MINUTE SHEET National Archives of Australia NAA: MT1298/1, VTl-66/319 MINUTE SHEET National Archives of Australia DESP . .\ TCHED DATE ~2Ptl~Ot \966 PRQOEMIRE Directo~eneral.1 AIR SAWtf nrc IDEN'!' REPORT : VTI-66/319. A . cop7 of a aeJDorandwa rece1Ted troa the Bureau ot Meteorolo8J in connection with this incident ie 2. The details ot the incident h&Te been brought to the attention of radar controllers in thie Region. No turther aotion ie in-tended and the incident hae been {A.R.Woodwud) tor Regional D1!~or National Archives of Australia Airport Hana.ger, H5JOOOMB. IRH4JS OPRATIONS ; anlDEt~IIFIID I. report 011 tho abow aubject vu sub~tted on 3, 4, 66 b1' Hr. Ra1rnnnth. no stated 'that tile c . .,. r. Ro.Ou plottod on object bearin6 05,0 trom 'flal lrine at a distnnce or S4t ail.as and trnn111ng at 60 knots in fl no:-"..b-eo.ste.rl.y direction. The Duron.u or leteorolo7 ba1 advised that t.b.e object could han baon meteoroloa1ca1 balloon, with radar re.1'lector att&ched, which vaa releaaed f roa the R.A.,A,r . Baao, ta.vertoo. The po:sitio11 and aovaiiant of the object vere consistent with the time and rBleaso or n. bnlloon and tbe -.d.Dds hich affected it at that timo, ould you advise your radar ccntrollers accordingly, ( F.J. Swdling) tor Ro .. ion l piector National Archives of Australia COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY ADORl'.SS ALL CORllESPONO&NC E T O REGIONAL DIRECTOR REGIONAL OFFICE FOR VICTORIA 1 23 LATROBE STREET. MELBOURNE, C. 1 .. VIC. BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY P.O. Box 1289K MELBOURNE, C. I . VIC , Re i ona1 Direc~or, n"_art rr~ of J 'vi1 .. , t.;on, t le o ~ect ccJ.l' it Y flec~o~ TE~EPHQNE: .. -- TELEGRAMS: WHR MELBOURNE ll meteor- lr-,G d' Ii FllE llU \JO r lOCA I llJ, ! ~ , National Archives of Australia COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY REGIONAL OFFICE FOR VICTORIA 123 LATROBE STREET, MELBOURNE, C . 1.. VIC. ADORESS AU.. CORRESPOND.ENC T O REGIONAL DIRECTOR BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY P.O. Box I 289K MEL.60URNE, C . 1. VIC. The :i:.eo-iona.l Director, Vic to a-~as '.'lania e i.on, 1~3 ~ctrobe Street, National Archives of Australia TEL.EPHONE: 32 1824 TELEGRAMS' WHR MEL.BOURNE DEPART" r v1 .; In OF CIVIL A\'PTfDN "~<>IOPfAL HE ~llARicas Regional D1rec~or,V1ctor1.a, Bureau ot Meteorology, MELBOURNE. DESPATCHED AIR SAnTY INCIDHIT REPORT s VTI-615/319 . At approximately 2015 hours E.s. T. on 3rd April, 1966, the CSF radar operator obse?"l9d the echo of an unident1.t1e4 object bearing 055 degrees from Tullamarine at a dia'tance o! 54i nautical 1111011. The object was moving in a north-easterly d1rect1cn at a speed of about 2 . ould 7ou please advise if a meteorological balloon wa.s released from. such a position and at euch a time as, having regard to existing wind conditions, would bo oonaiotent with the radar sightina dcecribed above. (A.R. oodward) for Regional. Director. National Archives of Australia NAA: MT1298/1, VTl-66/319 C.A. Porm 225 (revlsod oct .. 1956) DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION AIR SAFETY INCIDENT REPORT Enclosure No. Reg. OtI. No. 'TI:: bb ... ~1.:l Head Oft'. No. Normally thl8 report shouJd bo mailed to t.he Regional Director or the St.llte or Terrlton ill which the lno!dcut occurred. If more convenient It may be lodged with the O.I.O. or any A.T.O. or oommunlcatlons unit. LOCATION OR ROUTE SEOTION : PILOT . Nome & InltJals AlRORAP'T : Type and Marting 0\VNERJOPERATOR : ...... . . . PLIGHT CONDITIONS: (undtrl!ne) V.P.R. TYPE OF OPERATION (underline apJ)llcable eype): ReiUJnr Publlc Transport Charter Private Al:rcrn!t Te8t Flight FLIGHT : Lrust depart11re point : Agriculture Traln!ng D11lll l"lrst point or intended landing : en this report l.s su.bmlt ted by n Departnental officer enter Fault Report No. (lf appllcnble> DESCRmE INCIDENT AND RELEVANT CIRCU1\1STANCES, ;vtth commcnf..oi ona surgestions: Aerial Worlt Trnlnlng Solo <Continued over lee f) NOTE : <U \'OU desire an acltnowlediime:nt of Ul1& report please place your name and addreas hereunder. National Archives of Australia Dear Sir/Madam, M ....... R egion Thnnk you for yo11r Alr Salety Incident Report concernfnll For future reference it ha., been a llocated No. .. .. Yo11 ~Ul be advlaed of the outcome of the ln\'e.stlgatlon M soon ;is possible. Yours f aithfully, For Regloll111 Director DESIGNATION: Please note bullrucllons al foot of thla pa~. FOR DEPARTMENT AL -CSE ONLY COl\BIENTS BY REGIONAL OFFIOERS : DESIGNATION: AOTlON B"l! REGIONAL INVESTIGATOR : Any papers or documents which may assist In the lnvestlga Lton ot your report should be submltt-ed !IS at.tachments to this form. U you lhlnk your report can be supplemented by ln!orma tion from an Aeradio SlaUon or Air Trnfllc Control Centre. where possible please notify tbe circumstances of the Incident, and the fact that 11 wrltl..n report Is being subnutted, to the senior officer on duty at the station or centre concerned. On receipt of your nollftcatlon, action wUl be taken to collect and retain the data relevant to your Incident report. Where It la necessa;-y to urgently ln!orm I.he Regional Director o! any matter oJiectlng tht safety of a lrcra.t you are requested to notify him of the circumstances ol lbe Incident by the quickest available means; I.e., radio, telephone, telegram, e!A:. Thl.s Initial n otification should be conlirmed ln writing on this form. . , .. PUllT 0:1 AEJRLJ, OBJEOT OBSERVED N3Jlle of obeerver ::} Kft 'Ill J/ H /{&1NJA. Atld:r~ss of Obse r ve r Occupation of Obs e r v8r D9.t e a:r.a. Time of Obscr.ration (Time given in 24 hour clock zonal time) pos siblo , or by l:nown (Give details of own land.marks, and describe p osition by map r eference any e quipment used in the Wher e was objEc L flr e'.:: :ibs,_rvea, e . g . overhead, over the b0ri r. P.~o~ coming f rom behind a hill, l!ba-1.:, fi!'at ottN.ctoO. observe r ' s atte ntion, e .g. light or ncise. ... Di.d ohiec~ appou:: a s a. light or as a definite ob.joct 10. If tlle!'c 1,-:.i.s u or---th1=tn one ".lb~ec~, bow ID&..J\7 we r e t t".'!IID '\nCL wha.t was their Vas C.!l r Hot h o.: c~ .. :G.'C1n llsion obvicu.s . s t h0r c n.ny snti!l 1 1)1' an!:_l e of ol ev'ltion St,!!.~c any -:> .. <per l c11ce whictt e"ables abservor t.o be :-casonably cert ain about -1 + S -:le-it is nor .'llly imrossi bl o t o e,:i cimate tho height o.nd spned of a strange object, i', will ni;lt!.:illy be better t o endea vour to deter mine the angl e of c J ovatio~ of the objoct, t he nngle throu gh whicl:l. it movod, and the time >il:c".l J de this .. National Archives of Australia Reoort on Acri al Ob.i ect Observed (Cont Direction ght ~th r ef e r e nce ~o landmark~ or points of the_ compass. Did the object r emain on a. st o.i ght path, deviate or llk'1.1100Uvrc a t all . 21. Wa s any trail of exhaust, vapour or light s een 22. 1/hcr o did object disappear, o . g . in m.id-n.ir, be hind a hill, ovor tho horizon. 23. ux.istence of any physical evid~ncc such as fragments, photogr nphs, or othe r supporting e vidence . Woo. thc r conditions e xoerioncod n t ti111e ( s) or obsorvo. tion ( s) 25. Location of o.ny ~ir tro.fi'ic in t he vicinity at t ho tiln0 of sighting 26. Loc~tion of o.ny mct eorologic'11 stations in tho goncrn.l aroa Questions 25, 26 a nd 27 to bo an~wcrod by interrogator .