Port Moresby photographic UFO report — August 23, 1953

On or during August 23, 1953, at or near Port Moresby New Guinea, the source reports the following sequence: [REDACTED] reports as follows: On 24 August, 1953, around 12:00 hours, he noticed a cloud building up in the vicinity of the Marine Base Workshops, Port Moresby. There was a very clearly defined vapour trail behind it until it finally disappeared with a rapid gain of altitude. Mr. reports as follows: "At 1200 hours on 25 August, 1953, a circular object was observed in the vicinity of the Marine Workshops, Port Moresby, when a cloud building up suddenly in roughly a south-westerly direction from Port Moresby, at a very great height. Suddenly it opened, and in the centre I saw what appeared to be the shape or possible size of this object, as it appeared slightly larger than the cloud. But whatever it was, it soon disappeared in a very cloudy defined vapour trail behind it until it finally disappeared with a rapid gain of altitude." I had my movie camera with me and photographed the whole thing on the telescope lense. DUR DEFOR, USAF, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER RE: OBJECTS IN SKY NOTICED BY PILOT IN PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA OBJECT APPEARED ABOUT 12,000 FT ALTITUDE AND REPORTED AS ROUND IN SHAPE, BRIGHT WHITE IN COLOR, MOVING AT TREMENDOUS SPEED, LEAVING TRAIL OF VAPOR BEHIND IT. PILOT REPORTED OBJECTS DISAPPEARING INTO CLOUD COVER AND UNABLE TO DETERMINE EXACT SIZE OR CHARACTER. DRLICK, Lt Col, USAF The attached is a copy of a report made by the Department of Civil Aviation, New Guinea, to the RAAF concerning the sighting of an unidentified flying object over New Guinea. I was unable to determine its exact nature, as it suddenly disappeared with a rapid gain of altitude." I had my movie camera with me and photographed the whole thing on the selephone, but am unable to ascertain what the object might have been. It appeared to me to be some type of very high speed aircraft or other type of object which moved at incredible speed. PERTINENT BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Photograph (Flying Object Report) received from U.S. Reported sighting in vicinity of Port Moresby, New Guinea.