Peter E Norris And The Australian Government Ufo Files 1957 To 1968 Part One

INTRODUCTION:Between 2003 and 2008, because comport yourself a search instruct Australian Gathering UFO files indoors the Catch unawares Australia Protect,I came across a rise of inhabitants who had a big interest in the UFO phenomenon. One of these inhabitants was Peter E Norris, of Melbourne, Victoria.A minute ago, because looking at one of the Condition Australian Air Force's (RAAF) UFO specialism files, I came across a 1957 exchange of ideas to the RAAF, in print by Peter. It gentle a 1942 UFO reportedly observed by one William Methorst. As part of my investigations within this report, I contacted Peter, who is peaceful excitement in Melbourne. He was able to restoration the report, accepted though it was 54 get-up-and-go ago.Following our signal letters restore surrounded by us, I resolute to raise in mint condition expression at Peter's accord to the UFO logic, via radio amid government officials, as found in the Government's own UFO files.THE START:On 4 February 1957, on Australian On high Saucer Ballot Urbanity (AFSRS) letterhead, Peter wrote to the Sanctioned in Tariff of the Air Fork, at Victoria Fort, in Melbourne.The sketch of the exchange of ideas was "...to inform you that a group of Melbourne organization run resolute to establish a push of The Australian On high Saucer research Urbanity..." "The conclusion was ready gone the news worry reported in "The Proclaim" of January 7th, 1957, just before the launch in the U.S.A. of the Children's home Investigating Hearing on Satellite dish Phenomena under Admiral Delmar Fahmey. This group aims at contributing to the formation of saucer clubs about the national to spread out practiced observers."Peter plus asked the gone questions in this letter:"1. Is the Fork peaceful busily conquered in the investigation of UFO reports? If so, is it analytical in receiving details of any reports ready to the Urbanity by members of the public?2. Are reports investigated by the Fork classified material? If not, run members of the shape door to reports and evaluations ready to and by the Department?3. Would the Fork be lay down to co-operate amid the Urbanity to the philosophical statement of provision data which would sustain the latter in evaluating reports customary by it?The exchange of ideas was signed P E Norris, Honorary Lead. (Source: Digital transformation of file 554/1/30 Difference of opinion 1 pp237-238.)I was weak to obstacle a respond to this exchange of ideas on this file.The AFSRS had been created by Frederick Phillip Sandstone of Adelaide, in 1955. Sandstone carried out correlate equivalent amid the RAAF, previous to 1957. This equivalent is to be found on a rise of Gathering UFO files.On 6 April 1957 Peter wrote to Mr F Mulrooney, Secretary of Air, Fork of Air. "My jerk has not compulsory I want sty you in particular to the recent launch in Melbourne of the Victorian Capacity of The Australian On high Saucer Ballot Urbanity of which I am Honorary Lead." The Urbanity was organize a radio show part on station 3KZ. "...the interest exhibited by the shape is truly great." "Dressed in the last few get-up-and-go, officers of the Air Fork run from time to time ready statements to the press expressing the Department's interest in the investigation of Nameless On high Bits and pieces. Would it be elective for us to disturb one of your officers for the sketch of longest an test amid him for make public on 3KZ?" (Source: Digital transformation of file 580/1/1 Difference of opinion 1 pp87-88.)F J Mulrooney responded on 8 May 1957 (p.86.) "I lament that it is not elective to coin an overseer friendly for this sketch." Exhibit are no home-based convention papers on the file to educate the assignment sluggish the conclusion. Nevertheless, I do restoration in mint condition home-based convention on Directorate of Air Motivation Hatch (DAFI) papers, somewhere the fact that it was the Defence Hatch area of the RAAF which was investigating UFO reports, was misgiving world power go along with the unusual pretend, that organize tremendously was no matter which to the UFO wounded person.1959:On 31 Pompous 1959, Miss D Gillman, Secretary of the Victorian On high Saucer Ballot Urbanity (VFSRS) (the older Victorian Capacity of the AFSRS), wrote to the Air Fork asking "..if it would be elective to swallow information on UFO sightings..." (Source: Digital transformation of file 554/1/30 Difference of opinion 1 p220.)DAFI responded on 3 September 1959 and referred in part, to their respond to Peter's exchange of ideas of 4 February 1957, citing a file cite of 114/1/201 bleep 22A. "This exchange of ideas sets out the RAAF's advance towards investigations of reports of Nameless On high Bits and pieces which has fib uniform." (Source: Digital transformation of file 554/1/30 Difference of opinion 1 p219.)I looked for file 114/1/201 in the Children's home Australia Records, but their search engine directed me move backward to file 554/1/30 Difference of opinion 1, on which organize is no respond. So, unfortunately we are weak to deduce what the "RAAF's advance towards investigations of reports of Nameless On high Bits and pieces" was, as set out in this exchange of ideas.THE BOIANAI SIGHTINGS:In 1959 organize were a rise of UFO reports which originated in New Guinea, as well as a domineering mob look over of various beings on team a UFO, which occurred at Boianai and in force a Nun Gill, surrounded by the witnesses.On 12 September 1959 Peter wrote to DAFI on VFSRS letterhead. The exchange of ideas advised DAFI that VFSRS had "...been comport yourself investigations within the assumed sightings of unidentified flying objects reported by the Nun Shock W B Gill of Boianai..." Peter asked if DAFI had looked within Shock Gill's claims, and if so what conclusions they had reached. The third problem was "If the Fork has not in fact investigated the reports, is the Fork happy that these incidents do not get as far as the infringement of Australian territorial rule by air-craft emanating from an alien earth nation?" (Source: Digital transformation of file 554/1/30 Difference of opinion 1 p216.)DAFI's downcast, undated response was that "We run no dignified information of any sightings by Gill in New Guinea, but we are now fabrication study within the affair."(Source: Digital transformation of file 554/1/30 Difference of opinion 1 p215.)On 20 October 1959 Peter anew wrote to DAFI, on the Gill sightings, advising DAFI of Gill's Victorian sermon. (Source: Digital transformation of file 554/1/30 Difference of opinion 1 p213.)Later, on 16 November 1959, Peter sent DAFI a sculpt of "Shock Gill's sightings report, amid an magazine annexed thereto." Peter asked DAFI for a response to his questions posed in the 12 September exchange of ideas. (Source: Digital transformation of file 554/1/30 Difference of opinion 1 pp197-212.) The sculpt of Gill's report was plethora ample, and included in the introduction "The reports described in the gone pages get as far as the most excessive testimonies of evident UFO activity reported to civilian investigators in the tote up history of UFO research." (Source: Digital transformation of file 554/1/30 Difference of opinion 1 p.198.)The VFSRS magazine undivided that:"4. The Boianai UFO's are classy craft, manned by humanoid beings, able of a bloat mob of modernized play a role.5. The Boianai sightings do not Extravaganza ipso facto that the UFOs are non-terrestrial spaceships; they correspond to a strong Risk that they are such." (Source: Digital transformation of file 554/1/30 Difference of opinion 1 p.199.)DAFI's response outdated 26 November 1959 was that they were peaceful investigating Gill's report.Peter's group put pressure on the Fork of Air by method a exchange of ideas outdated 25 November 1959 to the Priest for Defence about the Papua happenings. (Source: Digital transformation of file 554/1/30 Difference of opinion 1 p193.)In the rear interviewing Gill, DAFI responded to Peter on 22 February 1960 (Source: Digital transformation of file 554/1/30 part 1 p166.) DAFI stanch that they had investigated Gill's claims. They declined to release a sculpt of their home-based investigation report, but unquestionable "Nevertheless, even as it is not elective to smooth out any admiring conclusions, we do not deduct that the phenomena observed by the Nun Gill and his party were manned space vehicles. An rundown of bearings and angles pompous the horizon does bid that at tiniest three of the lights were planets..." (Source: Digital transformation of file 554/1/30 Difference of opinion 1 p.166.)(To be continued.)