Australia · 31 August 1954
Near Goulburn, 1954
DocumentedA 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.
- Royal Australian Navy - Navy Office; Directorate of Naval Intelligence Unidentified Objects (flying saucers sighted by Navy pilots over Goulburn) - written reports by both men dated 2 Sept 1954 (opens in a new tab)
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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