DUA TUFO
Articles in This Issue
The Tasmanian Unidentified Flyina
Bightinge Officers K.Bennetto. Sec /Treasurer Mrs J.Bigoood.
TUFOIC were the guests of Talking Point on Radio 7H6 on August 12th last. UFOs \-Jere discussed in cene ra , from theori es to analysis of sighti ngs,
year 1971 has been one of contrast, i nitially the zero level acti vity at the end of 1970 continued on into the New Year. Basically there were two highs in
Don't let a report slip past, the Centre i s i nterested wases new and old, m ake a note i f you see somethi ng yourself and let us know as soon as possible. DO} FORGET UFO REPORTS TO.K.BENlO h285248 or K.ROBERTS 236009 ( evenin gs only )
UFO REPORTS TO.K.BENlO h285248 or K.ROBERTS 236009 ( evenin gs only )
Dmm LIGHT ON 1'1'1'. \A/ELLINGTON Early in January we learnt that an object had been seen on Mt. \{ell
The "Advocate" of May 17th told of "cobwebs from the sky" - mystery cobwebs stringy and greasy fell on Montello. said Jvlr. R.
'.:'he "8xarr,iner" 5. UFOS LAND ..
6. 71 "UFO Hunt Hoves to Launceston11•
This series of sightings \vas not known of until mid July so that in ret:::-ospect it seems more than a coincidence that there were possibly three low level 10reports in as ma:1y days. 'rhe follmving evening to our above newspaper extract ( r,ay 23rd) I"=-· L.J. Riley was travelling home to 'ili
It was a clear, quarters during a C .E. F.
Just over a month after I'h.'. ( Even more landings ) Riley' s experience on the road to \tlilmot,
E D I T I 0 N N 0. 9
Meeting Dates for 1973.
Sightings Officers:
- Ph: 236009 (Evenings) Sighting at Scamander DON1T FORGET TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT TUFOIC.
TUFOIC1s MEETING DATES 1973 TUFOIC is a non profit, non political, and non-religious organisation formed in the year 1965 by persons interested in the UFO mystery. The objectives of the Centre are to collect and examine information on the
Readers of our 1971 Report will recall that for local UFO "Buffs" it was a vintage year with three or four possible landings alone, .not to mention other cases which included cars paced, humming noises and to top it oll a flurry of rep6rts from the New Norfolk ares to terminate the yea It's not sur
THE SCAMANDER SIGHTING The e orly hours of Saturday J onuory 8th 1972 were warm ond cloudy, so worm thot Mr. P. Long on holid ay at Scnmonder decided to get up to open the bedroom window to lot in some fresh oir. Mr.Long noticed whot he first took to be the light on o ship out ot soo (to his East).
Lights seemed tu be tho vogue for roports in tho first half of tho ycur f oll owing on from tho Scomondor sighting, listed ore some of thc more puzzling coses received in the February to Moy period. Our first report is from two witnesses (nomes on file) who reported seeing thro lights from the Elwi
The lost of oJi light roports come from Mrs.Shudnot of Glebe who sow o light monouvoring in on unusual monner over Mt. Wellington ono Tuosdoy ovefling in mid Moy. The time wos just oftor 10pm, Mrshudnot remembers hearing th8 ten o'cl ock
As is often the cose the most publicised UFO story of the yoor wos in fact n ot on UFO ot oll but o number of boJbons let o f from Lenoh Volley. Re ports on Fridoy night Moy 26th to H obort·Rodio Stations ond f oll owed
A strange fl oating light bofflod ci number of Qucnwn osidents on the evening of July 26th; TUFOIC is currently investigating this report of on upsidu down porochutu shopod object with o yellow square holfwoy up the pyromi represented by the C ords of tho porochute.
UFO INVESTIGATION .CINT&e·T.UFOI C
We have widened ou·r contacta.:-A:,Jo , th inter-:-.. Meetings ar!3· uri'ently held in the BP state and overseas, whilst irite.rnsllv w.ri· . CM. Building, Collins St.
Erratic UFO at Scamander (sea this Report) DON'T FORGET ALL UFO SIGHTINGS MAY BE Copy of the witnesses sketch of the UFO seen on August 3 0 t 1974 off ttiei coast 'REPOR-TED TO K.BENNETTO [JN 28-5248. near Scamander.
near Scamander.
the t i m e o f o u r las t An n u a l R e p o r t -:->.JO s ight i n g s w e r e u n d e r i n v e s t i g a t i o n.
s ec o n d c a s e i n o u r s t o p pr e s s still un e x p l a i n e d . M r . R . G i b s o n s a w a ira re d cy l i n dr i c a l object a b o u t 3 am :·· c:.22n d 1973 .
E x am i n e r 20/3/74 Can b e r r a - Au s t r a l i a n s c i e n t i s t s h a v e found n e w e v i d e nce wh ich incr e as e s the likel iho o d t h a t t he r e i s l i f e in o u t e r
The p a s t y e a r has s e e n a s u d d e n i ncr e a s e i n the n u m b e r o f l o w l e v el s i ght i n g s r e p o r ted t o the C e nt r e . F o r the f i r s t time m o t o r v eh i c l e s h a v e a p p a r e n t l y b e e n s t o p p e d du e t o
L a t e F e b r u a r y 1 9 74 b rought the f it l o w l e v e l a p pr o ach t o a m o t o r v ehicl e , t h e c a s e tak i n g place b e t w e e n We s t er way and New N o r f o l k i n t he e ar l y houm
g raph of the s t a t io n a r y l i g h t now h i g h e i t h Bos t er f ield , D i r e c t or of UFO in t h e eas t e r n s k y . I t w a s n't M's n i g h t , R es e a r c h in Sou t h Au s t r a l i a v is i ted h e h ad no f i lm i n h i s c amer a and w h i l s t
Nor m ally we h ave been able t o cov er all s i g h t i n g s in our Ann u al R epor t , h owever , t h i s y e a r ( 1 9 7 4 ) h a s as al r e a dy m e n t ioned s een o 11 F l o p11 in t he n or t h of T asman i a s o t h at we c o n only g ive a br ief ment i on below t o c a s e s
w it nes ses s ee w h i t e z i g-z a g g i n g l i g h t g o i ng t o t he S E . 6 . 3 . 7 4 • • 0 2 . 3 0 • • GLE N OR CH Y: W i t n e s ses s se red bl i n k i n g l i g h t mov i n g nor t h , c h a n ges colour t o blue w h i te. 4 . 4 . 7 4 • • 22 . 3 0 • • R AILT O N: Ov ol or a n g e
l i g h t near r o o d , goes u p i n to s k y a nc f o des a w o y t o W. 2.5. 7 4 • • 0 . 0 0 • • LIN D I S FAR NE: T wo p e o ple s ee l o r g e or a n ge bowl objec t low over h illt o p . Flas h i n g l i g h t s all round, red l i g h t below .
of M ay 6 t h r epor t s • • U F O S IGHTING S CAR E S C O U P LE • • o m y s t er ious U F O s ight i n g by a brot her a n d s is t er t r avell i n g by c ar
NEWS SHEET SEPT::J),IDER 75. ( no 16) CETI..RE T Y:&:\.R.S OLD . ._, . .. ;, . . The main item of interest as we write the September Newg sheet is that 'IUFOIC was conceived ten years ago this October. The group has seen its share of ups and downs but has persevered until today when we find intere
Although last year produced more unexplained sightings the Cente has still had plenty to do during the year. Since our last Hews sheet upwards of 40 sightings have been or are still being investigated? this cor:1pares with something lik.e 30 cases in the 3 months June to August last year. 12.5.75 H
Although last year produced more unexplaineJ sightings the Cente has still had plenty to do during the year. Since our last IJews sheet upwards of 40 sightings have been or are still being investigated? this compares with something like 30 cases in the 3 months June to August last year. 12.5.75 H 0
Mrs M.Harris has completed details for the Centre of an object encountered on the Lyell High;ay 31 miles east of Queenstown on the night of July 5th 1972. She recounts how her husband was driving ·hen they noticed what seemed to be a mass of bright flourescent type light seemingly on the road cor
r11aryborough9 June 19 -- The third UFO sighting in the Maryborough district in the past few weeks was reported by two Hervey Bay youths9 Tony 'JYnne (16) and Warren t;lith erington ( 17). The bciys of 6 Edward St9 Urnngan said they had seen flashing lights in the sky over Dayman Point9 Urangan9 a
The Australian. A gang of Railnay workers on tho transcontinental line near Zanthus9 2 10 km ( 130mls ) east of Kalgoorlie9 West Australia9 claim to have seen an unidentified flying object three times in the past fortnight9 the last being a huge saucer shaped object with flashing lights which a_Epea
Mrs M.Harris has completed details for the Centre of an object encountered on the Lyell High1ay 31 miles east of Queenstown on the night of July 5th 1972. She recounts how her husband was driving when they noticed v;hat seemed to be a mass of bright flourescent type light seemingly on the road cor:
Maryborough9 June 19 The third UFO sighting in the Maryborough district in the past few weeks was reported by two Hervey Bay youths, Tony rnne ( 1 6 ) 3nd Warren With erington ( 17 ) . The boys of 6 EdvJard St 9 Urangan said they had seen flashing lights in the sky over Dayman Point, Urangan, abou
The Australian. A gang of Raih1ay workers on the transcontinental line near Zanthus9 210 km ( 130mls ) e2.st of Kalgoorlie 9 West Australia 9 claim to have seen an unidentified flying object three times in the past fortnight, the last being a huge saucer shaped object with flashing lights which appe
NEWS LETTER INVESTIGATION
To be on the spot during a sightings flap would be the objective of a:ny UFO group TUFOIC has been in such a position with the Maydena reports. Sightings have been re ceived by the Centre almost as they occured whilst the area has been visited and wit
Church in Bathurst St • • • • Any queries ring Keith Roberts at home 23 6009 • • Please treat this as your meeting notice. A tick on this line indicates your sub is now due. Thank you • • • • •. • • • • - • • • • • • • • • • • •
It pys to advertise so they say9 Jnd as a result of receht coverage in the media the Centre has hnd a steady f::_cw of si::--:htings to investige.te?
'.7i tness in car park notices row of yellowish lights in direction of Mt Hellington and movir:e; slo,vly west. like line of
Lichts pcss ovor trees and houses Le.st seen going north over Dysart hill. Two 1.1omen returnine home e.long s2me stretch o road as
The Tas UFO Investication Centro \Jill be represented again this year at UFOCON TWO. The Conference will bo hold at ]·t Ganbier 9 South Australia betrJeon October 24th and 26th. Paul· JackGon '.Jill be the Contr 's ropresentati vo. Members of UFOgroups from all states will be attending the ConfGrc
1e Centre for UFO Studies-Australin Coordination Section has compiled stat istics for the year 19759 informat:;_on being collected from meml1er organisations in each state .. They reported that the. majority of reports \VGr of "nocturnal lights" and came from males in tho 16 to 20 year ago Jroup
(South -'!estern rrimes ?Bunbury 24/2/76)Qromi t VUFORS.. . An Eaton houserJifo, \Jho rJas walking home at 2 o'clock in the morning recently 9 was buzzed by a strange Jhaft of vory bright light. Tho twman "."Jho did not ,,vant her name publishod9 told a member of the Bunbury hranch of tho Unexplain
A young woman from Vlindsor 1 Miss Suo Gray 9 rms most distrGssod on Sunday night when she arrived at tho Oberon Police Station. It rvns about 8 20pm and she had just travelled 30 miles along tho Burrage to Oberon road with an UFO following her. She des_, cribed the object as reddish colour \vhich g
oaoPlease trea-t this as your meeting notice for the next meeting at 8pm on October 8tho U su31 venue·at Scots Church Rooms9 Bathurst St9 rear of church. Officers for the next twlve months will ·be elected. CORRESPONDENCE to TUFOIC Secretary9 366 Huon R,d9 Sth Hobart. 7000. SIGHTINGS telephone tbe
The Psychic, newly religious, and writers of the sensational are all cashing in on In fact the the well established and now respected UFO groups all over the world. "fringe•• element seems to have a passion to consume the UFO phenomena. UFO researchers have long struggled to become established in th
Meetings are held at Scots Church rooms rear of Scots Church, Bathurst St at 8pm. All prospective members and any persons with sighting information are welcome. Make a note now of the 1977 dates.
UFO. E·SCORTS. · TRU.CK
tp h appf<;laGhf.n.!1· l tght.$,· The. -§m $qun The pyl$h19. 1 f ght§ went out d-i ttin· fn
off the motor an d ligh ts , then got out on BEA.RI€ D,.'\LE th e runin g board of th e truck an d watch ed the UFO cross th e road ahead.
-,_Fi·rst Big Fly Over · the location of a riurilber o.f sightings ,between February an.d Apri1.:-1976. is
t·1YSTERY .LIGHT'S G Second Nu lt t p le S tgh t ui g._ "t>es criQt ion s.
E11enda1e Report.
Ear1 i 1975 aw a eries of sightings from the Tasmanian take Country mainly in Interlaken area. Fishermen sighted a .huge U.FO and beam over ake Sore11 on Feb 26th Then in early t1arcJ1 1 ights we r e seen mov·--·
ST AtGE EVE TS Oi A Events on the Farm (Contd)
FARH (contd ) . Other Reports. On a field trip to the farm it was learnt that other puzzling events had occ ured. Some of the witnesses were shooters
Search for Marks. The lights were seen on numerous occasions and a· system of blowing car horns was arranged on the farm to alert others to their arrival. No reaction was noticed from the farm dogs as they barked so often.
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A Secon d . F i g u re ? I n March 1 ,75 a n umbe r of s h oote rs we re s tay i n g a t the fa rm when a s t range l i g h t o r f i g u re was s een . One s hoote r ha d gone ou t s i de an d s aw
HOW DO LEARN OF UFOs? The Centre's telephone numbers are nvailable from the media, telephone infonnation9 University9
i1 th the co-operation and exchange of information amongst ( and overseas ) lJFO sroups9 Prof Hynek's method of classif.ying UFO sightings
when Elll the information a Car Pace Catalogue is being prepared by Paul Jackson.
If it wasn1t for some old interesting cases things would have been ver,y quiet this year. During the first 4 months of thi year we have received 34 sightings to investigate, plus 7 reports from earlier years. Compare this th 1976, we handled 77 investigations plus a few old sightings in the same
The sighting Where do we go from here?? London, Mon. Farmer's wife Pauline Coombs says she keeps being pestered by UFO's, not
Details are to hand from the Australian Co-Ordination Section (ACOS) for the Centre for UFO Studies of Australian sighting statistics. The 22.5% unidentified compares with the Air Force's figures of 10.26% for 1976, if it is remembered that the Air Force mostly receives Nocturnal light cases, which
The Centre re c e i ved 144 reports to i nv Pre s ident
and fo r ex ch ange with UFO o rgan i s at ions .
Uni de nti fi ed
. OON'T FORGET , TELL YOUR F RIENDS ABOUT
The s i m ilarit y
Ap r il fol lo wi n g the Montro s e case prccecded an i ncreas e of sightings by late May. The early house of Apr il 30th b roug ht a r epo rt fro m Lena h Valley, the lone witness returning home gl im p s ed an area of l ight s eem i ng l y a b ove anear by gu lly. He s topped his car
close of lay saw s i gh t i ngs spread to the "nocturnal 1 ig ht " r<:port from ·1r and M r s Uk 1 ey of
The ni ght following t he Glenorchy report (May 28th)
Tasman s ight ing o c cured on 1ay 30th.
With the e a s i ng of s ightings about th e H ob art s ub u rb s are a ,
about 9 10pm
Truck driver driving south from Bronte to Terraleah.
M e lb ourn e Herald T·wo young farmers vJatchec1 trJo large bright silver objects hovering above a valley o n their pro perty 10 days ago during a n eerie silence. Christopher and Geoffrey Kloppen borg ·were mustering sheep vJhen they saw the objects. They said it was prob abl y about a mile away
T U F 0 I C - YEAR'S SIGHTINGS STATISTICS.
SIGHTINGS Phone 236009 or 278449.
Area Representative: Northern Division. Tattersall,
Astronomical ........... . ... . 63 ..... . .......... 25
Meetings are held at the BP Theatrette City Mutual Building, commencing at Bpm.
1979 Dates.
It was· a year of contrast for the Centre, commencing with one of our quietest
The Centre's first unknown for 1978 occurred on a farm near Sorell on Jan uary 31st. It was a fine clear morning. The witness was staying at her daughter's house to look after the children for a fe, days. On the morning in question she had woken up early and gone into the kitchen for a cup of tea
The second sighting for the year came a couple of weeks after the Sorell incident, QUt this ime it was a daytime report, a type of sighting that does not seem as prevalent ·as in earlier years. A motorist and his passenger reported the sighting on February 18th at 10.15 a.m. (Eastern Summer Time).
IT S JUST LIGHTS The year's events continued in low key with 3 cases of Nocturnal Lights coming to the Centre's attention. There was one similarity in the reports which all had
Maybe the first report to indicate that the lull was nearly over occurred at Ansons Bay on June 4th. A strange light was noticed south east of the little holiday resort on a cod clear night about 10.30 p.m. There were several witnesses. The spherical object emitted a pulsating series of different c
(Credit Xenolog, New Zealand)
M 1979••••••••Newsletter • • (no27) Correspondence to TUFOIC, GPO Box 1310 N, HOBART ••• 1001 Vacant Sldes. If you still have your Newsletter from May of last year you will see we ran the same heading twelve months ago. The Valentich and New Zealand film uproars have died away and once again UFOs o
Over 60 aightings ha·ve been reported to the Centre by mld M but only 3 have remained as unexplained althoue,h the abo . ve Northern cases could be included. Details on a few old cases that hRve not been covered 1Jefore are also listed below. Copies of the sightings value sy3tem are still avdilable
South Hobart.
Sightinc;s from earlier years are always coming to our notice, three ;_nteresting cases are listed below.
OCT 79 • • • Newsletter· ( No 28) ·correspondence to TUFOIC,GPO Box 1310 N •• Hobart 1001. This time we open ,nth the Editorial from the Australian UFO Researcher(Credit UFO Research (NSW) PO Box 6, Lane Cove, Sydney). It is worth reading to bring members up to date on receht trends in the past twel
a bright. orange-light
March 30th 1979 Two witnesses were taking weather d'etails when they saw an intense ye.llowish light approachng fast from the south. It lit up the islandas it came closer. It
The second half of August has brough a run of sightings to investigate, the moment the reports have to be followed up for sighting forms7 then the details
FORGET - TELL YOUR FR1ENVS ABOUT
Meetings are held at the BP Theatrette City rvtutual Building, 47 Liverpool St. commencing at 8 pm. Prospective members and persons with sighting information are welcome.
Once again our Annual Report provides details on unexplained cases reported to the Centre during the past year, a year that generally has been rather quiet. The number of investigations has dropped as have the total unexplained cases for However, there have been a number of sightings with quite a hi
Car pacing incidents are one puzzling aspect of the UFO phenomena, but when two such reports occur in the same area on the same night it is stretching the odds a bit too far. Could both witnesses be wrong in their efforts to identify what they had seen; did anyone else see something strange that nig
SECOND S IGHTING S ome hours later in the early hours of November 9th (l978) a Risdon Vale caller reported hearing a strange droning noise. The noise seemed to be above the house for some 5 minutes before it moved away and faded to the south east. Then at 3.15 am taxi driver Lloyd Wright encountered
The first unexplained report to the Centre for 1979 occurred on the mild evening of January 9th about 9.45 pm in South Hobart. A call from the witnesses alerted the Centre's investigator but nothing was visible by the time he viewed the night · sky.. Initially a silver- white light was noticed high
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The evening of February 5th was clear and pleasant, but for Mr. X it was not an evening he wanted repeated. Earlier he had been to Hamilton on an errand on behalf of the family he boarded with in Hobart. He estimates leaving Hamilton about 9.30 pm for the trip back to Hobart on relatively traffic-fr
In the future the Centre will be: forwarding sighting and general information to the new Australia wide bi-monthly publication nuFO RE3E.4.RCH IVIAGAZINE". The publication
Wb.ats' going on in Tasmania ? A very good questiOl which at the moment has a simple answer, nothing very much. Maybe a comparison of fiGUres from other years will illustrate the positi.on better. As we approach the end of May the Centre ha s received 17 reports to check out for the year to date, o
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Two witnesses were returning home when they noticed a red light over Buckland Church. The light had an apparent size of the moon and was very low just passing over the trees by the church. The witnesses were very puzzled by the absence of any noise as the object was estimated to be 150 mts distant a
Two boys aged 12 and 13 were on holidays at a Murdunna farm. They were doing some shooting and checking traps some distance from Initially an extra large white light was seen in the sky to the north-west; they did not take much notice at this stage and
2 witnesses Witness was fishing with a friend off Cadbury's Point in the
Witness outside gEtting in washing noticed a large orange light to the south-·east, then her husband came out to have a look also. Two smaller orange lights then appeared to the right of the first The larger light sent out an orange pencil- like
The witnesses were in a vehicle in rcugh country well north of Lake Sorell for some shooting. One witness w. s out of the vehicle with their dog. The driver meanwhile notice· some lights 300 ruts. distant by some teatrees on the plain.
Advocate 23a8.80 L01f.DON (A. A.P.-P.A.) - Housewife Lillian Middleton (33) drove the fastest 16 kilometres of her life when she saw an unidentified flying object hovering above the roof of her car. treating seriously her claims that she was followed at speeds of
T U F 0 I C - 1981
Keith Roberts LIASON OFFICER Paul Jackson
G. Marshall All Correspondence to ... P.O. Box 99
TUFOIC's Report is published annually UFO TASMANIA Edition No. 32.
INVESTIGATIONS
With so few reports for the year there has been no partifular pattern to the sightings. As one would expect most of the cases have come from the Centre's home territory in the South of the state. The Centre's Northern Representative received a much reduced number of calls to check but non of these h
Two boys aged 13 and 12 had a frightening experience whilst out shooting during the June school hoi idays. They wee on a farm at Murdunna and the sighting was reported to the Centre by their grandmother. The boys would go about after dark with a torch to check some traps in a nearby paddock and do
The second light report occurred at Buckland at 10.00 p.m. This time two witnesses returning home noticed a red light very low in the area of Buckland Church, in fact it was more than a light as it took on an appearance of the moon in size. It was almost in front of the trees near the church and est
Mid June brought the only real rush of calls to the Centre during 1980, two of the cases remained unexplained after investigation. The first was by a fisherman off Cadbury's Point on the evening of June 16th. The witness reported to the Centre that he noticed the first set of lights about 9pm, he di
Two days later on June 18th two witnesses watched a strange light from Tunnel Hill on Hobart's Eastern Shore, it was between 8.30 to 9.00 p.m. at the time of the sighting. Mrs. B had gone out to bring in some washing. She then noticed in the clear frosty sky to the south-east at 70 degree elevation
Another sighting with just a light or lights involved occurred on August 11th at Geilston Bay when two witnesses noticed a light low to the north, then drove to near Risdon Vale and spotted the same or similar light recede into the distance. It was 9.50 p.m. when Mrs. K saw a white light in a gap be
INVESTIGATION y 1981 NEWSLETTER
Police were interviewing people in. the Gundale area last night after reports of a UFO hovering at tree-top height level in the Formosa More than 20 people reported seeing a round object with green and red flashing lights around its perimeter.
INVESTIGATION
Three Millthorpe youth 6laimed yesterday they were terrorized by a UFO while spotlight shooting between Panuara and Cadia. One of the youths said he fired.a rifle at the object when it moved towards themo
Paul Jackson Jeanine Hunt
T U F 0 I C 's Report is published
Edition No. 35. 'UFO' FOUND IN FRENCH FIELD
PAlOS - French troops yesterday sealed off the area around "a metallic ob J<'t:l about thret> metres hig h with nte nas" which apparently fell mto
Meetings are held at the BP Theatrette, City Mutual Building, 47 Liverpool Street, commencing 8.00 p.m. Prospective members and persons with sightings information are
Unidentified .............................. . Investigation/Insufficient Info .....
UNIDENTIFIED The past few years
At approximately 0.200 hours on Saturday October 17th, 198 1 an Air Cargo L18 8 (Electra) aircraft flying from South Wales to Brisbane
Since our last Annual Report was compiled in December 198 0 some interesing cses have been filed with the Australian Cer..tre for UFO Studies; our information is compiled from ACUFOS Bulletins .
******i"lAY 1982 NE\LETTER Correspondence to PO Box 99, North Hobart 7000. 2360Q2. .9£ ..4.4.i.Q.4.1. _:::_* -K-*-*·':·*
With five months of 1982 already past the lack of unexplained reports continues, in fact we are doing well to even receive a call about misidentified planets, satellites, aircraft etc: One wonders how things can get any quieter, but they just do. The Centre has received about a dozen calls so far a
Four of the seven unexplained cases in 1981 occured during February. The fourth report although coming to the Centre's attention in mid year could not be finalised until a year after the event. It
Do you subscribe to UFORAN, Australiavs premier UFO magazine If not write to UFOHAN, PO Box 229, Prospect Sth Australia for details. Read about Bill Chalker 1 s scoop article on the RAll' and UFOs. Bill recently viewed the RAAF UFO files in Canberra. These included military reports and close encoun
Two Cases from. 1981 Contd Haminea Report. ·A lona motorist contacted the Centre the next day after his
S'l\,J! l)..ESS
Some families were staying in caravans for the Cristmas break at a secluded beach on South Bruny. The two wives had stayed · behind whilst · ness decided to sit others went. fishing round a nearby point.
To raise funds for our next Annual leport we will be operating a stall one Saturday in November at Salamanca Place. Vfe need all the help we can get to raise dollars for the printing cost which increase with every year. Contact heith Roberts Home 236009 or work 346722 if you
T U F 0 I C
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Reports Unidentified
INVESTIGATIONS 1 17 Hawick St, Launceston. :rhone 445500o TUFOIC's report is published
Edition No 4 1 2 -NOCTURNAL LIGHTS IN 82. The most common form of sighting usually involves a nocturnal light. A sighting which is just of a light that may appear at low level or high in the sky, sometimes
The Tasman Highway snakes over the hills from Tasmania's East Coast before a straight run brings it to the town of Sorell some 26km east of Hobart. Two witnesses on july 10th ( 1982) were travelling on the highway from the East Coast when they sighted a bright light about 8pm. They were just startin
The Hampshire area is 30km south of Burnie on the Tasmanian North West Coast. On July 6th a North West witness reported that his car had stop1>ed in close proximity to an unidentified objecto It was the first report of this type to the Centre for over three years. The location of the sighting is on
The TV set could hardly be heard over a strange soundo A pulsating, high-speed whishing noise was coming from somewhere outside the house. Eventually the R family just had to look out and find out what was going on to make the noise. Much to their suprise all they could see to account for the sound
During the run of reports from Georgetown area a puzzling sighting came to light when a Sydney witness wrote with details of what he had seen to the Launceston Examiner. The witness says he was on an incoming flight on June 27th to Tasmania over the Tamar Valley just south of Bell Bay at about 4.30p
Then there was an awfully loud noise, very similar to that heard later in the year during May. By the time Mrs R and her son struggled into some clothes and went outside there was nothing to be seen. The noise seemed to have come from the Park area at the rear of the house. Some other residents ment
Reports of UFO landings in the early years of the Centre were practically non existent 00 that 6 low level cases in the year 1969 were something of a turning point on the local sceneo Prior to that only a couple of low-level cases were on record. Most of the sightings came to light well after the ev
Two sightings in 198 1 failed to make it into our 1982 the other end of the year in November near Dover. The year was very quiet but one sighting came from north of Ross on February 20th so that the second case that came to our notice on February 3rd was of extra interest.
(Credit VUFORS Oct:) Mrs A. S. reported to this Society that on Saturday, 10th July 1982 at approximately 6. 45 to ?am while travelling on the Ballarat Road at Rockbank with her son and her mother, they obseved a bright white light in the distance slightly to the right of the highway.
'l'he LONGES'l' Tasmanian sighting was1 The )[)S'l' WITNESSES to a sighting was: 9 HO UR S at 3:>UTHPORT LAGOON, in March 1969. 100 plus at XAYDENA, 26th Feb. 1976 ..
is now available from the Centre, at 13.00 including return postage. The Catalogue oontains brief details on ever, Unidentified report on file. There are now 405 oases on tile dated between 1948 to the end of 1982.
' '!'he Computer used b7 'l'UFOIC is a Commodore Vio-20 home computer with Cassette
s·ENDIGO. - Huncfreds of people in central :Victoria today reported.nine brightl-y-colored UFOs t 11buned" the area overnight. ------ ... ·--·
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A record dr,y fpr unexplained reports to the Centre has just occured. Explanations seemed forthcomming for all cases reported from July 1982 until August 1983. A number of strange events seemed to have occured near wnnovale about Christmas/New Year but although not .explainable by the Centre the rep
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The Commodore Vio-20 computer used by TUFOIC has recentlY been replaoed by a CoDliiodore 64 personal computer. The "64" has a much larger memory store and increased sre en sise ( 40 characters } over the old Vio-20.
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Our sec c nd ewletter for 1984 sees little chang e on the local UF'O frant. "The Re-entry" case of September 15th ( see seperate itern "A Ledia Event rr ) brough t a considerable number of telephone calls , otherwise t h e re have been few reports to inv
l e arnt of S IGEI'IrG. this July 15th sightir·g when an Unusual Aerial Si gh in g Form arrived f r om t h e Depa rtm e nt o f A v iati on .
About 9.45pm on S e ptem be r 15th, a Saturday night ; the Centre's telephone c on t act for s i ghtin es ran tot as ca l lers contacted us ith de tails of a billiant l i ght seen crossig the western sky. Initially it was Hobartts Poice Sotrol Room that alert e d us t at so me th i ng had ha
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The first case that presented a mystery for the year was a report by three witnesses at Monturnana of an erratic nocturnal light. A mechanical problem in their car had forced the witnesses to stop about 10.30pm on February 25th near Montumana on Tasmania's far North West Coasto They were standing at
All was quiet until mid April when a rather complicated series of events was reported to the Centre via the Police. The single witness event occured on a Midland property on the evening of April 18th at 7.30pm. A wqs passing the back door of the farm when a bright glow in the sky to the east caught
nvlin6ers an ciar sgttings ere all he rage in he 1950 o 196Cs bu hey see t have become ew and far between in reoert years. Oten assocaed with ths tve of sighting was an accump anyin.g clo·J.d or :a,nur. ':'.e ot.:ec.J.. seen a-c Gree-ns Beach on July
11Sighti!lg Sca:-ss Couple n In0e es-7:, ·was e:::.s\,r}l6Te .for a ·;!:bile \tli th F'ebr-· --eports of a c&r pace ir: the erwen.._ Valley i:-J the south, ther1 soon after sigtJ.tings frorr: motorists
NORTH EAST 74. Four in a Row . Mid June brought four si ghtings in the one week from Glads tone , three
Gladst.o:::,e seems to h.sve had a few 'weeks rest from t!Je rloct'.ll"Tla.l \r-isi tor but s:,rc::..rJ€e.r sven-t..s unfolded els·..:here in the. area just north of St5elens on the tJ.J.-:.sons :s&.y F..oad a_ld The G-ardens .A report tL.a t C!&.rne to the Cer1tre second t;.and told of a CE:J Enco
The las t part of Augus t heralded a change in the type of sightings , event s took on a s tranger as pect with witnes s es being frightened in a couple of re ports . The sighting of a round orange /yellow light from Epping Fore s t ear in the evening of Augus t 30th was low key compared to the rep
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ev ent s to fo llow in t he next we ek . The Le gaua ElU NG WE LY repo r - ·wa. s of an e rr-a ti c ye ll ow li ght s e en for some s e"'l era l minute s . The r.te ::x-t ca s e the follc·..:ing e-· erLing about 9p:m n ear Pri ory north of St He len s ·,:a s a fr i go tenir g e v e n t for the Ri c
A Scary M::nne nt . About a we ek afte r t he s i ghtings near Pri ory ano ther UFO case was reported thi s time to the RAA F . They in turn pa s s ed on information to the Centre on thi s Sep tember 22nd c a s e . Mrs W wa s parked wai ting for a re lative la te in the afternoon of
It i s disappointing to report that litle information has come into t he Centre from fellow Australian Groups in t he first half .of 1985. W es t Australia once again reports Noct urnal Lights wit h some s im i lar cases in South Aust ralia but ot herwise no su gges ti on of any extra s t r ange ca
There may have been a lack of sightings at the close of but the old cases that came to light were full of interest. This 1979 report was mentioned in the Advocate at the end of September that year but we were unable to locate the witness. Now six years later a chance remark from a witness on the Nor
Members may recall the sightings from Georgetown in 1982 of an erratic red light that seerneo to be accompanied by a high speed whistle whizzing sound. rather hard to describe? The Centre recorded six events, although there were more sightings for wich sufficient detail could not be obtained. The r
EaYly 1975 saw a spate of sightings in the Lake District esp ecially around the Interlaken area. The witness to this Mid lands occupant report saw an item in the Hobart Mercury some weeks af ter the sighting. This was the Lake Sorell case of February 26th that appeared in the news some weeks later,
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New South Wales was in the news again on May 26th when a security guard at Campbelltown said he frightened off a flying ·saucer with his flashlight. He says he saw a huge bright saucer; he flashed his torch towards it and it started zigzagging about. Returning later the light was still there so he f
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The Centre is' twenty one ye:rs old in 1 986. Found ed in 1 965 ; during a world wide flap. Now though, ·twenty one years on,things. have gone to the other extreme. Sightings in the current decade , have often been seperated from each other by many months. Much is 11ade of the flaps that occur fro
?.Aust Int UFOFSR 8.VUFORS 10 Herald News SIGHTINGS. OF THE SIXTIES ...
Its twenty one years s ince the Tasmanian UFO Investigation Centre was founded in 1965. Sightings from that era have yet to see the light of day in our Publications, in view of the lack of current action we have put pen to paper o rectify the shortcoming. It will
More than 600 unidentified flying objects have been rep orted in China in the past five years, according to a report from the country's first UFO Seminar. The meeting of 40 scientists in the northeast part_of Dalian ended Tuesday the official Xinhua news agency reported. One scholar said the first
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been a radio astronomer extra-terrestrial .. for more than 20 years, life .. does exist but any said he had come to the
The UFO Centre was founded twenty one years ago, a lot has happened in those years and we may well ask if we are any nearer to finding an explanation for the phenomena. Tasmania has seen its share of flaps and excitment du?ing the past 21 years but right now like the rest of the worls we are sufferi
Another East Coast case has come to our attention, this time from Bream Creek, the siGhting occured lJst October, not long the witness recalls before the sihting between Swansea and Triabunna that appeared in the Mercury newspaper. The sighing came to us afer a friend had callea in
The latest case to come to the Centre's attention occured on August 3rd from the Huon Valley. A number of witnesses were outside a house near Crabtree when they noticed a lare liht to the west north west just above the aistant treeline on the
lo you remember just i1ow many things were hapJ.)erd.ng ten years ago. 1976 saw the run of li;hts at Maydena , plus ten car pace sigttings. Figures occured in 4 reports with 7 cases with the UHO near the ground or apparently landed, traces being recorded in one case. Interestinly there were some h
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officials will investigate reports that an unidenti fied flying object crashed into the sea near Victor Harbour, about 70 km south of Adelaide, on
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T.o say the least the past twelve months have been dis- appointing for UFO reports. The close of 1985 saw some half dozen cases in the last three months but the action failed to continue into the New Year. In fact 1986 has produced 7 UFO Repor ts of which four occured during April, and one each in F
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They say that "No News is Good News" but here at the Tasmanian UFO Investigation Centre "No News." is definitely A Nocturnal Light from the Huon district early in August 1986 was the last sighting (unexplained type that is) until J•Jarch 23rd at Ivlidway Point. A strange figure was seen
Man or beast· . ALICE SPRINGS. - 1A huge,. hairy "yowie-Jike" creature has chased a terrified family
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liFO rrrrchrr!'t nre hnUlt'd hy An Ornnft" mnn'" sighting of an object whlc.h rnme tmrllng out of lht' Snurrpnn tAr formnllnn nhove the rlly yr.,lrnlny mnrnlng lhrn lf)(IITif'd oH nl(nln.
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•vrhe kids all left the have declared area extremely rapid .. y o.w le", a l l e g e d l y ly," the spokesman
T o help ACUFOS compile a national p icture o f UFO activity over the last year, a two-page questionnaire was sent to all groups and investigators. The following information is compiled from the returned questionnaires, a manual count of case reports received by ACUFOS, and general correspondence. T
tori an authorities · . rc checking a number of overnight report s of un identified flying objects
A section is included briefly reviewing the "wave" of such reports came also from Slena beings in Italy in 1986: mostly from the Irpine mountain
UFO TASMANIA - 1988
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"UFO Puzzle for Ambulance Driver" was one of the headlines from'a leadin g T asm a nian daily newspaper as the June 16th report of an ambulance driver's sighting made the paper and radio · The driver had taken two passengers from New Norfolk to Ouse some 60kmts up the Derwent Valley. On the trip to
complaining in Newsletter after Newsletter about the
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Tasmania has had its fair share of UFO events over the years but it has come as something of a su p rise to the Centre to find two sightings by 'rasmanians at the time of the l',unurabilla The well publicized Nullabor events of J anuary 20th last) One witness was travelling across the Nullabor some
IN TASMANIA Meanwhile in Tasmania the rush of early sightings has to around one a month, but this is still well above the activity of recent ye ars, a cou1)le of repor ts are st i l l un der
********************************************************************** TASMANIAN U.F.O. COMPUTER CATALOGUE - TASCAT 1987 <A complete list of over 400 Tasmanian Unidentifieds )
(Provides details of Unidentifieds seen on or near Ground level) MAATSUYKER ISLAND DOCUMENT (details of sightings from tlis UF 0 TASMANIA 1 ag a z in es :
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l"lORE SIGH'ri NGS It was only a few more days before the next sighting
In mid 1987 an Ambulance on a run in the Derwent Valley lost power when a glowing shape was sighted near the road. A similar event occured on March 2 3rd this time in the Tamar Valley, and only three days after the aircraft and
It wasn't long before the next UFO report came in, the busiest year for the Centre since the end of the had seen a landing and reports ot low level UFUs, power loss,
Ware and others at Silver Hill saw a peculiar light Observations were taken when the light appeared to be travelling from the vicinity of Macquarie Heads towards Mt Dundas where it finally disappeared.
CAP) -- Some northeastern Alabamans profess to be bewilded by an unidentified flying object -- a fast, silent craft described variously as looking like an airplane or a banana with lights on it. Police Chief Junior Garmany, who went with Assistant Police Chief Fred Works to check out reports to his
SHlJo(L!Y COYNI strangers in pa;tii S' ,;:.
'!he Centre has had few reports from notorists on the Huon Highway south of Hobart but the sighting on July 11th was one exception. Ms. C had been
'lHE AIR IEFEH:E OF 'IHIS CXlNIRY" by: IXn.Iglas Lockhart. A cold, clear, frosty 11. 35 pn on Saturday the 20th of November, 1970.
Mystery lights in night sky have Londoners baffled LONDON - Scotland Yard yester· day reported caJis from the public throughout London baffled about
BRILLIANT SHAn
siasts at an international con ference in Yorkshire believe they have the strongest evi dence yet that other life forms r oam the Universe. On the 20th anniversary of
Japanese video film catches a 'real UFO,' says professor SCIENTISTS have concluded that giant creatures with tiny heads
Councillor aims to entice UFOs NASHVLLE, Tennessee - S ome p olit i c i ans go
INFORMATION TUFOIC is a serious minded civilian organization which attempts to investigate all UFO
1\'liD YBAR NE\v'S. Things are rather quiet again in Tassie after a good
Things are rather quiet again in Tassie after a good run of sightings mid 1988 to 89. So far we have only two cases that remain unidentified, in fact we have to go back nine months to our last unexplained case in 1989. Australia wide the story at time of writing doesn't seem any different, a
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Interested in some old UFO material, books and magazines ·search Magazine 1967-72, Ray Palmers Flying Saucer 1966-71 Behind The Flying Saucers by Frank Scully, Riddle of the Fly1ng Saucers by Gerald Head, and Trueman Bethrun's Aboard a Flying baucer. Contact Brian Lee, 35 Hiller St,Devonport. Ph004
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Air Fo rc e and poli ce are Lo.okout teams are spending the Easter holiday huntmg f?r unidentified flying objects in nights of skywatchmg.
In our last News letter we had a clip ping on UFO cases from was only the tip of the iceberg.
By David Mussared, AAP National Science Correspondent A CSIRO scientist believes a mysterious CANBERRA, May 11 AAP fireball which damaged an elderly Sydney man's letterbox late last
fireball which damaged an elderly Sydney man's letterbox late last year might have been caused by falling space junk from a defunct Soviet satellite. Mineralogist Dr Ray Binns has been studying the strange case
The Tasmanian scene continues with its complete lack of action, to the Centre in recent months have been few and far between,
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Another decade has commenced but on the local scene we have seen no change in UFO activity. The European flaps of 1989-1990 seem to have faed away although information is still slowly coming through. It has been disa_t,pointing that the excellent sightings over Belgium earlier last year do not seem
The Centre in Jast montns has received a nufb fi er o1 old sighting reorts, whilst follow up is always difficult in this type of report the details have been recorded due to their sim ilarity to siehtings already on our files. Our oldest case dates back to July 1980 when two wit
Not all the unexplained cases were covered in our ise and our next two cases were in that category. This report from August 2nd (1990) occured on a lonely part of the est Coast over the sand dunes near the Rebecca River. Our witness was working on a fishing boat some 500m off the coast,
experts are still puzzling over the report that a missile narrowlv missed a passenger jet n ·ing towards Heathrow Airport near the
TRACKS PILOT REPORTS In the JnSt :LQ ymrs, rore tmn 3,0JJ slgllt.frGs of lJQ; have been rerortcd by pilots, accordi.ns to PjchaJ'd lla.i.ncs, a NASA sc.im tist .,.10 keeps trnck of such reports in his srore lim!. the sight.incs are reported by mi.litaJ-y, civilian and c:orm?rcial
September 6, 1990, 2 02 9 UT. Horn church, England. "The sky was 'crys
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The Austra lian scene continues on a " low key" with lit tle or no informa tion coming in abou t UFO cases elsewhere in the country . The ma j or event recently was not a UFO si ghting bu t the " UFO r1ystery" seminar held in Sydney over the weekend of September 7/8 th. The overseas UFO experts visi
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A compilation of Tasmanian UFOs seen on or near Ground level. CRESSY DOCUMENT
The largest Tasmanian UFO flap ever, of the state in 1974.
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You should be reading. Douglas Lockhart • s Book Review here, however, it has been overr:-un -by tales of dark shapes and rumours. Initially on Sunday September 1 Jth we received many ca 11s from George Town to Hobart of something blazing across the sky near 9.10pm. When all the calls were in, it wo
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If last year (1991) was the low point for many years at the Centre, then 1992 saw a dramatic change in the profile of the UFO phenomena on the local scene. Sightings were at the low level of recent years until a run of cases in August to October, this combined with some TV documentaries and the open
How many sightings go unreported to the Centre, judging from response to a press release in September (1992) we would have to say the bulk of cases may never come to attention of a UFO group, especially when there is no media publicity to keep the subject in the public eye. Following a rumoured sigh
CREDITl?A.l?ANET About 12:30-1:00 a.m on (Thursday), Louisville Metro Police
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MT WELLINGTON Quite a few of our old
Two cases from the early eighties were reported by one-time resident of One occurred in
It was mid evening in the summer of 1985 when Allan (name on file) NSW, says a strike by a large asteroid or comet could
was only brief our next
sightings in the State, new or old, and to add the unidentified
Sperry deBomford TUFOIC was very saddened to learn of the death of Sperry deBomford on September 4th 1993, at Queenstown. Aged 85. Sperry joined TUFOIC in 1978 and
January 12th 1993
May 29th 1993 Our next witness was sitting in his lounge about 9.50pm when were in the city centre at 1am
witness felt it would be prudent
to pass around the lights. They December 29th. ·1991 seemed to fade out, they had
pursuit was broken off over Bass Strait with the alternating red June 21. 1985
January 11th 1993 Mrs H keeps dogs at her Mt Nelson home, but they woke her up about 2am early on January 11th. looking out to the west from her bedroom window she
TUFOIC wishes to express our sincere appreciation to both of our guest speakers for their time and effort in making these nights available to speak to our members,
recalls being trapped under a Missing time and abduction happening, nor was he able to
Report taken from the Hobart Mercury of August 31st 1907.
many more stories about such camera. One skeptic on the same
show believed that attacking a
LARGEST UFO FLAP 7th kinds probably
712!>8•848:0. USA The Detroit Free Press and the Kansas City Star both reported on publications
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PLANETARY MISSION STATUS The spacecraft and Earth are once again approaching
is healthy, and all scientific around Jupiter and relay data from a
I did not see any alteration to the height or speed of Source VUFORS Australian UFO Bulletin
REPRESENTATIVE and 5000 feet high and appeared to
were reports from Iceland of three UFOs descending and entering the TUFOIC is pleased to announce the appointment of Terry Gibbons,
entities were reported to have been His address is:
lives, ships, and reasons for being AND ABDUCTIONS
IN RED CENTRE sighting at 11 years of age. He is by Anne Fellows
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It was a year of two halves, the frrst six (see Australian sightings list). One of the main centres
The most notable sighting for the year was the also the frrst, the report from North East Tasmania occurred in the early hours of February 2nd in the rural country West of Scottsdale, The witness did not report the sighting to the Centre until later in the year. However, this was due to the witness
By Jenny Randles Roy Sandbach , and me that he could see the ball February and April 1991, Birchwood Mall,
Oval object with panel above low over dunes seems to land
called out her family to view the
rankster at work.
INTERNET) is very negative at the moment with regard to the films authenticity. It has been said that the film is a Brazilian documentary
As the Film is yet to be released to the public, and has been seen only by very few people, and has not as yet been analysed at any known scientific level,
On July 11th, we received 2 slides (shown opposite) from Mastervision,
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Thirty years ago last October the Tasmanian UFO Investigation Centre was founded followirig a meeting called by Robert Burge to gauge the level of interest in the UFO subject. UFO activity was at a high World UFO Events of Note:
control of the car, both the car TUFOIC now has a new clock and the witnesses watch
currently in the constellation Aquarius, about 40 degrees Altitude, in the NNW, at about 10 PM. Saturn will become lower and lower in the West as the days go by and will set in twilight
are positioned too close to the Sun and are currently hidden in its Look out for the planets Saturn and Venus, as they will be very close (apparently) to each other in the
noticed the light was moving away, accordingly he returned
Aug 1 - AFP. watching the skies today, a day after an airliner narrowly missed hitting a UFO which darted in its
committee convened by Tosteson.
THE PRINCIPAL AIMS OF TUFOIC: TUFOIC Publication Number- 77 To conduct investigations into Tasmanian reports. To collect and examine information on
SECRETARY/LIAISON:
Paul Jackson Janine Hunt
174, South Hobart, Tasmania, 7004, AUSTRALIA
Three cases of unidentified lights were reported to the Centre in late October early November all
THE FLAP WE HAD TO HAVE? Its many years .since the Centre has had so
Its many years .since the Centre has had so many unidentified cases in a twelve month span, since August 1995 the unexplained numbers look like being in the 30s maybe even more when all the information has been collected for each of the individual cases. As always a large proportion of the
104 is set for Australian release late August TUFOIC president, Ron Jolly, has had to step
His services and friendly manner will be sadly missed by the committee and members. Reviews call it a B-grade flick. More invading
Investigations Co-Coordinator: Supervise the Investigation team and record sighting details Winter is here and the night sky is awash with
The Blockbuster of the decade, if
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The bizarre "cosmic slime" found in Tasmania this year was most likely snail eggs, says the state's UFO investigation unit. The slime, found at Kempton and in the North-West of the state two months ago, was rumoured to have been linked to a number of UFO sightings in the regions. The Tasmanian UFO i
To conduct investigations into Tasmanian UFO reports.
(area code 03) Is open to all who support the aims of the Centre, and have a serious interest in the UFO phenomena.
speakers plus an opportunity to strengthen ties with fellow investigators and groups. Another disappointment on the Australian scene is the emergence of the Hotline telephone numbers. Many would-be witnesses who enquire where to make sighting reports are only advised of the
The increase in reports late in 1995 almost overran the Centre in 1996 with the most UFO sightings since the mid 70s. On average, we received a call every second day from the public; times it was difficult to follow up all the reports. The
By Simon Bevilaquoa The Mercury Newspaper (Sunday Tasmanian]- Hobart- 22/Dec/1996 The bizarre "cosmic slime" found in Tasmania this year was most lihely snail eggs, says the state's UFO investigatiOn unit. The slime, found at Kempton and in the North-West of the state two months ago, was rum.oured t
In recent times our attention has been held by the close approach to commercial airlines of UFOs. In 1995 a jetliner approaching Bariloche in Argentina had to take evasive manoeuvres to avo id a bright object that passed by at only 1 DO metres distance. As if this was not enough, the airfield suffer
As a fairly recent member of TUFOIC, I've found that I have quite a lot to learn abo ut intrigu ing mysteries. One of these mysteries is the appearance of a face-like formation in NASA's photographs of the Martian surface. Wanting to know more, I consulted R ichard Hoagland's book "The Monuments of
A co mpilatio n o f Tas m a n ia n U FOs s e e n o n or n e a r Gro u n d leve l . CRESSY DOCUMENT
sightings from other localities. The 'UFO Slime' raised its head we hope for the final time in February, a Burnie resident reported a white substance had appeared on their front lawn one
loud noise around 2.30am in Charles MYSTERY CIGAR RETURNS?
at Westbury. Investigator Jacob Willard interviewed 14 January 1997.
AT GROUND LEVEL. A second report came to the Centre's attention following publicity on the bum-up over Bass Strait on June Mrs B of Lachlan was home alone at
1997 ISSUE 7- JULY GPO Box 1894 Adel ai de SA 5001
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TUFOIC Publication Number - 83 lssn 0158- 0590 TASMANIAN STATISTICS TUFOIC EXECUTIVE 1998
Chairpersons: Keith Roberts, Paul Jackson Investigations Coordinator
6223 6009 (area code 03)
North I Launceston: Jacob Willard North-West I Burnie:
To conduct investigations into Tasmanian UFO
, Email or b attendin meetin s. the Executive, Staff or Membershi ofTUFOIC. Items may be quoted from this publication provided that TUFOIC is fully
There may be more to UFO evidence than just verbal reports of what people see in the sky. Some UFO evidence
by Jane Waller. It then made an instant increase in speed descending straight down and being lost from view behind nearby buildings. The object made no noise and left no vapour trail. The sighting lasted 3 to 4 minutes in excellent
sky. After some 15 minutes it suddenly streaked off to A second report came to the Centre's attention following
B of Lachlan was home alone at 7.30pm on the evening of 7 February 1997. Westbury. source on the kitchen blinds. Looking out she was puzzled
FISHERMAN SIGHT LIGHTS Point Hibbs on Tasmania's West Coast is a very lonely spot frequented only by fishermen and the odd bushwalker.
moving on one circle the lights suddenly shot across from the one o'clock position to the 7 o'clock position. It was late on a fme Saturday night that M and her friend
Tasma·ni.an u·FO lnvestigat;ion Centre OCTOBER 1998
TASMANIAN SCENE Quite often when the public contacts the Centre they are under the impression that we are some
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A number of interesting older cases have been reported in recent months whilst the passing of time will erode some of the fine detail from the witnesses' account of the incident. Nonetheless,
The ball seemed to turn just before reaching the witnesses' home, moved parallel with them, then
backyard on the trampoline, an oval object had but had small red and green lights around its rim.
South Hobart Yet another sensational news item, ascribed to a nuclear physi cist, appeared in The Mercury (P2, August 28).
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TUFOIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1999 SIGHTINGS TELEPHONE Keith Roberts,
March 9 . June, September and November Meetings dates are to be advised. Location: Moonah Community Centre, Gonnanston Road, Moonah Meetings start at 7:30PM
8 January 1998. Burnie. PUZZLING LIGHT. The first sighting for the year came from Burnie as shape like a flattened oval, and pulsated with red
Two very similar reports were investigated by the some days later was a bit earlier at 1.30am with Centre from a Tunnack witness. On the first night it
As they drew alongside the driveway they expected The Tali Ships departure from Hobart was a sail to see something to account for the light but all
Miss L of Bellerive arrived home about 2am from Again the Centre made efforts to uncover possible few clouds. She stopped in front of her home to scan
they returned outside the light was no longer May proved to be the most active month for unexplained events during 1998. A sighting at New
the north-west. At no time did they see two lights. Upon playing the video they were surprised to see two lights in the field of view. One light appears below the other, moves beneath and up to the left, pulsing on and off as it moves. The two lights are
in between. Mrs C though at first it could have Following coverage in the local press our Derwent been a police car, but she had seen no police cars
the prevailing winds, Although there was probably an explanation for the mainly from the
around to the southern side to keep it in view. The roundish white light passed over at high elevation and seemed to be going over the top of Pirates Bay. The light had taken some 10 minutes (witness checked the time) to approach and it now stopped
Does one have to presume that The Ufologist find an explanation for UFO
Recent Ta-smanian Reports 1998 January. 1 1.45
1999 August 12th. 6. 10pm. white light. One light then kept
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3 or 4 seconds. Then they organisation such as ours will not OCTOBER 15. 1999
The agenda has not yet been finalised, so you can expect some surprises! and, as usual, details of recent sightings and UFO news. No Video this meeting. SKYWATCH NOVEMBER VENUS dominates the eastern morning sly where it is
VENUS dominates the eastern morning sly where it is visible about half way up the sby just before sunrise. The dazzling planet reached greatest elongation from the Sun on October 3 0 and it is still about 45 degrees west of the Sun at the end of November. MARS is visible in the north-western evenin
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The year has been one of change for the Centre. A brand new executive to operate the Centre, the Ufologist as the medium for publishing Tasmanian sightings, and a return to the Glenorchy Library for member's meetings. However, there has been a fall in membership, it seems to have coincided with a
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REPORTS 2000. from behind the car, paused for a few seconds then disappear northwards. 2000. January 13th, 11.15am. Nierinna
A scan of old newspapers sometimes brings up reports of lights from long ago. Maybe most could be explained but now and again a more puzzling story appears. Winter 1909 saw talk of mystery lights even a ghost from Upper Warwick St (West Hobart)
The ghost appeared in the form of a figure in a big coat with a luminous body beneath the coat. Mystery lights were reported from Tasmania's North West Coast. Similar lights to those seen in New Zealand were also reported near Hobart. Explanations forthcoming were a conjunction of the
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The cry for the year could be "where have the UFOs gone". Calls to the Centre where the lowest in 10 years with the unexplained cases at an all time equal low for the year of 5. The UFO sightings featured mainly just
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Many UFO sightings have involved the failure of motor vehicle engines or electrical equipment. Are these effects deliberately produced or the result of a Close Encounter. The puzzle is that the close approach of a UFO seems to have
A brief mention of UFO lights from Tasmania's east coast last December in the Launceston Examiner. Then a call to the UFO Network indicated that some sightings had occurred in the Binalong Bay area.
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In their 1990 Journal of UFO Studies article on Australian Ufology, Basterfield and Godic mentioned TUFOIC as having continuously recorded the level of sightings in Tasmania since the group's formation in 1965. This
The Centre's unexplained percentage in early years was well above that of the RAAF. The Centre tended to receive many older cases which were added into the existing records, not something the RAAF probably did. A feature noted
October 2003 Edition 94 YEAR TO DATE. The sightings drought of 2002 has
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via movies and videos but this does not seem to have East influenced the established
TUFOIC contacted the Weather Bureau for meteorological data. There had been a lack of wind although the previous month had been rainy. No stray cattle had been seen or were known to have
A picture is worth a thousand words, so the saying goes. However, a photograph passed onto the Centre from UFOR (NSW) is one of many were the photo is taken and later something
The aim of any UFO group is to Military reported that following find an explanation for the UFO
It is with a deal of sadness that the Centre notes the passing of Jeanette Bigwood. Jeanette's brother Robert was the driving force behind the foundation of TUFOIC in 1965. Jeanette was
swung back and forth over LAKE SORELL 1975 Robinsons Swamp. It seemed
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Reports of mystery airships, planes and lights date back to the start of the last century. A search of old newspaper items has revealed a
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A forgettable year for the Tasmanian UFO Investigation Centre. The early promise in the New Year of sightings ahead soon dried up in a manner similar to the Australian drought. A total of
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2006 January 3rd. 1.35am Bass The witness together with his son was travelling to Tasmania on Spirit One. They were going to Launceston for a cricket carnival. He heard on
The ball seemed stationary at first, but when Mr P lined it up with the car roof he realised the ball was moving up and down over some 510cms of sky. He watched the ball for several minutes and it looked to move further out to sea. Mr P turned
January 2008 Edition 101 YEAR IN REVIEW 2007 Before we realise it, yet another year has slipped by. Did 2007 do anything to resolve the UFO
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January 2009 Edition 102 YEAR IN REVIEW 2008 The year 2008 saw the bottom fall out of the world's share market as financial woes reached across the world. Although not having the
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1987 February. 02.00 Macquarie Plains. NL. Our first case was reported direct to the Australian UFO Research Network. It is an intriguing case witnessed by a Police Officer on duty near Macquarie Plains.
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Like the weather the Tasmanian UFO scene has been one of contrasts. Some encouraging reports and media coverage early in the year soon gave way to a period of drought. A sudden
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It has been a disappointing year for the Centre. Incoming calls at 45 for the year are well down on years gone past. The UFO content of 4 does not sound that much, but it is about the average percentage
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What can we say; calls to the Centre reached their lowest ebb since 1968, that's a long time ago. A total of 42 reports were lodged with an
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May 1st, 2012. 4.20pm. A Tassielink bus driver was heading north some 8k south of Campbell Town, travelling along the straight stretch of road leading to the town. Weather was fine although overcast at the time.
Since June, the residents have noted a variety of white and coloured lights on their lonely highland property. Initial data was collected by the Centre (2) and enquiries made to search for a plausible explanation. Following further
It was a year of stops and starts. First there was an early report from George Town. This was followed up with publicity on our
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George Town was the location for the year's first unidentified (13th Jan :). About 10.35pm two witnesses noticed blue and white light flashes near Mt George. The witnesses headed up to the Mt
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It was the year for Facebook and misleading pictures. The Centre found its Facebook site scoring more likes and messages as the year progressed. However, of more concern were the pictures posted to the site with the
Odd Lights Highland Lake. Team Paranormal exclusive pictures and video obtained in November 2013 still defy explanation. One of the state's most prolonged events continued at a declining rate into 2014. The residents
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1960 October. Cressy & Northern Midlands Flap. 1965-66 Maatsuyker. Series of mystery lights. 1965 October. TUFOIC founded. 1971 May. Landings at Lynchford &
After 50 years of operation the Tasmanian UFO Investigation Centre has closed its doors. The Centre has investigated and collected data on Tasmanian UFO sightings since it was founded in October 1965. The Centre
Sixty nine events were received by the Centre during the year, not all required full investigation as an initial assessment uncovered an explanation. A number of events could not be finalised as witnesses
