Australia · 31 August 1954

Near Goulburn, 1954

Documented

A naval fighter pilot's report and a ground radar operator's report were written independently two days later and filed together by naval intelligence, which recorded him as an entirely credible witness.

Where
Near Goulburn, NSW, ~13,000 ft; ground radar at Nowra
When
31 August 1954
Who reported it
4 - RAN pilot, a Nowra radar operator, an officer at Marulan beacon, a Sydney Airport controller
Entities described
None reported
Handled as
INVESTIGATED / UNRESOLVED
Evidence class
GOV-1

The record

An official file preserves that a report was made and examined. It does not, by itself, establish what was seen.

The document is attached to this entry.

What is not settled

Night-time high-altitude observation; radar-visual correlation rests on the two men's own accounts. The file records no resolution, which is not the same as corroboration. Officially unexplained rather than officially endorsed.

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