1962
1962 BROADMARSH, TAS
Source: Mercury (Hobart/date unknown)
A letter to the editor claimed that a 6 metre long black object had been observed just above the ground and had touched down, causing a fire in a paddock at Brighton.

16.01.62 ADELAIDE SA 2300hrs (NL)
Source: Hervey, M. (1969) "UFOs Over the Southern Hemisphere." Horwitz. Sydney. p141.
Vivid blue-green ball of light seen at 30 degrees falling down.

06.06.62 CARODA, NSW 1120hrs
Source: UFOs Over the Southern Hemisphere by Michael Hervey
A trail of shiny web-like filaments, appeared to leave a high flying light. These gradually disintegrated as they drifted through the air. A hazy mist of light threads seemed to fill the sky. Some of these were as long as 2 metres and were said to be a fine, nylon-like texture. A search of the local countryside for traces was to no avail.

23.07.62 ADELAIDE (NORTHFIELD & YATALA), SA 1835hrs
Object with square lighted windows "…revolving and hovering just under a layer of cloud." No noise. Duration: 5 minutes.

23.07.62 JOSLIN, SA
Source: Hervey, M. (1969) "UFOs Over the Southern Hemisphere." Horwitz. Sydney. p141.
Police received a report about a similar object hovering to the NE.

29.08.62 ADELAIDE, SA 2025hrs (NL)
Source: Hervey, M. (1969) "UFOs Over the Southern Hemisphere." Horwitz. Sydney. p141.
Bright light moving W to E. Duration: 15 minutes.

28.10.62 SALISBURY, SA 1930hrs (CE3)
Source: Australian Flying Saucer Research Society (AFSRS); ASR 6/1/13-14.
SA 1962-001
A school teacher and her children reported seeing an orange glow on the ground at an estimated 3-4 kilometres away. Despite this distance, the woman’s son insisted that he could see an oval shape, with windows, legs and two ‘men’. The woman could see only a glow. Investigations cast strong doubts on the case. Keith Basterfield UFORSA