Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Unidentified Flying Objects Townsville Radar Area
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RAAF records from March 1978 detail unidentified radar contacts near Townsville. The sightings were subsequently attributed to known air traffic by the Department of Transport.
This document is a series of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) message forms documenting unidentified radar contacts in the Townsville area between March 30 and March 31, 1978. The reports detail multiple radar paint instances where unidentified objects were tracked at various bearings and ranges, with speeds estimated between 148 and 200 knots. In one instance, a Beach Baron aircraft was dispatched from Townsville to intercept an unknown contact. The final entry notes that while the ABC evening news reported sightings on March 30, the Department of Transport (DOT) clarified that three aircraft flying from Nandi to Sydney were accounted for at the time, suggesting these were the source of the reported activity. The file is marked as Confidential and was closed on February 13, 1980.
THE ABC EVENING NEWS ON 30 MAR REPORTED THAT THE SIGHTINGS ON THE AFTERNOON OF THE 30 MAR WERE TWO AIRCRAFT ON A FERRY FLIGHT FROM HONIARA TO SYDNEY. BUT THE SOC DOT ADVISED THAT THERE WERE THREE AIRCRAFT NANDI TO SYDNEY BUT THEY WERE ACCOUNTED FOR AT THE TIME.
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Official Assessment
The ABC evening news reported sightings on 30 March, but the SOC DOT advised that there were three aircraft Nandi to Sydney that were accounted for at the time.
Radar sightings in the Townsville area were investigated and correlated with known air traffic.
Key Persons
- R.E. BurstallDrafter