PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 112. CONCLUSIONS
Between Port Lincoln |G Wes Balloon
R Feb 58 Mebbourne, Australia ie silat a bat
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATIO ossinly Salloon
Local CX Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar ae a he oid Ae Cnet
GMT 1400 brs 0 Air Visual DO Air-Intercept Radar le Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE ;0O Was Astronomical
O Yes ;o Probably Astronomical
1G No Ships Captain CSR E Rens
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OSJECTS | ?- COURSE iG Other
10 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
ool 1O Unknown
,/ ty One 29 d > 4* ) La Fe. ;
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING COMMENTS

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

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DEPARTMENT OF era A

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OFFICE OF THE ASBISTANT CHIEF OF STA FF, INTELLIGENCE LiL ae .
WASHINGTON 23, D. vod
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9 May 1958

MSMORANDUM FOR: ASSISTANT CHIEF CF STAFF, INTELLIGSYCE, USAF
ATTSNTICN: Forsign Liaison Branch

SUBJECT: Report on Observation of Fhenomenon

The attached letter from the Australian Joint Services Staff

dated 28 April 1958, file 28/1/47, with “Report on Observation of
Phenomenon” inclosed, is forwarded for your information and
retention.

FOR ASSISTANT CHIEF CF STAFF, INTELLIGENCE:

1 Incl Nid bio sé
a/s / ised as

Chief, Foreign Liaison Office

Gesetication Cancelled
OR Sharcec fo LM
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28/1/47
, 28 Apr 52
Poteign Liaison  oftice, “i. 8 amg
Offi oe of the Assistant Chief. rye
of Staff, . ; ai ach
tated 4 fence;
Department of the Army;
The Pentagon, -
WASHINGTON 25, D.C.
Paes _ _ REPORT ON OBSERVATION OF PERNOMENON
1, °} Enclosed herewith for your inforra*ion and retention is a

_ report by a ship's mster on a phenomenon observed during a passage from

Port-Lincoln (South Australia) to Melbourne, Victoria.

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A.M.N, Rodulfo,
Major,
coneral Star? (Intellicen ce),

Classification: Cancelled
OR Changes ‘to Lisl
Suit: AFR 265 -1D

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On Passages Port Lincoln to Melbourne . a Part sed
Classes ni pVCL
Via Backstairs Passage, O08 bid"  asetgoed
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REPORT ON OBSERVATION OF PHENOMENON Sa

Observrsi-= Second Officer Positionz= Lat. 36=35 S.
» Chief Engineer Long. 133=54E.
Fifth Engineer Course 142 True.

Sneed 9.5 Knots,

Weather: es
Wind. South. Force 2, Bar, 29-98" Air, Temo. 78. Sea. Temp. 64. ~~

Refraction: Abnormal. Cloud. Alto Cumulus 2/8. Height. 19,000 feet.
Visibility, Plus Thirty miles.

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At 1490 hrs. G.M.T. 8th. February 1958 whilst in the above a
nosition a contrail was otserved to form at atout 59 degrees altitude and
bearing 290 degrees from the shin, The contrail develoved rapidly passed
over the vessels zenith and faded out at acout 40 degrees altitude and
bearing 120 deerses again reformed at about 39 degrees and finally
disaoveared at ah altitude of about 15 degrees on the same bearing, and in
a direction over the township of Kingston. Ld ia Te ey Se

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The contrail apceared to originate from some fast moving body
and the height was estimated at plus 50,000 feet. The contrail remained
visidle for some thirty mimités’ gradually dispersing with the efluxion of
time, it was white in colour.

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V,2, rockets when launched having observed such launchings from the North Sea
during 1944.

Abnormal refraction was noted at the time of observation, the
S.s. "Lake Byre" bound on an opnrosite course was first observed well below the
horizon and the image of this vessel was seen to be inverted. Later as two
images, gradually fading as the vessel came Imll up on the horizon,

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