DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY ':;;I IRANCH'ESTAIUSIIMEHTo I RELATED FILES SHOWN ON INSIDf COVER SUBSEQUENT R.fened to Initials l Dete Referr.d to lnltlels I Dete Refened to INSTRUCTIONS : (i) EACH PAPfR ATIACHED TO A Alf IS TO BE GIVEN A CONSECUTIVE FOLIO NUMBER IY THE ATIAOiiNG OFFICER. PAPERS MUST NOT BE REMOVED FROM FUS WITHOUT THE CONCURRENCE OF THE REGISTRY. (iij MAJOONGS (a) The Folio on which action Is required will be Indicated In column (1) above. Column (2) will ahclw to whom tho file Ia referred. (b) When a folio Is cleared. the action officer will Initial and date column (3). If the file Ia to b. referred to enother officer, the folio number end officer concerned should be indicated on the next vacant line. (c) To re-submit the file at a later date, the relevant folio and the "RIS (date)" ere to be entered in columnt (1) end (2) rapedively. Registry will complete Column (3) when the file Is brought IOrwerd (or on prior canc.l- l.tion ot the _.king). (d) If the file may be put away the endonement ..,,AH will be rnedo In Coh.IIM (2). Registry will complete Columns (1) and (3) on examination of the file. (iii) FILES ARE NOT TO BE ENDORSED "PIAH UNTIL All ACTION THERE ON HAS BEEN COMPLfUD. RELATED FILES AFFIX TRANSIT SLIPS (SFC. 3.2.6.) HERE Subject/Name Dote Folio Subject/ Nome This file was CLOSED on .t_3 :A.=i!J- For subsequent papers see A_I~ 3[1. IJ_!J:-J:1.TJ Index Action Fully Indexed Titles Only No Indexing File Examiner 4\\IIIMI ia a of a let\p ftedftCl boa Geetr lou letto 4a\ed 8\b Jm , tf'S ...-stDa , ... eli ... WICll of .(4eoe or rMtd ku 'beeo ftfelft4 to ... QPI'Opftde .mbOaU w11o rao dOultt v1ll oammmeate w1 tb. 1ou alncrt. , .... ta&thtull.v, search Establishment, Dear Sirs, "Nagaella" Station, //'~ Private Bag 84, Broken Hill NSW 288o Whilst mustering here in extremely thick Mallee and Spinifex country on Tuesday last the 4th 1 came across a twisted piece of body metal of irregular shape approximately 21" x 15", which was black sheet steel and appeared to have burned at the protruding edges, as we have several weeks of dri~zly rain and t his steel was not rusty 1 asaume that it had not been there long . The rough l ocation would be 70 odd kir miles South of Broken Hill and about 14 Miles Bast of the South Australian border. If you would like to examine it let's know and 1 will Post it "r f!IN-~ t:JJal.l;, l~e,r WP()hJEK/l ~. u. Cil.dD:iat, Benaabm Sto:r., :BI!AMBRA Yic. 3~ De Dr. Gilchr1St 8114 Peter 8Dil J'OJia, ln r11P17 to 70111" ~t lette it woulcl appeuo that the objeet J01l aaw Oil the 3M .r,.q, 1967, ..,. the satellite Peguua 1. !l'hU wbiele WM T.l.aible at the locatioa on tbe c1q 8llCl tt. that you han gl-.-. I sriing 7011 a hoOklet dealing nih Pwguua, BDc1 would lMt gratetul it ,.ou.would sed it back &f'tft peraaal as it ia the 01117 oae I haw. (F .E. Irrine) Captam, R, A , SUPEIWIM ''C INTERNAL MEMORANDUM DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY lECISTRY US ONl Y SUPERINTENDENT f'IOOMERA OUR filE No (Draocb or Eotabllolom~ol) FOR ENQUIRIES REFU TO WEAPONS RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT YOUR REI' ERENCE IDENTIFICATION OF SPACE VEHICLE FRAGMENTS Your memorandum of 21st July, 1967 in which you report a sighting by a resident of Yorke Peninsula some years ago, has been referred to Superintendent/American Projects Division. 2. The earlier memorandum of 16th AU8Uet, 1962 from Superintendent/O.I.D. was written in the days when American Projects were the responsibility of s;o.I.D. 3. I have asked S/A.P.D. to take whatever action might be necessary on this latest report. DEPUTY DIRECTORjrRIALS fSGD.) 1'. & lRVIlfB HANDWRITTEN MINUTE DEPARTMENT S~C. :t.S. lt. IJU 10) ' fll{/fN\, 6:tr6n~ I' f3Eiv,PH~ ONI9 ,S/OR. t;-s' lllpeZ'latteat, ioa1 wtatU mna., W.B.B., WOontz.. IDD'tD'ICA'l'IC. 01 SI'JCB UIIICLB ftAO!Ii!f! it ia .an ... that itlteaaU. ... --noelftl fRa. 1.., ftllltillc 1a .... en~ IIOQtJa of Yo* Jtwte"'luo w1tee4 wbat oetalt ..U :un ...._ ..- nld.olo ~t oo ~tz:r. Buwaler an nlnat atnot fRa lle1" :._pon. Don 530Ja I ... nturaiDc 11oM fzoa foot'kll witll ..,-'ho &b'l8 tMa 11 ..a 6 71uoa w~ alMnR 20 7U'Il1 ~ oar ..,_ I kot fozwut to ohp puoa _. 'No are of ~ fallillc tz. ldp 11p ia the fllq. 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I ....... tM _.., RltUel ott tM 41a ll&ldo, toU ~ Ullclna to wt.a _, tM 1liiMinll ..a llo tJao floor ot tile ouo 111111 I Dolt 4tna ...,_ .. t-., _. ._ tllat -s.t ...... lewe la tile rlq, lt -.. hlll' allP', dtll ... tO'I&IIM ot n-JJ1UiPs tz. tM hod put to tllll NR te a t nola tldac, it .. ...-uot 1a -.. nat I .a..lt tast riql-pl-wal4 look llb. fte U.et of tl-.... ,.Uol Nak1ruta ... ap,...& to .. liz to o1clat ft 1a l~RCUa .......... - tail at all ...,aat-M ...... lac :paRa-it OIIZII to'-all t iii&Ot wJd.oJl cn41lall7 ..... u.-hall .... fBIIt JUti. -.... ftU"e I Ola Z'l rJte-r tU f1aal 8ln U it A8 qDa -' tJIIa aJl na lll .. _. I oa tJd.ec for &boat .._ 1111 It -' 'NJI' far twa s-11114 lwol ,.. 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After t a .w.te I pat 4on thil 1d.Dielr _. loobt _. 11..._. tat.aq I ._ or ...- UW.C aboft tM li&llt t ot 11 1a ..-.. tROO .a tM -' of tM ... a1lftt i IIllo atla. .n 1'111q I tlloroUB)al HaroMt oa ana ti..tq -* of tile - lut ~-t.bl 110ft of tnn tlae 11'011114 ia talrq .._, vitll aok Map8 ..a U.n rook. I looke4 for Uiated wreak-at ftnt t~ I DOtioe4 er.r atato ~lMk pieoea u tllll aoMtld.Ja& lllll AQtenl, tlaeao won apro.a arouad fatrq Mattorect. TMM bi ta won ltlaak t~ reaaltlo4 lluat paper llllt -.4 to :b&Yo n I..S.Q' tU. I i ... a .. 11uat pefft would bYe. I ooati..,_ oaroldas ia vii--. oinl .a noa'hall.f to-a 1a a ploupo4 up paddoolt du aodll of tlle Mattond ~laok pieou about 250 7da ..., -a ...U lleap of ltl110kt'MI aatorial. The pa44ook W 'bMa ploucM4 up tlle ..-pwiou tlle aa~rial wu uatinuMt 1 t natet 1a tile tunou t panieal.~ ia~ol if at all. It Nabled. ill appo.-..... what looaoq relle4 llua\ ~r w1114 loek l.1U tha cleuor. I\ na allnt 12 to 15 1aa ld.p lr 18 :laoMa :la leac'Ja It 17 '!laok, I u JJri.DtilaB .. ia U8lla1 nn llua\ unpapezw o\o ... , oar1ac to riak ratio utin\J I to a at1alt _. pzo44e4 it, it lmob ap lila\ Mt u lig)ltq ..,er wult. I .-quizoo4 hH rq a.btM at doftld.toq u W ' -.zat -'ld.llc \hera or furillu up vllere tlle blaek 1d. ta wen. !M plld.dook wu later pat ia~o oap, eo 110\hiq ~a1u \hat I aow of, tllo at tiaa I Jaan kopt-.:~ qaa opoa wboR au\ in the pa44ooka M0114 tld.a area, lRn Juwo foaaA 'ld.Jac olH. I tld.llk I ll&Yo it all 4owa .a oa e44 tllbc tuthe1" aoop\ that I tliDliCid tut alt-.p tho rooat,.. talliPc lt ua ., -te lto tiftl7 out of oeatrol, at tiM cli4 1t ~om UoU, or Hpan.to, a4 IRa tlle tiNt aicJatbc te ita cU.aappear ... Mb:laa tlle tree wou14 paltaltl.J about tnav ...... . Attar reatiaa tld.a thaqla I f1D4 I m\ -tioaecl ..,-t~ altout aoaa. .._'Iter tlle riluJon wore up, llat I wu aware of a %'U~ IV iaa&laaUoa, I ~--I wu 1.a,preao4 ._, tlle ... ,.._ _. t.a..a apeod of the \1 ....... neko\ U it cJ.iW parallel to tU pouK MYIZ' .-ol'ilag hoa tbt out, 41reetl7 1a ita patla ware tuoe tall .... witla loac 'bra110laea '\Jaare nro &&.PO of eoune, it wu nq allout 15 n tW I foal the 'tlD.J 'blult partial ...Uoaol ltoton. IulleDtallz it lt Ul t .._ for tbtao tre .. it E.pt h&Yo ao .U tuiMr u ou -... ill4 a\U"1'0"'"''c ue oa a riM act 'bi.Joa4 tld.a tbe po'UII4 lwol U.pea ..., to St. Yinota Oulf. 2. SiiiOI tllo 1ao14t bappeul 110M '\1M ... the Mtul We ia 1a douM. 'Pile .nlliDroaa --'ioaa "tlano ,JOaN ... a a Satu r Ia a tutMZ' ata'-t tu a., after tlae nat two Aaeri-Aatzouat .... tladr fllpt- it i Ulldeatoocl tha'\ tld.a ... v ..... -., 231"4 Xa'roll, 1965. A&ata U. ..tiOM at 4uk htw.-530111 .a, . .,_-tlda ct. t acroe dn tllil laat date. 4 !1M 11111.1 1a quuttoa Jau Mia uauo4 tbt tMft will 'be M Jll)tliolV uaocd.atol vitla '\lae 1ao14t. .)F. E. lRVI:iE Ca.Ptaia, R.J. ' rvvv f:tv ;~ fo.--lr ~ t:Lv ~-~ -e?-vc~J tk_ ~ Joz 9 Pe~ Of't'ioe EDITHBUROB s.A. Dear .a-. Ioar letter 4atet .r ... 6t1a 1967, 1111aa tM dck'llla of a mob~ iaJ,*J'tiDc 1D troat of 70ur oar -tit.fte 7eaa U. .._ pu..a te .. for ootion. I tW cre~tlJ' intezes\ed in tUV 'turihw Wozaation you m~ 'be able to aupply. In pariicule I WOilld CI1at!'ul if ;ou could deserilte, 1n u maeJt aeta11 pot"' tM mbket t2'0!Jl "the fl:zat t111e you eaw it :ant1l lapaot .wrloe 110uld aleo be appreciatecl u to tM pou1ld.l1V et ~ .,-pa:rta of 1:he ~cket tbat v be available oa 70u ltft.-liJ It _, pane an available a hort desori.~lon 110uld M Pretllate4. TlumJt ~ fu 70U 1a1:UMt .. I oaa .-.n .10 -u.&t \hen will N DO -...1 .... pa\llol\Je SENDER'S NAME AND ADDRESS- LL Mtl' JIRII rpp, a.A. Dlu .. IIUl .. , !buk 7ft tcrr 7Rr neat 1-''-~ the '-ftte whlah ,_ t.-1 at Yelle uw 1a 1'35, a4 ,.. kbl ottw to ..U I-afta1.& tllat ..t1ra1.._ ue a tr1t eat~ lilJ U.. fd WW~t:.j, bd lZoa .aq.SZS.. I haft .... I Hlt.w. tllat tile Gleg haal.U. ia 1rldftnitt. .. -' 111'-eete~ sa ...._ Pcilape 10111dcht tee1 bolbea te ..a it aw''Ul ~ (SGD.) F. E. IRVI NE (I'.L Inbe) Claptata. L.l .... W. J.J.Pt ;MM Ia ... II& W _, ftlliw .... -tM -h11ttla- t111kaAef I -.. U.. ..ttia .. mJJS SiU ..... bia .... It ta r a-tl tllat ,_ atte te ._ atlte llst.-