~vlso<1 OctBO LE No Part No DEPARirJlENT 'This cot't'r is to be uud only for official file f ~s recorded with Australian Arcbites. mg papers. Form Xumbt!r AR Ill i~ to be used for work RLPO T.:; QN .FLY!l:G AU~, I.ND J;.L,IJ.L OBJ :t.'TS Rof~tted to Aeterro<t to ARCH IVA L ACTION Kre I. r. HocJgsoD 5 ~117 Court Boz Hllllorth VJC"roRI1 3129 flllii' llldtl!l, f<t>or k,., 1. On 1nveetipt1~.m or ;your report or m aerial object observed an the n18flt of the 27th Al.lSU&tf -the moat losloal explanation eeems to be thd m crara.tt, or a b~licopter, waa &'l xoaob1ng Eaaendon airport pt1.or 'to landins. 2. It ehould be l'Ciembe!'ed that 'liewins a moving light bQm a oar mll prol!uoe atrmge illusions 'llhi"h nearly alwaya have a aicple explmauaa. ). '.l'be brisht ligbta were probabl7 landing lights, which are in the w1np, and mo.,. in an arc 1th111:1 extended tor ltancling. '1'hese ligbta aft ftJ7 pewartul and have a veey clireotlonal be& , wbicb cs.aees an ~pU'IDt d.eoreaae in br1btnesa it not viewed d1r('otl7 tro111 the tront. It this iB coupled wl th an aircraft tu.mingt tbo chmges in briglltneaa a:re explsined. '1'h8 appearance C\d di.sappoaro:nce of the red light could be ezpbined b7 the fact tha't an airorat't h~ts a red light on the lett win& tip ana a grem light O!l the t1.ght wlq tip, and as the airoraf't tamed, the red lisht would be hidden by the fuaelase ot the airoratt. crem lt8llt IIII.J' not b.aYe botn sem aa 1 t doae not stand o1.1t as ccuoh as the Nd 11pt. 4. Prom JOUr 41 a r0111 of the pat~ take b7 the object, it appeue to baw followed a pattel'D amUar to tbat tlom bJ aircraft uaing r4clio beacons on th 1r a proaoh at Eseend.On. 5. 'nle reason tor you v1ewlng the object over euch a long period 18 that tbe evening is a particularly bu!Sy period at .I:esendon and tM lights were not trom one object, but f:rom.,aevaral t.droratt all following the same path into the airtield. 6. 'i'he radar equiplllftlt at Eaaendon and '1\allamarine did not show anJtb1n~ otb.er thm normal a1 roratt trat'tl c. SUrthe11110re tbe area 1n wbicll the llf:bta wor obaerwd. wol.lld have placed the object close to ail'Orll!."t landins at l!elboume. .e havo received no reports !1'011 pilote, airorewa or pae ftl~re ot a17 objects n ear tha11 at tbat Uc:.e. 1. You o:m raet &U\lred that the l1E;hte which you saw cltbO..aBh tmderatmdably m1'8Ut)ing at tbe time, can be read1l7 ezplcined by natunl phcmoaena. t_ {J o l o ' PDI.BRID<E} :ant Commander :'or Caiet ot the .Air Still TELEPHONE. 69 OSSO ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS ''AIRCOMMAND. MElBOURNE" H~OQUAIHERS SUPPORT COMMAND VI ORIA BARRACKS MELBOURNE SC1 VIC 3004 ,,. amY ouorr 5/6/JLAir{ 6~ ) UN-IuZNTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1 Herewith oarticulars of a UFO sighting submitted b y !U-s I.F . HODGSON of >lox Hill North, viz: Questionnaire pro-forma ritten Report 2 . Attention is draWL to remarks by C Intell 0 at paras 32-34 of the pro-forma, a nd to the information requested by t he observer on pa ge 6 of the report. .h nnexes: 1 . -<TO- forma 3. Si. :etch (F. O. XNUDSEN) Wing Commander For Air Officer Commanding .'lt.:."' tcu~ ouj~=:ct ztat~onary? at. - :~ .'lj,'f\. wa z 'l.b~ dnuct.~or. of flit)"lt ;, ith reference to J andu:ar,;:; or vCln.s of tne COllipa~s ? REEORT OF ABI.IAL OEJ.CCT 013SZHVED ~ame of ObserverVb i-:~T j;~<J Date and 'i'in.e or Obs~rvation (?"ir.te . o oe L.i'len i n local tit.~) Observer' s locatior. at tir:t& of si"mtirtb. (Give details o f own A ,R.a..'\/11': &C1')'\..~ K.rf--""vfJt.i..,,.,.,l os1hon by map reference if Weatner Condition s ot time(s) of Observation(s ) .................. . A1ds t o Observut~on(s). (Describe any equipment used i n the 'llhere was ObJeCt f1rst observed, e g , overhead, conine; frot. ber.ind a h~ll, ove~e horizon, etc)~ .:::t... ~ ~ ~ :;nat flrs t ~ttracted observer's attention, eg, l i g h t or noinc . Did obj~c P?e~r cs a l i gh t or as a definite object? If tl.e r e wa:--more than one object, how many wer e there a nd what was their ror tion? '.'/as any deta1l of structure observable? .. /V.q .................. . He~ght, or an :e of elcvatiol'! ..... . .'/hat was 1./'.c l.u ect.. or. of fli.;ht 1ii.h reference to lanu~;.ar,;o or ,.oin~s of the COlupa:~s? D1d the object reCJain or. a strai.;ht path, deviute or ~noeuvre Was any trail of exhaust, vapour or light seen? ... tf.C ........ . . Where did object dis<lppear, eg in mid-air, behind a hill, over .Zxistence of an,y physical ev1dence such as fragments, photographs or other supporting evidence . 26. Have you observed any unusual phenomena prev1ously? .. :V.'t? . ..... . t f t t t f f f f I f f t t t f f f t I f f f I f I I f f I f f I f f f t f I I f f f I f f f I I f f I f f t f f f f I I f I f 28. State any experience which enables observer to be reasonably certain about the answers given to 18 and 19 . 29. Are you a member of any organisation interested in aerial 0 f o f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f t * f f f I f f f f f f t f f f f f f I f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f I f f Note: Si~ce it is normally impossible to estimate the he1ght and speed of a strange object, it will usualll be better to endeavour to determine the angle of elevation of the object, the angle through which it moved, and the time taken to TELEPHONE PENI\ITH llll TElEGRAPHIC A001\ESS "AII\COM~ANO SYONET ..., 1flLT <)UOTI ~en t of Air Russo Offices tJNII)RTTIF-I:ED FLYING OBJECTS Attached is a xeport of an unidentified flying object siehted by Kr D.J . Buchanan. !:nclosure: 1. Intelligence -Report of Aerial Object Observed RESTRICTED .. . ~.~ o cc~ ~is~ppc~r? (ag, in mid-air, behind a hill, over ~t~tc ~r.J' ~=~c~ic~:cc ~.-,l:icfl cr olcs obaorvo: to be r.~oson~bly .!9. .ro :.rou c. :~:wb.:::-:);.: e .. J crs_'t'.a.iz:ltion intoro:;t1.:d in o.ori~l ;>;,ii.T 2 -U1fiT :~v:.J.U,iTION 32, ?h" folloYiin;; mili t.::.ry airc1.-aft wero in tho vicinity of tho rcpo:::-tod \.VO poai tion o. t tho timo :- 33. Tho followine civil aircraft viBre in the vicinity of tho roporteJ. uro position at tho time : -.~ j) '-~ ov-6vvv,t) /~ Syp,v~ry 34. Calculetions show tlmt the follOI'Iing plnnots or maJor stars wore in that po:::tion of the sky at tho time :- 35, A motoorological balloon was released f'rom , .,, t!'.C..,,., . ,,.,,,,. <~t .. ~ .... z t.nd could ilave be(:ln in the reported UFO position "' t the time , 36. ?bo S~tc CbGorvo.tory in tho nearest capital city affirms tho.t o.oricl phcnomono. in that portion of the sky at tho time wero 37, "ny ctl:er rolovnnt roltl(lrlca ( eg about snteli tos, rockats, 38. Thoro io concl usi vo ovidonoo that the objoot roportod was , 39. Tho object roportod could have been ,C?:-;-,r..;-Jf. .. , ~. .... ~ }.~: 40"n'6agc cau:~o (or likely cause) of the sighting ee.nnot bo dotoroinod. nUl UARTERS. OPERATIONAL "n!''UIC s.u. 31 t~.A.F.. PENRITH. l W. N s 1 TeLEPHONE: 69 0$50 TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: AJRCOMMANO. MELBOURNE" oN WI.T ovonS/6/1/Air( 65) ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR. HEADQUARTERS SUPPORT COMMAND VICTORIA BARRACKS MElBOURNE SC1 VIC )00~ Department of Air (~AFI) ;-,~/ R u54ell Offices ,T[f:,. ~:BERRA ACT 2600 R::.I-'ORT or UN-IDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECT 1 Attached is a report of an un-identified aerial object sighted by ~qn Ldr :B.J. GRAF on 9th September 1968. 2. This Headquarters has no further remarks to add to those of the Investigating Officer, Flg Off J . O'DONNELL. (F. 0 . KNUDSEN) '.'ling Commander For Air Officer Commanding 1 . UFO Report 2 . Investg Officer' s Report Height, 9r a.,~ ... e pf elevat.;,on <?bje.qt ~P.P.E!~rea_ ~o. be j~.t ~"bO.V.fil tne c.1.ouct layer \ ie ;obo f) I was looking straight Speed, or angular velocity..... QOf'I.Q,,. Past -I e stimated at least 500 kts 21. What was the direction of flight with re~erence to landmarks or point s o~ t~e co~pass l.lP.n-x:O+J.Mt~lJ:.,39.Jll ol:lJ.ect. n&s. P.Aserv.e.d.!ro.m abO.Ilt 5 miles..nor:t.h. of Laverton to approximately overhead Avalon REPORT Of AERIAL OBJECT OBSERVsD Nome of Observer Address of RAAF LAVERTON Occuoatl.on of Observer ~ Ofr~c~r (Pi lot) Date end Time of Observati on (Time to be given in local t1mel Duration of Obeervetion(s ) ~m~ 1. min)lte Jprob ap13. )0 seconds) Observers Loce~ion at Time of Sighting (Give deta1ls of own position Airborne a t FL 210 overhead LAVERTON by map reference 1f poes1ble or by known lendmar~s) 7. Weather Conditions at time(s } of observation(s)f~p,e YiJ3 .. ~0.ro4~ Aids t o observation(s). Des cribe any equipment used i the observatJ.on) 9. Where was obJect first observed , eg, ov erhead, com1ng from beh1nd a hill, over the horizon, e t c Below and in front of observer's aircraft 10. What first attracted observer' s attention, eg l1ght or noise 11. D1d obJect appear as a l ight or as a def1ni~e object, 12. If there wa s mor e tha n one object, how many were there. and what was their formation What wae the colour Qf the light or obJ act .Vf.hi t e. <Ol7 Sa.J..v e r What was its apparent