AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT UAP FILES LISTING As at 23 May 2016 Compiled by Keith Basterfield

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1 SECTION A: FILES LOCATED UNDER THE ARCHIVE ACT 1.UFOs and mysterious happenings Papua and New Guinea 2. Flying saucersrequest by alt P B Hubbard-Daily News Chicago correspondent for information 3. Investigations of flying saucerspolicy 4. Investigations of flying saucerspolicy 5. Investigations of flying saucerspolicy 6. Unidentified a/c over Nowra A / Open Canberra pp. NAA PDF file. A663 O24/1/ (This date is incorrect, should be 1952.) 554/1/30 part 1 554/1/30 part 2 554/1/30 part 3 554/1/ November 1969 Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp. File reference found on series A5939 index cards under UFO. File not located. 1

2 7. Representations on behalf of Commonwealth Aerial Phenomena Investigations Organisation re Unidentified Flying Objects in Australia 8. Reps to minister of Defence by Mrs D C Winterton of USA re Unidentified Flying Objects 9. Reps by Mr B Wright re has the Govt through Dept of Air provided a section to deal with and investigate alleged sightings of UFOs 569/5/ Open Canberra pp. 569/6/189 1 May 1968 Found on series A5939 index cards. File not located. 569/7/760 6 May 1971 Found on series A5939 index cards. This file was mentioned on 554/1/30 part 3 pp Memo 9 July 1973 from DAFI to A Sec A re UFO questions. File not located. 2

3 10. Reps by Mr Frank W H Wilks of the UFO Investigation Centre re questions pertaining to UFOs 569/7/919 Found on series A5939 index cards. This file was mentioned on 554/1/30 part 3 pp Memo. 30 Jan 1973 from DAFI to A/EXECO A titled Ministerial correspondence-ufo. It is referenced 554/1/30(9); 569/8/735 & 569/7/919 and states: This background information may be useful when answering both Mr (deleted)... It provides background; statistics; Project Blue Book information. It would seem, therefore, that whilst it may be possible for extra-terrestrial life forms to visit Earth, it is improbable. Paras 3, 4...and the comparatively low volume of reports necessitating investigation (623 in 12 years) would seem to indicate that a central research body as advocated by (deleted) and (deleted) is unnecessary File not located. 11??? 574/3/88 Part Reps by Mr D L Cline, field investigator WA Region, Aerial Phenomena Research Organisation Inc re alleged sightings of UFOs 13 Reps by Garry Little re the present policy in regard to the problem of unidentified flying objects 569/7/989 9 September /8/6 16 September 1971 Found on series A5939 index cards. File 574/3/884 is mentioned in a RAAF minute dated 24 Oct 1966 on file 554/1/30 part 1. RAAF advice was there is no record of a file with this and more likely is 574/3/88 Part 4 destroyed in Found on series A5939 index cards under UFO. File not located. Found on series A5939 index cards under UFO. File not located. 3

4 14. Reps by Mr E R Jarrold re RAAF procedures concerning the investigation of UFO sightings 15. Reps by Mr C R Cameron on behalf of Mr C O Norris of the Aust Flying Saucer research Society re a central authority to study ufos 569/8/ July 1972 Found on series A5939 index cards under UFO. File not located. 569/8/ January 1973 This file was mentioned on 554/1/30 part 3 pp Memo. 30 Jan 1973 from DAFI to A/EXECO A titled Ministerial correspondence-ufo. It is referenced 554/1/30(9); 569/8/735 & 569/7/919 and states: This background information may be useful when answering both Mr (deleted)... It provides background; statistics; Project Blue Book information. It would seem, therefore, that whilst it may be possible for extra-terrestrial life forms to visit Earth, it is improbable. Paras 3, 4...and the comparatively low volume of reports necessitating investigation (623 in 12 years) would seem to indicate that a central research body as advocated by (deleted) and (deleted) is unnecessary. File not located. 16. Reps by Mr M A Guider concerning policy on the subject of unidentified flying objects 569/8/ February 1973 Found on series A5939 index cards under UFO. File not located. 4

5 17. Reps by Mr S McIntosh re an alleged ufo sighting 18. Reps by the Hon W C Wentworth MP re sightings of UFO over Longreach 19. Reps by Mrs Batterham re unidentified flying objects 20. Reports on 21. Reports on 22. Reports on 569/8/ May 1973 This file mentioned on 23 p6. Note of action-sighting 16 subject of a letter. Ministerial File ref 569/8/975. MPC is an aircraft. File not located. 569/9/33 19 June 1973 This file mentioned on 24 pp5, Apr hrs 8mins Longreach Qld 4wits Hirsimaki deg el Golden/yellow light in sky rising into air. Memo. DAFI to A Sec A 13 Sep 73. Ministerial 569/9/33. Here is suggested answer. Most probable cause is a met balloon. Found on series A5939 index cards under UFO. File not located. 569/9/ November This file mentioned on 32 pp Oct hrs Darwin NT 1min 1M Batterham NE sky going S. Two bright LITS. Letter 18 Dec 73. To Batterham Ref 569/9/359 signed F J Green Special Deputy (Ait Office). Most probable cause of report was aircraft. Found on series A5939 index cards under UFO.File not located Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp. 5

6 23. Reports on 24. Reports on 25. Reports on 26. Reports on 27. Reports on 28. Reports on 29. Reports on 30. Reports on Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp Open with Canberra pp. exception Open Canberra pp Open with exception Canberra pp Open Canberra pp. 6

7 31. Reports on 32. Reports on 33. Reports on 34. Reports on 35. Reports on 36. Reports on 37. Reports on Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp. 7

8 38. Reports on Flying saucers and 39. Reports on 40. Reports on 41. Reports on 42. Reports on 43. Reports on 44. Reports on Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp. 8

9 45. Reports on 46. Reports on 47. Reports on 48. Reports on 49. Reports on 50. Reports on Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp. NAA digital file Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp. 9

10 51. Reports on 52. Reports on 53. Reports on 54. Reports on 55. Intelligence general flying saucers. 56. Mr Downer (MP)-Parliamentary question re flying saucer 57. The Australian Flying Saucer Research Society Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp. 35 A /1/ Open Canberra pp. NAA digital file A /2/ Open Canberra pp. A / Open Canberra pp. 10

11 58. Sighting of an Unidentified Flying Object Mr L N Waldron 59. Queensland Flying Saucer Bureau Volume Researchscientists probe the sky at Sydney airport to discover radar mystery of angels that appear on radar screens. 61. Weapons Research Establishment (WRE)-Salisbury- Dept of Supply- Maralinga Project- General Policy & Administration A /1/ Open Canberra pp. A Open with exception Canberra pp.ASIO. A6180 6/6/74/ Open Canberra pp. Single b/w photo. A6456 R029/284 7 Mar Oct 1985 Open Canberra pp incl 7pp UAP. 11

12 62. Earth satellites, space vehicles, Unidentified Flying Objects-general 63. Miscellaneous enquiries-general- Unidentified Flying 64 [RAAF Headquarters Operations Command] UAS [Unusual aerial sightings] policy [project] Hessdalen [Norway sent to RAAF by GSW] [UFO Unidentified flying object] 65. RAAF Headquarters Support Command, Victoria Barracks Victoria [Unidentified Flying Object] prediction agencies A /1/ Open Canberra pp. Dept. of Navy. A8520 HM1/ Open with exception 1 (formerly 5/6/4/Air Part 1 2 (Formerly 5/6/2 Air Part 1) Open with exception 3 Nov Jan 1986 Open with exception Canberra pp. CSIRO. Canberra pp. Canberra pp. 12

13 66. [RAAF Headquarters Suport Command, Victoria Barracks Victoria] UAS policy 67. [RAAF Headquarters Support Command, Victoria barracks, Victoria] UFO [Unidentified Flying Object] reports [UAS Unusual Aerial Sightings] 3 (Formerly 5/6/Air Part 3) 4 (formerly 5/6/1/AIR PART 8) Date range 9 Sep Sep Jan Feb 1989 Access Open Canberra pp. NAA PDF. FOI PDF. Open with exception Canberra pp. Contains reports from around the time of the Valentich disappearance. 13

14 68. [RAAF Headquarters Support Command, Victoria Barracks, Victoria] UFOs [Unidentified flying objects] reports [UAS Unusual aerial sightings] 69 [Headquarters RAAF Base Williamtown] Unusual Aerial Sightings [UAS] UFO Unidentified Flying Object 70. RAAF TFG Williamtown 71 HQ RAAF Base Williamtown- Exercise Close Encounters 72. UAS Sightings Admin 5 (Formerly 5/6/1/Air Pt 15) 6 (Formerly 6/44/Air Part 1) Date range 10 Aug Aug Jul Dec March May (Formerly 1 Jul /26/Air part Aug ) 9 (Formerly 5/1/11/Air Pt 1?} 21 Jan Access Open Canberra pp. FOI PDF. OWE Canberra pp. OWE Canberra pp. NAA PDF. FOI PDF. Open Canberra pp. Not yet on RecordSearch 14

15 73. RAAF Headquarters No 82 Bomber Wing Amberley Queensland] Unusual Aerial 74. RAAF Headquarters Support Command, Victoria barracks, Victoria] Information and photographs relating to unexplained aerial; sightings [UAS unusual aerials sightings] UFO- Unidentified flying objects] 10 (Formerly 5/113/Air Pt 10?) 11 (Formerly 5/6/1/AIR) OWE Canberra pp. NAA PDF. FOI PDF Open Canberra pp. 15

16 75. [RAAF No 92 Wing Headquarters, Edinburgh, South Australia UAS 76 RAAF No. 2 Flying Training School Pearce 77 [RAAF Headquarters No 82 Bomber Wing, Amberley, Queensland] Unusual Aerial sightings [UAS] [UFO Unidentified flying object] 78. [RAAF Headquarters, Amberley Base, Queensland] Unusual Aerial Sightings [UAS] [UFO Unidentified. Date range 12 6 Mar Jan 1992 Access Open with exception Canberra pp OWE Canberra pp. NAA PDF. 14 (Formerly 5/113/Air Part 6} 15 (Formerly 5/113/AIR PART 5) 31 Jul Apr Jan 1985 OWE Canberra pp. Open with exception. Canberra pp. 16

17 79 [Headquarters RAAF Base Pearce Western Australia] Reportings of Unidentified Aerial Sightings [UAS Unusual Aerial Sightings, UFO Unidentiied Flying Objects] 80 [RAAF Headquarters No 86 Wing, Richmond Base, New South Wales] Unusual Aerial Sightings [UAS] [UFO-Unidentified \Flying Object] 81. [RAAF HQ NO 82 Bomber Wing, Amberley UAS 82. [RAAF HQ No 82 Bomber Wing Amberley UAS] 83. [RAAF HQ No 82 Bomber Wing UAS] 16 (Formerly 5/3/1/Air Part 11) 17 (Formerly 5/9/Air Part 1) 18 (Formerly 5/113/Air Part 7) 19 (Formerly 5/113/Air Part 8} 20 (Formerly 5/113/Air Part 9} Date range 10 Jan Apr Jan Jan May Dec Dec Dec Jul 1001 Access Open with exception. Open with exception Canberra pp. FOI PDF. Canberra pp. FOI PDF. OWE Canberra pp. NAA PDF. OWE Canberra pp. NAA PDF. OWE Canberra pp. NAA PDF. 17

18 84. [RAAF HQ Op Sup Gp UAS] 85. [RAAF AF Intelligence and Security, Canberra] UFOs [Unidentified Flying Object] enquiries from members of the public and civilian research organisation [UAS Unusual Aerial Sightings] 86 Flying Saucers- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research 87.[Eastern Area Headquarters- Intelligence] Report on unusual sighting 3 rd May (Formerly 5/40/Air Part 7) 22 (Formerly AFOINT 529/1/4 AIR PART 5) Date range 6 Aug Jul Jul Apr 1994 Access OWE Canberra pp. NAA PDF. Open with Canberra pp. exception A9778 M1/F/ Open Canberra pp. A /1/27 PART B Open Canberra pp. 18

19 88. No 23 Fighter Squadron- Intelligence-Unusual sightings (5pp) 89. Base Squadron Williamtown- Intelligence-Unusual sightings 90. Intelligence- Reports of unusual sightings 91. [1 Armoured regiment] Report- Flying objects 92. [Training Command HQ]- Reports of unusual activity and aerial phenomenon 93. Unidentified Aerial Phenomena A11250 A /1/AIR PART 1 5/7/AIR PART Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp. A /1/AIR 6/4/60-4/10/60 Open Canberra pp. AWM28 8 B5758 B595 R723/1/1 5/6AIR PART1 21/1/387 Part 2 May 1966-May 1966 Open AWM pp Department of Army. PDF file obtained from AWM 4/7/ Open Canberra pp Open Canberra pp. DCA file. 19

20 94. Reports on Flying Saucers and strange sky lights {Department of Civil Aviation, New South Wales} 95. Unusual Occurrences Flying Saucer at Woomera 96. Reports on unidentified aircraft, strange occurrences part [Woomera] Scientific Technical and Astronomical Research Society 98. Unidentified Flying Object sightings 99. Unusual sightings-incidents 100. Unusual sightings and incidents C273/ / Open Sydney pp. D174 SA Open Adelaide pp. Department of Supply. D250 D /483 part 1 56/3568 Part 1 E499/18 C21/4/4 25 Aug Apr Open Sydney pp Open Adelaide pp. Open Darwin pp. E1327/2 5 5/4/AIR PART Open Darwin pp. E1327 5/4/air part 6/ Open with Darwin pp. exception 20

21 101 Unusual E1327 5/4/air part Open Darwin pp. sightings and with incidents exceptio n 102. Unidentified Flying Objects F / Open Darwin pp. Dept of Transport Air Safety Investigation- Investigations of J23/ /3877 PART Open Brisbane pp. reports on unidentified flying objects-procedures 104. Unidentified Flying Objects Townsville Radar Area J63 5/51/Air 1978 Open Brisbane pp Reports on UFOs J63/25 5/40/AIR PART Open Brisbane pp Reports on UFOs J63/25 5/40/AIR PART Open Brisbane pp Reports on UFOs J63/25 5/40/Air Part Open Brisbane pp Scientific Intelligence General- Unidentified Flying Objects JIO /2/ Open Canberra pp. Joint Intelligence Bureau file. 21

22 109. Flying Saucers Aerial Phenomena UFO sightings 111 Unidentified Flying Objects [UFOs] [Includes correspondence and a report ] 112. Unidentified aircraft Papua & New Guinea Unidentified Aerial Object 114. Flying Saucers info re DL Alwin 115. Unidentified Objects (Flying Saucers sighted by Navy Pilot over Goulburn} 116.Operation of foreign,,,aircraft over Australia 117. Request for information flying objects Raoul & Bandish M1148 Flying Saucers 1954 to Open Melbourne pp. Dept. Ext. Affairs. K / Open Perth pp. MT1148 MT1131 /1 Unidentified Flying Objects Open Melbourne pp. A31/1/ Open Melbourne pp. MT1298 /1 VTI-66/ Open Melbourne PP. DCA. MP742/ 177/1/ Open Melbourne pp. Dept.of Army. 1 MP926/1 3079/101/ Open Melbourne pp. Dept. of Navy. MP1279/1 99/1/ Open Melbourne pp. MT1131/1 A31/1/ Open Melbourne pp. 22

23 118. Unidentified Aerial Object 3/4/66 Tullamarine 119. RAAF Intelligence-unusual aerial sightings UFO 120 Observationsgeneral by outside authorities (including UFO) (Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology] 121. [Western Australian Squadron Air Training Corps] Investigation of unidentified flying objects 122. Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects MT1298/1 VTI Open Melbourne pp. PP474/1 5/5Air Open Perth pp. PP956/1 45/ Open Perth pp. Bureau of Meteorology. PP959/1 5/3/AIR Open Perth pp. D174 SA5644/2/ Open Adelaide 112pp Department of Supply. NAA digital file, 23

24 123. Unidentified objects [flying-report of] SP338/3 13/4/ Open Sydney pp Department of Navy. SECTION B: FILES LOCATED UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 124 AF 529/1/3 Part AF 529/1/3 Part AF 529/1/3 Part AF 529/1/3 Part AF 529/1/3 Part AF 529/1/3 Part 6 Destroyed in accordance with NAA Disposal Authority GDA 14.. Could not be located. Could not be located. Destroyed in accordance with NAA Disposal Authority GDA 14.. Destroyed in accordance with NAA Disposal Authority GDA 14.. Destroyed in accordance with NAA Disposal Authority GDA

25 130 AF 529/1/3 Part AF 529/1/3 Part AF 529/1/3 Part AF 529/1/3 Part AF 529/1/3 Part AF 529/1/3 Part AF 529/1/3 Part 13 Date range Access Destroyed in accordance with NAA Disposal Authority GDA 14.. Destroyed in accordance with NAA Disposal Authority GDA 14.. Destroyed in accordance with NAA Disposal Authority GDA Destroyed in accordance with NAA Disposal Authority GDA 14.. Destroyed in accordance with NAA Disposal Authority GDA 14.. Destroyed in accordance with NAA Disposal Authority GDA 14.. Destroyed in accordance with NAA Disposal Authority GDA

26 137 AF 529/1/3 Part Unidentified Flying Objects- Reports of sightings Unidentified Flying Objects- Reports of sightings Unidentified Flying Objects- Reports of sightings Unidentified Flying Objects- Reports of sightings AF 84/3265 Part 1 AF 84/3265 Part 2 AF 84/3265 Part 3 AF 84/3744 Part 1 Date range 6 Apr-16 Aug Jul Feb May -1 Aug 1983 Access Destroyed in accordance with NAA Disposal Authority GDA 14.. Destroyed in accordance with NAA Disposal Authority GDA 14 Released with deletions. 179pp Released with deletions. 125pp. Released with deletions. 105pp AF 84/3508 RAAF could not find this file /5/461 RAAF could not find this file. 26

27 144 2/25/1 RAAF could not find this file. 145 UFO s Enquiries from members of the public and civilian organisations 529/1/4/Air Pt 1 Bill Chalker examined this file in 1982/ UFO s Enquiries from members of the public and civilian organisations 147 UFO s Enquiries from members of the public and civilian organisations 148 UFO s Equiries from members of the public and civilian organisations 529/1/4/Air Pt 2 529/1/4/Air Pt 3 529/1/4/Air Pt 4 Bill Chalker examined this file in 1982/84 Bill Chalker examined this file in 1982/84 Bill Chalker examined this file in 1982/84 27

28 149 Unidentified flying objects -75 Squadron RAAF Williamtown NSW ?? AF 529/1/3 Part Report on DSCW/IN/20 UFOs/Strange 10/1 Occurrences and Phenomena in Woomera DSJ-Cape Otway King Island 21 October VH-DSJ Light aircraft overdue 154. Accident on C182L 155. Accident on C182L B1497 5/4/Air part The Office of Air Force History advised they held this file 19/9/06. V116/783/104 7 Valentich files 1978 Open Canberra A / Open Canberra B638 B638 M116/783/10 47 Part 1 M116/783/10 47 Part 2 Bill Chalker examined this file in 1982/84 FOI PDF. This file was released by the DOD in See DOD On the Record Media release dated 8 June NAA digital file NAA digital files 1978 Open Melbourne NAA digital file 1978 Open Melbourne NAA digital file 28

29 SECTION C FILES REFERENCED IN OTHER FILES not yet located File Mentioned in file SEC.CD2/2 569/5/ /1/30 (218) 5/15/Air RAAF 580/1/1 Pt6 Penrith 704/1/P1 580/1/1 Pt 2 (19) 5/3/8/Air RAAF 580/1/1 Pt 3 (98) Penrith 5/2/7/Air RAAF 580/1/1 Pt 10 (197) Penrith 5/15/1/Air RAAF 580/1/1 Pt 10 (197) Penrith 5/2/Air RAAF 580/1/1 Pt 21 (64) Williamtown 569/8/ /1/1 Pt 23 (6) 569/9/33 580/1/1 Pt 24 (7) 569/8/ /1/30 Pt 3 (31) 569/7/ /1/30 Pt 3 (31) 569/7/ /1/30 Pt 3 (41) 569/3/49 580/1/1 Pt 4 (291) 225/626/358 B5758 5/6/Air Pt 1 (75) YA26/9/2 Dept of 580/1/1 Pt 16 Supply 29

30 SECTION C FILES REFERENCED IN OTHER FILES not yet located (continued) File Mentioned in file Y126/5 Dept of 580/1/1 Pt 16 date range Supply YW10/3/4 Dept of 580/1/1 Pt 16 Supply Y123/3/12 Dept of 580/1/1 Pt 16 Supply Y123/3/17 Dept of 580/1/1 Pt 16 Supply Y111/12/Part 4 Dept of Supply 580/1/1 Pt 4 (75) date range /565/478 DCA 4 (66) IQ356/57 DCA 1 (65) 492/1/411 DCA 580/1/1part 1 (134) 54/1289 Qld DCA 21/1/387 DCA 4 (213) 63/1966 DCA 4 (36) 63/1789 NSW 8 (170) 5/113/Air part 1 554/1/30 (28) 16/2/76 10/1/78 554/1/30 part 1 (42a) 114/1/ /1/30 part 1 (57a) J884/1/6(?) 554/1/30 part 1 (59) 128/1/2/ 554/1/30 part 1 ( /46P2 554/1/30 part 2 551/8/44 554/1/30 part 2 (55) 30

31 File Mentioned in file 569/6/ /1/30 part 2 67/ /1/30 part 2 5/6/2/air 554/1/30 part 2 (5) 31