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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9542325

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONTERRIGAL NEWSOUTHWALES

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ATIC DOCUMENT No. 10947 (A) 30 Doc 52 Australia

At approximately noon 30 Dec 52 a wing commander in the RAF sighted an unidenti-
fied object to the E at an estimated altitude of 2000', angle of elevation 7 1/2°.
The object was observed to move very slowly in a goneral N direction for about

a minute, during which time it traveled through an ostimated angular distance of
&°,. It thon doparted at "a great speed", This latter movement was accomplished

in approximately 20 seconds. There were two other witnesses to this sighting,
the wife of the observer and the child.

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YRAR INTERVALS;

DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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Gsorpye A. Uhrich, Li Col, JsaFr RAAr Intel licence

The following report soncerning an unidentified Clying object was forwarded to
this office by the RAAF Director of Intellizence, Group Capt pain Alexander, 24 Feb 53,
It is believed that the interrogation of Viing Commander Tomkins, wnich was

personally conducted ty Group 9» la, Was as comprehensive as Dossible,
therefors, no additional interrogation or investization was mace ly this office.
No elestrical report was made due to elapsed time involved prior to' the receinot

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of information by this office.

JUHY L. SULLIVAN

Colonel, VSAF
Air Attache

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The following report of an wunidentis aeS object ia based on an interview with
Ving Commander TOMKINS, R.A.A.?., at 2.4.4.7, ileedeQuarters of 28th January, 1993,

@e Av approximately noon on the 30th pecem>3-4 1952, jing Cormander TOMKINS was on

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Ae He observed to eastward over and beyond a low headland nan extremely brirht a-ject

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to be at an anvle of elevation of 7.;°

which he then estimated to he at 2,009 feet at two miles and silsequeatly estimated |
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4, The object ras otserved to move "very slowl;" in a cemnereal nortierly direction for
n>out a minute during which time it travelled Gareuch an estimated anzular distancs of
et + " 4 . 8 ’ 7 -

ee iG then appeared to turn eastward and dspart at: "rreat speed.” This latter

novanert was eccomplished in aporcximately twenty seconds. |

5. Throughout these movements the object appeared to remain at a constent heichs,
and at a constant speed on the northern course, |

6. The trilliance of the object was descrited as comparable to tiat of a naked
carton arc at fairly close ronree

7- £=‘*eather conditions at the time were clear clue sky with maximum visitility e
strons wind, north east, protatly 25 = SO mepene

8, wing Commander TOMKINS had just come out of the surf and was drying his face on a

towel when he observed ‘he object. feing intrizued and puzzled by it he referred it
to his wife and son who were with hime They avtreed in his deserintion of it except

thas his wife was hapry *to.xegard it as a nateorological talloon. ‘This Wing Commander

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VOUKTTS regarded as unlikely as the object Fomained at a steady height and moved up
wind,

9. Wing Commander TONMAIN has teen a memter of the R.A.A.S. since 1935, Ha is a
technical officer and well acquainted with aircraft and equipment both past and present.

10, Though Wing Commander TONKTTS is reluctant to agree, the Directorate of Air Forca
Intelligence is of the opinion that the object was a lares meteor at considerable
distance,

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