Australian government UFO case — source copy 9, pages 173-175

The source identifies the observer or reporter as d:l~ :J rlT ON AERL 1L OBJECT OBSERVED Glen M orice .......................................................... . Addres s of 1 J ellico St., M owbray, Ta smania Obse:rv-er ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • ••••••••••• •. • • • •• High School boy . Occup. 1 • 2 . 3. Name of observer d:l~ :J rlT ON AERL 1L OBJECT OBSERVED Glen M orice .......................................................... . Addres s of 1 J ellico St., M owbray, Ta smania Obse:rv-er ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • ••••••••••• •. • • • •• High School boy . Occupation of Obser ver .................................................... . 4. Date a nd Time of Observation (Time given in 24 hour clock zonal time) 5/5/1965 1930 - 2000 5. 6 .• ............................................................................ Peri od of Observation(s) 30 Minutes ....... ., ........................................... Manner of O bservation possible, or by known observation) . (Give details of own position by map r eference if landmarks, and describe any equiyment used in t he Visua l sighting from home a t M owbray (1-2 mile s north of .................................. ~ .......................................... Launceston city) • ............................................................................ ........................................................................ . ... 7. Where was object first observed, e . g. overhead, com i ng f rom behind a hill, over the horizon, etc . Towards N - W horizon ............................................................................. 8 . Wha t fir st attracted obs erver ' s attention, e . g . li~ht or noise , Light ............................................................................ 9. Did object appear as a li ~ht or as a definite ob j ect. . Light ............................................................................ 10 . I f there was m or e tha n one object, how m any wer e the!le, a nd "\.Tha t was their formation. Split into two objects ............................................................................ 11 • White becoming orange ................................ ~lliat was the colour of the l ight or obj ect 12 . . Banana shaped What was 1ts apparent shape ••••••••••••••••••••••• • •·•••••••••••••••••••••• ............................................................................ 13 . W as any detail of structure observable •• ~~~ •••••••••••••••••••••••••·••••• ............................................................................ Was any me thod of propulsion obvious • Nil ..................................... 15. Nil w a s ther e a ny sound ........................................................ 16 . ++ He i ght, or angl o of el evat ion Low angle to horizon .............................................. 17 .++ Speed, or angul a r vulocity Difficult to det ermine ................................................. 18. St ate any c.~ rion ce which enables observer to be r easonably certain about tho a nswer s gi ven to 16 and 17. Inexperienced •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ++ Si nce it is normally imposs i bl e to e stimate the he i ght and spoed of a str ange obj ect, i t will usually be be t t or to endeavour to det ormino t ho angl e of el evation of tho obj ect, the angl o through "tolhich i t moved, a n0. the time taken to do this . Observer st ~t e d tha t his br other f ollowed the object by ca r unt il it a ppea red to be overhead a pproximately 600 fee~ . ~~~~~ 2 ~e ground. [CONTINUATION PAGE] - 2 - Report on Aerial Ob ject O bserved (Cont 1d) 19. Direction of f l ight with r eference to l andmarks or points of the compass . Towards N- tl ........................................................................ 20 . Did the obj ect r emain on a str a i ght path, devi ate or manoeuvre at all. Appeared to circle ••••••••••••••••••••••••• .7 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Nil seen 21. Was any trail of exhaust, vapour or light seen ......................... 22 . ~he r o di d object disappear , e , g. in mid-air, behind a hill , over tho hori zon. Low towards horizon ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 0 •••••••• 23 , Lxistence of any physical cv id~ nc c such as fragment s , photographs , or other supporting evidence . Nil ........................................................................ 24. We a thcr conditi ons exper i enced at til'to ( s) or obscrva t i on ( s) Clea r overhead a t airport, visibility good - some low cloud to NW ........................................................................ 25 . Location of any air traffic in tho vicinity at the tirn ... of sighting. Nil ........................................................................ ,.. •····•······•···•·····••··•••··········•···· ·•···••·•···· ·····•··••···•• 26. Location of any m et eorol ogical stations in tho goner nl ar ea . Launceston Airport .......................................................................... 27. Crescent moon observed by Meteorological Any addi tional information ••••••••••••••••••••••••••·•••••••••••••••• •o a nd Tower staff a t time approximately coincidental ~ith reported ........................................................................ times above. Some smoke haze expected in Launceston city area . • • • • • • • • • • ft ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• .................. . ............... . .................... ... ............... $ Questions 25, 26 and 27 to be answer ed by interrogator • ......................... [CONTINUATION PAGE] · __ , . 1 .) Name of observer d ,!tlT ON AElll:J.:._Q§I.JiCiT OB..>E1RVED A • VELTKA1IP I J . VELTKAMP ....................... ... ................................. 61 VICTORIA ST., YOUNGTOWN , TAS. 2 . Addr ess of Observer •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• SCHOOLBOY - COST CLERK 3 . Occupati on of Observer • . .•.•..•••••...•.•..••...•••••.•.•••. . ••.•••••.••••• 4· 5. Date and Time of Observati on 5 . 5. 65 2230- (Time gi ven in 24 hour clock zonal time) 2245 ................... ......................................................... Period of Observati on(s) 15 minutes .................................................. . 6. Manner of Observation (Give details of own positi on by map refer ence if possibl e , or by known landmarks, and describe any equioment used i n the observati on) . Visual sighting .................................. .............................................. Travelling west to south- west ............................................................................ ............................................................................ 7 . Wher e was object first observed, e . g. overhead , corning f r om behi nd a hill, over the hori zon, etc . 8. Fir st si ghted 30° from horizon travelling down to 20° from ............................................................................. horizon . Wfi.at f irst Light attracted only • observer ' s attent i on, e . g. l i ght or noise . ............................................................................ 9. Did object appear as a l i ~ht or as a definite obj ect. Light ............................................................................ 10 . If there was more than one object , hovT many w er e the rte, and vThat w "'.s their for mation . One object .......................... .................................................. 11 • ~lhat \ol8.S tho col our of tho light or Green to orange to green obj ect ................................ v !hat Light source only 12 . was its apparent shape ................................................. ............................................................................ 13. No Was any dotail of structure observable ..................................... ............................................................................ 14. No Was any nethod of propulsion obvious ..................................... No 15. Jas ther e any sound ........................................................ 16.++ He i ght , or angl e of el evation Hard to determine .............................................. 17. ++ Speed, or angul ar v~~oc ity Slow apparent speed ................................................. 18. State any c.~ r ience which enabl es obscrvur to be r easonably cer tain about tho ansv10r s gi ven to 16 and 17 . No previous experience except observing aircraft ··············•·····•···········•····•···•·····•·•··············•••·•·•••··· ++ Si nce i t is normally impossi bl e to estimate tho he i ght and spoed of a strange obj ect , it will usual ly be better t o e nde~vour to determine the an~le of el evation of the object, the angl e through which it moved, ann the time taken to do this . . . . . . . . . 2/