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UFO sightings in Australia

Explore historical UFO sightings and close encounter reports in Australia, with case narratives, available videos, and source links.

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• Risdon, Tasm unidentified-object report — January 8, 1959

  1959-01-08 · RISDON, TASM, TSM, Australia · CE1

  2 electric engineers.

• Kilburn S Australia unidentified aerial event — January 1959

  1959-01-01 · Kilburn S Australia, Australia · CE1

  Targets disappeared together. 20) No change in speed or manoeuvrability was observed.

• Australian government UFO report — source copy 6, page 131

  1959 · •••••.• •• ••••••• ••••• • • •••• • • •• • • • • • • • • · • •• • •••• • •• • • • •• J . 4. 5, Australia · CE1

  No reliable narrative seed was generated from machine-readable form fields; use the preserved source pages for manual chronological reconstruction.

• Normanton / Karumba reported lights — July 1959

  1959 · Normanton / Karumba, Queensland, Australia · CE1

  A Department of Civil Aviation memorandum from Normanton dated 29 July 1959 records inquiries into lights described locally as “flying saucers.” It states that an account was prepared for and signed by A. Charles, the Marine Pilot at Karumba, and that other persons nearby compare

• Cairns, Qld triangular or delta-shaped object report — October 23, 1958

  1958-10-23 · CAIRNS, QLD, Queensland, Australia · CE1

  Separate observer(s).

• Townsville, Qld disc or spherical object report — October 7, 1958

  1958-10-07 · TOWNSVILLE, QLD, Queensland, Australia · CE2

  Engineer and 2 / airport.

• Wulkuraka, Qld disc or spherical object report — July 14, 1958

  1958-07-14 · WULKURAKA, QLD, Queensland, Australia · CE1

  12 workmen.

• Near Woomera Range, South Aus disc or spherical object report — March 25, 1958

  1958-03-25 · NEAR WOOMERA RANGE, SOUTH AUS, South Australia, Australia · CE2

  4 observer(s).

• New South Wales elliptical object with porthole-like markings

  1958-02-02 · Location not stated, New South Wales, Australia · CE1

  A witness in New South Wales reported an elliptical object with two apparent porthole-like markings.

• Between Port Lincoln Melbourne Australia radar-visual unidentified-object report — February 1958

  1958-02-01 · Between Port Lincoln Melbourne Australia, Australia · CE1

  On or during February 1958, at or near Between Port Lincoln Melbourne Australia, Australia, the source reports the following sequence: COMMENTS: While control noticed that blip on radar screen, unusual target contrail indicates likely confirmation, but not absolutely conclusive,

• Casino, Aust disc or spherical object report — January 14, 1958

  1958-01-14 · CASINO, AUST, NSW, Australia · CE2

  Silent domed saucer / beam chases car / 3 mile(s).

• Casino vehicle-interference pursuit — January 13 1958

  1958-01-13 · Casino, New South Wales, Australia · CE2

  A low luminous object followed, overtook, hovered over, and repeatedly swooped above Crittenden’s car during a seven-mile drive while his radio suffered interference.

• Farm Hill vehicle pursuit — January 7 1958

  1958-01-07 · Farm Hill, New South Wales, Australia · CE2

  At about 11:45 p.m. on January 7, 1958, twenty-one-year-old Brian Crittendon was driving near Farm Hill, Australia, when a dome-shaped object began following his car.

• Stawell families observe windowed disc through telescope for nearly two hours — 1958

  1958-01-01 · Stawell, Victoria, Australia · CE1

  At about 11:30 a.m. on a fine cloudless day, probably in the spring or summer of 1958, eleven-year-old Brad Mildern was leaving his family home in Stawell, Victoria, when he noticed a gleaming silver point hovering due west at roughly fifteen to twenty degrees elevation.

• Essendon unusual aerial object — 18 January 1958

  1958 · Essendon, Victoria, Australia · CE1

  A surviving report form and RAAF forwarding note document an unusual aerial object at Essendon on 18 January 1958. The form indicates an observation lasting about five minutes in a clear sky and describes a white, cloud-like object; no structural detail, propulsion method or soun

• Near Adelaide, South Australia disc or spherical object report — December 7, 1957

  1957-12-07 · NEAR ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, South Australia, Australia · CE1

  35 observer(s).

• Katoomba, Austr cigar-shaped object report — November 10, 1957

  1957-11-10 · KATOOMBA, AUSTR, NSW, Australia · CE2

  Huge luminous/glowing cylinder/cigar-shape races toward(s) Sputnik!

• MT Stromlo, Aus unidentified-light report — November 8, 1957

  1957-11-08 · MT. STROMLO, AUS, Australian Capital Territory, Australia · CE1

  3 astronomers.

• Strawberry, West Australia unidentified-light report — November 7, 1957

  1957-11-07 · STRAWBERRY, WEST AUSTRALIA, Western Australia, Australia · CE1

  3 / farm.

• Yorkeys Know, Australia landing encounter — November 6, 1957

  1957-11-06 · YORKEYS KNOW, AUSTRALIA, Queensland, Australia · CE2

  Several separate farmers.

• Maralinga, South Austr cigar-shaped object report — November 1957

  1957-11 · MARALINGA, SOUTH AUSTR, South Australia, Australia · CE2

  Huge saucer tilts / 45°.

• Mentone, Aust disc or spherical object report — October 16, 1957

  1957-10-16 · MENTONE, AUST, Victoria, Australia · CE1

  Ex-CIC / RAAF!

• Australia unidentified-object report — October 16, 1957

  1957-10-16 · Unknown City, AU, Australia · CE1

  Round UFO sighted by former Commander-in-Chief of Royal Australian Air Force.

• Adelaide, Sa disc or spherical object report — August 29, 1957

  1957-08-29 · ADELAIDE, SA, South Australia, Australia · CE2

  Silent crescent-saucer follows 3 / car.

• Maude, Vict And More/Others disc or spherical object report — July 24, 1957

  1957-07-24 · MAUDE, VICT AND MORE/OTHERS, Victoria, Australia · CE1

  Car-size glowing-ovoid going north slow and low.

• Katoomba, Aus disc or spherical object report — July 17, 1957

  1957-07-17 · KATOOMBA, AUS, NSW, Australia · CE1

  Night lights.

• Toowoomba, Austr disc or spherical object report — July 1957

  1957-07 · TOOWOOMBA, AUSTR, Queensland, Australia · CE1

  Farmer and kids.

• Near Longreach, Qld disc or spherical object report — February 21, 1957

  1957-02-21 · NEAR LONGREACH, QLD, Queensland, Australia · CE2

  3 / truck.

• Noble Park family UFO report — 30 January 1957

  1957 · Noble Park, Victoria, Australia · CE1

  In a letter dated 31 January 1957, Edwin F. Benbow of Noble Park reported that on the previous day he, his father, his mother and his brother observed something he believed might have been a UFO. The surviving OCR states that the object was practically overhead. The remainder of

• Fitzroy, Australia disc or spherical object report — July 2, 1956

  1956-07-02 · FITZROY, AUSTRALIA, Victoria, Australia · CE1

  8+observer(s).

• Off Cooee, Tasmania cigar-shaped object report — March 22, 1956

  1956-03-22 · OFF COOEE, TASMANIA, TSM, Australia · CE1

  Several observer(s).

• Near Williams, West Austr disc or spherical object report — January 20, 1956

  1956-01-20 · NEAR WILLIAMS, WEST AUSTR, Western Australia, Australia · CE1

  12+observer(s).

• Hornsby saucer report — January 19, 1956

  1956-01-19 · HORNSBY, NSW, NSW, Australia · CE1

  A short account describes a hovering object and green vapor.

• Gawler, South Austr cigar-shaped object report — November 19, 1955

  1955-11-19 · GAWLER, SOUTH AUSTR, South Australia, Australia · CE1

  5 / car.

• Melbourne, Aust And More/Others disc or spherical object report — October 1, 1955

  1955-10-01 · MELBOURNE, AUST AND MORE/OTHERS, Victoria, Australia · CE1

  Hundreds / observer(s).

• Near Kojonup, Aust landing encounter — September 11, 1955

  1955-09-11 · NEAR KOJONUP, AUST, XXX, Australia · CE2

  3 observer(s).

• Nr. Adelaide unidentified-object report — July 17, 1955

  1955-07-17 · Nr. Adelaide, Australia · CE1

  Silver oblong UFO viewed through binoculars; hovered; moved away behind clouds as an aircraft neared.

• Adelaide unidentified-object report — June 17, 1955

  1955-06-17 · Adelaide (near), Australia · CE1

  Silver oblong UFO viewed through binoculars; hovered; moved away behind clouds as an aircraft neared.

• Smithfield / Cairns, Aus landing encounter — May 1955

  1955-05 · SMITHFIELD / CAIRNS, AUS, Queensland, Australia · CE2

  Night light lights entire area.

• Tintinara unidentified-object report — April 22, 1955

  1955-04-22 · Tintinara, Australia · CE1

  Saturn-shaped UFO made sharp turn, ascended.