PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6779471

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONTooma N S W, Australia

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
5 Jan 54 Tooma, M.S.W.. Australia 0 Prabably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 1200 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
xxProbabiy Aircraft
GMT.05/0200Z AinVisual Air-Intercept Rodar Possibly Aircraft
3. PHOTOS SOURCE a Was Astronomical
Yes Probably Astronomical
xX.EbNe Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION COURSE Other...
10-15 mimutes 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
three Manuvered Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Observation or 3 objs sat 12 deg elev in East. Probable a/e observation. Flight
Height intensity lights, each weaving about in duration and general description
flight toward the West. Oval or circular. No consistant with this analysis.
details. In climb to 35 deg elevation. Straight
flight except fo manuvers in fornation. Light
maintained it's htensity, just grev smaller with
distance. 10-15 minute obs-rvatlon. Used
polarold glasses. Two witnesses.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV ATIC FORM 329 V 26 SEP S2) 726 SEP S2)

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21. No
22. Xept
23. Two other obeervers 23. Two other obeervers
24. CANBERRA C.1. 24. CANBERRA C.1. Trace at 4.0 Trace at ight and wind
Sw/20 up sw/20 up to 2,000 faet. 2,000 faet,
25. Nil aireraft 25. Nil airoraft en route e route at time stated
26. CANBERRA 26. CANBERRA. No balloons No balloons released till r-jeased till 1400 hours 1400 hours
27. The position the ot e on the Melbourne-Canberra air route the Melbourne- a air route and cheexs cheers
were made aireraft
similarity lighted.
.

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riter the benefi personal interview with either gentleman, but M was was
quite impressive quite impressive over telsphone. Mr requested requested that his report
should not be passed o should not be passed o
4. The The third third membe
DECLASSIFIND AFTER 12 YBARS
DOQ DB 8204,10- UNCLASSIFIED
T54-4444

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e Mothing rticularly
Der inite object giving high inton steady light
10.
1l. Mhite
12. Oval or
13. No datails
14. No
15. No
15. 120 ,
24. CANPERRA t4.000 isibility
variable upper wnd SW/20 up to 2,000 feet.
25.Ob 797'3 position
stated.
26. CANBERRA hrs.)
27. Folaroid glasse the 3ame
glasses vere passing aireraft later this differenee was not so marked.
lere ved and aireraft.
--
Mr.F. rhlaster
. Toiker Ave., Mitohan
3. Oil Company
t. 5-1-54 1213K
5. 10 to 16 minutes
8. Mannus Creek tmilo at of Tooma Towship. Folaroid glasses oniy.
7. Approximately So Maragal Range
S. Another observer