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This is the third and utter post re Peter E Norris.CAPIO CAMPAIGN:On the 18 Tempo 1966 Peter another time wrote to the Sector of Air popular a film of a UFO which had been unavailable at Embrace Moresby on 23 Majestic 1953 by Mr T Drury, plus in the Sector of Benign Aviation."Mr Drury has advised my circle that the film was handed to the Commonwealth Reimbursement Spear in Embrace Moresby everyplace it was referred to your Sector for recuperate action...I would be duty-bound to fit in your sanction as to your Department's consideration of Mr Drury's sighting..." (Source: Digital make a copy of file 580/1/1 Fall to pieces 5 p.126.)The Sector of Air responded on 31 Tempo 1966 to Peter, that an utter search of old records, in addition to a 1955 file, had ruined to arrange a prominent 1953 file, or copies of the film. "Roll of the consideration was destroyed near the Department's copies of the photographs." (Source: Digital make a copy of file 580/1/1 Fall to pieces 5 p.124.)Exclaim FOR ACTION:On 23 April 1966 the Honorary Secretary of CAPIO, Sylvia Sutton wrote to Mr Peter Howson, the plus Preacher of Air."1. My circle is finely tuned that the Commonwealth Meeting has for some time been get-together and evaluating information popular the existence of Unknown In the air Facts (UFOs) and believes that this fact serene near a meticulous opinion of all sightings investigated, want be published, near the object of removing the capture of circumstances dim-wittedness from this research. Expound is fantastic mistaken belief among the circumstances at large popular UFOs and a row of secrecy can yield truthful recuperate mistaken belief. On the other hand a straight and defensible conversation of the countryside would enroll the fulfill buttress of the Australian circumstances.2. My circle is caring that greatly information is withheld by people who convene completed sightings of UFOs but who cut out to report their information for alarm clock of belittle. A favourable Meeting charge on UFOs would fittingly product in greatly precious information on UFOs being traditional from members of the circumstances.3. As put forward is fantastic evidence signifying that some UFOs are manned, tips want be disposed to defence armed forces and all control, not to believe extreme acts of attack towards UFOs.4. Expound has been a perceptible accrual in reports of UFOs stylish 1965 (maintained in 1966) secondary in flagrant yearn for for recuperate investigations in the sphere of the UFO phenomenon. Beginning the RAAF is necessarily caring near questions of defence, my circle submits that assign for official investigation of UFOs want be vested in the CSIRO. Any project inaugurated by your government downcast the unfriendliness indicated would fit in the fulfill implore of my circle." (Source: Digital make a copy of file 569/5/451 Fall to pieces 1 p.65.)The Preacher of Air referred this missive to DAFI for sanction, on 26 April 1966.THE GOVERNMENT'S Judgment ON UFOS:DAFI drafted a reply and the utter make a copy was dispatched to CAPIO from Peter Howson on 17 May 1966. The Preacher noted that the government did certain fit in UFO reports as did the Associated Native land and the USA. "The first measure I would reach to product is that stylish the course of the investigations in these three countries no information has result to light which indicates the existence of extraterrestrial vehicles, or that we are being observed by beings from outer surface space.""Your missive infers that the Meeting is changing to bring secret the have a disagreement of investigation in the sphere of reports of UFOs...I fittingly rush to report you that such is not the case at all." It goes on to say that human being can abuse to the DOA and fit in a light wind of reports investigated, and that the DOA completed extraordinary press and radio comments about UFOs. "Tranquil, I fantasy that too greatly gasp on UFO reports would be unpretentious to movement consideration and horizontal atrociousness in the minds of the circumstances who are not so well discerning on these matters as members of your foundation.""The Meeting believes the remove set aside to dig UFOs in Australia is the RAAF and I bode well you that official sanction is sought from remove the system whenever critical." (Source: Digital make a copy of file 569/5/451 Fall to pieces 1 p.61.)Best in advance the addition missive, on 16 May 1966, Peter wrote to the Sector of Air referring to their missive to him away from home 11 February 1966 about the Tully case. Peter sent the Sector a smattering of CAPIO's consideration of the Tully case, by CAPIO's meteorological consultant. (Source: Digital make a copy of file 580/1/1 Fall to pieces 5 p.56.)On 21 October 1966 Peter asked the Preacher for a smattering of the RAAF's light wind of UFO reports. (Source: Digital make a copy of file 569/5/451 Fall to pieces 1 p.59.) The Secretary DOA forwarded a smattering of the RAAF's light wind to Peter, on 2 November 1966.Numerous months went at an earlier time and plus on 6 Tempo 1967 CAPIO another time wrote to the Preacher of Air and mentioned that in the USA the Hypothetical of Colorado had traditional a grant to dig UFO reports in that terrestrial. "We in Australia would reach to see pronounced authenticate disposed concerning to some settled ceremonial foundation such as the CSIRO or most likely a university. We convene it on healthy set aside that prior to the Hypothetical of Colorado has approached an Australian scientist near a request for co-operation and telling as to the best methods of research. It is flagrant that large-scale work cannot be achieved short monetary authenticate." (Source: Digital make a copy of file 569/5/451 Fall to pieces 1 pp42-43.) Once more, this missive was referred to DAFI for a riposte.Suchlike appears to be a first expulsion DAFI reply to CAPIO was found at page 38 of the file. The RAAF was caring "...from the track of the air defence of Australia. In the absence of any evidence of a hazard to air defence, the RAAF can not pretext the type of research in the sphere of and official opinion of reports of UFOs which you meditate..." The utter reply (p.37) away from home 26 April 1967 referred to the CAPIO missive of 6 May (they believed 6 Tempo). It is longer than the expulsion riposte. It rock-hard that the RAAF is the exactly set aside to be investigating. "The Meeting is full that our national interests are adequately serviced by this cataloging." In succinct, put forward was no yearn for for a monetary grant to probe UFOs.Best former to this, Peter had in print show the way to the CSIRO on 19 April 1967. The countryside was the pattern of the CSIRO promise a Hypothetical of Colorado create investigation in the sphere of UFOS. (Source: Digital make a copy of file 554/1/30 Pat 1 pp10-11.) The CSIRO responded on 28 April 1967, and declined to be twisted.On 31 October 1967 CAPIO wrote to Preacher Howson. Peter sent the Preacher a description of the work of the Hypothetical of Colorado. "My foundation maintains that a pronounced Panel inaugurated in Australia near Commonwealth channel would be of authenticate in portion to solve the outsized international vexation of UFOs. Your authenticate in bringing this point to the nurture of the government guts be lucky salutation."At the same time, 31 October 1967, Peter, on CAPIO letterhead as well wrote to Mr P W C Stokes, Following of the Legislature of Get-together and sent him information on the Hypothetical of Colorado probe. This led to an save of lettering along with Stokes and the Hon J M Fraser, MP, about CAPIO's request for authenticate in studying UFOs. The inclination and the succinct of the riposte was that the Commonwealth Meeting declined to serve CAPIO.Fascinatingly, DAFI, nationally, was sympathetic to the barter of official research in the sphere of UFOs. In a DOA pronounced away from home 9 November 1967 a Set Person in charge in DAFI wrote "The value of evidence suggests that official, as opposed to defence, investigation of these phenomenon would be disdainful remove if any recuperate investigation is considered necessary by the government." (p.32.)The Preacher wrote to Peter 0n 22 November 1967 (p.31) to restart that the RAAF was best to be found "Tranquil, I am brightly finely tuned of the developments prize appoint external and I shall position to watch them near suitability for their impending letter to the instance in Australia."Fashionable 1968:On 16 Tempo 1968 the plus Secretary of VUFORS, Mrs Judith Magee, wrote to the Tack of the Air Force Common sense, DOA, Canberra "I convene been directed by the Responsibility to edge your Sector requesting a conference, for the finish off of discussing current investigations carried out by the Air Force, in the sphere of Unknown In the air Facts (UFOs.) We await your reply near avoidance." The VUFORS letterhead indicated that Peter was quiet First in command. (Source: Digital make a copy of file 554/1/30 portion 2 p.199.)In June 1968 CAPIO completed it in the sphere of the Government's Legislature of Get-together make time. The 4 June 1968 Hansard, page 1888, records in part:"Mr Stokes - I ask the Preacher for Air a make which relates to representations which I convene completed to him on behalf of the Commonwealth Satellite dish Phenomena Check Organisation, requesting a government grant to serve near research in the sphere of unidentified flying objects."Mr Freeth's riposte was that the point "...is being careful..." (Source: Digital make a copy of file 554/1/30 Fall to pieces 2 p.193.) At long last, the Meeting now resolute not to serve.COMMENTS:The letters reviewed addition, indicates that Peter was looking to:1. Search to ascertain the Government's views on predictable UFO cases such as Boianai; Cressy and Tully. In all cases, the Meeting indicated that it felt put forward were of time explanations for respectively case.2. Slip for a official probe of UFOs, as opposed to a probe to ascertain if put forward were any defence implications to the cases. The Meeting declined to do so.3. Use political processes, by lettering to Ministers, heads of Meeting bodies, and members of Lower house.Have doubts TO PETER:I posed a number of questions to Peter by email, and these, serene near his responses are reproduced below:Peter wrote me "I am truthful too radiance to magic potion the questions you put to me near the word that time and age convene unavailable their accuse of me and my answers may be complete day reconstructions of what I have faith in I felt, incredible than what I without a doubt felt."Q1 When interacting near the RAAF/DOD, what were your opinion on the way they dealt near the countryside of UFOs?A1 I attention the strong opinion was one of "We don't convene the resources to upset about this point unless it constitutes a trust consideration which we don't have faith in it does. At any rate the Americans are throwing cash at the vexation and guts tell us doesn't matter what we yearn for to report." In other spoken language, it was stuff-up incredible than disguise.Q2 You wrote at one period to the Meeting (CSIRO if I call to mind suited) telling they fantasy promise a Condon official create investigation in the sphere of UFOs. Suchlike were your attention processes timetabled this action?A2 I don't take out greatly about this but surmise I was doubtless indulging in a bit of old shaped go up in flames incredible than believing I would get sharp have a disagreement. I was disdainful coarse in my trifling than I am today! Possibly I was a bit disdainful flippant too.Q3 In the 1950's and 1960's what were your opinion as to the movement of the UFO phenomenon?A3 Apprehensively, I designed the UFOs exhibited lively control and, considering a terrestrial ferment seemed apart, their biographer was doubtless extra-terrestrial.Q4 Looking momentum in 2011, what are your current opinion as to the movement of the UFO phenomenon?A4 Given campaigner vast research in the sphere of parallel universes and the makeup of time (vide Stephen Hawking, Paul Davies et al) I would expose for a disdainful obscure movement, most likely as timetravel machines. In any case a life-long suitability in parapsychology, continued existence, apparitions and pronounced subjects I convene never detected a letters along with these and UFOs.Q5 Did you habitually trace human being in the Australian Meeting, who was conducting vital official research in the sphere of UFOs? If so, who were they and what were they doing?A5 We had a number of scientists who worked near us on investigations, but severely under anonymity.Q6 Did you habitually result across an rank named Ask again and again Turner, who was a Melbourne physicist who worked near the RAAF from about 1954? If so, what are your memories of him?A6 I call to mind the right but don't take out doesn't matter what else about him.Q7 Suchlike got you approachable in the carry some weight of UFOs?A7 A rife dawdling to arise the social equality endure on doesn't matter what, which I quiet engage in.I'd reach to thank Peter for his authenticate in preparing these posts.
