41S167E Between New Zealand Australia radar-visual unidentified-object report — January 1965

On or during January 1965, at or near 41S167E Between New Zealand Australia, New Zealand, the source reports the following sequence: SHIP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS: Crew member reported that object observed visually and on radar was bright, round, and stationary. Object also observed simultaneously on radar. PHYSICAL EVIDENCES: None Imagery Vapor Trails The Melbourne, Australia Herald of 13 January 1965, reported an article about a curious incident involving a USAF C-124 transport plane which encountered a mysterious vapour trail. In fact, he said, the C-124 had encountered a mysterious vapour trail while flying over the Pacific and the pilot had called to identify the flying object responsible from the vapor trail." Captain D. Shannon and the crew of the Westralia, which was enroute to Australia at the time, reported sighting the same "vapor trail" formation. Shannon reported that the trail was observed to be moving from west to east. He stated that the C-124 had encountered a mysterious vapour trail while flying over the Pacific and the pilot had called in to identify the flying object responsible for the vapor trail. It could have been some single sighting which visualized this light, but the information was not made explicit - it could have been some other reported signals which did not reappear. REPORT WAS RECEIVED FRO DEPT OF AIRE FORCE TO BE USED AONGOIWG INVESTIG_ON OF SIGHTINC-S OF USOS MADE BY AIRCRAFT FLEW OVER SHOWING AT 13 JAN. CLASSIFICATION CANCELLE a PAGE 2 BU;LEZ'rIN 2oC DESCRIPTION PARTIAL PARTS OF AIRCRAFT ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR VARIATION ON ABOVE SOURCE CONSIDERED RELIABLE OTHER INFORMATION SECOND PILOT ALSO RECALLS THAT AT APPROX LONGITUDE 165 EAST THIS MORNING ON THE SYDNEY-WELLINGTON FLIGHT HE NOTICED WHAT CONSIDERED AS 1: MILES IN GROUP SO MILES ABOVE AIRCRAFT RADAR ADVISE SURVEILLANCE RADARS AT WELLINGTON AND EIAKER RECORDING NOTHING AT EGNT VHICH IS-2 MILES EXCEP T S ANGELS SOUTH OF WELLINGTON REPORTED AND RANG AS WAS SUGGESTED TO THEM THAT SIGHTING PROBABLY PROBABLE EXPLANATION, AT THIS STAGE. TRAIL DISSIPATED FROM REAR." The text indicates that the object was observed by the pilot of an aircraft and that variations in its appearance were considered notable. LOCAL SUNSET 2330 UTC SIGHTED SINGLE VAPORY TRAIL APPROACHING TO NORTHWEST TRAVELLING EAST AT APPROX MACH 1 PLUS BECOMING 7 DISTINCT TRAIL UNITS AT ABOUT 30 DEC DROP THIS AIRCRAFT IN LOOSE FORMATION, ALTITUDE APPROX 35,000 FT.