At 1917 airorart 921 oallet Gp aaket 1r we hat h1m oa ratar. Arter oheok1ns G.o.I. reaote iaplar, we roDDt that two paiata appearet oa the tiaplar approx- imately 280 esreea 32 m1lea. Atter about 15 .. oonia aaother pa1at appeared 1a the aame Y1oiD1tJ ODe appearei to be traokiDS towarta baae, tbl otbera in a Korth laaterly ireotion. AboQt two m1DGtea later we toli 921 to rly 188 iegreea ir be want a bear1aa, ao we ooGlt 1ent1rr him. Hia reply waa ~esat1ye, ao we 1 aot traok tbe paiata aar rurther. Sisae K.K. J!BSOP. Petty O~ioer a.P.I. 723 Squatroa, B.A.B. Air 8,a,ion, owra, 6C, D!CIDD't OB BIOBT Ci088 COtlB'lRY 4't 19M 31at 4UQOQT, 19~ I baYe tbe boao11r to aabmi t 'b8 following repor' ooaoerDins aa 1ao1den' whioh ocourre oa 31at ADauat arias a aigbt oroaa coantrr ~liJbt tro RA Air &tatioa, Iowra. 2. fbe rou'e waa Bowra -Yoan1 -Te.ora -Yaaa -Iowra, aad tbe br1e~e ~1gbt 13,000 reet. 3 At 1858 I made tbe ~ollowiaa poaition report to G1Yil Air Batio canberra, "AaanaY 921 ooatact Yaaa at 13,000 teet eatimetina owra at 1920. !bia waa aokDowlese br Canberra, aa4, wbec loath eat o~ Goulbura, I cbaosed o.er 'o 143.64 ~oa, 723 Squatron exero1ae treqaeacy, aa contacted Iowra. 4 ~ter coataotia& Bowra a\ approxi .. ,lf 1910, I ao,1ced. a Yery br1aht 11&ht closiag ~aat ~ oae o olock. !hia br1aht light oroa .. d ahead o~ ~ a ooDtiaa to a poaitioD oa ., port be .. where it appearea 'o orbit. At tbe aa t1 I aotioe a .. oon aDd aimilar liaht at -u1ne o'olook", which .... a paaa aboat a mile abead o~ aDd tbea taraed ia tbe poai tioa wbere 'be ~ira' light waa aigh,ea. 5 I contacted Bowra aad aakea i~ tber ba me oa radar, hopina they would oon~irm 'hat o'her a1roratt were ia tbe Yioini 'Y 'they re~liea that tbey baa .3 eoboea eat atY1aet to turn 18oP (coarae), to be 1enti~iet it I reqaired a bolling. At thia atase tbe two briaht li&hta re~orme at Biae o'clock", trom 1aappearet oa a Iortb Baaterlr be .. iag. 6. I aaw Do other lighta waa only able to .. ke 011' a Yaaue shape with tbe white li&ht a1tuate ceatrally oa top. Their apparent oroaain& epee waa tbe tastea' that I baYe eYer exPer- ieacea, and at the time I waa 1nicat1ns 220 knots. The Ceptain, R AB Air Statioa, Bowra, 6C, I haYe tbe boaoar to be, Your obedient aerYant, J A 'PARRBLL LIB KANT RAB Kaoloaure: Statement br Petty O ioer (R.P.I.) J.I880P. CONFIDENTIAL Bo. OU/4/lOR UliiDPJlllii) OIJIQD. DO L ,,A,JP, alNNf' lD at. Ylolata, ., tbe ,1 ... but tbat a OaYalP belanatn1 o .A.A. la ttaa aNa 14000 r,, aa a BoP&berlr 0011Ne. a. .At NNW Jsoul4 be bnete4 o "PO' "' v .a. aDJ """Pl. lsa,lD oa t.aa\ll'e caooal lD orde 'o Hal' ln ldeD,ltlaaalon 1 'b tbe mnl..a del.,. QBIDI!AniD OIJJmS. lfbe Dlrecto~ ot llaYal In\elleaeaoe, Jlaq Otfloe, g,BOpmiJi. Porwarded tor 1ntorma\lon. 2, A OOP1 of rq NplJ \o \be OaptaiD, li.A.S. Nowra, 1a also enclosed. Otfloe ot Oap\ aln (Air), R. A.B. Air Station, SCBOPIBlJ)S, B,S, w. OOIUWIDBR I'Oli (,Ult), A.O.L. GONFIDENTIAL Oa.Jh,1a (Ais-) UaUa the atW.Obe r.t* an t \loa. 2. !t woall b ~ llltue~ to ow lt aa.r a. .A.7. wen o.eratlns 1rl Y1o1D1 ty of OotilbtU'D t \hla t lihle 't!Jue (Sgd.J R. RHOADES 123 Sqoa4roa, BA Air Station, Bowra, 6C, 2at &epielllber, 1954 IBCII?DT Ol! RIGHT CROS OOUBTRX AT 190Q5 31at AUGUST, 1954 I baYe tbe honour to aobmit tbe t'ollowin~ report coaoerning aa incident which occurred oa 31st Auaoat turina a niaht oroaa countrr t'liaht t'ro RA Air Station, Bowra 2. Tbe route waa Rowra -Young -Teaora - Yaaa -Bowra, and tbe briet'ed height 13 3 At 1858 I made tbe t'ollowing poaition .eport to CiYil Air Radio Canberra, AuanaY 921 contact Yaaa at 13,000 teet estimating Bowra at 1920. !hia waa ackoowledse4 bf Canberra, ancJ, wben Iouth teat ot' Goulburo, I obaDged o"r to 143.64 11/ca, 723 Squadron exeroiee treqoeaor, ant ooatacted Nowra. 4 ~ter coataotins Nowra at approxiaatelf 1910, I noticed a Yery bright liaht closing taat tro oae o olock. Tbia briaht light croaaed ahead ot me aad continued to a position oa mr port beam wbere it appeared to orbit. At the -ti. I aoticet a aeoond and similar lisht at Biae o'ol~ok, wbich .. ce a paaa about a mile abe ad ot and tben turned iD tbe poai tion where tbe tirat light waa aishted. 5 I contacted Bowra aaa aaked it tber bat me on radar, hopina tber would contirm that other a1roratt were in tbe Yicini ty. They reJ?lied that they baa 3 echoes aad atYiae4 to turn 1800 (CouraeJ, to be itentitied it I required a boiog. At tbia atase tbe two brisbt lisbta ret'ormet at Biae o'clock, trom me aat disappeared on a Borth laaterly a. ... iag. 6. I aaw ao other lights and waa only able to make out a Yque shape with the white light situated centrally on top. !heir apparent croaaing apeed waa the taatei' that I haYe ever ezper- ieaced, and at the time I waa indioatina 220 kDota. 'l'ba Captain, RAR Air Station, Bowra, 6C, I baYe tbe boaour to be, Your obedient aerYant, J.A. O'PARRBLL LIB KANT RAK Xacloaure: Statement bv Pettv 0 1 f~.P.T. 1 -~B~P- CONFIDENTJi\L At 1907 o1rora~t 921 oallee up ant aaket i~ we hat him oa ratar. Arter obeokina G.C.I. re~te tiaplar, we ~oaat that two paiota appeared on tbl tiaplar approx- imately 280 Ceareea 32 milea. Atter about 15 .. ooata aaotblr paiat appeared ia the aame YloiDitr Oae appeared to be t~aok1Di towarta baae, tbe otbera in a Xortb Baaterly d1reot1on. About two m1autea later we tol 921 to ~lr 180 teareea 1~ be wanted a bearlna, ao we ooult identity him. H1a reply waa ~egatiwe, ao we did aot traok tbe painta ear ~urtbl~. 81anet. K.B. JESSOP. Pettr Otr1oer R.P.I. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY MINUTE PAPER STAFF PILE No. 0 /.i #/to Office ol C-.pt.in (Ail) r. NFIDENTIAl ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY MINUTE PAPER Office of Commodore (Air) The Captain, B.A.W. J...lr Bt tion, 6th Bepteo'ber, 1964. Oepta!n (Air) tralia. UNID TinED OBlEC'l'S. !'he attaobe4 !~.,or~ are fowa.fte4 tol' btarmat1oa. 2. ~t would be ot 1nteres~ o know it on.r B. A. A. . as.roran werg o,el'atiD.a 1ll the T1o1nl t1 ot Oou.lburn at th1 height at thia tim a. Bo .. Tal aireraft wu-e 1n 'lie 'YS.olaltJ'e OAPTAI I (AIW AusTRAt..IA (Sgd,) R. RHOADES C A P '.r A l Jl