RevfRd Jan.. S'1 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY REGISTRY AC1'ION ONLY Prior Papen on Subsequent Papen on Folio Last Where Indexed \\'HEN ACTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED THE OFFICER CONCERNED WILL PLACE HIS INITIALS IN COL. THE FILE FOR FURTHER .ACTION SHOWING TO WHOM REFERRED AND DATE ONLY. Transit Post to \\'bich Referred for Initials of Taking Action Transit Post Initials of Transit Post to \Vhich Date Folio to \V.hich Date Referred for Referred Officer No. Referred for Referred Initials of Taking Action Action Taking Action , Action ~ COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA The Secretary, Department of Air, Victoria Barracks, MELBOURNE. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE CANBERRA, A.C.T. The Director-General Department of Civil Aviation, 499 Little Collins Street, MELBOURNE. her to rrt' orandum 128. 1 .21 ot l th ece bar, 19581 the p nt or Terr1tor1es has now shed the rollowlng c11tional into tlon tram the ""'""""n1str_tor or the .erritor1 a .. ' quiri av. revealed otbi -which can plain the ap ance or the aircrart s reported. he a1rcrart was seen on t night ot 3 th ov ber -which was moonli ht n1 ht - by labourers a ploye on the Garelt airstrip, an . as al.so se by two llcemen. h cti glo Director, epart nt ot Civil ~1 tlon, e quir1es from 1ak and was informed that a oc a Constellation had passed ayer the area ot the report sighting two hours before the sighting, travell.i t 18 t 5 f aet 1 lar enqulr.1e s tram the epart nt or Ctvtl ~lat1on t arvin indic ted that t re no tral1an a1rcratt in the 2. e woul ap rectate being t lntor should any _ re 1~o.rmat1on bee aailable. The Secretary, Department of the Army, Copy for information. ~ecretary. National Archives of Australia National Archives of Australia COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA / MM. t or 1 Department of Air, Victoria Barracks, MEI,ROURNE The Secretary, Department of the Army, Copy for information. r Secretary National Archives of Australia DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE CANBERRA, A.C.T. The Director-General, Dept#or Civil Aviation, 499 Little Collins Street, MILBOURNE. National Archives of Australia Department ot Territories, The Secretary, Department ot Defence, Victoria Barracks, MELB URHR RPQWBQ SIGHTING QF f'AW IHG OBJECT - TRRRITORX OF PAPUA AND HEW GUIHifA I have been intormed by the Administrator ot Papua and Hev Guinea that he recently received the .following radlogr,am trom the Assistant District 0ticer at Baniara 1n the ilne Bay District s- nApparentl7 unidentified object sighted from Banf ara 190 Sunday 2ltth May in westerlJ' direction appeared high in sky but commenced to descend erraticall7 in SW direction colour vas or brilliant blue alternating at long interv ls to a reddish glow and ending with a gr en flash object disappeared at 201; hours" The Mm1 ni strator is obtaining a tull report on the occurrence, and I shall turnish you with any additional information th t may c me to hand. (Sgd) C.R. Lambert Secreti:y. National Archives of Australia NAA: MT1131/1, A31/1/133 TELEPHONE: CoMMONWEAL TH OF AusTRAL ... l_A _ DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE MELBOURNE, S.C.1 . The secretary, Department of Air. UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT - The Director-General, Department of Civil Aviation. Attached ie a copy of a orandu dated 4th December from the Department of Territories. ~Ve note that further information may become available and ~e ~ill for ard this hen it is received. 2. If, in the meantime, you arc able to shed any light on the occurence we would appreciate being in.~f The Secretary, Department of the ArIDY s e c r e t a r Y copy for information. fs e c r e t a r y. National Archives of Australia National Archives of Australia