UFO sightings in Australia

This is a list of sightings of alleged UFOs in Australia.

Pre 1900

• 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

• 22 January 1954, three people in Gawler, South Australia spotted a white UFO flying overhead followed shortly after by a RAAF jet.^[2]

1960s

• 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.

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" and "like an egg in an egg cup".^[4][5]

1990s

• On 10 March 1993, then-69 year old Eric Thomason photographed a UFO hovering around Maslin beach.^[6][7][8]
• On 8 August 1993, Melbourne woman Kelly Cahill said she saw a UFO 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

• Bass Strait Triangle
• List of reported UFO sightings

References