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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6779608

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONMorris South Australia

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12. CONCLUSIONS

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4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION ssibly Balloon
Groun Ground: Wos Aireraft
ye lage . water Probebly Aircroft
AUS - O Air Vi sual O Air-intercept Reader Possibly Aircraft

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Wes Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

ID. niniicutntinetiientitei
Insufficient Dote for Evaluetion
Unknown

BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIONTING 11. COMMENTS
Black object in the East appeared to be stationary. Object flew West. then flew

North and finally dropped after a 15 minute obgervation. Oneobdject. Initial observation
at 45 deg clevation. Looked Like two saucers Joined together by a span.

7. LENOTH OF OBSERVATION
15 minutes

Insufficient Deta for evaluation.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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ET FASS REPORT ON ASRIAL OBJECT OBSERV=D

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a ype en UNCLASSIFIED

5. 15 minutes

6. 34°5S5'S  138°38'E

7° Overhead

8. Sight of odject

9. Definite ot ject

10. One

ll. Black

12. Like two saucers joined tozether by a span
13. Wo

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18, 045°

17. ==

13. None

19. Appeared in the Bast :

20. Stationary, flew West, then flew “orth and appeared to drop

21. Wo

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NORTH ATLANTIC

Third Officer J. H. Greenberg of the American SS. American
Manufacturer, Capt. R. O, Patterson, Master, reports observing
the eclipse of the moon on January 18-19, 1954, on a voyage from |
New York to the | nited Kingdom.

The eclipse comnmwneced at 2345 G, M. T., January 18. At 0205
G. M. 'T., January (9, an estimated 98 percent of the moon was in

o shadow and remained for 15 minutes, when it commenced eme
ing ~baay! the shadew. The eclipse ended at 0425 G. M. T.,
an 9. |

At the vi osel was in lat. 46°55’ N., lon. 35°45’ W. The |
weather Was vicar ili « slight sen, |

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Air Attache, Australia IR~3Se54 6

S20 Over a hill.
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24. Cloudy “gg J
25. “one know by Area Vontrol UNCLASSIFIED

26, Adelaide Meteorolozioal Pureau
27.6 , QM «0. informed by a person who saw hia report in tne newspaper toat

that person hed been tiying a boxekite. The apparent similarity is worth noting.

llowaver, ‘—: adamant that it was not a box-kite.
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LUNAR ECLIPSE
NORTH PACIFIC

Second Officer G. KR. Geiser of the American SS. Hoosier |
=", Capt. ©. A. yan, Master, reports the following observa-_
ion:

At 0105 G. M. T. on January 19, 1954, in lat. 9°34’ N., lon. |
86°41" font  g was observed. The mocn’s bearing was |
073° true at an altitude of 26°. This appeared to be slightly less

than a total eclipse. the wind was light and variable, sea slight,
sky cloudless.