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D Withheld pending agency advice MINUTE PAPER (\Vrite on this side only) r;,.,,ol h co~e-IJ ~o Co~ " d t,.,r.u..vf 14-JieJ<-oo~ /lc.J ~ff 1~/Jv. cq.lccJ ,, .kv'Cf 1 ;: c:JdJ,\),;, />tr Ciile.& o.Jv-1~c.J /ic.1 k ,Jc.j Pc~ l'lf1~0-<,Dr c~Josv~: . National4\rch_iv_es_o_f 1icf/ o~ Q?t~t 4; SW-J 0t1' RJ ORDERLY OFFICER'S u:x::; SHEET 1. In addition to duties outlined in Instruction l, the Orderly Officer is to carry out duties specified in this log and any special instructions. Record all incidents and action taken in occurrence log. I certify that I have taken over and l.U'lderstood the duties of Orderly Officer. Before 1600 Check with 1'Pr ~ion if vehicle requil:ed. Harxiover duties to relieving officer, bringing to attention occurrences or other natters requiring attention. OCCURRENCE ux; ACTICfi BY 0/0 F{ L SELL t(..t'-. AJO\ I F tE)> F~t (2uEAol( "-'\ ?'~b cALLt~. l<JN\A-L \E~ ut='O -MC... National Arc:hWBs-0.f Au.s.tralta ~. TELEPHONE: Mrs A. Jones 2/314 Main South Road M:>RPHE11' VALE SA 5162 Dear Mrs Jones, Subsequent ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE ~rational Support Squadron EDINBURGH SA 5111 October 1987 Enclosed is a profoma for the investigation of unus11al aer]al sightings reported to this Headquarters. 'lb enable your sighting on 8 October 1987 to be assessed will you please carplete this profonna and return it to the above address. In accordance with current RAAF policy, further investigation will only be instigated if your sighting is assessed as having Defence or Security inplications. Alternatively, you lllr3.Y wish to report your sighting to Mr C. Norris of UFO Research (SA), 18 Francis Avenue, Para Hjlls or Mr. A Brunt, 4 Hyland Terrace, Rosslyn Park who are both actively involved with the investigation of UFO's. Yours faithfully, M.A. KNEEN Squadron Leader Cannanding Officer Enclosure: 1. Prof o:r:rra National Archives of Australia NAA: A9755, 12 1. 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ACTIOO BY 0/0 National Arohives of Australia Subsequent ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE TELEPHONE: 5 Paynter Street GLEN ()fM)NI) SA 5064 Dear Mr Parker, <:perational Support Squadron EDINBURGH SA 5111 {; October 1987 I have received advice fmn the Police Camrunications Centre, .Adelaide that you reported an unus1ial aerjal sighting early a.m. hours on Saturday 3 October 1987. Current RMF Policy on \ID.usual aerial sightings is that reports are accepted, and those which suggest a defence or security inplication are further investigated and a probable cause determined. Reports considered not to have defence or security inplications are not investigated further. To assist in investigation of your reported sighting, please CCJTJ>lete the enclosed proforma. with as nuch detail as you can and return to the above address. Sho11ld further detaj 1 s or clarification be required you may be contacted again, if not, do not anticipate any further correspondence on the matter. Alternatively, you may wish to report your sighting to Mr C. Norris of UFO Research (SA), 18 Francis Ave, Para Hills or Mr A. Brunt, 4 Hyland Tee, Rosslyn Park, who are both actively involved with investigation of UFO's. Yours faithf11l ly, M.A. KNEEN Squadron Leader Carrnanding Officer Enclosure: 1. Prof onna National Archives of Australia Subsequent ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE TELEPHONE: BSW 6/16/AIR(fS) Mr I. McDonald 19 Susan Street ST AGNES SA 5097 Dear Mr McDonald, <:perational Support Squadron EDINBURGH SA 5111 6 October 1987 Following our recent telephone conversation re an unus11al aerial sighting in the Wentworth District, I am enclosing a proforma for carpletion as discussed. I wish to reiterate that current RMF Policy is that only those reports which suggest a defence or security implication are further investigated for detennination of probable cause. 'Ihanking you for your interest. Yours faithfully, M.A. KNEEN Squadron Leader Cannanding Officer Enclosure: 1. Profonna National Archives of Australia An_ SA farmer says ~ he was terrified by a ~ flying saucer hover- ing 15m above him. ~ The shiny UFO, complete :: V1.'ith lights and portholes, : hovered for some time be ~ tore scooting off. ~ "It really put the wind up : me," said the farmer, re- ~ lieved at avoiding a close : encounter of the third kind. :: His story, investigated by :: police an-d UFO re- searchers, is the latest of a ~ long line of strange sight- : ings in the Port Pirie area ~ over the past 15 years. ~ It follows last week's re ~ vealing Sunday Mail story : about how British airmen ~and others saw alien objects ~ over Maralinga in the late In the latest episode a fev. ~ weeks ago, a Jamestown ~ farmer who wishes to re i main anonymous told : police how he got the shock ~of his life while out on his ~ He looked up to se& a ~ saucershaped UFO, with a ~dome-like top, made of ~ highly-polished alu1ninium. ~ He satd it was about 3.6m : wide and 2.7m high with a ~squarish-type base and a l series of 12cm-wide port- i The farmer walked to National Archives of Australia Previous Subsequent ZJ z c() I g Is ,.. By Peter Morga1i within 20m of the still- hovering UFO before re treating home in fear of his "I've never seen my dogs so h}sterical," the farmer Back inside the house, the farmer heard strange sounds -short, shuffling footsteps like someone, or something, walking on plas 'In a state The sounds eventually "By this time I "as pretty frightened. I was in a state of hmbo. It was very eerie." Ray Brooke, of Adelaide's UFO Research Inc. said yes terday that there was no reason to doubt the farmer's "He's a very le\elheaded person -not one to go around telling stories that aren't true," Mr Brooke "There have been quite a few reports <of UFOs> up that way. There are a large number or mineral deposits that attract then1. "They see1n to be at- tracted to water, mineral deposits and power, such as electricity grids. "We assume that they can take power fro1n electricity grids. There have been cases where power has dropped after sightings." The Jamestown fanuer, fearful that no one Y.'OUld believe his story, helrl off telling police for a few days. Senior Conl'table Bntes, or Jan1estown police, said he inspected an apparent landing site on the farmer's There were marks on the ground where the flying saucer had been Police reported the inci dent to Edinburgh RAAF investigators who had failed to come Up with an expla National Archives of Australia (Write on this side UM.I~----- Subsequent Previous ~ ''"'~ National Archives of Australia f' r .. V NAA: A9755, 12 National Archives of Australia t~r D.Lloy tiel ie a s t via Jamestom ar Mr Lloyd, ~our report of the unuoual si t n son 25th J ly,19 7, as onfor ar e d to me throu"h t e J estown Pol~ce and AF 'l'o giv e ou some background to the ty e of inve. tiuator 1ork on U. F . o I have been nvolved in, I enclose a copy of my ture no s on Un er tandin U. .os. e nusual 11 hts you escrioed n our r port are typical of the hundreds of reports ~e receive when temperature inversions exist. '!'here is norm ly a temperature ecreasc .ri t hei ht in tl1e lover art of the at osphere an 11 ht travels in strai t lines then ecause the atmosphere is fairly homogeneous. But \hen there is a tern erature increas wit hei ht (this is c led an inversion light ra:y are bent by refraction due to t e sia p density dif erence~ and object on the round can appear to c at low elevations 1 t e c.y . c are all familiar. r.l th day-time ira es, e . g . o n the road on a hot day, but most people o not rea ize tl t ni ht-time ira es ( tli th inversions) ve rise to all sorts of terious li hts eh are actually cau~ad y o jects on the round. In any cases, no sound is he~rd becau e the object ay be u p to 100 a1ay. such i htings in estcrn ueensland have een s o . to be ue to di. ant ht~ (the locals call them ~in-~n li htc) and t e r e nave een instances of semi-trailer li hts or even ~hole train ap earin in the in other parts of Australia. Becau e the atmosphere acts as a lens under t ese cond1 tions, the li ht are greatly magi1ified and it is very cult to esti ate ho1 far a1ay t hey are. So your lights could have been the headli ht of a tr n travelling from Petetborough to J ame tolm or even We~icles on the Orroroo to Jamesto m road. They look m steri