APRIL 1997
03.04.97 UMINA CENTRAL COAST, NSW 2222hrs (CE1)
(Source: Ross Dowe - Australia's National UFO Hotline)
At 10.22pm a respondent reports sighting up 12 illuminated triangular or stealth type aircraft travelling overhead towards the Palm Beach area from Umina, that minutes later seemed to disappear into the sea. Whilst these were going overhead the respondent felt an unusual electrical field, and ten minutes afterwards a large RAAF type of aircraft with a dish on top followed the same course and direction, with helicopters equipped with large spotlights and a light aircraft following later.
04.04.97 SYDNEY (SURREY HILLS), NSW 2300hrs (NL)
(Source: Ross Dowe - Australia's National UFO Hotline)
At 11.00pm NSW. Surrey Hills respondents reported a sighting containing flashing illuminative lights changing colours to the west and to the east. (Likely to be star light refraction - R.D).
05.04.97 WANGURI, NT 0010hrs (NL)
(Source: Ross Dowe - Australia's National UFO Hotline)
At 12.10 am NT respondents report sighting a "large red fireball" travelling quickly overhead, the object was heading to the south towards the Alice and was about the same height as a light aircraft. The illumination or object was a deep red colour and it had a small fiery rime, there was no wind in the area and no sound was heard. The respondents report the object was larger than the full moon 12 o'clock high and move faster than an aircraft.
05.04.97 SYDNEY (MARRICKVILLE, ST ANDREW & CAMPBELLTOWN), NOWRA & MT OUSELY, NSW 2030-2115 & 2300hrs (NL)
(Source: Ross Dowe - Australia's National UFO Hotline)
Respondents report sighting groups of bright orange illuminative lights between 8.30 -9.15pm. From Sydney the illuminations were seen to the south west while from Campbelltown they were seen to the south east. The illuminations split into twin pairs and sped off in opposing directions, east and west. While other illuminations headed off to the south east. Later in the night @ 11.00 reports from Campbelltown and nearby areas, respondents report sighting up to eight illuminations approaching from the south east and then the illuminations stopped still for a short time then moved off to the west. Note: We have received additional "unusual aerial sighting" reports from the Nowra and Mt. Ousely areas of object/illuminations to the west south west and to the south east (Nowra area) @ 9.55pm.
06.04.97 SYDNEY (LIVERPOOL), NSW 1630hrs (CE1)
(Source: Ross Dowe - Australia's National UFO Hotline)
At 4.30pm, respondents report sighting a "flying black rectangular object with a red/orange illumination underneath" travelling towards the Sydney city area. A Police Sgt estimated the object to be approx "6'x 4'x 4' in size, jet black with a bright light underneath and its speed was about 120 knots travelling to the east from the north west. It height appeared to be about 1500ft in altitude, no sound was heard and the weather was clear with no wind."
12/13.04.97 - BRISBANE, QLD (IDENTIFIED - WHITMAN'S BLIMP)
For a period of 2 days now (12th & 13th April 1997), UFOICQ Hotline has been run hot with sightings of 'a large golden/orange glowing UFO moving slowly over the City (Brisbane)'. This UFO was identified by 5 sources as a 'Blimp', advertising chocolates. At a distance it was the perfect UFO that anyone could imagine and extremely good video material. The witness's that phoned the Hotline were quite disappointed to find out that it was not a UFO. Maybe 'THEY'RE' getting us ready for the real thing? UFOICQ
28.04.97 LYELL HIGHWAY( bet. GRETNA & HAMILTON), TAS 1950hrs (CE1)
(Source: TUFOIC Newsletter July 1997 - Edition 81)
A motorist and his passenger returning to the West Coast encountered some unexplained lights on the high half way between Gretna and Hamilton in the Derwent Valley. About 7.50pm they noticed a red light with a whitish glow about in the northern sky, the light seemed to be moving about a bit. Then the light came down sharply at a 45 degree angle, it now looked to have red and green pulsating lights which were moving around. The passenger had the impression there was a dome shaped area above the lights. The lights were now to their right and looked to be some 20m above the trees. The driver of the car slowed right down, opening his window for a better view. The presence of the lights made the witnesses a bit scared so they drove off stopping further down the road. The lights were last seen going down behind the trees and were no longer visible.