PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6779453

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONBlackburn Australia

FRAMES3

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0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 03/05552 Alr-Visual Air-intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
a Yee 00 Probably Astronomical
&No civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF CTS 9. COURSE Other Ret
I minute 000 Insufficient D uation
SE Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Witness heard sound of a/e and attempted to Observer located object in vicinity of
locate. Saw obj in viclnity of sun (42 deg sun, then followed object to point
elev). Object er and highly reflective. behind trees on hill, description
Appeared to be including circumste sighting in
direct flight ove he hortzo) location near sun indicates that the
about 1 min. Oval possibly, detalls, no tail witness probably saw reflection from
Had a whip motion, disappearance wa behind the a/c the a/c that n that he was attempting s attempting to locate, to locate,
trees on hill. however, cculd not distinquish features
of this a/c due to the briefness of the
sighting. sighting.
ATIC FORM 329 (R) ATIC ForM 329 (RE 26 SEP 52) 6 SEP 52)

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similar objects time on possible
to correlate thes htings as yet.
3. Mr report after
the sighting. eiter viaitad M after work on 3th January l954 and
obtained the attaohed report, recort. Mra. Mra. who was beside her husband at the time of husband at the time of
sighting, saw nothing. Mr quite genuine genuin previous interest
in "flying phenomena, In faet he objeeted to e term
"flying saucer applie sighting and regre ving mentioned his sighting
tecause of subsequent ridiculs his neighbours.
(sgd.) (L.L. JOHNSTON)
Squadron Leader
Enel. For Air o mmanding
X
DOWNGRADED AT S VEAR
DECLASSTFIED AFTER H2
DOD DIB 32DAIO UNCLASSIFIED
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T54-1444

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UNCLASSIFIED
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Air Attache, Australia IR-36-54 4
10
REPORT ON AERIAL OBJECT OFSERVED
report beginning on page 2.
Only
1. Mr
2. Blackburn
3. 'Silversmith
4. 3 Jan 54 at 1555 K hra
5. 1 minute
6. Cor (37045'S 145°08'5) Ground to Air naked eye. No equipment used.
7. In the vicinity the aum
8. Noise caused observer
9. Definite object
10. One
ll. Highly refleetiv (silver)
12.No tail. Possibly oval.
13. Ho details. 13. Ho details.
14.No
15. No scumd overhead but sound originally attraoted attention. 15. No scumd overhead but scund originally attraoted attention.
15. Sum ls0o hr position Elavation 42° Bearing 272' T.
17.Sum to S3 horizon Originally
18. N scecial wledge.
SE horizon
20. St P ip motion
21. No
23. 9i1 UNCLASSIFIED
24. Fine, clear sky, good emcers ura 75
25. Light airoraft in viei RABBIN
26. Melbourne
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