MINUTE SHEET 1-.UNUTE SHEET DESPATCHED PRQOEOUAE ~ D1reoto=Genra1a AIR SAFETY DrCIDEN'l' REPORT : VTI-66/319 . A copJ of a aemorandua reoeiTed froa the Bureau o~ MeteorologJ iD connection with this iDcideut 1e 2. The details o~ the incident haTe been brought to the attation ot radar ooutrollere in 'thie Region. No turtber action ie intended and the incident hae been (A. R. 'Ioodward) tor R15ional Dtr!otor. Airport Hano.ger, M&LOOUJUII$, .t:IR!fA'S OPRAUONS : URIQiNIIFIED .&. report on tho abon m~bject vae aub:Utted on 3. 4. 66 b1' Hr. Ra1m;ntb. 11 stn.ted that tile C Rllds.r pl.ottod Oll object bearillg 0550 tro::~ Tul.J,aarine at a dist.AD.ce or 54t .Ues and trnnl11ng at 60 k:nota ill n no~.Jr.east.erly direction. The Dur u or leteoroloQ' ba1 advised that. the obJect could han been metoorologica:L balloon, with radar retlector att.e.ched, vbich waa r el.eaaod from the R .&..A.P. Base, IAverton. The po31tion and movGent or the object vere consiatont with the time ~ roleaao or n ba.lloOll o.nd tbo :.d.Dds hJ.ch affected it at that timo. ould you advise your radar ccntroll ra nccordingly. (P.J. Sw.dJ1ng) tor ao.io 1 Diector COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY REGIONAL OFFICE FOR VICTORIA 1 23 LATROBE STREET. MELBOURNE, C. l.. VIC. TELEPH O N E : ADDRUS AU. CORIISPOND&NCE TO REGIONAL DIRECTO R EGRAMS : WHR MELBOURNE BUREAU OF METEO ROLOGY P.O. Box 1289K MEL BOURNE, C. l . VIC , e::l ,...rc'll n .... cr tle COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY ADORESS ALL CORRESPONDNC TO REGIONAL DIRECTOR BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY P.O. Box 1289K MEL.60URNE. C. I. VIC. REGIONAL OFFICE FOR VICTORIA 1 23 LATROBE STREET, MELBOURNE, C . l .. VIC. 1 Direct r , ania e i.on, TELEPHONE: 32 1 824 TEl..EGRAMS WHR MELBOURNE Regional D1rec~or,V1ctor1a, Bureau of eteorology, MELBOURNE. DESPATCHED AIR SAnTY IRCIDHIT REPORT s V'l'I-6(/319 . At approximately 2015 hours E.s.T. on 3rd April, 1966, the CSF radar operator observed the echo of an unidentified object bearing 055 degrees from Tullamarine at a dis-tance of 54! nautical ailca. The object was mew~ 1n a north-easterl1 direction at a speed of about 2. ould you please advise 1f a meteorological balloan was released from such a position and at euch a time as, baving regard to existing wind cond1t1on9, would bo oonaiotent with the radar eigbtina described above. (A.R. oodward) for Regionol Director. O.A. l"orm 225 (revlaed Oct., 1956) Enclosure No. Statton . DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIAnON AIR SAFETY INCIDENT REPORT Head Off. No. this reporL should be nu~lled Lo t.he Regional Director or the St.llte or Territory in which lhe incident occurred. If more convenient It may be lodged with tbe O.I.O. of any A.T.O. or Oommunlcatlous unit. LOCATION OR ROUTE SEOTION : AmORAP'T : Type and Martina OWNER/OPERATOR : ..... TYPE OF OPERATION (underline apJ)lleable ~pe): ReauJnr PubUc Transport Charter Private Aircraft ~t FllgM FLIGHT : Lut departure point : PU.OT Nome & Inlt.als FLIGHT CONDITIONS: (Underline) V.P..R. AIITiCulture Traln!na Dual l"irs t poln t or ln tAmded landing : Aerial Work Trn!ntna Solo When this report Is submitted by n Departnental officer enter Fault Report. No. (11 appllcnble) DSCRmE lNCffiENT AND RELEVANT CIRCUMSTANCES, ;vtth comment.. ana suuestions: .0000 00 OoOhoO .. OOOOOoOOOOO., ... Oo-ooooHOooooo.,orooooo-"ooO .... oOOUOnOoOO .. OOoOO MOo-ooooooooooooooo o o ooooooooooo UOU 0 OOo OOOOOOOoOOOU_o .... o ....... .,.,,,._,, ooo '"' "' 0001 0000 U >o ~ ,._,, .... ,, oOI o "' CConUnued over lea f) NOTE: (If \'OU desire an acknowled~Inmt or th1a report. please place your name and address hereunder. Dear Sir/ Madam, Thnnk you for your Air Salety Incident ReporL concern!n~ For future r eference lt ~ been allocated No. You ~UI be advlled or the outcome of the tn\'estlgatlon M soon ~s posslble. Yours faithfully, For Regional Director DESIGNATION: Pleue note wtruciJons at foot of lhls page. FOR DEPARTMENT AL USE ONLY CO!\BtENTS BY REGIONAL OFFICERS : ESIGNATION: AOTION 81' &EOIONAL INVESTIGATOR : ............ DESTGNATION: Any papers or documents which may a.ssl..st In the lnvestlga Lon ot your report should be .submltt.ed u altachments to this tonn. U you think your report can be aupplemented by ln!ormn tion from an A~n.dlo StaUon or Air Trame Control Centre. where possible please noU!y tbe circumstances of the incident, and the fact that a wrltlen report Is being aubmlt~d. to tbe senior officer on duty a t the staUon or centre concerned. On receipt of your not1.11eatlon, action wUl be taken to collect and retain tbe data relevant to your incident report. It Ia necessary to urgenUy ln!orm t.he Regional Dlrector o! any malter a.l!ecttne the safety or a ircraft you are requested to nobfy blm of the circumstances of t.he lncldent by the quickest available means: I.e., radio, telephone, telegram, et.c. Thl.s initial n otlflcatlon should be conftrmcd In writing on this form. N~e of obrerver P"'.te ar.d Time of Otscr.ation (Time given in 24 hotr clock zonul time) poe,: iblc, or by 1::nown (Give deta ils of own p ... .!'3Hion by lliap r eference landmarks, and describe any equinment used in the Vberc ~IaG OOJ ... ~' f:.r~"' :bs ... !'Vad, e . g . OVerhead, over tho r.rni7 , . P."'c comin~ ron behind a hill, ~r.a ... fj_:-r,'J nttr;:.ct:-~o obsrrver s att~ntion, e .g. l~.ght or ncise. .... Dtd o} icc~ O.).:Yocn~ o.::; o. li?,ht or as a definite ob,jo~t .. hoi.T mr..lj were th~I1-1\ll'J. 'Jh~t was their fOJ.'f1fJ. LC11 l-lho.t \-:aa ~he ct..luu't' c" tne light or objoc~ n o.n :i.e of ol cv1.tion St'l ~o 4\l'\Y ~xp~..rlm1ce which e"ables observe r t.o bo l'easonnbly certain about S 1c.:> it is nor :11ly 2.mr-ossibl o to eJ tlrr.' Lo tho ho.i.ght o.nd sp .... od of a strange object, i' ',rl11 UP"J y he bettor to cndc:wour to clctormino tho angle of cJ cmt.i.o 1 of tht" obj oct, t~1c n..,..,gle throu~h t1hlc 1 it !;JOV'1d, :1nd the time ' .:cc:'l :l c1c thio. Report on Aerial Obiect Observed Direction ~\J~ght ~th r e f erence to landmarks or points of ~he. compass. Di d t he object remain a i ght path, deviate or mn.noeuvro a t all . Was any t r ail of exhaust, vapour or light so en 22. ifuer o did object disappoar e . g . in mid-air, behind a hill, ove r the horizon. 23. ~xistenco of any physical 8Vidonce such as fragments, photographs, or othe r supporting evidence 24. Weo.thor conditions exper i enced a t tii'lEl (s) or obsorvo.tion(s) Location of any air traffic in tho vicinity a t t he timo of sighting Location of any motcorologico.l stations in tho general a rea Qu~stions 25, 26 a nd 27 to bo answered by interrogator .