PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1 Jan 54 o Was Balloon
Melbourne, Australia 0 Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
a Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 01/0015z AinVisual Air-intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOUR Was Astronomical
Y.s 00 Probably Astranomical
XN Civilian Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION OBJECTS COURSE OtherInconsistant Data
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
10 sec one (1) N
JO. BRIEE SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
etarric mushroom shaped obj flying below Object traveling In Northerly direction
minimum safety alt. 4 times ss large as at 700 mph with reported detail l given
DC-4. Appeared have an observation by witness would be visible longer than
car hung underneath. Speed -- 700 10 seconds. Much data omitted.
)
)
ATic Form 329
L

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
15 Jan 54 Melboume, Australia Was Balloon 1
0 Probably Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OSERVATION xxPossibly Balloon
Lecal_930PM 2130 md-Visual Ground-Radar d Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraf
GMT 15/1130Z AI Visual Air-intercept Radar o Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS 5. SOUF EE a Was Astronomical
OY.s 00 Probably Astronomical
No ivilian Passibly Astronomical
7. LENOTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUM OF OBJ- COURSE Other..
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
20 minutes varied Unknown
one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Faint whirring sound and then object dropped in Sighting deseriptive of balloon which
front of observers at a distance estimated to had a leak and descened, then rose
and finally burst giving rance
a short stem. small green Iights underneath. of rapid departure.
obj descened t out 20o ft and remained coming fre stem. Rose to above
stationary, green lights went out and noise 3,000 ft and sopped. Green lights
incrased. Remained for lo mimites in this reappared
position. 150 ft in diameter. Nad band around and appeered be stationary at 3,000.
middle of bright metal about i ft wide. Rest Rise and circling took 10 min. Roar
of obj dull stem 20 ft of obJ au1 eo It diam diameter and 25 ft long in 25 it iong and yellow and yellow gasecus light and object gasecus Light and object
total bottom to tope 60 ft. Whirring ceased and total bottom to tope 60 ft. Vhirring ceased arld disappeared climbinghigher disappeared climbing higher in NE direqtic
obj rose accompanied by yell w gaseous light obj rose accompanied by yellw gaseous light
ATIC FORM 329 ATIC FORM 329
-

can only be appro: but veu gould no doubt establish accurate times, if you so
mentioned.
be regare as approximate.
The si The arked rked
.
DOWNGRADED AT & YEAR IN SIFIED
DECLABSIFIED AFTER 18
DOD DIB A20410
T54-1444
.
1

sound ceased, and it made a rapid vertical ascen emittine yellow
gaseous lig the bottom of the stem. Te eatimated that th
9:40 pm. about sooo feet. gaseous light ceased, and a
similar ligt appeared on the side of the the Saucer then proceeded hori-
disappeare
In disoussing the whole mhtterwith
Arevious sightings in Nansfield, and these had teen Golf Links,
and the Savder I seen cing on the ground,
Suoh rooorts may haze alpnady resched god and other
matber, bue if not, I hope this one is of int rest.
I would like to add that tne Saucer in flight dces appear to be of a - bright metal,
but desoribed in this letter.

1441 00152 Meboe lutal
I witues
-3 JANLSY 09 18 1
RE166AU SCA
WPD124
XYA293 1t.ile
axciss 1
JKP A129 Cct OSTECAZSAAE
HB 102 JELY RELBASED. CRECX
BETO.E TAKING ACTION.
RR JEDWP SUSDUPE BHPK 143
11
-0*
RR JEPHQ JEDWF JEDEN JAPYC BHPB 555
DE BHPK 118 DE BHPK 118
R 0705452 R 0705452
FM USAIRA MELLLLLOURNE FM USAIRA MELLLLLOURNE
TO JEPHQ/DINTA WASHDC
JEDWF/WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO ATTN ATIAA-2C JEDWF/WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO ATTN ATIAA-2C
JEDEN/CONDR ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO
JAPYC/COMDR FEAF TOKYO JAPAN
RBOUR HAWAII 4.
NAVY GRNC BOTXAV
AF 154 Z FLYOBRPT X PARA ONE X ANA PILOT DOG BARKER REPORTED
SEEING A METALLIC MUSHROOM SHAPED OBJECT FLYING BELOW MINIMUM SAFETY
. ALTITUDE FROM HIS HOUSE AT DONCASTER PAREN A SUBURS OF MELBOURNE PAREN
X OSJECT ARPEARED ABOUT JOJR TINES AS LARGE AS A D C FOLR WIIN WHAT
APPEARED TO BE AN OBSERVATION CAR HUNG BENEATH IT X ALTHOUGH BARKER
IS CONVINCED THE OBJECT WAS METAL CMM HE REPORTED THAT LIGHT
OCCASIONALLY SHOT THRU IT AS IF IT WERE MADE OF CELLULOID X OBJECT

AS
. I
/ JANS4
1
T
AGE TWO BHPK 118
VIATION TO REPORT AND NOT FEAR RIDICULE A GREAT MANY SIGHTINGS OF
UNIDENTIFIED OBJEC HAVE BEEN REPORTED SOME OF WHICH COINCIDE WITH
THE REPORT OF OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGA OFFICIALS ARE INVESTI
INDINGS WILL SE INDINGS WILL SE FORWARDED ASAP
07/1737Z JAN BHPK JAN BHPK
e3
BUSPTOTSD BUPLICATE OFLIESSAGE
PHENCUSLY RELEASED, CHECX
BEFORE TAKING ACTION.

No Care (Information Only) 2 Jamuary 1954
INDIANA UNIVERSITY Athens, Texas
BLOOMINGTON
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
March 24, 1954
The Flying Saucer Information Department
Wright -Patterson ce Base
Dayton, Chio
Gent Lemant Gent Leman:
Enclosed are two clippings which I Enclosed are two clippings which I
theght you might wa
The date and so The date and sour I
Cordially yours, Cordially yo ours,
RoferT W Sta Robert W Shan
Robert W. Strain, C.L.U.
Instructor in Insurance
RWS:rlf
Enclosures
Strain Busin
After 10 days, returm
INDIANA UNIVERSITY,
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA.
70 MAR74
73004
1954
IND.
The Flying Saucer Information Department
Wright-Patteroon Air Force Base S
Dayton, Chio

became convinced that it was not
For the third time in as many imately a 90 degree angle e in the a plane because of the rapid speed
days reports from persons. who sky. at which the thing was climbing.
said t they had observed "strange Mrs. Taylor said she ran to- The man, ,who is a former service- a
metallic-colored disks" in the skies ward her house to call her hus- man, said the gleaming object is
near Athens, came in Thursday. tand but that when they returned was going an ap- oi
Mrs. T. M. Taylor, Murchison the object had gone. s rate of speed. tl
postmistress, stated that she had Mrs. Skinner's sighting was a also He said he w
seen one of the objects on Tues- made while she was hanging out r'orce nave some jets that wil. St
day prior to the time that Mrs. clothes but she was able to give fly faster than the speed of sound w
A. L. Skinner, Athens housewife, a more accurate description of but that they don't appear to be u
made the first reported sighting. believed moving so fast when observed at "
Mrs. Taylor said she saw the from the accounts of the incident a great distance.
object from her back yard as she that Mrs. Skinner's sighting was He said the object "shot"
was hanging out clothes and said at a closer range. straight up for a time and then
that she was certain what she saw Another sighting made the sane headed into the east and quickly
was not a reflection. She said the day as Mrs. Skinner's but also disappeared. CBBCABBDE
object was shining brighter than unreported at the time was made Phil Dibert, a Tyler Morning
any plane retlection she had ever by a man who lives about five Telegraph reporter, reported see-
seen. miles northeast of Murchison. He ing an unidentifiled object near
She said there was ho vapor requested his name be withheld Winona Wednesday morning. His
trail, as is sometimes lett by jet- from the account. description fitted the one given o
planes, or no sound of enzines. He said he made his sighting by Mrs. Skinner. although it was
Mrs. Taytor said she sighted the at 9:15 in the eastern part of th. not as detailed. that one
object between 12 and 1:00 o'clock. sky a:t ppparently at a great disappeared same manner
Tuesday, and thought that she distance Pwsy. He said first as the one seen Mrs. Taylor.
watched it three or four mimutes. thought he , ad seen a jet because Further reports had been re- a
She said she could not determine of hz O raus in the ceived by The Athens Review Fri-
the shape of the thing but that vicinity. day morning but an interview with
it definitely was not moving, just He said he watched the object the observers had not the observers had not been arrang- Cn
hovering in the north at approx- for hovering in the north at approx- for some time, however. time, however. and and ed at press time. press time.
-
Thu Athe Rview ATHes, TerAs Thu Athe Review - ATHens, TexAs
1 JAN 1950 8 JAN 1950
JANT1S4 The thing then appeared to be
he ArieNs.Review. construction and the
circular in
ATHeNS, TEXAS high top took on a dome-like ap-
pearance. She said she could not
Saucer-Like Object T determine the speed. size or height
of the object but that she thought
she observed it for about. five
02/1530 minutes before it passed from her
view toward Tyler at a speed
Seen Here Monday appeared to be slower than
which about the
an airplane flying
An object resembling? It stopped, Mra. Skinner
publicized Flying Sauce hovered for  momnent and then same distance away.
served hovering in the sk seemed to bank and slide back in The sighting was made by Mrs.
outskirts of Athens in ti5 in northeastern direetion..without Skinner at about 3:30 p. m. Mon-
diate vicinity of they Tyk making a full turn. She deseribed day and she said after watching
thway by Mrs. A. L. Skinn the turm as being a "tilting and theobject for a time she ran to a
I. who resides about a half toile sliding" motion. neighbor's house nearby and call-
from where she first sighted the Mrs. Skinner. who said the ob- ed to her.
phenomenon. ject resembled a "large ten gellon Mrs. Skinner's neighbor was unl-
Mrs. Skinner. who was hanging hat" when one observed the haze able to get outside of her house
out elothes in her back yard at the surrounding it, sald she in time to see the object. how-
saw no Skinner said she
time. said she first saw the silver, smoke, heard no engines nor saw ever. but Mrs.
notalie-gleaming com- none of the colors which hoped that someone else near
time some- route seem-
Hetbly surrgmded Aimmer- ars resorted Dersons "s Athens or along the
womide accomoanying the tngly the obfect may
'. Sie sau sie starvd at it Mrs. Skianer hazey nave soen it and wouid report in
tried to determine its rature: seemed to be heavter at the as soon as they learned that some-
erown of the hat" much one else had observed it. too.
thinner around the ower part ork
brim. She sald the objeet Iost Itsf ta
made Iti

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
14 Jan 54 Melbourne, Australia o Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Possibly Balloon
Lecal.1120 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar d Was Aireraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 14/0150Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS a Was Astranomical
a Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
0 No civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENOTH OF O3SERVATION JECTS COURSE o Other.
EX Insufficient Data for Evaluation
5 seconda 0 Unknown
one West
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Flat square ob ject, silver, in flight to West. Awaiting further similar
Finally rose vertically at great speed. sightings.
INSUFFICIANT DATA.
ATIC FORM 329
.

Multi 12002 MeLBoolnt
UNCLASSIFIED AusTRala
Australia IR-36-54
FLYOBRPT
Australia Air Attache, Australia
13 Feb 54 Feb 54 7-5
George A. ich, Lt Col, USAF RAAP
Further reports on unusual sightings sutmitted to RAAF.
JOIN L. SULLIVAN
Colonel, USAF
Air Attache
DOQ D0E H20a10
Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Center, ArTl: Ariaa-2e, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

cal stationa in the genarai Adelaide teorologic
Adolaide. Adlaide.
27. Any additional infornasion: The time given bv rv the is not completely
accurate. At 1127 took Mall roled. and departed and departed
for Whill, Vietoria. for Whill, Victoria, UNCCASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED
Questions 25, 26 and Questions 25, 26 and
.

.
UNCLASSIFIED
Air Attache, Australia IR-36-54 2 10
COPY
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
6/3/8/Air(4A) Headquarters Home Command
Penrith, 1.W.
New South Wales
22nd January, 1954
Secretary,
Air Hoard,
Victoria Barracks,
Melbourne, S.d. 1. Vio.
SIGITINC OF UNUSUAL OBJECT
aighting of an unusual objeet in
accordance with your SEC. C02/2(54A) 16th
to this Headquarters R.A.A.F. Mallala.
(Sgd.)
for (F. HEADLAM)
Group Cap tain
Enol. for Ai fieer Command ing
ON AERLAL CEJECT OBSERVED
1. Name
2. Address of Obeert vanaa, S.Aus.
waatorm direotion.
20. Did the obieot remain on a straight path, deviate or caneeuvre as all:
Appeared a0d desoend and move direstion until it
rose verticmlly great speed.
2l. Was any trail of haust, vapour or light seen: no
22: There did objeet di e.. in mid-air, behind - ne horizon:
in mid-air