DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE Thi~ covtr is to be USC'd 011~}' for official Jilt SN"'e~ rrrordeJ wztb Auuralian Arcb Form Number AR 111 i$ to b' used for workir1g paprrs. REPORTS ON ~LYING SAUCERS AND OTHER AERIAL OBJECTS. Referred to Referred to ARCHIVAL ACTION A ell one<~ tJ;rr.t,';. f,_JJ~i.. liMit": HbR hftJ.-? l.J. S,HdiZ5. ;Jr''Jr~'s.i.Y r:}t1,J.A'/I !h;n8AJ I?JII/tCH ;t.:,~I!J~ Ot.J I H -lAP.< lJ) l(f-',tN'S Vn-;<,ou t.. vrtf.1Zr.J!.Je~-.t- c. D "f.G t.--tS f\Vo~J)HJ..~ {11~ J,J ~el-tJrtM ~x~Y..l.~fiuG t7 ll191t~ dt1PJ J,J s C.,1c, t..ltlRi'Y JACt ~t.i i,1N~SCI.IvCb (AIR FORCE OFFICE) MINUTE PAPER F..ECLASSIFl"ATION 0:<' FILES DEFAIR 580/1/1 RllfercnccAF551/ 1/30 ( 34) In acco::-dance vith Reference A, all folios, in all part:; of Departroe!'lt of Air File seri"'s 580/1/1 are reclaccified 'U!7CLASSIFBD I \li th effect 7 rlay 82. floyTtt Aualrallan Air Forc;o A273 F7"J> MEMO FOr lit llrUitl1t fhiJ RA~F ottll Wtlt ot ptfM cl .. rly APPOINTMENT PHONE EXT Mr s. GAgl1ardi, }45 MaiD Street, MORIINGTON, VIC. 3931 With reference to the UDl1SU&l aerial e1ghti.ng report of 1et Jul.7 197}, wbmitted by rour w11'e and eelt, we regret that the iDYeatisati.ng hiUII hu been unable to determine the oau.ee. Jrom the description given, a theoretical ~lanation of the io!ti&l Doiee is that eound emanating from a ra11W&7 fth!ole U&ftlling on the Morl:.ington,/Baxter line wu d.irected to gift an UIIU.8\I.al oha.racterietio, but DO explanation oan be advanced tw the lisht and ita ueooiated movement. OYer ~ yeare of 1DTeetigat1on of this BUbject ~ ou.t the vorld, DO ooncluaive .rtdence ha8 been found to at1ty the theory ot atra terrestri&l rteitation to aa..rth by apace ab.ip w othn IIUD8, and u suoh, we think that the lisbt seen vu oaw~ed by...,. natural eouroe (suoh u electrical disohargs). It, in the tu.ture, further reports ot a aillilar nature are torlhOOIR!ng and a eolution is found, your report will 86&in be lDTeetige.tecl and a detemination forwarded. '"'an1c1 ng 7011 for rour interest, Yours faithfully, Director of Public Relatiooa ffS B&Bltn RE""RT (.'tr Ul'USUAL AERT~ STGrt'l'nlG Part I -Reoort by Observer (As a preliminary to completing this form, the o bserve r ~ in vi tc4 to descri be the sig..l-tting in his or her 01'711 manner, usjng either separate sheets or the back of this 4. Date and time of start of observation.(.'.?.;-.7.~ ...... . ~ H.C?.-':1:'!{ ... Duration of observation ,;;;-3 ~,..-v._. rt::-:; 6. Observer s location at time of sighting. A1?.'!-'R-'.".'J.f .. . -:":"'. .. 6:'x'.l.(f: How familiar is observer ;-:i th this locali ty?.it."f':i?. &?K:. ~1f~.S 1. Weather conditions at tine r.:: observation ~&~ .. ; ... ~!.~::\ .... 8. Describe any aids/equipment used in the observatbn ... 1\/.Q,/,1/C. .... 9 '.Vhere ~1as object first observed? : d . hew accurate are these estimates? ..... 10. ~'lhat first attracted observer~ attention? f:!C.. ~!"",";~ ':':: .~-; - 11. x~ ., .... wo.o more than one light/object : 12. What ~as the colour of th e light or object? ~.f .. rf~ .. ~. :: . ... s BWJe&iT - 13. l'fllat '.7as the brightness? (compare l'lith full moon or c o:r-.mon light source a t a stated dista~ce, eg ordinary street light at 100 What was the a pparent s ize at nearest approach?: f" b . relative dimensions in L~c~es at arm' s length (~bout 20 L~ches 15. \'ihat r.ere the bearing and elevation angles at nearest a pproach and 17. Describe any sound heard, including changes in pitch and intensity 1 8 . ".That was the ma.xil!luro and minimum B.Il8le af e levation (or height , if' an 19. What was the rna.ximum and minicum angular velocity (or speed, if an estimate can be justified)? If necessary, compare with t~e movement of familiar objects a t stated distances ~'? ... 21. Describe any deviations or manoeuvres . ~1?f/ft1(1.1: .. '!(: ....... . 22 . Describe any trail of exhaust, vapour o r light seen ,1-{q:Y..:::: . 23 . Wherems object last observed : What 1as theliB.!U'ler of its disappearance?. 4.. Rf-t . 1-:'!':'Y.. : f ... ? , -~'f~1'f-?> Do you know of any associated physical evidence (such as fr1l8Jnents, photographs, !i'Corching, ground i ndentations, residual magnetism or 26. State any training which enables observe r to be rea s o nably certain of his/her ability to estimate angl es and angular velocity .... fEW ftl&l5 28. Do you lcnow of witnesses to similar sigltings in the area? ~ .:S: 29 . What natural p!vmomenon (or phenomena) \Vould be nearest to exp.aining JO. What are your main reasons for exclurlL~ this explanation? . . .. 31. Please sketch the light/object with all details. If appropriate, sketch position a~d/or movement of object in relation to yot~ surroundings. Use back of form, if needed. Part 2 -Unit lvaluation The fo2.lo;ti:\;; uili t~ry a:.rcro.ft ~ere in the vicinity renorteci UFO ~csi ti on at t:1e tice: 33. T!li' followint,; civil aircr~ft were in the vicinity of the reported UFO !_)OSition at the time. * Cive loc~tion of nearest LTD or ATA J?' servers ~oca ~on: ~auluUU-~ .... ~. on~ u e ...... 35. Give bearing ann elevation o= any planets and major stars that were il. t!!'t 1osition of t:-:.e s!..--c.t that ti;ne. ~Y day, giJe loc.,.t:.on of.Venus only. u 36. A meteo:::olo[,'ical balloon was released from . . h'W . . Radio-sonde.. radart'* : C2ntle *f. battery it* (:D-elete ::.s requir0d) !:a~dn:um hei..;llt tracked . ..... 00 ft \':as it l~nown to have burst? 37. The first si.:;nificant temper~ture inversion was of 4~c t S..,..('la.<A ft -t OCloo k.r h of' ,.., lUL-LA ~ lS cJ c.bt SoobJ . 38. Any re::!.:'\r s ou sate!2.ites, roc~ets, r~search balloons, cor:.e"'.;s, n:..eteori tes etc, ~elavant to the sie;:1tin.;-. 39. \7llcn ~r. .:lirc:.,ft is & possible i 'entification include rad!lr tr.::ce if a:t i _c nnC: ascertain ;.:.ic .. of the air~raft lights r1erc o;>er.:.tinl:l . 40. ..he c:::.~otsc ( or likely cause) of the :::i gnti ng ** -~./c.,n.ct be dr:tcrr.liue.;.. -"-. Ilelete c.s necesss.r:.: S.JuH-r,Jc ...,...-I G T h e Sun, Wed.. July 2S, I 973 T O E nigbt &ky O\er :\vonda le Heights ... and BernaN'I S cbneidus, 1\IELBOt:RNE'S UFO returned last n icht - and as .. captured ' on Bernard SebneiclttS, 1~. of Avondale He~&llts, wu taking Pl<tureto or the SOutbem CrOI'S group 01 stars w1tb two of hts rnends. Th~. 12. and Calbryo K tnnls. 9, ..,b<'o GatllT}D ,....,. a la.<t-mov- lnJ obJect In lhC bl<y, "We "re raelnR soutb ID A\ondale HeiRhts and we saw It at 6.32," Ber- nard said . .. U uas t.ra~ ~lllnt a t fant<~.sll~ o.peoed and ebanr ed ln color !rom red lo ubi~. "It dldnt ruwe a loll or Bernard Mid the obJe<L trnvelled south bolore tt mad~' a shurp turn biltk and thrn ~med 10 hover t01 t\ve rnJnntr~. "When Cntlu yn ""' It, my IU'S& thoUght WIIS, gosh. a UFO,' ond t Just nlnu:d the c.,amcn~." Bernard Is In Form one aL A vondalo Heights llJ;h 12, sn:tps hls first UFO. r.aster B. ~ohneidero, 20 SovereiDl ay, AVORDALE Hf;ICTITS, VIC 3034 1bank you for your re-.ort s.od photog::r;lphic negatives of an unuuual 11. 1lt source which bec=e evident durina photoc;ra.p ry of the c;oon. Specialists in the Royal Austral.ian !.i.r Foree ~lave developed and evaluated ue photographs s.o ... t3e inveoti ;atiug tea.tt is of the opinion that li,,;ht has entered the caoora fro:!! oti..ler t!la.n the nort:IAl a.perture o.nd hno affected t.1e ~negntives during tile time expo cures. reason for this theory is that the intensity or the li~:ht is different for the ho exposures ( 10 &<JC~onds and 30 seconds). It could tU.ao have been what is refer.red to as 'flare spot' which r;~J.y have occurred if' the photoc:raphs were taken froJ:J a position where a oloroet a~ vas on the extrer.e edge of the field of view or t~e lene, but not neces&aril.; shovir:lg on the film . :e trust that this answer is sa.tiafaotory and thank you or your intsreet nnd your neeati vee u.nd enlaroed rrtnts a.re Yours faithfull y , Director of iublic Tielations MEMORANDUM RAAF FORM A21J MAR 6J Fot -wlrhl" Ill. AAN Oftly Write or prlnl cle<>rlr ATTtNTlON , II.EFEJIENCES RANK AND APPOINTMENT PHONE EXTN REr"RT 0U Ul''USUAL AERliL STGlfl'TilG Part I -Report by Observer (As a preliminary to completing his form, the observer is invite~ to de~cribe the sighting in his or her own manner, usjng either separate sheets or the back of this Addrese of observer . . ~!"!-! f-. th d t ? Aaso'-'-'Te" 6 . Observer' s location at time of sighting ... fl.: . . . ~C?~<; . ............... . Bow familiar is observer ~th this locality? . 1 . Weather conditions at time ::.f obse_rva.tion f.."!~ ... f..';"; .. ...... . t'tC.l'4'f '""" Gr ~Oil !>W\f'l t..t.. \>ATGrhJS. oF C'\-OV C . 8 . De scribe any a ids/ equipment used in the observati)n . ~. 9. Where ~as object first observed? : hew acourate are these 10. ~t first attracted observer' s attention? . 1 1 u:o "".: .. .,. ......,. more than one light/object : 12. What IT.lS the colour of the light or object? . 3. ~at ~as the brightness? (compare r.ith full moon or conmon light source a t a stated dista..1c e , eg ordinary street light at 100 \Vhat was the apparent s ize at nearest approach?: a . relative b . relative dioensions in L~ches at arm' s length (~bout 20 inches 15. What were the bearing and elevation angles at nearest approach and 16. Was any method of propulsion obvious? 17. Describe any sound heard, inc