UFO sightings in Australia explained

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 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

• Bass Strait Triangle
• List of reported UFO sightings

Notes and References

1. News: 1868 Parramatta Park UFO landing remembered through walking tour. The Daily Telegraph.
2. News: Curious Adelaide: The history of UFO sightings in Australia. ABC News. February 23, 2018. January 26, 2023.
3. Web site: B. J. Booth . The Tully Saucer Nest, UFO Casebook Files . Ufocasebook.com . 1966-01-19 . 2013-11-06.
4. Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thursday 21 January 1988, page 7. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101971256
5. News: Gage . Nicola . Keane . Daniel . 23 February 2018 . Close encounters: Shedding light on South Australia's X-Files . 22 July 2018 . ABC News . en-AU.
6. Web site: 1993 Maslin Beach Photograph Case .
7. Web site: The Strange Story of the Controversial Maslin Beach UFO Photographs - Journal News . 15 August 2021 .
8. Web site: Are extraordinary images snapped 24 years ago world's best UFO pics? . 10 March 2017 .
9. Book: Chalker, Bill. Bill Chalker. Hair of the Alien: DNA and Other Forensic Evidence of Alien Abductions. 2005. Simon and Schuster. 1416510249. 49–67.
10. News: Miletic . Daniella . The Oz Files: Who is Victorian 'abductee' Kelly Cahill and what did she see in Narre Warren? . 22 July 2018 . . 1 February 2016.
11. News: 'Holy grail' or epic hoax? Australian Kelly Cahill's UFO abduction story still stirs passions. Neal. Matt. 26 September 2020. ABC News. https://archive.today/20201208000415/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-26/ufo-abduction-book-kelly-cahill-encounter-eumemmering-australia/12661498. 8 December 2020. live.