Australia, March 1961March 1961

Insufficient Data

Summary

On March 12, 1961, an object was reported over Australia about 8 p.m. local time. The object was bright white at first, then turned a brighter green, and burned out in a line of orange sparks. It traveled at high speed in a low arc at about 25 degrees. There was one object.

On Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports, the comments said the duration was not reported, but the description was characteristic of a large meteor.

Reported location

Australia, March 1961

Date of incident

March 1961

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 41

Original case file scans

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: ; PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
12 Mar 61 Australia 8 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Pessitiy Buleon |
2002.5 : * 00 Was Aircroft
Local # Ground-Visual O Ground-Rador la Probably Aircraft |
oMT_121005.9%2 ___ —— O Air Visual 0 Air-intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraht
5. ‘PHOTOS . SOURCE {3 Was Astronomical MeTeai |
a Yes O Probably Astronomical :
0 Neo Military B® Possibly Astronomical ie
i 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0B Other ae |
1 2 O Insufficient Dato for Evaluation
1 N-S 03 Unknown
E, = {
| 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Bright white at first, [1 Comments Duration of sighting was not
: turned a brighter green, burned out in a lin reported. However, description is char-
of orange sparks. Traveled at high speed in acteristic of a large meteor.
low arc aprox 25° above horizon.
] ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28991830