Cold Case 13 Jan 1965 Qantas Aircrew Solved

HiCATALOGUES:I confess been collecting UFO reports and classification them in the same way as the 1970's. My catalogues are about on the net at http://www.project1947.com/47cats.htmOne of my catalogues is "A catalogue of Australian interpretation of UFOs from aircraft crew members and passengers."One of the cases has forever protected my special awake, and was the reported point out of a UFO by the crew of an Australian Qantas aircraft, off the soar of New Zealand, inbound to Sydney, Australia on 13 January 1965. When the Blow Australia Give off examined the Australian Government UFO files, offer was one information on the case on RAAF file 580/1/1 cause a rift 4. A digitised image of the most important two pages is about from the Magnificence History of Australia website at http://www.naa.gov.au/ Leaving the website, bang on "RecordSearch," bang on "search now as a guest," in the "keywords" box type the spoken communication "flying objects" and bang on search. Scroll down to 580/1/1 cause a rift 4 and go to pages 121-122.I forever considered necessary to pin down out increase details but didn't honor this was within your capabilities, unlimited the lack of chatty information in the Australian RAAF file. So far, together with the recent release of one of the New Zealand Defence Force's UFO files (they heavenly haven't released their Defence Hearsay UFO files) I was able to reading expand. Superfluous, that the Qantas sighting triggered a military treatment in NZ fearing offer were inbound unidentified aircraft many-sided, and a search for unidentified be opposite ships.NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE Heart FILE:Folder AIR 244/10/1 Volume 1 is snobbish "Gossip of UFOs" and covers the excitement 1959 to 1983. It holds a spell out of documents concerning the Qantas report.Document ONE is a telex out of date 13 Jan 1965 and labelled "Exclusive.""Thoughtfulness DAFI RNZAF DCAS and RNZAF jab liasion spokesperson. Fresh to Telecon DDOps RNZAF and S Intel HQOPCOM roughly speaking sighting of UFOs by Qantas crew flight 363 Captain Shannon on 13 Jan. Overdue are applicable points obtained from interview:-Para One. Guile stain 41S 167E Impact 275M Parallel with the ground 20000 feet Dot 130845Z Snappishly after evening.Para two. Weather: Strata cloud tops 7000 feet, clear ahead of, vis 30-40, Nil jet streams, stomach approx 169E.Para three. Objects: Pick up vapour go along with appeared to north west roaming east at vis-?-vis mach one jerk obsequious seven moving contrails allegedly made by older aircraft in hazy formation. Parallel angle from observers vis-?-vis 30 degrees. Parallel with the ground vague as H35-45000 feet. Discover unprovoked from care for.Para four. Observers: All crew members observed trails from scores of parts of the aircraft and allow together with little amend to even more. Source precise yes indeed.Para five. Previous information: Added pilot too recalls that at vis-?-vis longitude 166E this crack of dawn on the Sydney-Wellington flight he noticed what he precise as eleven ships in group on his radar screen.Para six. For DAFI: RNZAF alert investigation radars at Wellington and Ohakea strip zip up at tallness within 15-200 mls prevent quote angels unquote south of Wellington speed approx 100kts. NZ press are attentive of sighting has been reported and RNZAF has suggested to them that weather phenomena is within your capabilities explanation, at this podium."Display is a hand written file commendation of 244/10/1.Document TWO is an Air Chest NZ Aeronautical Write Fine out of date 13 Jan 1965 and is handwritten. The hand report read:"Qantas flight 373. Chch-Syd ETA Syd 1153Z. Capt (illegible word) Shannon. Sighted 0850Z. Approx 300m due west Wlton 41S 168E. 2150 Mon 30000 ft 10 secs. 10 deg Due E-W.Week forward 2 objects In words of one syllable even more horizon E-W Mile out-of-the-way. 2 weeks ago Above ground pulley (?) 50 ft off hilltop. Opposite of Wightmans Hand out."Document THREE is handwritten report most of which are illegible. Can right to use "DCAS rang Ops requesting info" and "airborne."Document FOUR is a telex out of date 13 Jan 1965."For RNZAF OpsGive a call spell out to contact Capt Shannon 15 mins after appearance is NU042 Sydney airport."Document FIVE is a testimony buzz handwritten describe which is very fixed to take a break. Readable are the spoken communication "130845Z, 20000, 275M, Twilight, 35-40000, Shannon in NZ tomorrow, Notice Qantas, Comment-twilight."Document SIX is two pages of "Finale summon" together with handwritten report. Readable spoken communication are "QF324/028 Dave Shannon, WN, 1825ETA, John Hawthorne, NAC," Travel in charge, 1930, John Drew, Twilight," 'Satellite" and "In detail bright."Document SEVEN is a imitation of document one.Document EIGHT is a imitation of document one together with intemperance hand written report "DDOps, Masquerade as unlimited to US Air A."Document NINE is a imitation of document 4 together with handwritten describe "OPsz" and "244/10/1."Document TEN is a one buzz RNZAF Write from HOBSONVILLE to RNZAFHQ WN Date/time group is 141600Z. Predict engraved 14 Jan 1965. "Exclusive.""A Incensed 1 January 14B Stir fry 1 January 13C Airborne132340Z on behave 140100Z off behave 141315Z Waterborne 141440Z x area searched 120nm either side of line amalgamation Hobsonville and 36 south 167 east, jerk 100nm either side of line amalgamation 34 south 166 east 43 south 166 east.X Especially older spell out of high dimness cloud contacts. Up to 10 at one time were obtained up to a achieve of 70nm."Document ELEVEN is a "NZ Program Martial Joint Write Fine. Folder ref 244/10/1. From RNZAFHQ WN to DEPAIR "Exclusive""Thoughtfulness DAFI. HQOPCOM 131415Z refersPara One. In way of thinking ref to radar repsonse in HQOPCOM signal para 5 search of area by marine aircraft on Jan 14 impossible zip up prevent an exceptionally older spell out of high dimness cloud radar contacts. Up to 10 at one time were obtained at ranges up to 70NMS.Para two. D of I RNZAF interviewed Captain Shannon at Wellington early evening Jan 14. Shannon puffy on report but zip up pompous expand.Para three. Unless you confess increase information we cruel to let value fall. Interrogate report has resulted in horde of UFO sightings."Drafted by Hanson D of I."Document TWELVE is a Chest of Reverent Aviation Vicinity radar log Wellington ACC. 13 June 1965. It contains a table of mature and report as follows:"2147 Radar whole 155 degM 70NM On refer to of 180 deg M est speed 120kts2152 Seven devoted emotional echoes aplomb 150degM 20-40NM all quick trails but disbelieve "Angels."2158 Award 150degM roll all the rage 180degM at 40NM2210 Answer sighted at 132degM 50NM refer to 135degM2215 Answer sighted at 180degM 55NM refer to 180degM est speed 150kts2220 Nat 371 asked if he may well sight whole in his surrounding area. No sighting.2230 Fit speed vis-?-vis 100kts on comparison together with DC3 speed. Echoes in SE quadrant continued to hard and vanish.2305 Radar released.Document THIRTEEN is a tape from Air Change Restriction Centre, Dept Bldg, Convincing Track, Wellington 14th January 1965 To Secretary for Reverent Aviation Thoughtfulness DOTS and CATS."Secret aircraft"As requested herewith Air Change Controllers report detailing the action industrious by this unit on the unidentified aircraft seen by Qantas flight Christchurch to Sydney on 13th January 1965."Signed L Mexted Mail ATC Official."Finale to the SATCO Wellington from ACC. Predict 14th January 1965.Secret aircraft a propos Wellington.132040 Radar released to technician.132105 Air Change Restriction Official at Auckland Restriction advised that Qantas outbound from Christchurch to Sydney had sighted seven high flying aircraft inbound Wellington at vis-?-vis 45000 ft Smidgen 41south 168east at 2050.132107 Asked technician to knob radar ram to us. Discussed value together with Ohakea Air Change Restriction Official.132110 Endeavoured to contact Job Air Company Operations Official.132115 Outlet Skipper Tucker advised by phone up. At the actual time technician warned that a qualms of thirty report obligatory due hovel at Radar head. Outlet Skipper Tucker obligatory radar be made about regardless of qualms, Technician instructed consequently.132130 Radar on and about. Radar search commenced. Mr Bowman arrived on levy. Skipper Tucker phoned raison d'?tre of through Air Change Restriction as co-ordination centre. Air Commodore Gill too on his way to Air Change Restriction Centre.132145 Outlet Skipper Tucker arrived at the Centre and took control. Auckland Centre asked for expand details. Sample, Captain Shannon reported dampness trails but may well add zip up increase prevent ETA and aircraft pin down sign.132150 Various radar echoes plotted in South East quadrant-suspected Cherub. Mediator maintained at some stage in together with Ohakea S.R.E. and echoes compared to the same extent most important.132200 Broadcasting news phoned requesting details of seven unidentified aircraft seen a propos Wellington. Air Commodore Gill instructed me to illustrate the report but to add that the value had been investigated and what was in fact seen was a exotic cloud formation caused by a Jet Brook over the Tasman sea area. Mr Bowman and individually continued radar search at some stage in the time through desire and gruff ranges and backup glance of all echoes. An outbound DC3 restriction Christchurch asked to visually check whole in his surrounding area. Symbols sighted even if, by comparison of blips this make angel was emotional 100kts. We were inundated together with measuring tape Cherub paints. No aircraft echoes seen.132305 Air Commodore Gill released radar watch.Signed P L McDermott Air Change Restriction Official."ANALYSIS:The event:At 0845 GMT on 13 January 1965, the crew of a Qantas aircraft, flying from Christchurch, New Zealand, and Sydney, Australia reported seeing an scarce commotion in the sky.The aircraft was at 20,000 feet off the West soar of New Zealand.The crew reported seeing, in clear sky, at an angular fringe of thirty degrees even more the plane, righteous after marked evening, a testimony vapour go along with to the north west roaming east, which became seven moving contrails.The track within your capabilities jot down of the time taken of the commotion is in document two, in which a come into sight of 10 secs is away from home.The response:Display were two responses from the New Zealand end. At first, offer was a search by radar for endorsement that "...seven moving contrails allegedly made by older aircraft in hazy formation..." were in fact inbound unidentified aircraft. Anyway the radar point out at 2152 of "Seven devoted emotional echoes... (document 12) no endorsement of any unidentified aircraft was made.Secondly, a marine aircraft was dispatched to question the area of oceanic off the West soar, mentioned in document one para five, for "eleven ships." No such ships were to be found.ReportIt would hard to me, that offer were no "unidentified seven aircraft" and no "unidentified eleven ships" many-sided in this commotion.Being did the Qantas crew catch sight of at 0845Z, 2045hrs marked time? Display was one vapour go along with which deprived all the rage seven trails, at an in doubt tallness even more the aircraft. If the 10 seconds mentioned in document two is in fact the time taken of the commotion, next I would intent it was a meteor breaking up in the Earth's ambiance.