UFO sightings by place
UFO sightings in Australia: 14 reports
SkyUnknown lists 14 UFO sightings in Australia, from 1951 to 1971, drawn from official records: Project Blue Book (NARA) for 13 cases and PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis) for 1. The busiest year was 1954, with 5 cases.
Of the 1 cases with a conclusion from their source, 0% are explained (with certainty or probably) and 1 remains unidentified.
For the other 13 cases, the source gives no conclusion: Project Blue Book conclusions sit in scanned files not yet transcribed.
- cases
- 14
- unidentified
- 1
- period
- 1951–1971
- sources
- 2
Notable cases
The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.
- Unexplained1971
Australia
PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis)
- Conclusion not availableMay 1964
Canberra
Australia
Project Blue Book (NARA)
- Conclusion not availableAugust 1963
Turner River Station
Australia
Project Blue Book (NARA)
- Conclusion not availableMarch 1961
Australia
Project Blue Book (NARA)
- Conclusion not availableJanuary 1959
Kilburn
S. Australia, Australia
Project Blue Book (NARA)
- Conclusion not availableFebruary 1958
Between Port Lincoln Melbourne
Australia
Project Blue Book (NARA)
- Conclusion not availableJanuary 1954
Tooma, N.S.W.
Australia
Project Blue Book (NARA)
- Conclusion not availableJanuary 1954
Morris
South Australia, Australia
Project Blue Book (NARA)
- Conclusion not availableJanuary 1954
Melbourne
Australia
Project Blue Book (NARA)
Other countries
All sightings
| Date | Place | Status | Identified cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Unexplained | |
| May 1964 | Canberra | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1963 | Turner River Station | Conclusion not available | |
| March 1961 | Australia | Conclusion not available | |
| January 1959 | Kilburn | Conclusion not available | |
| February 1958 | Between Port Lincoln Melbourne | Conclusion not available | |
| January 1954 | Blackburn | Conclusion not available | |
| January 1954 | Mallala | Conclusion not available | |
| January 1954 | Melbourne | Conclusion not available | |
| January 1954 | Morris | Conclusion not available | |
| January 1954 | Tooma, N.S.W. | Conclusion not available | |
| November 1953 | Woomera | Conclusion not available | |
| May 1952 | Melbourne | Conclusion not available | |
| February 1951 | Condamine, Queensland | Conclusion not available |
The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method