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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 5 Jan 54 | 2. LOCATION | Tooma, W.S.W., Australia  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 1200 GMT 05/0200Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Reder Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Reder  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 10-15 minutes | 8. SOURCE | three  |
|  9. COURSE | Manuvered |  |   |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Observation of 3 objs sat 12 deg elev in East. Height intensity lights, each weaving about in flight toward the West. Oval or circular. No details. In cl…

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Air Attache, Australia IR-36-54 9 10

9. Definite object. Similar to star Venus
10. 3 objects varying formation, orbiting and changing positions
11. Similar to a bright star
12. Circular or oval shape
13. No
14. No
15. No
16. Between 12 to 40 degrees
17. No estimate, very fast
18. Army training aircraft recognition
19. Heading West thence in a southerly direction
20. Moved in straight path orbiting thence Southerly, 1 headed South followed by 2 & 3rd after an interval, line astern formation.
21. No
22. Kept going until out of sight in midair
23. Two other observers
24. CANBER…

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
5/5/AIR(12A)
UNCLASSIFIED
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.
Mr.
TOOMA N.S.W. 5th January 1954

1. Herewith report of a sighting by the two above mentioned persons of unusual aerial objects near Tooma, N.S.W. 1200 hours 5th January 1954.

2. These gentlemen in company with a third were on a fighint holiday at the time of sighting and claim to have had no papers or radio news of previo…

Air Attache, Australia IR-36-54 8 10

no opportunity of interviewing him as yet.

5. To the best of the writer's knowledge no sightings were reported in the Victorian area on this date.

(Sgd.) (L.L. JOHNSTON)
Squadron Leader
For Air Officer Commanding

Encls.

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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. R. A. Green
2. 15 Grieve Street, Macleod, Melbourne
3. Taxation Dept
4. S-1-1954 1200 to 1215 hrs K
5. 15 minutes
6. Near Tooma, N.S.W. 35°59'N 148°04'E. Ground to Air. Polar…