UFO sightings in Australia
This is a list of sightings of alleged UFOs in Australia.
1960s[]
- On 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.[1]
- 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.
1970s[]
- 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[]
- 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".[2]
1990s[]
- 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.[3][4][5]
See also[]
- Bass Strait Triangle
- List of major UFO sightings
References[]
- ^ B. J. Booth (19 January 1966). "The Tully Saucer Nest, UFO Casebook Files". Ufocasebook.com. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ^ "Close encounters: Shedding light on South Australia's X-Files". ABC News. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
- Last 20 UFO Sightings and Pictures at MUFON
Categories:
- UFO sightings
- Historical events in Australia