PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD "'( l./ .J . 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Waa Botlaon 3 May 64 Canberra Australia o Probably Balloon -3-. _D_A_T_E--T-tM_E_G_R-OU-P--------+-_.-.-T-V_P_E_O_F_O_BS_E_R_V_A_T-10-N---------I O Paul bly Balloon La col----------CX Ground-VI auol 0 GroundRodor g ~:b i;rti'rcroft GMT 03/16o5Z C Ai~VI.uol C Air-Intercept Radar Pa .. ibly Alrc:roft Was AatronomicaiStar Probably A&honomlcol Poasibly Aatronomlcol 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION I. NUMBER OP OBJECTS ~everal minutes two ENE(?) Other. Satellite {i~uo 71::; lnsulficint Dota for Evoluotior, to. BRIEP SUMMARY OP SIGHTING . l l. COMMENTS Wirst obj moved from WSW to ENE in wobbly man-Stationary light probably star. Speeding ~er. Second obj stationary. First obJ was soft up attributed to an illusion as obJ ~hite, larger and brighter than second obj whic! approached star: Satellie schedules not ~ad pinkish glow. No breakup of objs. Small obj available. Larger obj appearing to wobble (stationary) sputtered and disappeared. No noise.eitber a/c or satellite. Flight through Speed.slower than satellje. TUrn to NW. Nearly sky at steady pace. Wobbly effect attri- as bright as Venus. Suden speed for about 4 buted to atmospheric conditions. Case ~econds as it neared the smaller stationary evaluated as.possible Satellite and light. Did not wobble after collison vith Star. 1 maller light. . h~ 7 Gc!lo J:; ,{J.?!'S /(};.. clio .% I N s vv ATIC POJtM 329 (RBV 26 BBP 52) DFP:\!'<T~H:~:.T Of ST:\T~ ffi1CLASSIF!ED DEPARTHENT Arnernbassy CA:7BERRA DATE: f.1ay Report of Unidentified Flying Object A sighting o unidentified-luminous objects has reported to the Embassy. abstract of the details given belo~ follvwed by a narrative account: a) Date and tim~: May 3, 1964 at 0605 local time -ace: acx cun aJ.n, near an err a, , c) Trajectory of objects: First object moved in \'-'Obbly manner from NS\'l to E1'TE, turned Nvl to col- lision \vith second object, bounced and moved out of sight to l~'!l:::. Second object stationary. d) Color: First object soft, ,.,hite light, larger and 'brightGr than second which had pinkish-orange glo~;. e) There was no break-up of the objects. The small one appeared to sputter, then disappeared f) No noise was associated with the phenomenon. Hr. a resident of a tourist camp ( serni- perr:t~nent tra ler car.1p) on the side of Black l-lountain, Canberra, A.C.T., reported an unusual event in the sky witnessed in pa=t at least by his wife and a friend. . described the event occurring about 0605 local time, I j o f Er.~assy, about 8:30 a.m. -~aving first made a n atte::1pt to make personal contact at Mt. til~CLASSIFIED FOR nEPT. tJSE OSLY Strc,ml.o .. Cfb.s~rYa:l:;orv. !L-:. ,.;as quizzed during the next hour ana. a half by the Scierltific Attache, D:r:. Paul Siple, and two local ~7.P..SA r ep::esentatives, 1~. ljeredith Glenn and llr. Hugh Fletcher. The fC?llo\.'in:; is a p2:raphrase of r.;r. account. Tr~ough the opened window of the trailer I saw a bright object in the sky Do .. 'ing from. u.s.H. to E . N.E. over :alack Hountain. It se~:u~d to b e mcving slo,.,er and more erratically than most satellites I pave seen before. It "'as much brighter and larger. It \las nearly as prcminent as Venus but looked bigger and r.1ore lilce the soft light in a ~rosted globe law.p than like the sparkly brilliance 9f a sta:r o:r any point-source light. :r would n pt have given the passage of this "satellite" any special notice had it not been fer t\lO things: i-t; \'las \'lobbling along its coLn: s e "like a drunk" : and then it took a definite turn to(~ara the N .1; .. _: : I \>las so stu:prised by these peculiar habits of Hhat I thought was .a s~.:.::cllite thr~t I \vo}~e my uife and my companion (a friend in : an adjoining tr.aile~). He \.'ent outside to \'latch the light. The l'igr~t. seemGd to rnc\:e at a stec:.d y rate but its course v1as still . . .' weav1ng~ ! had beEm \latching the light for about three minutes '1hen vr..hotice d a "pin::ish-orange" tiny glov1ing light \'lest of the b.r ig:'1t t::oving light. The litt:le red light did not apper:tr to be ::oving bt::t I fe21 ceJ.ta:\.n thc:t it HC!S neither a star ror an airplane. SuddenJ.y the big bright light nioved in a straight line very fast (about =ou::: seconos ) to a collision ':ith the fainter red light. The iii,pact s e e med to have cause d both to bounce. There was no explosion o:: change in intensity of the light. cotu:-E e a n d 2-?P!=:~::e.:! to be no longer \,ob}:)ling. Hi thin about a half minute I l o s t sight o f it in .a bit of cloud. However, in the meantime~ I gl ced bac k at the little reddish light and found it to be still there. It see~ed to be behaving erratically. It seemed to s putter and then disappea red. My comp anion s e y e s are not as good as mine. He sa\>/ the bright light same as I did but not the ~iny r e d one t J:rCLhS S IF IED Informal con~acts with the Ministry of Supply by NASA represent a ti v~-s ::: ::~; e2lE :j r..o infcrr.ation of 2.ny flying objects over or visibl e f=c~ Cc~be~ra at or near the indicated date and For the Charge d'Affaires First Secretary c Embassy m-;CL~.SSIFIED tTNCLASSIFI3D l admit what I saf.-1 frightened me b ecause I've never seen anything like it before nor her.1:rd of satellites maneuvering as this one did. I ~1ant to kno..r ,.,hat I sa,r for my o.-1n po3ace of mind. (End pa:cn~h~ase)" 1-ir." as quizzed from th~ point of v ie\<r of explanatory the~ries ranging from mateorclogical balloons, maneuvering air- craft, infra-re d seeking missiles and foreign satellites. There t.;as no immediate plausible e:~?lanation ~:hich satisfied either !tlr. Havden or his listeners The folloliJing. details \.;ere ascart~ined fro1:t hl~. The sky \'las stil.l . dark enough to see stars althoug h the tvaning moon 'las over- head and da\>m light \ras becoming visible to the east. There had b~en a smokey (stable air -leaf fire smcg) haze over Canberra the preceding e v-2ning. There had b e e?l sor.ta precipitation during the night. The Scientific Attache had noted about 0630 that the sky \.;as fairly clear over the Blac!( llountain area: ho~1ever, the r.;st of the. sky was partly clo!Jdy. The tempZ:rature "'as about ssop; 1s to 20 \'17arr:ier tLi:L~ for the past wee!< at that hour. H.r ;Jas r ssured that if an explanation for his observed p e~omena \Ja~} possible, he ;;ould ba informed. His sincarity and concern ~ ... :ere ap?arent by the fact that he spent. seve~al hours , including a 25 mile round trip to 1~. Stromlo, thence to the American E~a3sy, thenc e to the hone 9f the Fi~st Secretary, 1~r. Lanu"ll, and finally to the horae of the Scientific Attache, to se-ak. an explanatio11. He referred tb his vision with oride as 60 -60. His descrin- tions \o~ere r::ost colo.:-ful and it t..ras the. collision, as he described it "like 2 :fish s t riking bait," that ob.3essed him A chec:-: \vi tn the :13teo:rolcgy De p artne.nt indicated no release of b alloons at that tour on s d~y and, iri f act, releases are normally r.ade sever21l hotu: s e:.1:lie r or later tha.!.1 the time in CiU.estion. The Ca~berra airpo~t r eported no aircraft in the air over Canberra at tnat hour nor were there any for a matter of an hour before or after\Jard.s. Information Only Source: UFO Investi gator, Vol III, No 2 , April-Hay 65 Ano t her unusual Incident, subject of an oihclal Stat.: Depart-lj ment report, occurred on May, 1964, a t Canberra, Australi:t. 'I Just before dawn, sever a l g round observers ncar Canberra saw a large whtte-glowinp; object traveling no rthea s t across u.e j dark sky. It moved with an odd wobble a s though loSinf~ powP.r, or partly out of control. T hen the observ(:rs saw a smaller ob- ject, visible with a faint red light, have l'ing ahead. The lar~e white device flew straight toward the small UFO and appearl'd to strike it, bouncing back. Then the large UFO turned, no l onger wobbling, and raced out of sight. The small red li~ht sputtered and then disappeared. (It has been suggested that this c ould have been s ome unknown type o! r e fueling or rechar~lng proc:ess.) The observers' r epot was investigated by the Scient1!1c At- tache of the American Embassy at Canberra, Dr. Paul S1pl<.-, and by two !'ASA engineers. T hey concluded that the object s were not any known earthmade craft and the y had no expl:lnatlCn fo r he s ighting. The rf:'port was sent via Atr~ram A-89-t to the State Department, whtch forwarded copies to the Central l nt elltJ!;ence A!1:<>ncy, the National Security Agency , NASA, the Army a nd the A us t ral:l.a MARCHAPRIL, 1965 Incident In Australia Offic ials Excited! A report forwarded by the Victorian Flying Saucer Research Society is most interesting although now a year old: "On M~l!l~ ... <l.g,jncident occurred which sent officials of the U.S. State De partment to rush out r eport! to the CIA, the National Security A gency, the N ation- al Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Army and the Navy. The inci dent was investigated by the Scientific Attache of the American E mba ssy at Can- b erra, Dr. Paul Siple and two NASA engineers. Just before day near Canberra, a large, white glowing object travelled across the sky in a northeast direction. The object was wobbling and appeared to the observ- ers to be out or control. Nearby a small- er UFO hovered, showing a faint red light. The large UFO moved in a straight line very fast for about four seconds and appeared to collide with the smaller UFO. The impact seemed to cause both to bounce. There was no ex The large UFO then turned , no longer wobbling, moved slowly awa y from t he maller U FO, !.hen a ccelerated away a t a very high speed. Anothet unu:;ual tnc1dent, subject o r an oCftCI~tl StatP Oepart- t!nt ?'<:1~rt,' occ l_!rred Of! ~la v, 1964 , at C'anb r ra, Au~tr::tlt:t. Jus t befo r e dawn, several ~rounJ obsF>rver~. ncnr C:'lnbPrr:\ saw a lar~e whtle - g lowtng Object traveling north.-::~!>1 .tcrnss the da l'k s ky. It moved w1th an odd wobble !; lhflu~h IOS IIIf: po.vl!r , or p.trtly out o f control. The n the observer::. !:>.twa ::.m::tller ob- ect , vt:>lble w1th :1 fa1nt red lt~ht, havertng ah;>all. Thc> largP whtte deVICt' n e w !:>tr::ttght tow'lrd the sm:tll UF O ilnd .tpjiP:II't'cl to s t n ke tt, bounctng bac k . Tbtn the lar~t-UFO tumf'd, no l o nge r bbling , and raced out of Stl:(ht. The small r e d lu~ht sputt~rPd and then disappe::~red. (ll has been sug~ested that th1s could h:1ve been some unknown type o r r e fu elmg o r rech:lrgmg proce:-.s.) The observcrc;' repot vn s mvc :sttt~atC;d b \' tit Sc tentllt" A! tache o r the AnWtll.a r. Err.b..t~sy at Lanbt' t r a . 01 . ..,,eul :)tpl.: , and by two NASA c ngtneers. TIHy conclud~d t h.ll the: ohjPct:> v.err not any known c:t rthm::tdt~ traft and t hey h::ld no r :-:pl.1nat.on ~ur the stqhtlllg. The rPport was St>nt vta A l rJ!r ::lm :'\ -894 t o th S t at Dep::1rtm~nt, whtc h forwartl~d copie s tn thP CentrJI l ntdltge m e A~t~'ncy, the N.lttonal Sec:~nty Agency, 1':.\S.\, the Army ;:~nc1 tlv