Woomera, Australia, November 1953November 1953

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Summary

On the night of November 22 to 23, 1953, near Woomera, Australia, several civilians reported objects in the sky. The witnesses were local residents driving on roads near Woomera and Port Augusta. They were interviewed by a security officer and were regarded as reliable people.

One witness described a green object shaped like an inverted saucer, flying north at high speed with bluish exhaust from the rear and sides. It seemed to vanish for moments as if flying above cloud. Another witness saw a bluish green circular object flying north at high speed. A third reported two orange flares that turned pale blue and dropped straight down. A fourth saw a bright object moving north at high speed.

The Air Force record lists the conclusion as astronomical, meteors. The local report noted the objects were above 5,000 feet. It suggested a bright star seen through light cloud, or a meteor, could explain the sightings, and recommended a check with a government astronomer.

Reported location

Woomera, Australia, November 1953

Date of incident

November 1953

State / country

? / XX

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 20

Original case file scans

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PRT TEE evs ns od EE RR SSR RE SR Ea EL - prove A ————
A} 4 ;
1.” DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION |
22/1.2007
22-23 Nov 53 Woomera, Australia
3, SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION |
civilien ASTRONOMICAL: METEORS |
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | |
one 2
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS |
not reported Ll. Green obj shaped }ike a saucer, flight to North at high speed.
s. TYPE OF OBSERVATION —_— a from rear. Disappeaeed several times as
| ground visual 2. Bluish green obj in flight to the North, high speed.
- No additional data available.
: 3. Two flares appearing to drop vertically in the ilorthwest.
usually North Orange turning to a pale blue.
. PHOTOS 4. Bright obj moving N at high speed.
0 Yes
4 Ne
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
0 Yes ¢
0 Ne
FORM RX
FTD sep ¢3 0-329 (TDE) previous cisions of this form may be weed,
OE EE

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