PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8643400

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONAustralia

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Bolloon
12 Mar 61 Australia 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME E GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 2002.5 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT 121005.5Z AirVi sual Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical MeTeo
Yes 0O8 Probably Astronomical
No Military PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
N-S Unknown
1 1 N-S
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING BRIEF sUMMARY oF siGHTING Bright white at first, Bright white at first, 1l. comMenrsDuration 11. comMents Duration of sighting was not
turned a brighter turned a brighter green, burned out in a line reported. However, description is char- reported. However, description is char-
of orange sparks. Traveled at high speed in acteristic of a large meteor. acteristi a large meteor.
low arc aprox 25° low arc aprox 25 above horizon.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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SUSPECTED DUPLICATE OF MESSAGE PREVIOUSLY RLLEASED. CHECK
BEFORE TAKING ACTION.
96118 21 11 11
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ZNR ZFD RJEZSU ZNR ZFD RJEZSU )
CSXA482ZCEJA247 ts
PP RJEZSX 84410015 34: 10 321414 5-502 8504
DE RBHPC 148A DE RBHPC 148A (
ZNR ZNR
P 2109332 hs
NAVY SVP
BT tal 63
UNCLAS Cocufto
A. CITE ZFNK71121 (
1. ZDK RBHPC C36A/210111Z
PP RJEZDK RJEDSQ RJEZHQ ( -19
DE RBHPC 036 A
ZNR 211
P 2101112 C
FM USAIRA CANBERRA AUSTRALIA
TO RJEZDK/SPACE TRACK CONTROL CENTER L G HANSCOM FIELD MASS
INFO RJEDSQ/AEROSPACE TECH INT INFO RJEDSQ/AEI TECH INTE! OHIO
RJEZHQ/COFS US WASHDC
GRNC Te BT
BT
X ALLEGED SIGHTING BY RAAF OFFICER OFF DUTY ALSO WITNESSED BY HIS SON

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AT 122OC2.5K COLOUR BRIGHT WHITE AT FIRST TURNING A BRIGHTER GREEN (
COLOUR AND BURNING OUT IN A LINE OF ORANGE SPARKS X DIRECTION OF TRAVEL
NORTH TO SOUTH AT HIGH SPEED IN LOW ARC APPROXIMATELY 25 DEGREES ABOVE
HORIZON X LIGHT CLOUD COVER NOT POSSIBLE TO ASCERTAIN IF BURNOUT OCCURED −
OVER OR UNDER CLOUD X PRESS REPORTS SIGHTING BY MANY PEOPLE BRISBANE
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