Australian UFO - reports 1968 summary of sighting

Listing of sightings extracted from Official Reports 1968.

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On 1/7/1968 / 9.00pm at PROSPECT, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 9 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	JUST LIKE A BRIGHT STAR.
On 1/20/1968 / 2.57am at BANKSIA PARK, 6 objects were sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SIX ROUND BALLS OF LIGHT, UNBELIEVABLE, AWESOME THOUGHT IT WAS A CLUSTER OF ASTEROIDS ENTERING EARTHS ATMOSPHERE
On 1/24/1968 / 3.00am at HENLEY BEACH, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 60 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : W/BALLOON :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SHAFT OF LIGHT PROJECTED FROM OBJECT, IT WAS THIN 6" WIDE.
On 1/27/1968 / 9.30pm at WATTLE PARK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : RED Size : BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	BRIGHT LIGHT IN THE CENTRE, WITH OTHER LIGHTS AROUND EDGE.
On 1/29/1968 / 11.00am at ELIZABETH, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : SILVER Size : CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE SEVERE QUIETNESS OF THE SKY AND THE EVEN SLOW GYRATING MOVEMENT OF THE OBJECT FASCINATED ME.
On 2/4/1968 / 10.30pm at LINDEN PARK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 4 Secs Shape : STAR :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE WEATHER WAS FINE THE OBJECT ALTHOUGH NOISELESS MOVED AT TERRIFIC SPEED, RANG ADELAIDE AIRPORT.
On 2/4/1968 / 8.30pm at MANNUM, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	I SUDDENLY FELT I WANTED TO LOOK UP AND WHEN I DID SEE THE FIRST OBJECT. I FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS A NATURAL SATELITE.
On 2/18/1968 / 5.15am at PT.PIRIE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 20 Mins Shape : DISC :==: Colour : RED Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	WHILST ASLEEP ON THE FRONT LAWN I AWOKE TO NOTICE A BRIGHT RED LIGHT IN THE WEST AT APPROX 20,000' OVER PORT PIRIE.
On 2/23/1968 / 7.45pm at PLYMPTON PARK, 5 objects were sighted. Duration : NIL Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	ALL 5 LIGHTS GRADUALLY DISAPPEARED AT DIFFERENT TIMES WITH A TUMBLING MOTION.
On 2/24/1968 / 5.10pm at ADELAIDE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : RED Size : STAR :==: Noise : YES Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SOUND WAS INTERMITTENT FAINT AND VERY HIGH NOISE LIKE A CRICKET BUT FASTER.
On 4/1/1968 / 10.00am at PT.AUGUSTA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Secs Shape : CIGAR :==: Colour : SILVER Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SAW AN OBJECT THOUGHT IT WAS A PLANE BUT THERE WAS NO NOISE FROM PLANE OR OBJECT, GLIDED AND DISAPPEARED BEHIND HILLS.
On 4/19/1968 / 5.20am at ALBERT PARK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : HOVERING Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	STATIONARY, THEN ROSE SLOWLY THEN IT SLOWLY DISAPPEARED.
On 4/30/1968 / 9.25pm at FLINDERS PARK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : NIL Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	EXCITED AND INTERESTED BECAUSE IT DIDN'T BEHAVE LIKE A SATELITE.
On 5/9/1968 / 6.45pm at PARKSIDE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : CIGAR :==: Colour : RED Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	I LOOKED UP AND SAW A RED LIGHT I THOUGH IT WAS A PLANE BUT, NOTICED 4 LIGHTS THE FRONT AND BACK LIGHTS FLASHED.
On 5/10/1968 / 6.55pm at QUEENSTOWN, 5 objects were sighted. Duration : 2 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	FIVE LIGHTS IN CIRCLE FORMATION. TRAVELLING ON A STEADY PATH.
On 5/11/1968 / 5.10am at CLAPHAM, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Secs Shape : DOME :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT HAD FLAT BOTTOM, DOME TOP IT WAS STATIONARY THEN IT RECEDED RAPIDLY OVER THE HORIZON.
On 5/17/1968 / 7.00am at O'HALLORAN HILL, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 7 Mins Shape : SAUCER :==: Colour : SILVER Size : TRUCK :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT WAS DONUT SHAPE IN APPEARANCE, TRAVELLED APPROX 200 MPH AND DISAPPEARED BEHIND HILLS.
On 6/25/1968 / 8.55pm at MT.BARKER, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Min Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : BROWN Size : NIL :==: Noise : BUZZING Movement : HOVERED Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT SEEMED TO GIVE OFF SMOKE, HAD COLOURED LIGHTS AROUND THE CENTRE.
On 6/26/1968 / 7.25am at SEACOMBE HEIGHTS, 3 objects were sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : CIGAR :==: Colour : SILVER Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	CIGAR SHAPED CHANGING SHAPE.
On 7/6/1968 / 6.40pm at PARA HILLS, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 35 Secs Shape : CIGAR :==: Colour : SILVER Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT IN MID AIR CHANGED COURSE AND DISAPPEARED.
On 7/11/1968 / 10.47pm at INGLE FARM, 1 object was sighted. Duration : NIL Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT WAS LIKE A LARGE BALL WITH A LUMINOUS TAIL.
On 7/15/1968 / 5.40am at BLAIR ATHOL, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : RED Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : WHINE Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT WAS ROUND WITH A VAPOUR TRAIL
On 7/24/1968 / 8.25pm at MURRAY BRIDGE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT APPEARED TO FLOAT ACROSS SKY, AND DISAPPEARED BEHIND PALLAMANA SCARP.
On 7/24/1968 / 8.15pm at TAILEM BEND, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	TWO LIGHTS SIDE BY SIDE.
On 8/8/1968 / 5.52pm at OUTER HARBOUR, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 4 Mins Shape : SAUCER :==: Colour : RED Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	MOVED VERY FAST JUST ABOVE SEA LEVEL, THEN DISAPPEARED IN MID AIR.
On 8/21/1968 / 2.35pm at STENHOUSE BAY, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : TRIANGLE :==: Colour : OPAQUE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	TRIANGULAR SHAPE WITH FINS, SOME REFLECTIONS WERE SEEN BY SCHOOL CHILDREN AND C.W.A. LADIES.
On 9/22/1968 / 11.12am at HOVE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : PINK Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THOUGHT IT WAS A WEATHER BALLOON, BUT IT CHANGED SHAPE I THEN TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS.
On 9/24/1968 / 9.00pm at ALBERTON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 7 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : RED Size : TRUCK :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE WEATHER WAS VERY CLEAR AND VERY HOT. THE OBJECT APPEARED ROUND WITH A FLAT BASE WITH BLUE LIGHT AND FOUR ORANGE LIGHTS
On 9/27/1968 / 12.15am at BRIGHTON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 8 Secs Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : RED Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE WEATHER WAS FINE THE OBJECT APPEARED LIKE AN OVAL SPLIT IN HALF.
On 9/27/1968 / 9.30pm at MINLATON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : NIL Shape : DOME :==: Colour : RED Size : STAR :==: Noise : YES Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	DOME SHAPED WITH FLASHING RED LIGHT ON TOP WITH PROPELLER LIKE SOUND.
On 9/27/1968 / 9.40pm at MINLATON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Min Shape : DOME :==: Colour : RED Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	DOME SHAPE FLASHING RED LIGHT, TREE HEIGHT, SIMPLY DISAPPEARED BEYOND TREES.
On 9/27/1968 / 11.40am at SALISBURY, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : TRIANGLE :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : NIL Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SAW TRIANGULAR OBJECT AND THEN SAW SMALLER OBJECT GO INTO OR UNDERNEATH AND THEN DISAPPEAR.
On 9/29/1968 / 10.00pm at PLYMPTON, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 60 Secs Shape : DISC :==: Colour : SILVER Size : TRUCK :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	TWO CRAFT SEEN SIMULTANEOUSLY ONE TRAVELLING EAST TO WEST THE OTHER TRAVELLING NORTH TO SOUTH.
On 10/5/1968 / 8.30pm at PLYMPTON PARK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 4 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	MOVING ACROSS SKY LIGHTS FLICKERED, AND IT SLOWLY FADED.
On 10/10/1968 / 8.15pm at MINLATON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 20 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT DID NOT HAVE ANY DEFINITE SHAPE.
On 11/1/1968 / 9.15pm at HILLCREST, 1 object was sighted. Duration : NIL Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : L/STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	WATCHED OBJECT THROUGH BINOCULARS UNTIL IT SLOWLY DISAPPEARED.
On 11/5/1968 / 9.10pm at TAILEM BEND, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : TRUCK :==: Noise : HUM Movement : ERRATIC Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	ROUND OBJECT WITH OTHER COLOURS AT THE BOTTOM, MADE SHARP TURNS AND THERE WAS A DEEP QUIET HUMMING SOUND.
On 11/10/1968 / 11.45pm at MURRAY BRIDGE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : NIL Shape : TRIANGLE :==: Colour : RED Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : NIL Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	FIRST SIGHTED IN REAR VISION MIRROR OF CAR, STOPPED CAR GOT OUT, NOTHING SEEN GOT INTO CAR AND LIGHT APPEARED AGAIN.
On 11/14/1968 / 7.25pm at PENNINGTON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : L/GLBE :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	ROUND OBJECT VERY FAST DISAPPEARED OVER HORIZON.
On 11/21/1968 / 12.15pm at FINDON, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : SILVER Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SAW FLASH LOOKED UP THEN SAW OBJECTS DARTING AROUND EACH OTHER WE THEN RANG THE POLICE.
On 11/21/1968 / 3.30pm at TRANMERE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : SILVER Size : BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT APPEARED TO BE A BRIGHT ROUND SILVERY LIGHT.
On 11/26/1968 / 10.00pm at ANSTEY'S HILL, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 90 Mins Shape : SAUCER :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : LARGE :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT WAS A SAUCER SHAPE WITH A BUBBLE ON TOP AND A SMALL SIMILIAR SHAPED OBJECT CAME FROM THE LARGE ONE.
On 11/26/1968 / 9.50pm at PT.VICTORIA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT RADIATED LIGHT ALL AROUND.
On 11/26/1968 / 5.50pm at PT.VICTORIA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT WAS ROUND AND RADIATED LIGHT. VERY SCARED.
On 12/2/1968 / 10.15pm at MINLATON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	WHEN WE FIRST SIGHTED THE OBJECT IT WAS FALLING TO THE EARTH VERY SLOWLY, IT CHANGED COLOUR THEN WENT BEHIND A HILL.
On 12/6/1968 / 9.30pm at MINLATON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : NIL Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : NIL Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT HAD A VERY IRREGULAR SHAPE, RED LIGHT APPEARED OCCASSIONALY ON THE TOP.
On 12/7/1968 / 9.30pm at MINLATON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : NIL Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : LARGE :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	VERTICAL SHAFT WITH DISC AROUND THE CENTRE GAVE OUT A RAY OF LIGHT.
On 12/18/1968 / 3.30am at PYGERY, 4 objects were sighted. Duration : 18 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	LARGE OBJECT, THREE SMALLER OBJECTS MOVED AROUND IT DIPPED DOWN BELOW IT,THEN MOVED UP TO LARGE OBJECT AND MERGED WITH IT.
On 12/29/1968 / 8.30pm at WOODVILLE, 5 objects were sighted. Duration : 120 Min Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECTS WERE DARTING AROUND, ONE APPEARED TO HAVE A CIRCLE AROUND ITS CENTRE.
On 12/30/1968 / 2.00am at CLAPHAM, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Min Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A METEOR BUT THEN IT STOOD STILL FOR A WHILE, MOVED DOWNWARDS THEN UPWARDS THEN WENT AWAY.

50 sightings reported for 1968.
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