May 1978
The May 1978 issue of the Australian UFO Bulletin. 12 pages. Benboyd National Park eclipse-day UFOs filmed on movie camera and stills (bell-shaped, revolving). Seven Mile Beach Tasmania: dome with windows and figure. Bowna NSW: chrome object with 'stingray' companion. WA prospector's four-encounter night at Yalgoo (searchlight scanning horizon).
In This Issue
Northern Victoria Follow-Up (Paul Norman)
Pages 1
Echuca Village (7 March 1978): “Pillow of fire” in driveway at 3.30 a.m. Dogs barking, sheep disturbed.
Benboyd National Park Eclipse-Day Film (23 October 1976)
Pages 2
Three young men at Taola Point, 15 km north of Eden, filming the eclipse. Spotted elliptical objects hovering over the water.
Seven Mile Beach, Tasmania (3 February 1978)
Pages 2-3
Children at a youth camp. Michelle Russel-Green: "Dome shaped with what looked like a row of windows about the middle.
Bowna, NSW (March 1978)
Pages 4-5
Brothers Christopher (25) and Geoffrey (22) Kloppenborg, mustering sheep at 7.30 a.m. Large chrome/silver object “the size of a small hayshed,” hovering across a valley about one mile away.
WA Prospector’s Encounter (Yalgoo, 14 March 1977)
Pages 5
Mining consultant Stewart Graham, 28 km north of Yalgoo. Four encounters over two hours.
Desert Truck Pacing (Leigh Creek-Hawker, SA, 5 March 1978)
Pages 5
Adelaide truck driver, 2 a.m. Bluish-green light above road; when high beam aimed at it, two red lights appeared and it shot away at 45 degrees “so quickly I could see only a small flash.” Returned and paced 150-200 feet ahead regardless of speed for 15+ minutes.
Creswick Circle Investigation (Paul Norman)
Pages 9-10
Follow-up to December 1977 report. Paul Norman investigated.
Film Review: “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”
Pages 10
Vice-President’s Message (Guy Richards)
Pages 10
"Subscriptions barely cover the cost of producing the Bulletin. Many of the Society’s operating costs are borne out of the pockets of committee members.
Other Notable Cases
Baladonia, WA (5 February 1978): Truck driver followed for 30+ minutes by shape-changing light. Diamond-shaped with coloured lights reflecting off road.
Notable Quotes
“A great disappointment… naught but a story, and a fairly poor one at that.” Nada Richards (on Close Encounters)
“I realised with rather a shock that it was an unidentified object.” Christopher Kloppenborg (Bowna)
“Frankly, we were scared.” Stewart Graham (Yalgoo prospector)
“Christopher was standing there as white as a sheet. All the blood had drained from his face.” Mrs. Kloppenborg
“Subscriptions barely cover the cost of producing the Bulletin.” Guy Richards (Vice-President)
“Before the beam could hit it, two smaller red lights appeared under the green one and it took off about 45 degrees to the right, so quickly that I could see only a small flash.” SA truck driver (on the light reacting to headlights)
