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25000 FEET WINDS 252/:°%.
NO INTERCEPTION DUr 19 TIME LAPSED BETWEEN SIGHTING AND REPORTING

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APPROVED | JUNE 1948 NCPASS c= 5
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (.tgency) : =PORT NO.
Intelligence Officer
Brookley Air Force Base, Alavazs j pace «60s TWO or Two PAGES

and distance from the ciserver. No sounds were associated with this odject snd
the curation of sighting was iess than a mimte. Individual did not see or hear
any aircraft in the area at the time of the sighting. Location of the observer
at the tine of the sighting was sorthwest of Satsama, Alataca, latisude 70 desrses

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-imites Morta, loagituce fo degrees C5 mimtes West. Reliatility D+.

On 17 August 1953 at 2055 hours local a <0 Gp 2 2 1 oocins
for tae Little Dipper when they saw tue tlying cbhject. It appeared as a brizat
reddich glow heading from tha North to tae South and parallel ts Giway “3, oa the
Zast cide. Object was traveling a‘ a high rate of speed amd at a fairly Bigs
altitude. Poth observ*re agreed that tais object far exceeded the speea of Jet
@ircragt they Bad sera in this areae Duration of 4

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imately turee seconds. Neitaer of tae ciservers saw or lieara aay aircraft ia <ze

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@ @tea at the time oc tue signting. There wes no sound acsovlated wita tois sdJect
sor did it appear tole a mateor or a star. Location of the otservess at tae
time of sighting wie ii Satwuma, Alatama, latituds 39 degrees 51 xzinuizse llorth,
longitudes @c degrees “3. miuites West. Reliabliity C-3.

Reliability of observe:s iv as stated above.

No interception was «' espted sines the sightinus were lats in being reported.
The weather is reported os in Inclosure #7.

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APPROVED | JUNE 1948

UNCLASSIFIED
AiR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

FROM (-igeney) 1€PORT NO.
Tateliiszence Officer .
Brooxiey Air Force Base, Alabama | pce 806 One oF Two _—Paces

Details: At approximately 1500 CsT, 24 August 1953, the 17974 Ato Intell! ‘gence Officer

=e motizied by the MOAMA [nteliigence Crricer of the revort of five separates uniient:-
fied flying objects observed by © Mrs ee | Se
RIE u he dates of the sizhtinzs
from 31 July 1953 through 17 August 1953, inclusive.

Tas Intelligence Officer of the 1702d AT) conducted an investization and obtained
tae following statements from the observeras

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creola, Aiabasza, was on £13 way ne from 2012 Seading jorth
sighted the flying objects Ths sect apnea: rod iats ois
flela of vislon through the wingshield of ais veatcle from tas Soutawest, crossed
‘eae ulway aud disappeared to tae Nortaeast. “ae sc& was trav See 4% a 2ign
rate of speed and at 3 fairiy Bish altitude. Tike cofect gioswed a crignt recdaiga
flierescent color oad duration of sighting was for only a few seconds. No sounds
/ were associated wits ‘he giow and did not aopear to resemolse a meteor Or a sacote
ing star. The locatiin of the Observer at the time of sigating was about one til»
Merta of Creola, Alatana, latitade 39 degrees 54 minutes i2rta, longitude 56 deo
tress J2 misgutes ¥ss° tellavility 3<3.

On 1 August 195!) .« 2030 hours local time, ae was gettiaz

nto her vehicle when «he sighted the flying object. This object was on the west
side of hiway 43 heaving from the VYortheast to the Southwest at a hizh rate of
Speei.e She could not estimate the altitude other than stating that it was at a
¢fairly high altitcie ani that the object was not too far away from where she ms
} standing. She statei shat this object appearsd to zlow a reddish color in the
j Leading part and a auj\ amber color in the remaining part. LIigat iid not resembles
“@ meteor or @ shooting tar and no sound was associated wita tas light. Duration
of the sighting could set have lasted more than two or three seconds. Location of
the observer at. the time of the sighting was in Crecla, Alabama, latitude 39 de-
grees 56 mimtes North, longitude &5 degrees 92 mimutes West. Reliadility 3—3.

Cn 2 August 1953 at 9030 hours local time, Mr. (Rm, Methodist
Preacher, was on his way home from Creola to Satsuma, Alabama when he sighted the

,_ flying object. It glowed an amber color oversll with the trizhtest glow on the
" leading edge which appeared to be curved like the circumference of a besketball
and gave the appearances blurred and tapered toward the rear. The object was head-
, im 7rom the North to the South in straight and level flizht carallel to hiway 47,
a on the Bast side, at a high altitude, Subject statec shat he could not estimate
' ~ @ltitude so he guessed that it was 4-2990 feet “ich. [Tt acteared *) De fairle
< large in sige with no sounds associated and travelice +t 2 Stzh cate oF mmeei,

Speei was estimated t9 be meh faster than ta: . ft sae nis area,
i Iadiviaual stated he has knowledze of Metecrs) “ct ow
| ‘Seer ZOr &2 SHV0O5.5Z star. Jheerror (jis

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~ is Rer Sack yard wren she slighted tae “lrine object. | appeared 45 sae ped
}. & @ parachute or @ balioon in descent, wide at the top ani-tapered to 9 roint at the }

botton. It was traveling at an intense rate of speed in a downward path from the
Northwest to the Southeast. While in descent, the obfect gave of? 2 Dright re-

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Dear Capt. Harding ;

Ws have been so busy with the Black Hawk, S. Dakota case that
I've only just now gotten deyrn to looking over the large batch of accum=-
ulated reportae I must say that compared vith Black Hawk, none of these

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approaches that incident in interest. There are a few interesting sight-

ings, but on none ci these is information sufficient to make a follow-up

proritable.

Of the interesting ones, the very similar sightings of 2 July and
1 August at Key We ? wold warrent follow-up if they were more recente
“ith present infory.tion 7 have no suggested explanation.

The 26 J: -cta AFB Texas also holds possible interest from the
standpoint of man- «© « nd the fact they were observed from the Control

Towee and by civi. .« »f Demmison, Texas.

It is too oi: there is not more information on Creola, Ala.
Cases cover four *+ +:ate days. There is possibly pay dirt in these.

— Finally, = it Slimane sighting is definitely puszling and wl

probably have to «© 1 on the books as unexclained.

As for the ~ecaining 30 or so, there is so little information con-
cerning those which cu» not have obvious explanations that there 1s no pere

centage whatever in -onsidering them seriously.

Thus, out >! "he total number there are , independent sets which,
if staff and time wee available, would be interesting to pursue,
I vote for sticking with the Black Hawk case until we have squeezed it dry.
I feel certain that if this case can be explained, others would follow suit.

Concerning the Black Hawk case, we are proceeding slowly but surely

with the investigation. Solid objects are certainly indis ated by
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woe the observations covered several hours ard s ghtings wers
ona radar, it ig importaat, in my sstination, pe somtinus * sus
since failure to identify pinpoints a possibie r weokeiess in our defense
seteup. I hope to have a preliminary report on ot case for you soone

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Woomera, Austretia Air Attache, Australia
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17 Jul 55 Jul $3 Fe6§
George A, Uhrich, Lt Col, USAF As indicated in report

Incliosed herewith is a copy of a renurt of sishting of an unidentified flying
otject otserved over Noomera, Australic,

This report tovether with accompanying papers is an extract ‘roma file
mainteined by RAAF Intelli;erce and was mace availatle to this oirice in answer toa
request. The existence of this file was-mmde known to this office resentiy dcurine
Giseussions with RAAF Intellicence censermmings other intelligence matters.

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Air Attache, Australia TR=201-83

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send INVESTIGATIONS CENSRAL « FLYING SAUCERS
RSs0/52/518
Srd October, 1952.

ae who investizated
a% avout 2100 hours on 27th Septem-

2. The persons whose statements are attached are all reliable witmesses and it would
appear that an object of civar ahape, whether man made or not, was observed.

The State Security Officer,
Adelaide.

Attached hereto is a revort submitted by Hr.
revorts “nat a strange object was seen at Woomera
ter, 1982.

3. Porwarded for information,

(Signed) A.3. CARTE
Security. Officer,

Security Branch, NOOMERA.

Copy. = Deputy Chief Security Officer, Keltourne,

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On or about 31 July 1953 at 20200-20:30 PM local tins, I was on ny

wag home from Creola, heading North on Elway 43. I was approximately

sae mila north of “rsola waen an object appeared into ny view of vision

‘hrough the windshield of my vehiclee T could not mane ait any shape to

stject for 1% was traveling at an intense rate of Speed. This

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ovjest cama from the SY, crossed the hiway aad disappeared to the Na. [%
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ag ata high altitude and appeared to be fairly large in site. Taser

wae BO sound associated with the object. It appeared to be a bright

dish flmoreseent glow. Taie glow, ia my estimation was not a Star or
sore T did not heer or eee any aircraft in the area at tae tin

mon? < nee tea “sae! sb

to elghting. There was no moon and only 2 few clouds and trigat

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Alr Attache, Austrailia ~ Re291053

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Security tEranonz
LeR.W.8. Ran ze
woomera
end Osteter, 1952
Tae Mange Security Officer
LRoW.E. Range

MOO d3SRA
Subdiset: "FLYING SAUCER” OPSERVED OVER WOOMERA

“his of ftoer renorts investization of information of an chicct allered to 08 8
"Plvying Saucer" seen in the axyv at about 2190 hours on Saturday, o’th Sertember, lijsc,
2° Statements have been *acen from the followin: oersoas as a cross Section of a

reperted number of veovle «1t ‘oomara who also observed ‘he o.ject:

) a - © newarrival to relieves
has been costed out from Setails issue Depot,

Noomera, and due to devart 1 2th Sectenber, 1952.

Mr, ‘fy «ker employed by Department of Supnly and attached to
D.I.D.

i i A. @ attached to D.I.D. MYoomera,
Mre, GH Howe Duties, 557 Hoomera.

3... The first four named ese e@ were at the Woomera Yost Theatré when Set
sighted the bright edject in the sky, He drew the attention of W/O. to it

and he in turn nudge W/OGRRBNEP In the meantineqe ad inform and all

four were able to see the phenomenon before it was otscured by the projector tower
after it had traversed the sky froma line to the right of the screen. This shows
‘the otject was visible for several seconds ae it traversed the sky on an even

keop paralie} apacl ‘the: earth.

4, Mrs y standing with her five-year-old son at the corner of the Jumior
Ranks C on Central Avenue when the child drew her attention tc a lizht. She
thought he pointed to a motor-car light on the road near WNoomers Neat in the distance
but the bey corrected her and she saw the bright object as it travelled well atove

the izon witil it left her view over the horison cast the Phillios Ponds, Urs,
stated that the time vas about 2100 Acurs.

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é in each of these cases the persons conserned were quite so
me; therefore, no dourt exists rezardinz wat they saw. “his is rther Sorne out

reports Prom other norts of South Australia, examoles of mich are attacred rem
2 Advertiser, Adelaide, imcder dates 25°h, 35th tember .
Asst. Security Jffiser

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Air Attache, Australia IR9201<53
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Statement of A.F., D.I.D., “KOOMERA, made at 1910 hours,
23th September, 1962, and taxen > asistant Seourity Officer, WOOMERA,

I was vi; 5, ae .. the Noomera “lest Open Air

Theatre on Saturday, 28th September,

At between 2045 and 2100 hours 1/0 @g™...2-ed my arm and said, “Look at the
rocket". I looked directly right from my seat on the left front of the projector and
saw the object and said, "That is not a rocket”. It waa a cicar-shared sapering off
towards the back. It was lit up like a neon light with a haze around it. The
colouring was whitish and the exhausts or flames at the tack were ysliowish or cream.
Ll have no idea of the height tut ite sise ts me looked eizhteen inches te tw feet,
but comparing it with an asreplane of the size anc heicht would be atout the saw as
aireraft | have seen, From mv position I would say the angis waa 40 to 45 derrees.
From the tinue 7 first saw the ob fect until it went ous of ay sight © would say the
“ime elapsed would be three seconds,

Il heve obeerved fast acrcra:t, seteorites and shooting stars. Thia odject was
cravellins on an even steady «eel faster than any aircraft i've seen tut not as far
as the talline stars; besides, this object was travelling horizontally southewest,.

(Signed SD 7/0.

UNC LASSIPIED

Air Attache, Australia TRe201053

COPY

Statement of attached to D.I.D. %COMEBRA, taken at 2010
hours, 2 th Seotember, 2, by Joho SCUAHLY, Assistant Seourity Cfficer, WOCMERA.

nd Qa to the Yeomera “ers Oven Air

h Sevtember, 13252.

T acvonvanted
Theatre on saturday,

At atout 2050 hours we were seated on «he left siae of the theatre, facing the
sorser, wey about third of the distance from the screen, iv attention was draw to
& moveme::t in the sky over the right hand corner of the theatre fence. I observed a
eylindr: saat shaped object with wnat appeared to be two rortenoles with internal
lighting. The whole had a lizhtish grey colour, the size apceared to the eve tc
four te rive feet. A Lincoln travelling at night at the same angle looks much tigger.
it was moving on an even keri, horizontally from north-west tc southewest, and et a

height of atcut the height of the theatre fence doudled,

~ The object had moved come distance before I yey —— 4 I said "Do you
100 _— and pointed, I turned right and remarked to "See that”,

4. The otject was travelling fast - faster than any jet aircraft I mve seen, It is
dtftieult to estimate the sneed, especially at night.

I am not prepared te “ay whether this object was an earthly otject, but it wae «

ay mee 4

3 Lg I have discussed: this ineident wi who shares room with me, becawe we
ght we had something which should te rted. I have —_ mde a rough sketch

out ay taprebesen of what Tt oteerved.

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Air Attache, Australia TReZ01<53

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Statement of W B.d.¥., D.I.D., SOOMERA, taken at 1850 hours
28tn Sertember, 1952, ty J. A. McCAHBY, Assistant Security Ufficer.

I was one of a party of four D.I.D. persennel who attended the “Yoomera Vest

Open Aur Theatre on Seturday, 27th September, The others were 3 (a >:
two cthers. I have just arrived up here myself, ~~ ee the

other names,

Some time after the show started > PB, that’s his wrong mouee % ne os
the arm and said, "Look at this”. I locked from my vosition on left of

Protector towards the rirht of she sereen and ‘in the Sky, Weil atovre the
she fence round the theatre, I saw an illuminated ottect shaved (ike a cisar witha
apurting light at the rear, travelling from Yest t> “ast in a horizontal way, it
was travelling in an even kvel and was otserved wnitil it was out of sient. As I saw
she thing I then nudzed Cle Ey: « remarked “Look at this’, at the same time
pointing in she direation o the obteot, I would say the object ms visible te m

for about Pive seconds. It was travelling at a much faster apeed than a jet aircraft,
I did not hear any noise as the picture show may have drowed any,

very af
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Comparing the object with a shooting star I would say that it was definitely
something other than a shooting star or anything from the heavens,
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