Australian government UFO case — source copy 10, pages 198-200

RO Y A L A US TRA LI A N AIR FORC TELEPHONE: 69 0550 TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS· ' 'AIRCOMMANO, MELBOURNE " IN R8l. Y QUOTl Secretar.v Department of Air Russell Offices c1NBERRA ACT HEADQUA::'1 R p!Wi;~~ R ~ T COMMAN D RAAF VICTORIA BARRACKS MELBOURNE SC1 VIC REPORTED SIGHTING OF Ul!TUSUAL AERIAL OBJECT Attached for information is a report of an unusual aerial object sighted by Wr C. Tyeson of Launceston on the 27th November 1965 . Encl/ ./~~~ ' ( C . R • NOBLE ) Squadron Leader For Air Officer Commanding 7 [CONTINUATION PAGE] ' . .3 . 4· 5. d~t1T 011 .lliRLL_OBJE(IT OB"~VED t.R . v. TYESO.' N!lr .. c of obse!""Ver • . • . •• ••.• • • •••. • ••• • • ••••• • • · • • . . . ..... .... . . ............. .. . 57 B:,S IN RQ,..D , lAUNC:::STON . A~dross of Observer .. . .. . ....... . .. . ... . .... .. ... . . . .. . . .. . ... . ..... .... . . ... . ENGINEE!t (AIRCRAFT & M: !tiNE) PHONE 2- 5415 Occupation of Observar •• •.••.••• •..• • . • .• • • •• . •.•.• • .. •• •••. .• •••• •. •.•.•• , Dlte and Time of Observation (Time given in 24 hour clock zonal time) 27 .11.65 1.300 ~ ................. " ..... "' .... .................. .. .. ........ .. ............. . STILL TnERE AT l400E Pc.:iod o:' O!:!servation(:>) . .. . . ... . . ........ " ... .. .. ............. .............. . G. lb~~!" o ~ ~bse:"":l ... ic1 ( Gi'.·e d.ctail5 of o\olll position by map reference if p.:~s::.L , or 'J:; l::r.c· 'i'l lnndna:-ks, and describe any equi':ll'!lent used in the c:..~·ex-ra• ~on) . T£LES OOPE EX NA V.lL • ••'"' 4\ e f'~ "" '' ' " .~.,, . .. ~ .. ,. •••~ • •• •e • '"'9•t' • "~ •••• ••••• • •••• • • $ •• • ••• · • ~ • •••• ••• ••·"•• • "" ., .... . .. . . ~ C' ... .... . .. ., .. .. ~"~ .. ~ · · •• • • • •• • • •" ., .. " • •• • o • ,.• • • ••• c ••~~ • · ~ ·• ••••• ,. ....... .. .,, . .. . ,. .... .. . c,.~ • ~ .. . .. . , .. • ~ • • ~ • • • ,. ...... .. , ,. • .,., , . ,.. • • •• ••• -- • •• •••••• •• • •• 7. ~~er~ was obje% fir:;;t c.:;,scrved, e.g. overhead, :;cming from behind a hill , over tbc ho~iz~n etc. !H RECTLY BELQ,, TI:IE .DON ... .... ..... , .. .. '"" ... ... .. .... .. ....... , ,. ...... ................. , ............ .... S. ..:~t first attracted obscrvcr 1 s attention, e . g. lizht or noise . LIGHT ........... , ... .. . .. ,. .. ., .. .... .. "' ..... .. .. ., ..... .. ..... ... ... .......... ... .. .. .. ......... . 9. D:':l ol'J ct appc~r o.:> a li~ht or as a definite object. DEF . OBJECT , . ,.. ... .. ~"'·· · · · ·· · ···· ··· · ··· · ····· ·· · · ·· ·· ··· 10. I" th~.:-~ • ,o:ts mo::-t:> ~han ocJ object. how many were thei~t>,and what was their ,_ ........ _,. -w • ._ "''" ... OUE . ........ ,.. · ~ - ···-· ... ... ~ .. ... .. ......... ........... ........................ . 11 • 1/hdt ~":ls t.1c C.">lou:.· of the 1 i!l'ht or object vllU'IE ... . II, .. ... . ... . -. . .. .. .. ....... . . . .. . . .. 2 . dh..-~.t w; .::: its a~.ar~nt :;h'\pc. • ~I} . ~~~q~~ . ., .. ,. ...... . ..... .. • • • ~ · • • • · • • • • • • · · ·•••f"""' · · .. - · ~·· ·"" · ·· "'······ · .... . .. ... . ... .. ., ..... . ," ..... . ,. . ...... " '" . . . .. ... .. . .. . .... . . 1.3. HJs (''.-detail of otr~ct.urc obncrvablc •• ~~ , , • • ••• • •••• . ••.••• • • •• • • •· · • •• • • • • •~t·~,.s -. • .., .. .. •r••••••• ........ ....... ,...,,. .. .,,. . .. .. ... ,. .. . . . , ,.,. • •• ,.,.• • • •• •• •• • •••••• 14 . NO U.."l7 no~hod u~ pro.,·U~ic:l obvious . .. . ~ . . . . . . .... . .. . .. . .... . ..... . . .. . . · • · .. · ._ NO 15 . • . . . .. . . .... .., ....... ~ .. , .. . ... . .. ~,..<'\ 16, ""+ !'~~-; ) i'll' anzl11 c.f ~ lt vntio:, .... , ....... ., . .. . . . . ....... . .. .. ........ . . .. . .. .................. · ~ · · ···• .. • ot ... . ... .... ,. ........ .. Ste •.o an:- c-xpori0nce whiC'h or.abl os observer to be reasonably certain about t.ho ano;":ns gj..''cl:\ to 16 rnd 17 . t!AF AIR GUliNER 1939-45 't '"tl .... ~ . ~··-· " ......... . .. ... ... ,~~' · ·~ · ~ ... . . .... 't ....... , •• • <'••·~ · ·"' · · ····· ··· ······· · · s·~c-. it ~s ~o<i.JLU~y impossible to estilr.a'..e tho beir,ht .:m:l spood of a strange O~JE:cv, L will usu:Ul~· he better to endeavour t.o dctornino the angle of c'o·•..,tiC'"l of th. object, the. ::tngle 'th:L"c•·gl':. which it rnovcd, and the time ~i"'.0n t·., 6.~ thi~" .. . . .. .. 2/ [CONTINUATION PAGE] - 2 - Report on Aerial Object Observed (Cont'd) 19. Direction of flight with reference to landmarks or points of tho compass . NOT mvnm ...................... ......................... ........................ 20 . Did the: object ronain on a straight p..".th 1 deviate or m..'\noouvrc at all, AS :1.BOVE ......................... ............................................. . 21, NO Was any tr.'lil of exhaust, vapour or light seen ........................ 22 . .mero did object disappear, o . g . in mid-air, behind a hill, ov~r tho horizon. STILL IN VIEW .......................................... ............................... 23 . Lxistonco of any physical evidvnce such as fragments , photographs , or other supporting evidence , NIL ........................................................ ................ 24. ~JeJ.thcr conditions ex;oerienced at time (s) or obscrvntion(s) FINE ......................................................................... 25, Location of .:my '\ir traffic in the vicinity at the ti,,,_, of sighting. DC3 INBOotiD FROH FI- LT DiaECT ETA 1356E ....................................................... ................. ............. . ..................... . .................................... 26 . Location of any metcorologicl stations in the general area . 27 . LlUNCES'roH 4TIU'ORT ................. .. ......................................... ............. . . . SDUL.\R TO .\BOVE ALSO HEPORI'ED BY ~ny addit~onal 1nformat1on ••••••••·•••••••••••••••••·••••••••·••••••••• ¥.R. P • BENNETT PHONE 2- 2951 ........................................................................ .......... .. . ,. ........................................................... ·········· •• •tt••• •"'"'··· ·· ·· ·············· ··--······· ····················· Questions 25, 26 and 27 to be answered by interrogator. Subsequent checks with ~t . o.ffica establish definite:J.y that the object of these sight.Lngs is the planet Venus . Repartees above advised accordingJ,y . I I (Signed) (.~ . V. Piesse) ... ...................... ~ )