DUA3 DISC
Articles in This Issue
NEWSLETTER ONE JUNE 2003 DISCLOSURE AUSTRALIA Jimboomba 4280 e-mail: disclosureaustralia@yahoo.com.au Keith Basterfield of AURA has retired. Please direct any question to above email
The proposed role of this liaison officer will be: 1. To liaise between a UFO organisation and the Disclosure Australia Secretariat in Adelaide on all matters pertaining to the Project. We expect this person to keep your organisation fully informed at all times on their actions in relation to the Pr
AUSTRALIAN UFO RESEARCH ASSOCIATION _______________________________________________________________________ Mission statement To work towards a greater understanding, and acceptance, of the UFO phenomenon.
At about 1600 on 5th May, an unidentified Target was observed on radar AA Number 4 Mk. 6. The target appeared on High Beam at a range of about 60,000 yards Brg 355 degrees approaching 'R', described a Hyperbols (sic) over 'R' and went out at a bearing of approx. 90 degrees. On its way out it passed
I was at Range R1 (Post R1), the Radar Post, standing by the Security Officer's Hut, and looking towards the radar post at approximately 1645hrs, observing one of our trials through binoculars. This object appeared to be travelling towards me or directly across a path of the approaching Canberra. Wh
LISTING OF KNOWN UFO REPORTS FROM WOOMERA SA 28 April 1952 Woomera West SA 0345hrs 15secs 3wits NL Three men waiting for a bus, noticed at 45 degrees SE, a light in the sky. This light was moving WNW parallel to the ground, lighting up clouds and the surrounding terrain. It was visible through break
Ideas rolling action list: In order not to loose any of the ideas which you submit, an "Ideas rolling action list" is in use. This ongoing list will be included in each Newsletter. So far it reads: Follow up action
__________________________________________________________________________________________ RAAF Headquarters Support Command, Victoria Barracks Victoria UFOs | A9755 | 2 Flying Saucers-Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research | A9778 | M1/F/31 | Eastern Area Headquarters Intelligence-Report o
Reports on UFOs | J63 | 5/40/AIR part 2 | Flying Saucers 1954-1954 Flying saucers 1954 to 1955
Ideas rolling action list: file:///E|/...BUFORA,%20NICAP,%20APRO%20etc)/Journals%20-%20Disclosure%20Australia%20(AURA)/Newsletter_5_Oct_Pt.1_2003.txt[05/10/2018 09:18:45] In order not to loose any of the ideas which you submit, an "Ideas rolling action list" is in use. This ongoing list will be incl
FILES LISTING RAAF FILE 580/1/1 PART 1 The format of each case is: Header: showing Date/Location/Time/Duration/Number of witnesses/Gender of witness/ Name of witness(es)/Type of report (Modified Hynek classification) Modified Hynek classification system DO - Daylight disk or other shape
FILES LISTING RAAF 580/1/1 PART 2 June 1958 to 5 January 1961 The format of each case is: Header: showing Date/Location/Time/Duration/Number of witnesses/Gender of witness/ Name of witness(es)/Type of report (Modified Hynek classification) Modified Hynek classification system
FILES LISTING RAAF 580/1/1 PART 3 7 December 1960 to 17 December 1962 The format of each case is: Header: showing Date/Location/Time/Duration/Number of witnesses/Gender of witness/ Name of witness(es)/Type of report (Modified Hynek classification) Modified Hynek classification system
Various reports of lights in the sky. 2M HallRobb & Bell Pages 61-63 of digital copy of RAAF file 580/1/1 part 3. [Venus] 30 January 1962 North Manly Sydney NSW 1445hrs 24 mins ( 2 wits Moore family) DL Soundless light seen in a cloudless sky disappeared in mid air. Pages 89-91 of digital copy of RA
NOVEMBER 2003 Federal Government document search update: RAAF Policy file: Work continues on summarising the contents of files located in the National Australian Archives. This issue presents
Summary of file series A703 Control symbol 554/1/30 Part 1 located in the National Australia Archives. Tiled "Investigation of Flying Saucers Policy." The file consists of 279 pages which have been numbered for the purposes of this summary. Page \ Item \ Comment 1 File cover 1955-1963 2 File cover 1
163-165 Letter. 10 Jan 1961. B Finch to DAFI re Fogl photo. 166-170 RAAF report on Papua report. 171 Note. 27 Jan 1961. DAFI to SAA(I) re Cressy report. 172 Letter. 24 Feb 1961. VFSRS to DAFI re Cressy. file:///E|/...UFORA,%20NICAP,%20APRO%20etc)/Journals%20-%20Disclosure%20Australia%20(AURA)/Newsle
Summary of file number A703 580/1/1 Part 4 titled "Reports on Flying Saucers and Other Aerial Objects" located at the Canberra office of the National Archives of Australia. The file consists of 346 pages. A digital copy of these pages is available on the National Archives web-site. 2 Minute paper fr
FILES LISTING RAAF FILE 114/1/197 June 1954 to 6 August 1955 The format for each case is: Header: showing Date/Location/Time/Duration/Number of witnesses/Gender of witness/Name of witness(es)/Type of
FILES LISTING RAAF FILE 580/1/1 PART 9 27 or 28 December 1967 to 9 September 1968 The format of each case is: Header: showing Date/Location/Time/Duration/Number of witnesses/Gender of witness/ Name of witness(es)/Type of report (Modified Hynek classification)
FILES LISTING RAAF FILE 580/1/1 PART 10 3 May 1968 to 29 December 1968 The format of each case is: Header: showing Date/Location/Time/Duration/Number of witnesses/Gender of witness/ Name of witness(es)/Type of report (Modified Hynek classification) Modified Hynek classification system
ASIO files: As mentioned in previous Newsletters, requests were made to ASIO, via the National Australia Archives, to search their files to see if they held any records on the following Australian UFO research groups: Australian Flying Saucer Bureau; Australian Flying Saucer Club; Australian Flying
I am a member of a scientifically oriented organisation which is seeking to document South Australian reports of Unidentified Flying Objects. Recently, I located a reference in the "Adelaide Advertiser" dated 10 July 1963 to an incident reported to have occurred on 28 June 1963 at Sandy Creek on the
JANUARY 2004 Moon Dust & Mystery Spheres: A number of "mystery spheres" were found in Australia during the 1960's. At that time there was some speculation among UFO researchers that these balls might, somehow, be connected to the UFO phenomenon.
file:///E|/...,%20BUFORA,%20NICAP,%20APRO%20etc)/Journals%20-%20Disclosure%20Australia%20(AURA)/Newsletter_9_Jan_2004.txt[05/10/2018 09:18:50] 3 spheres. 61cm diameter UFORA Research Digest Issue 30:10
FEBRUARY 2004 Australian War Memorial files: Very few pre 1947 Australian UFO reports are on record. Some examples are: 25 Jul 1868 Parramatta NSW CE4
1930 Mandurah WA CE3 10 Oct 1935 Newcastle NSW Photo 1944 Bass Strait CE1. The final item on the above list is one of the few recorded during World War Two, and is worth describing in a little detail to illustrate a report of that era. The case was recorded in the 1957 UFO magazine, "Australian Sauc
RAAF FOI request: On 15 December 2003 a letter was forwarded to RAAF Canberra requesting access under the Freedom of Information Act to the files shown in table one below.
Pre 1953 documents: RAAF file 114/1/197 (opened in August 1953) is titled: "Reports on Flying Saucers and other unusual objects Oct 53Apr 55." It is a mix of sighting reports, policy and general correspondence, and is the earliest file previously located by UFO researchers. Given that the modern UFO
Another "black" aircraft was based in Australia! In Newsletter six we reported on our unexpected discovery that some Australian UFO reports in the period October 1960 to March 1963 were seemingly caused by USAF U-2 "black" aircraft.
Advice has just been received in response to our second FOI request to the RAAF. They have located 38 files - an additional 2300 pages to the 600 pages already released to us - relating to UFOs. We are in the process of arranging access to these. More file summaries: We continue our series of bringi
FILES LISTING RAAF FILE 580/1/1 PART 11 11 August 1968 to 31 June 1969 The format of each case is: Header: showing Date/Location/Time/Duration/Number of witnesses/Gender of witness/ Name of witness(es)/Type of report (Modified Hynek classification) Modified Hynek classification system
Summary of RAAF file series A703 Control symbol 580/1/1 Part 11located in the Canberra office of the National Archives of Australia. The file consists of 245 pages, which have been photocopied and numbered by us for reference purposes, and comment in the right hand column. Date range is 11 Aug 1968
AUGUST 2004 EXAMINATION OF FILES AT RAAF EDINBURGH Since the publication of the last Newsletter, two members of the project Secretariat have spent approximately 18 hours at RAAF Base Edinburgh in South Australia examining RAAF UFO files made available under our second FOI
1. Reference A gives details of an unusual radar contact on the TPN-802 radar at ESL. "The investigation by DAFIS has found no conclusive explanation for the contact." Tracked 155 at 120kts. 1. 2-3 sweeps 050/60 from ESL at 250007Z 2. 2-3 sweeps 060/60 at 250012Z 3. 2-3 sweeps 065/58 at 250015Z Weat
SUBJ: ACREP 2CRU/001/94
File cover says-changed to 6/9 from 6/5 on 22 Feb 93. File 5/9/Air Part 7. 9755-17 "Unusual Aerial Sightings." Held by 86 Wing Richmond. 113pp. Folios from 30 Apr 84 to 23 May 91 Various proforma and letters of response from RAAF, plus copy of the Aug 87 Learmouth SA report. file:///E|/...BUFORA,%20
OCTOBER 2004 The Department of Civil Aviation's involvement with UFOs:1952-1973 From our previous research, we know that on 16 January 1951 the Federal Government Air Board issued a standard pro forma titled "Report on Aerial Object Observed' for the reporting of 'flying saucers' within Australia. (
NOVEMBER 2004 AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION UFO RELATED FILE LOCATED In Newsletter 8 we reported that in response to a request for any files held by ASIO on a number of early Australian UFO groups including the Queensland Flying Saucer Research Bureau, ASIO's response was "A check of
In previous Newsletters the Disclosure Australia Project has brought you: Previously unknown material found in Government archives Summaries of the contents of Government UFO files Lists of UFO reports made to Government agencies file:///E|/...20BUFORA,%20NICAP,%20APRO%20etc)/Journals%20-%20Disclosu
After several months of waiting we have now been advised that yet another Woomera file has been located and is accessible to us. File series D250/3 control symbol 1956/483 is titled "Reports on unidentified aircraft, strange occurrences Part 1" and has been located in the Sydney office of the NAA. T
The Australian UFO Research Association has recently established a library of UFO related books and symposium reports. A list of the material in the library has been placed on the Disclosure Project web site at Access to this material is available to Australian UFO
REPORTS FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FILES 23 Aug 1953 Port Moresby Papua New Guinea 1200hrs mins 1M Drury Photo file:///E|/...20BUFORA,%20NICAP,%20APRO%20etc)/Journals%20-%20Disclosure%20Australia%20(AURA)/Newsletter_18_Nov_2004.txt[05/10/2018 09:18:57]
Another file relating to observations of "unusual occurrences" at the then restricted Woomera test range has been located, this time in the Sydney office of the NAA. It is a "Secret" Department of Supply file series number D250/3 control symbol 1956/483 Part 1 titled "Reports on unidentified aircraf
During the month of November, Debbie Payne and Keith Basterfield were interviewed on five different regional and Capital City ABC radio stations concerning the Disclosure Project. FOI REQUESTS The Project has submitted two more FOI requests to Government agencies, namely: The Department of Defence-s
The Department of Defence-specifically, Army, Navy, the DSTO and the DOD's Intelligence Group seeking access to any papers held since 1 December 1977 on the subject of UFOs. This now brings to a total of five, the number of FOI requests generated by the Project. Of the previous three, two went to th
Out of the remaining Archive files we are waiting to examine, two stand out. Both appear to be RAAF Darwin files. File series E1327 control symbol 5/4/AIR Part 1 titled "Unusual sightings-incidents" with a date range of 1960-1968; and E1327 5/3/Air part 1 titled "Maritime and air incident contacts"
DISCLOSURE AUSTRALIA JIMBOOMBA, 4280 e-mail: disclosureaustralia@yahoo.com.au ___________________________________________________________________________ NEWSLETTER TWENTY-ONE MARCH 2005
Previous Newsletters have reported on the former Department of Civil Aviation and the CSIRO in respect of their involvement with the Australian UFO phenomenon. In this Newsletter we focus on the former Department of Supply. DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND UFOS 1952-1972 According to the "Agency notes for a
At about 1600 on 5th May, an unidentified Target was observed on radar AA Number 4 Mk. 6. The target appeared on High Beam at a range of about 60,000 yards Brg 355degrees approaching 'R', described a Hyperbols (sic) over 'R' and went out at a bearing of approx. 90 degrees. On its way out it passed b
(29) National Archives of Australia: A703 Control symbol 580/1/1 Part 16pp145-146. Memo to CSO Canberra from RSO SA 11 Nov 71. Y123/3/17 YA26/9/2. (30) National Archives of Australia: A703 Control symbol 580/1/1 Part 16 p144. Memo. 22 Nov 71. CSO Dept of Supply to DAFI. Attached report re unidenti
Through the NAA, ASIO have recently advised that "... a search... in the open period did not locate any further information on the Australian Flying Saucer Research Society." All records relating to the Australian Flying Saucer Research Society are contained within the file series A6122, control sym
In 1978, the Victorian UFO Research Society published a comprehensive survey of Victorian newspaper articles from the year 1954, relating to "flying saucers." To the best of our knowledge no-one has been through the Melbourne newspapers for 1952 or 1953 to look for references to this topic. The Proj
(1) Two previously unknown files have recently been uncovered: * [1 Armoured regiment] Report-Flying Objects -AWM288 control symbol R723/1/1 May 1966 * Request for information flying objects Raoul & Bandish -MT1131/1 control symbol A31/1/102 1957-1958. We have requested copies. (2)Â Two known files,
Keith Basterfield has retired please contact Diane Frola We wish to thank a number of people who continue to forward details of their cases to the Project for our consideration. We welcome other information which would assist the Project. Our contact details are: Â Contacting the Project DISCLOSURE
Bill Chalker's pioneering work in the 1980's examining RAAF and Department of Civil Aviation files on the UFO subject has now been comprehensively expanded upon by the Disclosure Australia Project. The Project started off in July 2003 and as the first part of its mission plan, has been examining Aus
The RAAF in future will investigate fully only those Unusual Aerial Sightings (UAS) which suggest a defence or national security implication. The Minister for Defence, Mr Gordon Scholes, said today that while the RAAF would continue to be the first point of contact, UAS reports not considered to hav
The format of each case is: Header: showing Date/Location/Time/Duration/Number of witnesses/Gender of witness/ Name of witness(es)/Type of report (Modified Hynek classification) Modified Hynek classification system Daylight disk or other shape
Australian Federal Parliament questions and answers Back in June 2003 in the very first Newsletter, eight Project "action" items were listed. Item six on that list was "Australian Government Parliamentary questions and answers concerning the UFO phenomenon are located and documented." The purpose of
Unidentified aircraft over Papua & New Guinea and the Drury film Readers will recall the famous incidents at Boiana Papua on the 26 and 27 Jun 1959 involving the Reverend Gill's observations of UFOs and humanoids. Recently a file was uncovered at the NAA titled "Unidentified aircraft Papua & New Gui
The Valentich disappearance and Government documents Recently, the Project received an unsolicited communication from a woman who identified herself as the former girlfriend of Frederick Valentich, the Australian pilot who disappeared while flying an aircraft over Bass Strait in 1978. She was seekin
Hello to all researchers, enthusiasts, government agents, aliens and MIB’s. I would like to welcome Mishelle Miller to the AURA team in South Australia. Mishelle is a resident in the North of the state and I feel strongly that she will be a huge asset to AURA and the UFO community in general.
What really happened at Westall, Victoria in 1966? An incident which occurred on 6 April 1966 at Westall, a Melbourne suburb, has long intrigued Australian UFO researchers.
AUGUST 2006 RAAF DARWIN UFO PAPERS 1974-1990 UNCOVERED The Project has previously examined RAAF Darwin file 5/4/Air part 1 covering the years 1960-1968. Browsing the National Australia Archives (NAA) RecordSearch revealed no listing for 5/4/Air parts 2-5 but strangely there was an
It sets out the Department's interest, or rather lack thereof, in UAS reports and advises callers should be directed to civilian UFO organisations and provides a listing of known Australian civilian groups. RAAF files AF84/3744 Part 1 & AF84/3265 Part 3 These files, also obtained under FOI, continue
SEPTEMBER 2006 THE GUNDIAH QUEENSLAND ABDUCTION REPORT FOI REQUEST ATTACHMENT 29 In October 2001 an extraordinary abduction report emerged from Gundiah Queensland. Amy Rylance was said to have
In October 2001 an extraordinary abduction report emerged from Gundiah Queensland. Amy Rylance was said to have been carried head first through a window and abducted, right in front of a friend, Petra Heller. Amy's husband, Keith Rylance reported her abduction to Queensland police. While police were
DECEMBER 2006 UFO FILES LOCATED IN THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RECORDS SYSTEM Introduction:
The RAAF's early policy files reveal that from time to time (1955 (13); 1959 (14)) the RAAF inquired as to the British Government's position on the UFO phenomenon. It is therefore pertinent to ask did the UK Government ever conduct any scientific research into the UFO phenomenon' Dr David Clarke and
Were any interesting reports found in Government files' Yes indeed, a number were located in the files of the RAAF. A summary of these cases follows. If the RAAF ascribed an explanation, it is shown in [square brackets]. (1) 7 December 1956 Tambar Springs NSW 1215hrs 10mins 2wits Hayne DO Heard jet
Question three at the start of this article was 'Were there any interesting 'unknowns' found in Government files'' As the above listing of cases between 1956 and 1973 illustrates, there are multiple cases which cried out for further intensive examination. Unfortunately, based on the evidence availab
