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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE S Feb 58 | 2. LOCATION Between Port Lincoln Melbourne, Australia | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GWT 1400 hrs | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☑ Probably Aircraft CONTAINED ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Ships Captain | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION N/G | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE 29 deg to
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF, INTELLIGENCE
WASHINGTON 25, D.C.

UNCLASSIFIED

ACS1-FB 9 May 1958

MEMORANDUM FOR: ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF, INTELLIGENCE, USAF
ATTENTION: Foreign Liaison Branch

SUBJECT: Report on Observation of Phenomenon

The attached letter from the Australian Joint Service Staff dated 28 April 1958, file 28/1/47, with "Report on Observation of Phenomenon" inclosed, is forwarded for your information and retention.

FOR THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF, INTELLIGENCE:

1 Incl
a/s

HOLMAN D. HOOVER
Colonel, GS
Chief, Foreign Liai
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UNCLASSIFIED Box 4837,
28/1/47
28 Apr 58

Foreign Liaison Office,
Office of the Assistant Chief
of Staff,
Intelligence,
Department of the Army,
The Pentagon,
WASHINGTON 25, D.C.

REPORT ON OBSERVATION OF PHENOMENON

1. Enclosed herewith for your information and retention is a report by a ship's master on a phenomenon observed during a passage from Port Lincoln (South Australia) to Melbourne, Victoria.

A.M.N. Rodulfo,
Major,
General Staff (Intelligence).

Classification Cancelled
OR Changed to UNL
Auth: AER 305-10
PO Box 8-176 (U)
By H. Quintanilla

UNCLASSIFIED

T-52-771-0
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UNCLASSIFIED
Captain:
s.s. "Woomera"
On Passage Port Lincoln to Melbourne
Via Backstairs Passage.
Classification Cancelled
OR Changed to UNCL
Auth: AER 80510
Date: 24th (illegible)
By: H. G. Smith
REPORT ON OBSERVATION OF PHENOMENON
Observers: Second Officer
Chief Engineer
Fifth Engineer
Position: Lat. 36-35 S.
Long. 138-54E.
Course 142 True.
Speed 9.5 Knots.
Weather: Wind. South. Force 2. Bar. 29-98" Air. Temp. 78. Sea. Temp. 64.
Refraction: Abnormal. Cloud. Alto Cumulus 2/8. Height. 10,000 feet. Visibility. Plus Thirty miles.
Note: Bays to time
At 1400 hrs. G.M.T. 8th. February 1958 whi

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