PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
June-July 59 New Guinea 0 Probably Balloon
0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
□ Probably Aircraft
GMT. Evening AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
O No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
Misinterpretation of
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Ox OtherASErO Bodie3
D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
varied varied
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Bright white light, upon hovering appeared The preparing officer indicates the
to have men moving about on top. Varied rpts possibility of the planets Jupiter,
of similar descritpion. rpt for details. Saturn, and Mars being responsible for
some of these sightings. US and USsR
satellites were also indicatéd as poss-
ibly being responsible. Sky conditions
at the time were probably responsible
for shapes & other characteristics.
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Appearances of men at 7:00 p.m.
1&2
Appearances of men and light shaft at 7:l0 p.m.
1,3,4,&2 in that order
Appearances of men 1 & 2 and light shaft at 7:12 p.m.
This pa signed by chief observers at 7:30 p.m. June 26, 1959.
Mt. Nuanua OE
Distance from Mt. Pudi
to coast 4-5 miles.
OD
3
Ist
L:45p.
1
.
Positions of Uro's observed from Nioanai Station at 8:28 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.
June 26, 1959. Signed
WEATHER: VARIABLE SKY - SCATTERED CLOUDS TO CLEAR AT FIRST BECOMING OVERCAST
AFTER 10;10 p.m.
APPROX. HEIGHT
NOTE: This determined by relationship of clouds to highest point visible of
mountains. As UFo's were often below (under) clouds and their glow gave off a
wide halo of light reflected on clouds, it follows that Uvo's descended to
below 2,000 ft.
The first a the sea seemed not more than 500 above water
at tines.
Size of UFO "A" (across) (as appeared) Color
FulI HAND-SPAN at arm's inches) Dull yellow (perhaps pale
when UFO's at closest. when moving, ther
very bright
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luelight moved away at great speed
at 9:30 - color changed from
U.F.O. thin white to deep red, then
:" 1I to blue-green.
nesses at Boianai, T.P. & N.G., Friday June 26, 1959.
and This,sketch.is a reaso was clearly visible
mostlykstationaryrf
Signed
Teacher
olboy
Color
Same as "A" Mt. NUANUA
PaNels
NOTE XObse SIZES OF UFO'S
"B" had 5 panels here as appeared
of bright "E" about In 2 across
"windows" "C" " 1u 2
on near edge. "B" H 1" "
" 4" deep
ing l5 minutes. We watched figures appear on top - four
they are human. Possibly the same object that I took to be the "Mother" ship -
last night. smaller UFo's were seen at the same time, stationary. One
above the hi west, another overhead. On the large one two of the figures
seemed to doing something near
bending over and raising their arms as though adjusting or "setting up" some-
thing (not visible). One figure e seemed to be standing looking down at us
(a group of about a dozen). I stretched my arm above my head and waved to our
onal delense of the United States within the meaning of the

go to church fo vengong.
7:45 p.m. Evensong
10;40 p.m. A terrific explosion just outside the Mission House, Nothing
seen. Could have been an electrical atmospheric explosion as whole sky over-
cast. At ll:O5 a few drops of rain. This may or may not have something to
do with UFo. The
thunderclap - but a penetra ating 'earsplitting explosion. It woke up people
on the station.
7:30 p.m. less over-
head.
9:10 p.m. 2
11:10 p.m. 8 UFo's - this the greatest number yet seen at one time. One fairly
low, but occasional hover, no activ
OASt
BOIANAI
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small Monday night.
Believe it or not, exchanged hand signala
(before dark Saturday) occupants of the "mother" ship a little after
6 p.m. There is no doubt occupied by at least 4 men. Assuming zthat
men are the same size as average earth, I have worked out size of the ship -
Top " - 20 diameter )the - roughly 35.
Distance of opera have sighted, ha been, at
highest 450 feet.
bout
light. It descended and
moved a little to rlow and then to a
faint gl
After 5 minutes it glowed again brilliantly and moved in a circular motion
(see sketch) anticlockwise. Then it moved further south and down until it
became obscured by the Point of land at 9:0o p.m.
Through t the binoculars I noticed it to be orange in color and shaped like
a diak.

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This was observed Mrs and more than
ten College men.
Movement: Gubanauna
Point.
.
Bay
PAPER SIGNED BY MAJORITY OF WITNESSES AT 7:45 p.m. - June 26, 1959
Signatures of Witnesses of UF0 Observed on the night of 26th June, 1959 at
Boianai, Papua
- Teacher - Teacher
Teacher Teacher
Teacher Teacher
Medical Assistant
- Medical Assistant Medical Assistant
er er
Teacher
APPENDIX TO REPORT
STATEMENT
Dogura, 9th July 1959
Last night saw a
bright beam of hining sh the
beach.
The light was white and it lit up waves of the sea. I thought it was
coming from a boat and so I returned to the house. I heard no noise.
Signed: Teacher, Dogura
WARNING Th

the information local
interested agency.
REPORT ON THE INVESTIGATION OF UFO ACTIVITY IN THE BOIANAI AREA - NEW GUINEA
a. On Tuesday, 29th December 1959 I visited t.h
at his hcme in Sassafras, Victoria, and discus alleged UFO activities in the
area of Boianai, New Guinca,
b. The a young married man. He is obviously
well-educated and has had considerable experience as a issionary/teacher in
New Guinea. He stated that until late June l959 he had not considered UFo's
seriously and even now was not convinced that what he had observed in the sky
were, in fact, UFois. He added that he would be prepared any logical
explanation for the phenomena. He did not appear to b eking publicity, and
elaimad a made public hy his Further he
mission station, and which is not normally frequented by natives. These lights
appeared to switch from one side of he mountain
rapidity.
by the
On his relarn he was informed that one ot his native teachers bad ohaerved a
bright light in the sky, on the evening of the Zlst June. Subaequently, over
a period pproximately two weeks, thes observed a series of bright
lights in various sections of the sky in the vicinity of his mission station.
of
AOWNCRADEI ATS VEAR INTERVAIS:

unsettled with light thunder storms. Although i draw
firm conclusions, an analysis of bearings angles above the horizon
does suggest that at lights obser the planets Jupiter,
Saturn and Mars. Light refraction, the changin the planet relative
to the observer and cloud movement would gi the impression of size and rapid
shapes and appearance and disappearance.
an inquiry from Major representing the National Investigating
Committee on Aerial Phenomen, regarding the report and requesting he be
furnished a copy. also inquired as to whether the USAF was furnished
the report. The Minister's office advised to correspond directly with
for inforuation concerning the sightings. Our message C-169, 3 December
1959 and AFCIN-5C cite C-l30 31 December l959 contains mation upen
which reply was based.
ti
MANCE C. SMITH
Major, USAF
Assistant Air Attache
DOWNGRADEDE ATS NFAR INTERVALS:
DECLASNE

.
RAAF Statement on
Gill Sightings
Representative Aus-
tralia has forwarded a copy of a letter
from Squadron Leader in
answer to his letter of 25 January 1960,
requesting information to the RAAF's
conclusions about the sightings (AP.
RO Bulletin, Page 1. November 1959
issue). The following is the text of
letter of 22 February: "Dear Sir. Thank
you for your letter of the 25th January
10e) An officer of this Directorate has
investigated Reverend, report
of U.F.O. activities in the Bcianai area
of New Guinea, and coptes of his find-
ings have been submitted to proyer au- ings have been submitted to proper au-
thorities. As mentioned in cur 1i4,l/201. thorities. As mentioned in cur Li4,l/201.
(22; dated 14rh (22; datec l4rh February. February, 1957, such 1957. such
Marih, W82 Martk, 1982
reports are not releasable to tha publie. reports are not releasable to tha publie.
However, aithough it is not possibie to However, aithou s not possibie to
reach any positive conclusions, we do
not believe that the phenomena observed
by the Reverend  land his party were by the Reverend  and his party were
manned space vehicles. An analysis of
hearings and angles above the horizon baarinds and anule s above the horizop
does suggest that at least three of the
lights were planets, e.g., Jupiter, Saturn
and Mars. Light reiraction, the chang-
ing position of the planets relative to
the observers and the unsettled tropical
weather could give the impression of
size and rapid movements.  (Signed),
Yours Faithfully (Read
again the report of Mr. and Rey-
erend and see if you can stretch
your imagination to the point where
Mars, Saturn and Jupiter will fly pell
mell across the sky at great speeds,
and with men standing on them and wav.
ing. jot! There's something wrong with
the astronomy textbooks! .. the Editor)
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JULY 195 SIGHTINGS
DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
Jul Red Devil, Alaska Insufficient Data
Jul Switzerland PHOTO Other (REFLECTION)
1 New Church, Virginia Mul Aircraft (REFUEL OPR)
Dayton, Ohio Insufficient Data
Hmm Williams Bay, Wisconsin Aircraft
Needles, California Other (MIRAGE)
S of Macao, China Military (RADAR) Other (FISHING CRAFT)
5 New Albany, Mississippi Aircraft
7 Enmons, Miamesota PHYSICAL SPECIMEN Other (ANODE)
Houstontown, Peausylvania Insufficient Data
Surfside Pier, Sou Carolina Aircraft (REFUEL OPR)
-∞9a Moraine, Ohio Aircraft
Pikesville, Maryland Multi Other (REFIECTIO)
SE of Florida Islauds Other (MISS) SILE)
Nitro, West Virginia Aircraft
9 Chicago, Illinois Aircraft
10 Potsdam, New York Aircraft w/Contrails
10 Oak, Nebraska Other (UNRELIABIE REPORT)
11 North Pacific (Hawaii) Mil, Civ, Shipboard,Air Astro (MErEOR)
13 Brazil Insufficient Data
14 New Delhi, Iadia Astro (METEORS)
14 Yakima, Washington AstroMETEOR
15 Salt Lake City, Ut-h Aircraft
15 Mooseheart, Illlmois Insufricient Data
15 Yakina, Washington Aircraft (REFUEL OPR)
19 Ceresco, Nebraska Multi/ Insufficient Data
19 Webb AFB, Texas Military Astro (VENUS)
20 SE of Cheju Do Islaad Military Other (SONOBUOY & SMOKE
LIGHT
21 New Other (AMUSEMENT PK LIGHT)
21 Berea, Keatucky Insufficient Data
21 Henderson, New York Balloos
22 Madera, California Aircraft
24-25 Yakima, Bellingham, Bremerton, Wash Multi Aircrart (REFUEL OPR)
25 Irondequoit, New York UNIDENTIFIED
26 Dayton, Astro METEOR)
26 Pensacola, Florida fole Other (GROUND LIGHT)
28 Corpus Christi 1, Texasl Felder Unidentiried (PHOTO) Astro (VENUS)
28 SE of Dayton, PHYSICAL S) Other (SLAG)
28 Daytos, Ohio Foider Other (SPOTLIGHT)
28 Atlantic/East of Florida Other (MISSILES)
29 Belliagham, Washington Aircraft (REFUEL OPR)
30 Assolet, Massachusetts Insufricient Datz
ADDITIONAL EPORTED SIGHTINGS (NOT CASES)
DATE LOCATION SOURCE EVALUATION
Jul Universe Science News Ltr
8 Amager Island, Denmark Newsclipping
9 Columbus, Indiana Newsclipping
10 Gatriak, England Newsolippiag
24 Coean City, New Jersey Newsolipping

MANCE C. SMITH, Major, USAF 21 Jan 60 SPI NO.
NAME OF SOURCE EVALUATION +
ACTIVE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON (DATe)
REFERENCES (BAIR Subj ect, previoua repor tw. etc.. as applicable)
AIRG 460
SUBJECT (Devcriptive title. Use individual reports For searate
(C) Report on Investigation UFo Activity in New Guinea
SUMAry (Give sumeary which highlights the salient fnctors of narrative report. Begin narrative text on AF Form I12n
unless report can be fully stated on 112. List inclosures. including number of copies)
1. Part II of this report hy The Victorian Flying
Saucer Research Society, lelbourne, Victoria Australia.
The report The report is based on correspondence Trum iever
of the Mission, Papua, New Guinea. Mission, Pa Guinea.
2. Included also is an Included also is an furnished fice by an fice by an
interested interested agency. Maxwell Maxwell ATTN: Pirector Pirector
Aerospace Jun-
un-
APPROVED Archives Archives RETUR 3
AFB, AFB, S
tudi Jyl
5 TO:
ANDREW B.MD ANDREW B. M8D 6012-1
SMC Colonel, US Colonel,USF SA
Air Attache 1959
Cancelled
Classification
170 1003532
INCLS Date 13 MAY 1969 By
AFR205,1
3gare5
(Except USaF and file. Indicate Dupl s/oz nnd copies 'o inclosures, if applicable)
6002 AISG Det 5 AP0 953, S.F., Calif Dupl M/0z
D/I Hqs 13th
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the reports should be examined exhaustively for some clue as to the nature and
points of correlation with other credible
reports.
b. Biographical Details of The Principal Witness: Aged 31
years. Married with two children. Educated Trinity Grammar School, Melbourne,
and St. Francis College, Brisbane.
Licentiate in Theology. A qualified teacher, he completed over eight years
of service as a missionary in New Guinea.
c Reliability as Witness: VFSRS investigators found
at all times co-operative
and the implications their presence. Prior to his sightings discounted
the possibility of their existence as manned craft.
scholarly detachment and his objectivity is evident in read ne report which
follows within.w still remains reluctant to speculate as to the
Lan oppor-
pendulum swinging, tremendous spurta of
speed. Then manned UFO observed on June 27th was seen to cross the Bay at
Boianai
for the admitted inaccuracy of
the range of the Ufo's performance is staggering. The reporte hanges of
color and light intensity are especially interesting.

by
capable of a fantastic
The Boianai sightings do not PROVE ipso facto that the UFo's are
non-terrestrial spaces indicate strong LIKELIHOOD that they are
such.
(6) UFO researchers need no longer to the NATURE of the
UFo's but only as to eir ORIGIN.
2. The above report t was based on the following series of lettera
as observed by me
knowledge and
Consideration to be
overlooked paper at bjective
record.
b. Hallucination: Sketches in the body of the report may
imagination or hallucination. Hallucination may have been experienced simul-
taneously by the 27 eye-witnesses whose names appear on the signature list.

from different experiences.
between reliable observers and the
phenomena sighted. Independent ervers have noted and reported sightings
from as far as twenty miles Boianai, the source of activity.
In absence of scientific investigation into this present report,
theory and hypothesis should be made with note to the following relevant facts
concerning the conducting of the main part of the observation and execution
of procedure in gathering evidence and writing the report.
(a) The sketch of the UFo later in this report was drawn by
Papuan observer It is important in one significant detail
from later sketches. The "underside" is described by him and drawn as showing
four "black spots". These narkings are replaced in subsequent deacriptions
and drawings by what a appeared he e four straight legs or stands pointing
diagonally downwards from th
a well-lighted room.
2. On separate sheets of paper three obser namely
they
saw. Each worked in separate parts of the room. Then the sketches were com-
pared and it was found that each resembled the other differing only in size of
drawing.
3. Representa zes of group they observed
"men" on the UF wrote ading3.
4. All cbservers were briefly addressed by the reporter and
given the opportunity of signing a paper stating that a UFo as described in the
sketches It was pointed out that t they must be truthful and
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significantly
different om any previously described.
NOTE: The reporter not being a mathematician has attempted estimates of size
and distances. It is suggested that the measurements should not be regarded
as indisputable. In this respect, as result of further practice with hand-
measurement as noted later in the report, the reporter has taken the liberty
of making alteration to original data. The HAND-SPAN which originally read as
8 inches now reads as five inches. Other estimated measurements should
should therefore be adjusted accordingly. Signed:
Deay (undated)
Have a look at this extraordinary data. I am almost convinced about the
"visitation" theory. There have been quite a number of reports over the months,
That should actually make out a saucer could be the work of the un-
conscious mind as it is very likely that at some time he has seen illus trations
of some kind in a magazine, or it is very possible that saucers do exist, but
it.is only a 50/50 chance that they are not earth made, still less that they
should carry men (more likely radio controlled), and it unproven that
they are solids.
It is all too difficult to understand for me; some
bright n Square.
7

Signed: OBSERVER)
NOTE: All this information was volunteered without any knowledge of previous
sightings of UFo's by , and when questioned afterwards,
claimed never to have heard of 'lying saucers". I asked him if he was quite
sure the shape of the object was
stance, the shape of a plate, or like
quite certain in his mind that it was more like a saucer than anything auita certain in hia mind tl else.
Signed: REPORTER
STAM R0x.Ty2
mins
BOIANAI
Obseeven
here
APPROX.
3000
Rough Sketch U.F.O.
as desceibed 300
Pudi
* **
Dea
Life is strange, isnt it? Yesterday I wrote you a letter, (which I
still intend sending youexpressing opinions Now, less than 24
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possible.
Cheers, Convinced
P.S. Do you think should know about this? is at
present in the Daga country and will not be returning home until l5th July at
earliest). If people think it t worth while, stand cost of a radio con-
versation if you care to report from the material l on
my behalf !! It's interesting Territory new nothing else.
June 26, 1959 U.F.0. Boianai
DATA (1)
SKY TIME(p.m.)
Patches 6:45 Sighted bright white from front direction N.W.
of low
cloud;
6:50
Dogura and
Menapi 8:52 arrives. Confirms not star like other ,
night. Coming closer, not so bright, coming down
500 ft? orange?, yellow?
7:00 Men 1 & 2 again.
7:04 Gone again.
Cloud ceil- 7:10 Man 1,3,4,2 (appeared in that order). Thin elct,
ing covered blue spct light. gone, spo light still there.
sky c. 2000'
7:12
7:20 Spot light off, men go.
7:20 UFO goes through cloud.
Clear sky 8:28 UFO seen by me overhead. Call station people.
here, Appeared to descend, get bigger. Not so big, but
heavy cloud seemed nearer than before.
over
Dogura. 8:29 Second seen over sea - hovering times.
8:35 Another over Wadobuna illage.

and going through clouds. As they
descend through cloud, light reflected like large
halo onto cloud - no more than 20oo', pr obably less.
Clouds All UFo's very clea satellites?
patchy "Mother" ship s ge, clear, stationary
9:05 Nos. 2,3,4, gone.
9:10 "Mother" ship gone red light. No. l gone
9:20 "Mother" back.
9:30 "Mother" gone sea towards Giwa - white, red,
blue, gone.
9:46 Overhead UFO
10:00 Still there, stationary.
10:10 Hovering, gone be cloud.
10: 30 Very high, hovering tch of sky between
clouds.
10:50
11:4 Heavy rain.
IQA!!!
p.m.
June 26, 1959
Signed:
Rough sketch of position of observation.
Shaft of 1 - 4 men
clearly seen, appeared
Blue in this order at 7:lo p.m.
liqht (from waist up)
"men" illuminated.
..
Appearancesof men DOWNGRADED AT B VEAR ITERVAIS:
2,& 3 at 6:55 p.m.
DECLATITE DOwb. ioi0