Between Port Lincoln Melbourne, Australia, February 1958February 1958

Insufficient Data

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Between Port Lincoln Melbourne, Australia, February 1958 in February 1958. The full case file (4 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 32.

Reported location

Between Port Lincoln Melbourne, Australia, February 1958

Date of incident

February 1958

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 32

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4

Transcribed text

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4 1. DATE 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS

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5 Between Port Lincoln {0 Was Balloon

EB 8 Feb 58 VMahhourne Anastralin | 0 Probably Balloon

q 3. DATE-TIME GROUP a. TYPE OF OBSERVATION I BEEsioy oo or

E Local CX Ground- Visual J Ground-Radar 10 Wos Airercit - -

i a: TE | ax Probably Aircraft Co, 0/7504 x

3 GMT 1400 hrs 0 Air Visual 0 Air-lntercept Radar I Possibly Aircraft

: 5. PHOTOS 4. SOURCE {0 Was Astronomical

; O Yes | C Probably Astronomical

3 0 No Ships Captain | 0 Possibly Astronomical

3 S———————— |

5 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE lD Other ~~
g ja Insufficient Data for Evaluation
i DE a) 0 Unknown

’ NAG he pen Cb QRS 29 deg to 110 deg

Pi 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS ee

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& “hite contrail noticed fm suface vessell Probably «a/c. Contrail indicates
I heing 220 degrees, passed over shop, a combustion engine, Further

 # reappearad at 30 degrees & disapnp sared| supported Db fact in sight 350

a pver anhearbdy coastal town. Lemans, & tha YH] ma neuv ored as
5 Contrail remained visible for 30 lz "shown . change of direction i
his mins afterwards. Alt estimated at 30, | GM unit states that the area |
@ 000 feet A : Ns Liber To ai
i Ls reet. often used fom missile & a/c

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i ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28977001

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Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1958 1958-02-01