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

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]

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".[4]

1990s

See also

References

  1. "1868 Parramatta Park UFO landing remembered through walking tour". The Daily Telegraph.
  2. "Curious Adelaide: The history of UFO sightings in Australia". ABC News. February 23, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  3. B. J. Booth (1966-01-19). "The Tully Saucer Nest, UFO Casebook Files". Ufocasebook.com. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
  4. "Close encounters: Shedding light on South Australia's X-Files". ABC News. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  5. "1993 Maslin Beach Photograph Case".
  6. "The Strange Story of the Controversial Maslin Beach UFO Photographs - Journal News". 15 August 2021.
  7. "Are extraordinary images snapped 24 years ago world's best UFO pics?". 10 March 2017.
  8. Chalker, Bill (2005). Hair of the Alien: DNA and Other Forensic Evidence of Alien Abductions. Simon and Schuster. pp. 49–67. ISBN 1416510249.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
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