Tooma, N.S.W., Australia, January 1954January 1954

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On January 5, 1954, at about 10 p.m. local time (about noon by one witness account) near Tooma, New South Wales, Australia, civilians reported three objects. The witnesses were on a fishing holiday and said they had not seen news of earlier sightings. They used Polaroid sunglasses. There were two main observers plus a third. The sighting lasted about 10 to 15 minutes.

The objects were oval or circular and gave off bright, steady lights similar to a bright star. They were seen at about 12 degrees elevation in the east, each weaving about in flight toward the west. They climbed to about 35 degrees elevation. They flew a generally straight path except for maneuvers in formation, moving in a line astern formation and then turning to the south. The lights kept their intensity and just grew smaller with distance.

The Air Force record lists the conclusion as aircraft. The report said the flight duration and general description were consistent with aircraft observation. Records showed no balloons released until later, and the witnesses were near a Melbourne to Canberra air route.

Reported location

Tooma, N.S.W., Australia, January 1954

Date of incident

January 1954

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 20

Original case file scans

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1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
00 Was Balloon
5 Jan S4 Tocma , 4.8 W Australia 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. TYE >¢ OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
loeat 2200 ~~~ | #FGuundVisvd O Ground-Rader Bugrobably Aire ”
emt. 05/02007 0 Air Visuel O Air-Intercept Radar ossibly Aircraft
> : 0 Was Astronomicol
O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical {
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ov = BE i PO — |
10-15 minutes Sree > ead Dota for Evaluation
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING WA 11. COMMENTS : I RSENS
Observation of 3 ohjs sat 12 deg elev in Bast Probable a/c observati
: . le BIER] tion. Flight
Brags intensity lights, eah weaving about in duration and general deseription
flight toward the West, Oval or circular. No consistant with this analysis,
details. In climb to 35 deg cl2vation. Straight
flight except for manuvars ia formation. Light
maintained it's htensity, Just vrow smaller wit
distance. 10-15 minute obs~rvatlon. Used
polarold glasses. Two witacssoeg,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ie
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