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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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• Todd River Downs, Austr disc or spherical object report — February 1954

  1954-02 · TODD RIVER DOWNS, AUSTR, Northern Territory, Australia · CE2

  13M saucer nearly knocks man / horse.

• Mallala South Australia reported light point observation — January 20, 1954

  1954-01-20 · Mallala South Australia, Australia · CE1

  On or during January 20, 1954, at or near Mallala South Australia, Australia, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Bright light in straight flight, with yellow trails, disappeared in mid-air, (oh) in sight, proceeded flight. DULLER Flight Lieutena

• Morris South Australia unidentified aerial event — January 17, 1954

  1954-01-17 · Morris South Australia, Australia · CE1

  On or during January 17, 1954, at or near Morris South Australia, Australia, the source reports the following sequence: CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Possibly Balloon REPORT ON A ERIAL OBJECT OBSERVED Morris, S.Aus. Stationary, flew West, then flew North and appeared to drop DOWNGRADED

• MT Gillen, Aus disc or spherical object report — January 15, 1954

  1954-01-15 · MT. GILLEN, AUS, Northern Territory, Australia · CE1

  Man photographs 30M and saucer.

• Mansfield, Vct disc or spherical object report — January 15, 1954

  1954-01-15 · MANSFIELD, VCT, Victoria, Australia · CE1

  2 observer(s).

• St. Kilda Beach, Vct disc or spherical object report — January 15, 1954

  1954-01-15 · ST. KILDA BEACH, VCT, Victoria, Australia · CE1

  Ex-RAAF man.

• Kwinana, West Aus triangular or delta-shaped object report — January 12, 1954

  1954-01-12 · KWINANA, WEST AUS, Western Australia, Australia · CE1

  Several / beach.

• Adelaide, South Austr unidentified-light report — January 10, 1954

  1954-01-10 · ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTR, South Australia, Australia · CE1

  Planet-like object hovers.

• 100mi Northeast / Adelaide, South Austr unidentified-light report — January 9, 1954

  1954-01-09 · 100MI NORTHEAST / ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTR, South Australia, Australia · CE1

  Flight crew.

• Aviation observation — 100 miles northeast of Adelaïde — 1954-01-09

  1954-01-09 · 100 miles northeast of Adelaïde, Australia

  On 1954-01-09, an aviation observation was reported at or near 100 miles northeast of Adelaïde, Australia. The catalogue lists the aircraft and observers as an ANA airliner pilot and co-pilot. An unidentified object moved erratically and also circled slowly at high altitude. So

• Hamilton, Vct, Aus disc or spherical object report — January 8, 1954

  1954-01-08 · HAMILTON, VCT, AUS, Victoria, Australia · CE1

  Vibrant bright orange classic saucer moving quickly toward east-northeast.

• Sale, Vct, Aus disc or spherical object report — January 8, 1954

  1954-01-08 · SALE, VCT, AUS, Victoria, Australia · CE1

  Odd UFO corrugated on top.

• Gippsland Lake, Vct disc or spherical object report — January 7, 1954

  1954-01-07 · GIPPSLAND LAKE, VCT, Victoria, Australia · CE1

  3 / boat.

• Bonbeach, Vct cigar-shaped object report — January 7, 1954

  1954-01-07 · BONBEACH, VCT, Victoria, Australia · CE1

  Loud humming.

• Tooma, Nsw, Australia disc or spherical object report — January 5, 1954

  1954-01-05 · TOOMA, NSW, AUSTRALIA, NSW, Australia · CE1

  2 observer(s).

• Box Hill, Vct, Aus triangular or delta-shaped object report — January 3, 1954

  1954-01-03 · BOX HILL, VCT, AUS, Victoria, Australia · CE1

  Also Melbourne.

• Footscray, Vct, Aus disc or spherical object report — January 3, 1954

  1954-01-03 · FOOTSCRAY, VCT, AUS, Victoria, Australia · CE1

  3 observer(s).

• East Dandenong UFO sighting — 1954

  1954-01-01 · East Dandenong, Australia · CE1

  Australia, East Dandenong: Janet Brown, 16, and a 13-year-old friend heard a loud noise and saw a large, dark object that "burst into light" hovering 20 m away at the height of a factory gate. It was cylindrical, 10 m long, 5 m high, with a canopy on top. It flew away and was los

• Todd River Downs UFO sighting — 1954

  1954-01-01 · Todd River Downs, Australia · CE1

  Australia, Todd River Downs: A native was riding a horse over a low ridge when a spherical object about 13 m in diameter "nearly skittled me off my horse." It went up suddenly with a heavy wind, rumbling and emitting four columns of smoke.

• Australia unidentified-object report — January 1, 1954

  1954-01-01 · Unknown City, AU, Australia · CE1

  Airline pilot saw huge, apparently metallic, elliptical UFO.

• Melbourne Australia reported disc saucer observation — January 1954

  1954-01-01 · Melbourne Australia, Australia · CE1

  On or during January 1954, at or near Melbourne Australia, Australia, the source reports the following sequence: COURSE: ONE (1) FLYING OBJECT 7. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Bright flying object with reported detail given by witness longer than 10 seconds. COMMENTS: Object traveli

• Blackburn Australia reported disc saucer observation — January 1954

  1954-01-01 · Blackburn Australia, Australia · CE1

  On or during January 1954, at or near Blackburn Australia, Australia, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Objects sighted c/c and attempted to locate. Saw obj in vicinity of sun (h:2 deg v:2 deg). Appeared to be stationary, then moved in erratic

• Tooma N S W Australia unidentified aerial event — January 1954

  1954-01-01 · Tooma N S W Australia, Australia · CE1

  Moved in straight path orbiting thence Southerly, i headed South followed by 26. The position of the observers was on the Melbourne-Canberra air route and checks were made by the three observers of aircraft passing overhead but there was no similarity to objects originally sighte

• Yarra Valley, Aus disc or spherical object report — January 1, 1954

  1954-01-01 · YARRA VALLEY, AUS, Victoria, Australia · CE2

  DC3 pilot.

• Hampton Beach, Vct, Aus disc or spherical object report — January 1, 1954

  1954-01-01 · HAMPTON BEACH, VCT, AUS, Victoria, Australia · CE1

  Clear plastic-like dish rushes across skyline.

• Hanging Rock, Australia disc or spherical object report — January 1, 1954

  1954-01-01 · HANGING ROCK, AUSTRALIA, Victoria, Australia · CE2

  Crowd / racetrack.

• Aviation observation — Yarra Valley — 1954-01-01

  1954-01-01 · Yarra Valley, Australia

  On 1954-01-01, an aviation observation was reported at or near Yarra Valley, Australia. The catalogue lists the aircraft and observers as an ANA DC-3 pilot. Its time field reads 10:15. A very large metallic-looking mushroom-like form appeared to have a transparent dome. Source:

• Brighton, Vct, Austr disc or spherical object report — January 1954

  1954-01 · BRIGHTON, VCT, AUSTR, Victoria, Australia · CE1

  Gold saucers / V-formation over golf course.

• Australian government UFO report — source copy 12, page 82

  1954 · C/O. RAAF School of Radio BALLARAT, Australia · CE1

  The source report dates the observation as 1707 K. 12th Oct.1954. (Time given in 24 hour clock zonal time). The observation location is recorded as C/O. RAAF School of Radio BALLARAT. The object description records colour: or object. Siver to white; shape: / Sphere. The sound fie

• Australian government UFO report — source copy 12, page 84

  1954 · c/o RAAF School of Radio. BALLARAT, Australia · CE1

  The observation location is recorded as c/o RAAF School of Radio. BALLARAT. The object description records colour: or object White with pinkish. The sound field records No.

• Australian government UFO report — source copy 12, page 87

  1954 · c/o RAAF School of Radio BALLARAT, Australia · CE1

  The observation location is recorded as c/o RAAF School of Radio BALLARAT. The object description records colour: or object Silver to White; shape: Sphere. The sound field records No.

• Australian government UFO report — source copy 12, page 162

  1954 · 588 Seaview Road., KIRKALDY S.AUS, Australia · CE1

  The source report dates the observation as (Time to be given in 24 hour clock Zonal time: 0230 to 0315 on 9th January, 1954. The observer is recorded as David Mase SCHEREK. The observation location is recorded as 588 Seaview Road., KIRKALDY S.AUS. The reported duration was Three

• Australian government UFO report — source copy 12, page 167

  1954 · 56 Whitehorse Road, BLACKBURN, Australia · CE1

  The observation location is recorded as 56 Whitehorse Road, BLACKBURN. The object description records colour: or object Highly.reflective.(silver).

• Australian government UFO report — source copy 12, page 169

  1954 · 15.Orleys.Street,.MACLEOD,.MELBOURNE, Australia · CE1

  The object description records colour: or object .White.

• Mansfield anonymous aerial-object report — 15 January 1954

  1954 · Mansfield, Australia · CE1

  The archived assessment identifies Report No. 25 as an anonymous Mansfield account dated 15 January 1954. The assessor warned that it could have been a hoax based on another published account, but also recorded that, if genuine, it contained potentially useful details: a whirring

• Melbourne / Malvern shining circular object — 8 January 1954

  1954 · Malvern / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · CE1

  A Department of Civil Aviation Air Safety Incident Report dated 8 January 1954 records that the Herald relayed a report from Mr Allan of Malvern. At about 03:00Z, from his backyard, Allan reportedly saw a shining circular object moving very fast toward the bay while trailing red

• Tuart Hill white round object — 8 June 1954

  1954 · Tuart Hill, Western Australia, Australia · CE1

  In a letter dated 8 June 1954, A.W. Rees of Tuart Hill reported seeing a small white round object in the sky a little west of Tuart Hill school at about 12:20 p.m. The object remained visible for about six minutes and then disappeared from sight. Rees stated that several schoolma

• Black Rock, Austr cigar-shaped object report — December 12, 1953

  1953-12-12 · BLACK ROCK, AUSTR, Victoria, Australia · CE1

  5 observer(s).

• Woomera Australia reported disc saucer observation — November 1953

  1953-11-01 · Woomera Australia, Australia · CE1

  Disappeared several times as though above clouds.

• Kingaroy, Qld, Australia cigar-shaped object report — September 9, 1953

  1953-09-09 · KINGAROY, QLD, AUSTRALIA, Queensland, Australia · CE1

  Canberra times.