By Keith Basterfield, 9 September 2017
(UFOs – scientific research, Campbelltown,
Quote from the article:
“Background
I have previously written a number of times about the
former Australian Department of Supply and files which it held on UAP; and the
1971 ANZAAS UAP symposium.
We know from examining previous government files, that
there was discussion within the Department of Defence, in May to July 1971,
about the RAAF handing over investigation of UAP to the Department of Supply,
or at least the Department of Supply taking a look at a limited number of cases
per year from a scientific perspective. (For example NAA files series A703
control symbol 554/1/1/30 Part 2, p.164.) What we have never found out is, what
area within the Department of Supply had expressed this interest? Does a
December 1971 internal Department of Supply memo give us a clue?
In view of this interest, I have transcribed the text
of the memo below. I will then provide some comments about the contents, and
the broader context.
The memo
This is an internal memorandum to Mr T F C Lawrence,
Deputy Secretary, Research and Engineering, Department of Supply, from C N Gerrard, Radar and Electronic Tracking
Group, dated 2 December 1971. The subject was ‘Regarding recent symposium on
UFOs.’
3. The general feeling of those present was that there
is a residue of sighting reports which indicate that some strange phenomenon
exists; and that this warrants scientific investigation.”
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