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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 17 Jan 54 | 2. LOCATION Morris, South Australia | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1810 GMT 17/0810Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE stationary; West, North & Dro…

17 JAN 57
REPORT ON AERIAL OBJECT OBSERVED
UNCLASSIFIED

3. Commercial traveler
4. 1810 on 17 Jan 1954
5. 15 minutes
6. 34°55'S 138°38'E
7. Overhead
8. Sight of object
9. Definite object
10. One
11. Black
12. Like two saucers joined together by a span
13. No
14. No
15. No
16. 045°
17. --
18. None
19. Appeared in the East
20. Stationary, flew West, then flew North and appeared to drop
21. No

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED
T54-1444

INFORMATION ONLY
18-19 Jan 54
NORTH ATLANTIC

Hyde Parka Bulletin

NORTH ATLANTIC
Third Officer J. H. Greenberg of the American SS. American Manufacturer, Capt. R. O. Patterson, Master, reports observing the eclipse of the moon on January 18-19, 1954, on a voyage from New York to the United Kingdom.
The eclipse commenced at 2345 G. M. T., January 18. At 0205 G. M. T., January 19, an estimated 98 percent of the moon was in shadow and remained for 15 minutes, when it commenced emerging from the shadow. The eclipse ended at 0425 G. M. T., January 19.
At 0205 the vessel was in lat. 46°55' N., lon.…

UNCLASSIFIED

Air Attache, Australia IR-38-54 6 10

22. Over a hill.
23. No
24. Cloudy
25. None known by Area Control
26. Adelaide Meteorological Bureau
27. Mr. was informed by a person who saw his report in the newspaper that
that person had been flying a box-kite. The apparent similarity is worth noting.
However, Mr. is adamant that it was not a box-kite.

UNCLASSIFIED

INFORMATION ONLY
19 JAN 54
NORTH PACIFIC

Hydrographic Bulletin

LUNAR ECLIPSE
NORTH PACIFIC

Second Officer G. R. Geiser of the American SS. Hoosier
Mariaer, Capt. C. A. Ryan, Master, reports the following observation:
At 0105 G. M. T. on January 19, 1954, in lat. 9°34' N., lon.
86°44' W., a lunar eclipse was observed. The moon's bearing was
073° true at an altitude of 26°. This appeared to be slightly less
than a total eclipse. The wind was light and variable, sea slight,
sky cloudless.