REF: UAP/1950s/046Unexplained
1953-08-12
Drury film
Port Moresby, Papua · Australia (territory)·Film (lost-evidence case)·1950s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
Deputy director of Civil Aviation Tom Drury filmed object piercing cloud; film sent through channels; anomalous frames reportedly never returned — chain-of-custody case.
§ BWitnesses
Tom Drury
§ CEvidence & Documentation
Film (missing frames); RAAF correspondence
§ DOfficial Investigation
RAAF/DCA handling
§ EStatus Assessment
Unresolved; famous 'lost film'
§ FVerifiable Sources
RAAF files (NAA); Chalker, 'The Oz Files'
§ GCross-referenced cases6
1951-08-25🇺🇸 USA
Lubbock Lights
Photographic / mass sighting
1951-09-10🇺🇸 USA
Fort Monmouth radar-visual
Radar-visual
1952-07-14🇺🇸 USA
Nash-Fortenberry sighting
Airline crew sighting
1952-07-19 & 26🇺🇸 USA
Washington D.C. radar incidents ('Washington flap')
Radar-visual over capital
1952-07-02🇺🇸 USA
Tremonton, Utah film
Film
1952-09-12🇺🇸 USA
Flatwoods 'monster'
Close encounter / entity report