AUSTRALIAN .AIR FORCE lllnut~ or CONFIDENTIAL Rderrod to fOlf action or lntor- lleferrfld to for action or lnfor .MJn11te or CONFIDENTIAL l"onn A5nn (}{ovlst'd !'~h. l"'>I l Report on Aeri a l Object Obse1~ved Foi~ns availabl" .':tng 01 1orly .oom. National Archives of Australia l~iltl :iJ"i IOP Hm. SCHOOL Of-I 1\-llNU~l'E SHEET ejcrenl.c. . .. . rllSSlfERw. National Archives of Australia NAA: A11339, 5/7/AIR PART 1 File Number Title 0f'081 Ref(!JftnCU to be Made Above National Archives of Australia NAA: A1133q Officer Cemm nCiinc ~ILLI.AMTO~V~ NSW Flyin& Officer L. BRUEIL(Ol 30) Air Traffic Contrel Sectin Baao a:>qua re,g WILLI TO.VN l'fSW lat Dcmaer 1958 REPORT OF UNID3NTIFIED FLYING OBJECT 011 the ni1ht of 29th l evemlaer I waa Duty centreller at illia tewn and at 2044 heura I r c ivad a c all ~rem Mr. B&\AG ef berCl.ecn. 2. ~. BRAAG adviae that a t 0823 ,m. he n ether aaw a ari&ht licht a e r from the Nerth weat and diaa,pear te the aeuth at. The licht w a travellin& very quickly na a earea te very hi h Ne Ei waa h ara. Th li&ht waa aeen fr a durati en ef 3 minutea flaahin1 en f r 3i seconds ana eff fer 6t c~nda throu2hout that peried of time. Mr. BBAAG requestea that I a hia c mplimenta te Greu Capt in EATON 3. At 2043 hurs I checkea with Ar Centrel Centre aacet aa t e whether any aircraft were in the vicinity ef ber een at the time nd wa11 advuaed t c.-at an RAAF Dakt waa en-reute frem. Amberley te Richmeni and weula have aaaea at ef Aberde$D about thia time. Thi aircraft waa aue at Ric.hmena at rexim tely 2100 houra. 4. At 2045 hur I hnd Greu Ca tain EATON anQ a en detail ef telocem with Ill'. Frank BRAAG. Th detail hava bet0n lii National Archives of Australia (L.li. BRUHL) Flyini; Officer NAA: A11339, 5/7/AIR PART 1 Jll711 Officer L.K. BRlJ'IL(Ol330) Alr Trattlo C'rl seot1 .. ITJ.IAllTOQ RU.. llll .. ' .... at 20J'a heura I reoeiT .. oll b llr. rllk MAAG ef Alterua. 2. llr. G aaT1a tba' at Ol23 ,-. !Le & etllera aaw a '* oi.11 t;breup\l' that tr14 t *lll. Jlr. nua requ , ... tlMlt I t aia ollllt Greut Ct'l &ATOS J. At 2043 ~ur l ollokel. w1tll Ar 0.B\rel C.\z-e Maaoet ' wlletha u7 alror11tt r i the Ylcll'r t ~era at 'h \1 i. atiusei. t t .. b.AJt Dak' e.-reuM tr lm9rl7 * cblli weul& haY ' ... a eaai et Ari.e ut th1 *1a Thi aircraft 11 tl.ue a\ RlolmK a\ rxillatl.7 2100 lleura. oa &eta11 et lo .. wi\h r. Frk JlRAAG. Th .. \ail ~Y National Archives of Australia ( K. :IRUL) P11"1a Ottl NAA: A11339, 5/7/AIR PART 1 l ~pattlo 'rl l. r on'rlle 2. hat t o 23 tie a lhr aa a 'h ' be ll6~ aa trlU Yer., qulcJclw tPrI. hra\l et 3 auat tlellls r er J d err rer 'i ob threu.pe\l' l)la' rlM f *ill Mr. nqu\& I wtaetba 7 lNrft re l &IM lclait~ f _ l'U ' National Archives of Australia NAA: A11339, 5/7/AIR PART 1 Headque.rter Home Com..11and lie M So th 1ales R STRlCTED Headquarters iilliamtown ien South \"/ales 26th October, 1956 UNUSUAL SIGHTING -AERIAL OBJECT 1. Attached hereto are reports obt ined from the undermentioned personnel ith reference to the sighting of an unusual aerial object at approximately 2015 ho s on f 1th October, 1956:- Service Personnel J. I. Plt. Off'. Civilian Pe~o1mel Broadbe Ch . s. Bundaberg, Qld. G.D. Pilot Airman Pilot 1-lirmun Pilot 2. Col1ation of info tion gathered from these reports indicates that the sighting aa undoubtedly of a meteorite moving very rapidly in southerly direction and appearing to strike the ground in the near vicinity. 3. It i . consider d th t , 1n the ebsence of any positive information which could possibly establish an approximate point of impact 1th the ground e se rch for rmy-remnants of the object ould be pointless and consequently 1s not recommended. Flight Lieutenant for .1r Officer Comnand1ng National Archives of Australia Stockton 174/175 Mr. J. T. Bourke Land Board Office New South \Ya1es Headquarters Williamtown New South Wales 25th October 1956 METEORITE SIGHTING I have to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 23rd October, 1956, with reference to the o1ght1ng of the meteor on llth October, 1956, and wish to thank you for the information provided and also for the interest shown in forwarding this information on to us for examination. Your action is moat appreciated. Yours raitht\1.117, (A KEATING) Plight Lieutenant for Air Officer Commanding Stockton 174/175 Mr. lf. Gorton Mullett Creek via Bundaberg QUeenslend Head quarters Williamtown New South Wales 25th October 1956 METEORI TE S I GHTING I haTe to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 14th October, 1956, with reference t o the sighting of the meteor on llth October, 1956, and wish to thank you for the information provided and also for the interest shown in forwarding this information on to us for examination. Your action i s moat appreciated. Yours ~aithtUlly, ~ J . KEATING) Plight Lieutenant for Air Officer Commnnding National Archives of Australia NAA: A11339, 5/7/AIR PART 1 LAND BOARD OFFICE, 23rd. Octooer 56 The Commanding Officer, \Villi am-town. Wit~ reference to your report, via the A.B.C. nev1s and the Daily Telegraph of the I2-I0-56, "regardiag sighting of Meteor", by one of your officers, "in the vicinity of Karuah ', on the night of the II-12-56. I am a field officer of the Lands Department of N.S.W., and, on the night of the II-I2-o6 I was camped vdth another employt"e in t~e Jarrowitch area. . Vfhile sitting around the campfire about 8. 30pm. on the said night, we observed a brilliant flash of light and swung quickly to tl1e north and witnessed the descending in a blaze of brightness; this brightness illuminated the whole area and was more brilliant than any flash of lightning or anythi:qg we had ever witnessed. Because of this brilliance we are of the opinion that the object probably descended in the locality. After discussing the subject for some- time we concluded that it may have been the crash of an aircraft so a bearing was taken , 35degrees; on reading your report we have now decided it was prob- ably the same objee t sighted by your officer. The Surveyor General has been advised and I am nov1 fory1arding this information to you , trusting ~--~it may be of some benefit, if you are still interested n the matter. Land Inspector:.. National Archives of Australia NAA: A11339, 5/7/AIR PART 1 Stockton 174/175 Mr. W. D. Gay QUeensland METEORITE SIGHTING Headquarters Williamtown New South Wales l9th October 1956 I h@ve to acknowledge receipt or your letter dated 13th October, 1956, with reference to the sighting of the meteor on llth October, 1956, and wish to thank you for the information provided and &lso for the interest shown in rorwarding this .information on to us for examination. Your action is moat appreciated. Yours faithfully, (A. J . ..EATING) Flight Lieutenant for Air Officer Commanding National Archives of Australia NAA: A11339, 5/7/AIR PART 1 Stockton l 741 Mr. B. Taylor Broadbeach Plate Broedbeach New South ales Headquarters Williamtown New South Wales 19th October 1956 METEORITE SIGHTING I have to cknowledge receipt of your letter dated 13th October, 1956, with reference to the sighting of the meteor on llth October, 1956, and wish to thank you for the information provided and also for the interest shown in forwarding this 1n~ormat1on on to us for examination. Your action is moat appreciated. Yours faithfully, A. J. KEATil~G) Flight Lieutenant for Air Officer Commanding National Archives of Australia NAA: A11339, 5/7/AIR PART 1 Stockton 174/175 Mrs. Lister llew South Wales Dear Madam, METEORITE SIGHTIBG Headquarters Ii.A.A.I'. Williamtown llew South Wales 23rd October 1956 I wish to thank you for your recent telephone call concerning the sighting of the meteor on llth October, 1956, and also for the interest shown in passing this information on to National Archives of Australia Your action is most a ppreciated. Yours fa th1Ully, ( .J. OATES) Plight Lieutenant for Air Officer Commanding NAA: A11339, 5/7/AIR PART 1 Stockton 174/175 Mr. J. McKeon 4 Nicoll Street New South /ales METEORITE SIGHTING Headquarters William town New South Wales 19th October 1956 I have to ecknowledge receipt of your letter dated 16th October, 1956, with reference to the sighting of the meteor on llth October, 1956, and wish to thank you for the information provided and. lso for the interest shown in forwarding this information on to us for examination. Your action is most appreciated. Yours faithfully, (A. J. KEAT NG) ight Lieutenant for Air Officer Commanding National Archives of Australia NAA: A11339, 5/7/AIR PART 1 Of'f 1ee r carnrn.and.in.g No. 78 (F') Y;ing Vl1lliamtot~n I~ew Sou.tl1 \Vales Intelliiience Officer // J, 'filliamt u ~ew South l'la l ,es "'k'Rth Octob r, 1956 lTWJSU .. ~L SIGH.TI ~G -lfilIAL OBJOOT 1. Attached hereto are reperta obtui no from the undermentioned p e rso11ne1 t7ittJ. reference tc the aigb.til'..g of mi unusual aerial object at p9rox1mately 2015 hour1:l on 11th October, 1956;- COL I, ITS G. D. Pilot A1rm&n Pilot Airman Pilot 2. Telephone an1S .. wri.t~ten reports have also been eceived from othe1 reaidenta c~ the district eonfirming the sighting but vary:i11g 11ide].y in 0st.1mat~:d noir~ts of contact with the gI?ound. 3. Collation of informs.ion gathered from :tnd1cetes "'"'hu.t the s i g ting a~ undoubtedly of a moving very ~epid1y in a aou.herly direction and the ground in the near -iein .. ty. these reports BDpearing to strike 4. I ic considered tha, in the absence of any poai ive inf'ormation hich coul possibl establish at1 ~prox1mate point o~ impact with the ground e Gaarch fo any rernnnntsor the ob3ect \~ould 1.:a pointJ.esa e.nd consequ. ii.tly ia not econune11ded. (c. Gu~LtET .. ACII) Squadron Leader for Intelligence Ofr1cer National Archives of Australia 5/7/AIR PART 1 R~I'ORT Ol'T AERIA1, OBJE CT OBSJJilV.SD Address of Observer . , lilliar1town O OCI< COCCI 0000 , eneral ....11ties -?ilot. 3. Occupa~ion Oi oserver . ooO ocoo< oooo~ o OOOC>OOC 4 . Date and Time of observation (Time given in 24 hour clock zonal time) , . o secon~s. 6 . ~JJ:aruier of' o\)se1")vo. t ion: (Gi v e details of ov.vn position by ma1) reference if ~)ossible, or by known landmarks , and describe any equi pment used i11 the ol)serv a tio11). 1~i~borne at 15,noo feet -visual -20 miles north east of OOOQOC'(.!0 ': <"OOOOC,..0000'=-0QOC 0.)000 ocoooooocooeoo OOO<-OOOQOOOOO 7 . ~here was object first observed e . g . overhea d , coming from behind a hill over the horizon, etco .L-uproacl1in[~ fro-n st c;:.1~boa1~c.. an1. losin r he i -ht r::pidl;'i- 8 . What firot attracted oboervcr ' s attention e . g . light or noise :3ri h t rreenish-~el_lo.1 lir--ht Lo -"1.d ball of' . . o .lie:ht o r definite object. 10. If t here was more than one object, how muny were there, and what wns thei~ f unma t ion. 1vhat vvas the colour of' the ligh t or object.l; l'! ht .. -:' ll Ol:ange a i 13. "li.fcJ.S any c1eto.il O.f str uct"L1re obse:f'Vable. o o o i.~ o. . c, o coo o any method o~ Dropulsion obviou s oo H-e1 !Zht .. OI'"' angl e o-P c l e "lrat on I11i ti;:.l sirhtinr .L1ime t\10 seconds. IJast si ~htinc 30 below a t 18. State any e xperi en c e Vlfhich enables ob s erver to lJe reasonably cert ain abou t the nnswers g i v e n to 16 and 17 i r cre1;1 -'cr..-ini nr Since i t i s normal l y impossi b l e to extimate t h e h e i gh t and speed ?f a s t ronp e object it wi l l usually be better to endeavout to de~crm e the nngle o.f eleva t ion of the object, ~he an gl e through which i~ moved and the t ime taken to do thi s . National Archives of Australia NAA: A11339, 5/7/AIR PART 1 ~""lt of P,.erial obje_ct_ obs!3=-vea. (cont.). ,9. Direction of fliGht with reference to land.marks or DOints of the Di d the object remain on a stra i Ght path, deviat e or manoeuvre a t .. f a s any trail o:f exhaust, . Oran~e trail vapour or l i ght seen Dhere did object the ho1,.,izon. disa.ppeo.r , Tl-ia. air in mi d - air, behind n hill