USAF record 28952371

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 30 Dec 52 2. LOCATION TERRIGAL, NEW SOUTH WALES 3. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual 4. PHOTOS [Y] [N] 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [STAMP: 329 (MAR 24 SEP 52)] 6. MEMBER OF OBJECTIVE GROUP Course One

II. CONCLUSIONS [HW: Was Ballon] [HW: Probably Ballon] [HW: Possibly meteor]

II. CONCLUSIONS [HW: Was Aircraft] [HW: Possible Aircraft] [HW: Possibly Aircraft]

II. CONCLUSIONS [HW: Was Astronomical Phenomenon/Astronomical Object/Unidentified Astronomical Object]

II. CONCLUSIONS Other: Instantaneous Data for Evaluation Unknown

UNCLASSIFIED

ATIC DOCUMENT No. 10947q (A) 30 Dec 52 Australia

At approximately noon 30 Dec 52 a wing commander in the RAF sighted an unidentified object to the E at an estimated altitude of 200', angle of elevation 7 1/2°. The object was observed to move very slowly in a general N direction for about a minute, during which time it traveled through an estimated angular distance of 8°. It then departed at "a great speed". This latter movement was accomplished in approximately 20 seconds. There were two other witnesses to this sighting, the wife of the observer and the child.

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS; DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DOD DIR 5290.10