Australian government UFO case — source copy 9, pages 104-106

ROYAL AIR TEI:EPHONE: 69 OSSO HEADQUARTERS SUPPORT COMMAND TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS : " AIRCOMMAND, MELBOURNE" 5/6/Ai:r. 80) IN REPLY QUOTE _____________ ------- RAAF VICTORIA BARRACKS MELBOURNE SC1 VIC I 4 JUL 1965 SIGHTING OF UNUSUAL AERIAL OBJECT Attached for information is a copy of a report concerning the sighting of an unusual aerial object on 29th June 65, at Launceston Tasmania. ~~~ .B. c.Ah6N) Wing C OliilllB.nder rP.:- vftt-''' <" ,~f~l .. Encl / For Air Officer Commanding [CONTINUATION PAGE] vision OCR REC'D. 15 JUL 1965 AIR REGISTRY CANBERRA [CONTINUATION PAGE] \ .. ~ ~ll_llT ON AERL ~.J. OBJEGT OB ~~liVED MR. L. • ..IALUCE 1 . Name of observer .. ................................................... ...... 2 . Addr ess of 418 WEST T.AN.ill ROAD, IAUNCESTON Observ-er . • • • ••••••••••• • ••• • • • ••••••••••••• • • • • • •• •• • ••••••••••• Occupati on of DAIRY OF liC.c..rl, DEPT . OF AGRICULTURE Observer • . ..••••.••.•...•.••.••...• . •..••.•••. . •• . •••.•...••• 4 . Date a nd Time of Observati on (Time gi ven in 24 hour clock zonal time) 29th JUNE 1965 0645 5. 6. ....................................................... ............ .. ....... Period of Observat i on(s) APPROX . 5 SECONDS ...................................... ............ . Manner of Observati on possi bl e , or by l<nown observat i on) . (Gi ve detai l s of own position by map reference i f landmarks, and des cr i be any equipment used in the EYE OBSERVATION ONLY • POSITION ON P TEENA RO.U> - hAP REtT.::....ENCE .........•............. .......•...•..................•..............•.•.•.... TAS SURVEY 1: 250,000 E501 N88.3 - ( .3 :MTI..E3 FROl'l BRIDGE OVER SOUTrl .......................................................... .................. ESK RIVER ON IAUNCE::)TON SIDE ) ............................................................................. 7 . Where was object f irst observed, e . g. overhead, com ing f r om behind a hill, over the hori zon, etc . OVERHEAD .:>LIGHTLY TO ::lOUTH ................................................... .......................... 8 . What fir st attracted obs0rvcr 1 s attention, e . g. li~ht or noise . LIG11r OF OB.r lCT ........................................................................ .. .. 9. Did object appear as a li5ht or as a definite object . AS A LIGHT .................................................................. .......... 10 . If there was more than one object, how many were the~ , and what was their formati on . OhiX ONE OBJECT ....................... .. ................................................... 11 • vlhat was the colour of the light or . SAME COLOUR OF .3TAR BUT BRIGHTE::t obJ oct . .. ..•....•.•. . •....•.•.•••••.•• COt-E'!') STAn SHAPL BUT .t!TH .3!-~tLL Tiill. (NOT 12 . !hat was its apparent shape ................................................ e • • • • a • e • • e • e • e e • • e a a e a a • • e • • • • • • • e • • • e • e • e e e a e a e e e e e • e e e • e • • • e e e • II • • • • • • • • e 1.3 . Was any detail of structure observable •••••••• ~~ •••••·• • • • ••• • •• • •••••• • ••• ........................... ................................................. NO 14 . Was any method of propulsion obvious •• •• ••••••• • •••••. • •••••••••••••••••• •• 15 . NO was there any sound ........... ............................................. 6 ++ . . APPRO X. 5 DEGRE3S OFF VE.'iT ICAL 1 . Hc ~ ght , or angl e of cl cvnt1on •••••·•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 17 . ++ Speed , or angular v~ . ocity ................................................. 18. State any eA~ rience which enables observer to be reasonably certain about the answer s given to 16 and 17 . W:\.S All IR GUNNER rn RAAF rtORLD ~ II ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • •••••••••••••• ++ Since it i s normally impossible to estimate the height and speed of a strange obj ect , it will usually bo better to ende~vour to determine the angle of elevation of the object, tho a.ngl e through 'vlhich it moved, anci. tho time taken to do this . . . .. .... 2/