UFO sightings in Australia
This is a list of sightings of alleged UFOs in Australia.
Pre 1900
[edit]- In 1868, an alderman in Parramatta, New South Wales Frederick Birmingham spotted what he described as an ark, more appropriate for traversing the water, floating in the sky before landing in Parramatta Park.[1]
1950s
[edit]- 22 January 1954, three people in Gawler, South Australia spotted a white UFO flying overhead followed shortly after by a RAAF jet.[2]
1960s
[edit]- 19 January 1966, a farmer from Tully, Queensland reported seeing a large saucer shaped object, as well as a so-called "nest" of reeds in the swamp where the UFO was spotted.[3]
- On 6 April 1966, many students and some staff at Westall High School in Clayton South, Victoria said they saw a UFO fly over their school, and then descend into a paddock.[citation needed]
1970s
[edit]- The Valentich Disappearance occurred on 21 October 1978, when 20-year-old Frederick Valentich disappeared while piloting a small Cessna 182 aircraft over Bass Strait to King Island (Tasmania). Described as a "flying saucer enthusiast", Valentich informed Melbourne air traffic control he was being accompanied by an unknown aircraft.
1980s
[edit]- On 21 January 1988 a family reported seeing a UFO while traveling across the Nullarbor Plain in South Australia. The family described the object as a "big glowing ball" and "like an egg in an egg cup".[4][5]
1990s
[edit]- On 10 March 1993, then-69 year old Eric Thomason photographed a craft hovering around Maslin beach.[6][7][8]
- On 8 August 1993, Melbourne woman Kelly Cahill said she saw a large craft hovering over the road as she and her husband drove through the Dandenong Ranges near Belgrave, Victoria, and further claimed to have been subsequently abducted by aliens.[9][10][11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1868 Parramatta Park UFO landing remembered through walking tour". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Curious Adelaide: The history of UFO sightings in Australia". ABC News. February 23, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ^ B. J. Booth (1966-01-19). "The Tully Saucer Nest, UFO Casebook Files". Ufocasebook.com. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
- ^ Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 21 January 1988, page 7. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101971256
- ^ Gage, Nicola; Keane, Daniel (23 February 2018). "Close encounters: Shedding light on South Australia's X-Files". ABC News. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "1993 Maslin Beach Photograph Case".
- ^ "The Strange Story of the Controversial Maslin Beach UFO Photographs - Journal News". 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Are extraordinary images snapped 24 years ago world's best UFO pics?". 10 March 2017.
- ^ Chalker, Bill (2005). Hair of the Alien: DNA and Other Forensic Evidence of Alien Abductions. Simon and Schuster. pp. 49–67. ISBN 1416510249.
- ^ Miletic, Daniella (1 February 2016). "The Oz Files: Who is Victorian 'abductee' Kelly Cahill and what did she see in Narre Warren?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ Neal, Matt (26 September 2020). "'Holy grail' or epic hoax? Australian Kelly Cahill's UFO abduction story still stirs passions". ABC News. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020.
