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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 3 Jan 54 | 2. LOCATION Blackburn, Australia | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1555 GMT 03/0555Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE civilian | ☐ Other Reflection ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 minute | 8. NUMBE…

3 Jan 54
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UNCLASSIFIED
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
5/8/AIR(11A)
Headquarters Training Command
R.A.A.F.
Albert Park Barracks
Melbourne S.C. 3.
19 Jan 1954
The Secretary,
Air Board,
Victoria Barracks,
Melbourne S.C.1.,
Victoria
(Attention D.A.F.I.)
SIGHTING OF UNUSUAL AERIAL OBJECT
Mr. J.M. COWDEN
BLACKBURN - 3rd January 1954

1. Herewith report of a sighting by Mr. [blacked out] of Blackburn of an usual aerial object 1555 hours 3rd January 1954.

2. Four other observers have reported to Department of Civil Aviation sighting similar objects at about the same time on 3rd January 1954 but it has…

UNCLASSIFIED
Air Attache, Australia IR-36-54 4 10

REPORT ON AERIAL OBJECT OBSERVED

(The numbers and questions follow same pattern as those in report beginning on page 2. Only answers are given below.)

1. Mr.
2. Blackburn
3. Silversmith
4. 3 Jan 54 at 1555 K hrs
5. 1 minute
6. Home (37°45' S 145°08' E) Ground to Air naked eye. No equipment used.
7. In the vicinity of the sun
8. Noise caused observer to look for an aircraft
9. Definite object
10. One
11. Highly reflective (silver)
12. No tail. Possibly oval.
13. No details.
14. No
15. No sound overhead but sound originally attracted attention…