PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9733123

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1963

REPORTED LOCATIONTurner River Station Australia

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
furner River Station, Australia 0 Was Balloon
20 Aug 63 Ord River Station, Australia 000 Probably Balloon 7
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 00 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 20 /0038z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
DY"s 0 Probably Astronomical
No civilian a PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OSSERYATION 8. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 2. COURSE Other Satellite Daoax.
3-4 seconds 3-4 seconds 00D 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
one Explosion Unknown
ID. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. 111. COMMENTS COMMENTS .
Explosion in upper Explosion in upper atmosphere which atmosphere which shook shook Possible decay o Possible decay Cosmos II. Cosmos II.
buildings. Smoke screen observed. Report from
Ord River had 2 witnesses who observed a s silver
object leaving a trail of smoke which was lo-ls
deg elevation 225-235 azimuth. Ball of flame deg elevation 225-235 azimuth. Ball of flame
eminated from silver object, orange color.
Silver streak 3-4 seconds, flash 2-3 seconds
and smoke or vapor trail for ane minutel
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)
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