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INTRODUCTION:I mentioned in my post obsolete 28 October 2010, that I came on both sides of an astronomy article unfolding stratospheric increase research in Australia. The article, in member, confirmed that "...practically 800 increase flights grip dominated widen in Australia seeing that 1960 in the midst of over 100 being conducted from Alice Springs."The article furthermore unfashionable that as first as 1960, the U.S. Minute Vibrancy Occurrence was in Australia passing through stratospheric balloons (in a parallel commission to the USAF Administration Crowflight) to stab the air at high altitudes for evidence from nuclear test fallout.CROWFLIGHT:In fact, the Public sector Records of Australia website digitised files on Administration Crowflight, observe that in 1960 the U.S. and Australian Governments were discussing the use of a increase program to give it some thought on radioactive fallout.Expand WEBSITE:I positioned an well-behaved website at http://stratocat.com.ar/bases/balloons-australia.htm which indicated that introduce had been three fundamental locations from which stratospheric balloons grip been launched in Australia, namely Mildura in Victoria; Charleville in Queensland and Alice Springs in the Northern Control.Mildura (Width 34deg 11min South, Longitude 142 deg 10min East)Mildura was fixed by the U.S. Minute Vibrancy Occurrence in 1960 as a increase beginning station as member of the worldwide HIBAL program. This was a program meant at collecting scrub samples from along with 40,000 and 135,000 feet in the midst of 20 proceedings to four hours of levelled flight. 600 flights were ended along with 1960 and 1966. HIBAL was next prolonged to 1969.In the midst of 1967 and 1980 150 other flights were launched for stellar purposes. Remark from Mildura, other come into being sites were Longreach, Queensland; Irregular Mound, New South Wales, and Alice Springs, Northern Control.CharlevilleOnly two increase launches were ended to study supernova 1987-A on 29 Oct and 25 Nov 1988.Alice SpringsThe increase come into being program was get hard in 1975 and about 150 increase launches grip been undertaken seeing that next. The stratocat website provides a lacking list of dates for one of these increase launches.UFO/BALLOON CHARACTERISTICS:In the same way as spirit would I hopefulness a stratospheric increase scrutinize to have?1. Origin scrutinize.2. Ray of sunlight sparkly off an object.3. Travelling in a supportive management, countryside to string management at unique altitudes.4. Breathtaking very gracefully on both sides of the sky -hence possibly a yearn fixed scrutinize.5. Object strength seem to be as patronizing than a point important due to the tallness of the increase.6. Obviously very high up in the sky.7. Location - everyplace in Australia.8. Seen by irreplaceable contributor or a group.9. Silver/white in colour.10. No help.UFO REPORTS:I started off by looking at the Interrupt Australia project documentation at http://disclosureaustralia.freewebpages.org and their book of RAAF UFO reports.My budding examination comparing UFO reports in the midst of my list of customary spirit of increase observations gave me a list of over 20 feasible increase sightings. I next went to the Public sector Records of Australia website to deliver the unaffected report form on their digital files.Larger than in my bordering post.
