National Archives of Australia TELEPHONE: ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE 01',.ICER-INCHARGE.CIVIL AVIATION. ~ AND QUOTE. Re.f. HQ. TVL/ Officer Commanding, Headquarters, R.A.A.F. Base, TOVINSVILLE. Q. 4810 USTRALIA . DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIA:f.:>N GOVERNMENT AERODROME. CAIRNS. Q. 4870. 2nd October, 1970. U.F.O. SIGHTING -ATHERTON. Attached is your questionnaire relating to UFO sighting at Atherton on 9/9/70. Additional action at Cairns: (1) A scan of the sky in the general direction by Binoculars - nothing visi'ble. (2) A ecan by MET RADAR on Saddle Mountain near Cairns revealed no foreign bltpa. tional Archives of Australia \D. J': ANNAT) --.-.ficer-in-Charge. NAA: J63, 5/40/AIR PART 1 RESTRICTED PART 2 -UNIT EVALUATION he following military aircraft wer e i n the v icinity of the reported UFO position at the t ime: The following civil aircraft were i n the vicinity of the reported UFO position at the time: Calculations show that the were in that portion of the ollowing planets or major stars sky at the time: me eorological balloon was released from ;;. at .. r':' Y." z and could have been in the reported UFO position at the time. The State Observatory in the nearest capital city affirms that aerial phenomena in that portion of the sky at the time were: Any other relevant remarks (eg, about satellites, rockets, research balloons). 38. There is conclusive evidence that t h e object reported was The object reported could have been 40. The cause (or likely cause) of the sighting cannot be determined Headquarters Townsville. ANNEX A TO RESTRICTED National Archives of Australia NAA:.J63, 5/40/AIR PART 1 National Archives of A\.JStralta THE INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELEVANT TO THE FILE. CONFID'm'!'IAL & .aum 1'0l'IJ1C,AT.,toN m RJSJIRarnrr.rs TYPE OF CR.APT & CAIJ.SIGN I Qi:att Cc1100, C/Sim A/Guard C/Sigp (Aircraft or Uarine) Route & Area of Operations. ErA Destination .. RRI &:&2la) FREQU:WCIES --(Primary & Secondary) Ol'HER AREA GUARD STATION FIR' s Hadio Control El'A AREA GUARD ZONE BOUNDARY = QLPP1(1CJND = IN.BOUND .Mn>LIFYING REliARKS u a c c u a a Base Operations Officer CONF'IDENTIAI National Archives or-Australia NAA: J63, 5/40/AIR PART 1 IlQTVL S/lfO/Air(l04) Depirtllent of Civil Ariation CAIRNS QLD 4870 Headquarters TOWNSVJI.I.E QLD 4810 9th September 1'970 OF'O SIGHTnK; AT A'mERT~ 9 SEP 70 At about 1220 - 124o today, staff and pupile at Atherton State School noticed !ifty to one hundred star-like objects in the south eastern sky. They suggested that the objecte could have been pieces of SOl'!le material .resembling eilYer paper which had been picked up bJ the rind. 'l'he obaerntion was first reported to ue b7 members of your A~ staff. The RAAF ie carrying out a routine inYeetigation of the aatter and it would be appreciated if J'OU could ask members of J'Our ATC and meteorological sections to complete an7 sectione of the attached form which the1 can answer ,and ha the form returned to this headquarters at your earliest convenience. Yours faithfully, (R.J. SALMOftD) _ night Lieutenant - i~br Officer Canuaand.ing National Archives of Australia NAA: J63, 5/40/AIR PART 1 ~STR!ICTED INTELLIGENCE -REPORT OF AERIAL OBJECT OBSERVED f) l}vt 0 \.J lte:.A-r~ Y al-ft-r u-6~0,J s t'"l''fG .5: UIOO I..... Occupation of Date and time 1 t t t f ght l'rTHE4t'T"J STttrc SUIC'oL- ea er con 1 ions a 1me o o serva ion Describe any aids or equipment used in the observation ~9~f.-. 9. Where was object first observed? (eg, overhead, coming from otlt. o F li-tE. Sc..#o-ot.. t:Aflt-DltEtJ What first attracted observer's attention? (eg~ light or noise) Did object appear as a light or as a definite object? . M.S E.-M8 '-'"GO ST/ZIPS 0 F SI t.-V~ l'lt1'1{ sus'c"'oo '"' -r~ If there was more than one object: b. in what formation were th ? \'l (; Fo'l.MA"T 1 oN colour of the light Was any detail of structure observable? ~9 ................ . J.8 . What was its height? or a:ngle of elevat1on) RESTRICTED National Archives of Australia NAA: J63, 5/40/AIR PART 1 RESTRICTED What was its speed? (or angular velocity). What was the direction of 11.ight with refe rence to landmarks or points of the ? Sov'Tt.-\ -ro Sov-rH GAs-r or- Did th~ object remain on a straight path, deviate, or Was any trail of exhaust, vapour, or light seen? ~9 ..... . Where did object disappear? (eg, in mid-air, behind a hill, ) f ftDE l> AvJ A-'( or over the horizon? Do you know of any physical evidence? (such as fragments, photographs, or other supporting evidence) Have you observed any unusual phenomena previously? .N. 9 . If so, give brief details of incident(s) State any experience which enables observer to be reasonably certain about the answers given to 18 and 19 Are you a member of any organisation interested in aerial Name and address of organisation . Any additional information which relates to the sighting. TYE<; E. oB:Jr;c -rs -.,J~ S'IG-rl-rGD (3'1 AdvvT ~I~ 1Fffcj/Ef<5 ANo J5v -;too ~1J11.,01V~rJ. ffA. VJlfirt'"Et Pvf.PoA-r'E.1) r/f. EVcNI TO I:><:.,A "'CAltl\JS WllJ> Interviewer RESTRICTED National Archives of Australia NAA: J63, 5/40/AIR PART 1 Form A 224 (September, 1958) F Slgs 52, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE MESSAGE FORM OtOO Ot 0 OOO 0 OOt .. o o Oo oo o oOh oO 0 tttOt-ttttt U Ottttoo oO-OOoH 001010 ttO O "' IOOOtl 011010 00000-llltO--0 011014 thtoo 00000 o -ttltltlt-tNO II .... INOOOt - 000010001 Otl OOt ......... , 0010 OltlHH 0 OtlttO f 001 P PRECEDENCE-ACTION PRECEDENCE -INFO DATE-TIME GROUP MESSAGE INSTRUCTIONS SECURITY CLASSIFICATION ORIGINATOR'S NUMBER ({r~ro~\ oi= UN\\"'\i="(,,J\lrC\> \='\.'ltNC.. ceJ=c.; fl) Mi' \1./Hi;"'-Lt:'j SC1Hoo1o.1"C'll<Mt: .e rw sovl REFERS/REPLIES TO DRAFTERS NAME CLASSIFIED FOR DATE TIME SYSTEM Operator DATE TIME SYSTEM Operator " RELEASING OFFICERS SIGNATURE RANK Ft..,.-'-'I National Archives of Australia RESTR~CTED INTELLIGENCE -REPORT OF AERIAL OBJECT OBSERVED PART l -REPORT BY OBSERVER 'B1.-'/AtJDo s '''~ s61tvic.ie.. S-rAT o N Occupation of Date and time . 2 b M"Y -io o 3.So w:ts . Mif?p_t1ov.. AIJ1!1"7"$t-Y l o Ii a SctoJc:. 1 1 t t t f 'ght' b~'"'ta(, S~\/TH ON ~\<.t-Wvlt\o'f servers oca ion a ime o si ing t t t f b t' rA'R~'f CA--~R Sr'--/ ea er con i ions a ime o o serva ion Describe any aids or equipment used in the observation ':- Where was object first observed? (eg, overhead, coming from behind a hill, over the horizon What first attracted observer's attention? (eg~ light or noise) Did object appear as a light or as a definite object? . wtTH A FAltJ T CL.a~ 1\-r ~R. ~ WtiOt,,E. 06~c07" AffEARJ~D r~ '*ltll! A c.46 Aft t'e. If there was more than one object: how many were there~ . What was the colour of the light or object? . ; . - -~1'}'; Wh t . t ? C.tGAA. $.ulPf. Was any detail of structure observable? ~QNt:,. ~Rl> ~J\ CM WAS NOT <;.;opf&D Wtz.1,J(;. o&S~v'ATtO J.8 . What was its height? (or angle of elevation) F.fJ . Pf.lf!"!~ .~t[~[ OF o8:re-cT w/15 S)..IGftll...'r' BCLolJ FfoNI Ebct' oF-5c/IV'-VISoR. ( 2. o~ 3 1JJCHS) RESTRICTE~ /19. lauonal Archives of Australia NAA: J63, 5/40/AIR PART 1 RESTRICTED $'lM\L.AP.. To T"1\-r-or- What was its speed? or angular velocity .. 21. What was the direction of Ilight with reference to l andmarks or points of 22. Did the object remain on a straight path, deviate, or 5-rltAtG\tT Pf\\H manoeuvre at all?