 b (2) of AFR 200-2, dtd 14 September 1959, the original copy was sent to AFCIN-2A4, Headquarters USAF. RICHABD G. Lt Colonel, USAF Directorate of and Threat P.. CS/I ntelligance Austrailian Emb ltr 1 thermofax cy (C) flhen incl(s) lio. COORDI~ATION (Inlti~l~, Lat n .. end Gr.de) DitM Q-86 PRIVIOUI IDtTIOfll OP 'ntiS 10 ... Altl OaSOL!TI. objects . AUStRALIAN EMBASSY, WASHINGTON, interested to unijentified the text ot a. mee .1. Mather . Vi.Dg Cemnarx!er RAAl Intelligence UNCtA~SIFIP~