Canberra, Australia: Defence Minister Scholes limits RAAF UFO inquiries to security cases
On 2 May 1984, Australian Minister of Defence Gordon Scholes announced that the Royal Australian Air Force would fully investigate only those UFO sightings that suggest a defence or national security implication.
Background
Australian Minister of Defence Gordon Scholes announced that the Royal Australian Air Force would fully investigate only those UFO sightings that “suggest a defence or national security implication.” The Canberra Times reported the change on 3 May 1984 under the headline “RAAF Resets UFO Targets.” Bill Chalker discussed the decision in the International UFO Reporter in 1986, and Timothy Good and Michael D. Swords also record it. The account follows the entry in George M. Eberhart's chronology UFOs and Intelligence (CUFOS) and the sources cited there; it is not an independent determination by From Beyond Space.