Australian UFO - reports 1972 summary of sighting

Listing of sightings extracted from Official Reports 1972.

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On 1/2/1972 / 11.00pm at YUNTA, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : HOVERED Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	TWO OBJECTS 1ST ROUND ORANGE WHITE WITH DEEPER ORANGE TOP 2ND WHICH WAS FOLLOWING NIGHT HAT SHAPED TOP WITH SILVER LIGHT.
On 1/9/1972 / 8.45pm at CHRISTIES BEACH, 3 objects were sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : CIGAR :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT CAME OVER THE HORIZON AS ONE OBJECT THEN AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT SPLIT INTO THREE DISCS DISAPPEARED INTO THE SKY.
On 1/15/1972 / 9.45pm at OUTER HARBOUR, 1 object was sighted. Duration : NIL Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	INITIALLY THOUGHT TO BE A SHOOTING STAR THEN DECIDED IT WAS A SATELLITE BUT DUE TO SPEED AND LIGHTS FLASHING CHANGED MY MIND.
On 1/16/1972 / 9.15pm at KAPUNDA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : GREEN Size : CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	CIRCLE OF LIGHT GREEN TO YELLOW IN COLOUR DISAPPEARED OVER HORIZON.
On 1/17/1972 / 11.30pm at MURBKO, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 60 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	MOVED ALONG THE GROUND COMMING TOWARDS US AND LIGHTING UP THE TREES AND THEN MOVED AWAY
On 2/6/1972 / 11.30pm at PLYMPTON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Hrs Shape : STAR :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : HOVERED Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	PULSATING ORANGE RED CHANGING TO BLUE.
On 2/9/1972 / 3.00am at CROYDON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : RED Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SAW BRIGHT LIGHT SIZE OF TENNIS BALL HOVER BACK AND FORTH FOR 30 MINUTES BEFORE GRADUALLY DISAPPEARING OVER THE HORIZON.
On 2/10/1972 / 9.15pm at LARGS NORTH, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Secs Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	LIGHT MOVED AT TERRIFIC SPEED FROM SOUTHERN CROSS CLUSTER TO TWO STARS BELOW THE ORION CLUSTER.
On 2/10/1972 / 9.20pm at PARA HILLS, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 45 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE LIGHT TRAVELLED WITH A PULSATING LIGHT FROM DIM TO VERY BRIGHT WITHIN 1 OR 2 SECONDS.
On 2/13/1972 / 10.05pm at URBRAE, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 4 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	BOTH OBJECTS TRAVELLED EXTREMELY FAST AND MADE SHARP TURNS, MOVED INTO THE WIND DISAPPEARED INTO CLOUDS.
On 2/17/1972 / 11.00pm at PLYMPTON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT WAS WOBBLING AROUND, DISSSAPEARED AS FAST AS ONE COULD MOVE HAND FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.
On 2/28/1972 / 8.30pm at ELIZABETH, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 60 Mins Shape : LIGHT :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	LIGHT VARYING SHAPE SLOW MOVING DISAPPEARED BEHIND HOUSES.
On 2/29/1972 / 8.15pm at MEDINDIE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Secs Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : PINK Size : BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OVAL SHAPE OBJECT WITH A PINK REFLECTION MOVING AT TERRIFIC SPEED.
On 3/18/1972 / 8.00pm at STURT, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Secs Shape : STAR :==: Colour : RED Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	FIRE FLAME RED LIGHT SLIGHTLY BRIGHTER THAN A STAR, STREAK OF LIGHT SEEN AFTER OBJECT WENT ACROSS SKY.
On 3/23/1972 / 9.30pm at CHRISTIES BEACH, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : DISC :==: Colour : WHITE Size : BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THOUGHT IT WAS A FALLING STAR UNTIL IT CHANGED DIRECTION MOVING VERY FAST, TOO FAST FOR A PLANE.
On 3/28/1972 / 10.02am at NOVAR GARDENS, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 45 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : SILVER Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	ROUND BALL AT FIRST THEN DISC, UNUSUAL AERIAL OBJECT BOTH IN SHAPE AND PERFORMANCE, NOT LIKENED TO AIRCRAFT MANOUVRES.
On 4/2/1972 / 8.45pm at HORSHAM, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : GREEN Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOWLY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	MOVED VERY SLOWLY ACROSS ROAD ABOUT 1 MILE AHEAD, THEN MOVED INTO SKY WITH EXCEPTIONAL SPEED.
On 4/4/1972 / 7.45pm at GLANVILLE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Secs Shape : TRUMPET :==: Colour : WHITE Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : SWISH Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	TRUMPET SHAPED OBJECT, EMITTING A SWISHING SOUND DISAPPEARED IN MID AIR.
On 4/4/1972 / 10.00pm at TORRENSVILLE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : WHITE Size : B/TUB :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STEADY Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	ONE OBJECT VERY BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT WITH BLUE TINGE DISAPPEARED SUDDENLY.
On 4/6/1972 / 10.32pm at WARRADALE, 8 objects were sighted. Duration : 9 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	PROCCEEDED IN APARALLEL FLIGHT PATTERN TRAVELLED ACROSS HORIZON VANISHED, WAS A GROUP OF EIGHT BRIGHT LIGHTS.
On 4/14/1972 / 12.45am at WOODVILLE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : GREEN Size : BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	INTIALLY ROUND BECOMMING ELLIPTICAL ABOUT 4FT IN DIAMETER, GREEN CHANGED TO BLUE AND YELLOW FADED IN THE DISTANCE.
On 4/14/1972 / 12.45am at WOODVILLE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : GREEN Size : BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	ROUND THEN ELLIPTICAL, GREEN THEN CHANGED TO BLUE AND YELLOW FADED INTO THE DISTANCE.
On 4/21/1972 / 10.15pm at ADELAIDE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : GREEN Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	GREEN HAZY LIGHT WITH BRIGHT GREEN VERTICAL LIGHT IN CENTRE HEADING STRAIGHT TOWARDS THE GROUND LIKE A SHOOTING STAR.
On 4/27/1972 / 2.35am at RICHMOND, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : HOVERED Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SUDDENLY STOPPED, HOVERED FLASHED LIGHT THEN MOVED ON SLOWLY DISAPPEARING BEHIND CLOUDS.
On 4/27/1972 / 7.35pm at MAITLAND, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : GOLD Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT APPEARED STATIONARY IN SKY WAS GOLD AND RED, DISAPPEARED OVER HORIZON.
On 4/29/1972 / 8.00pm at PT.NOARLUNGA, 3 objects were sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : RED Size : G/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ZIG ZAG Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	RED LIGHTS ZIG ZAGGED IN AND OUT OF EACH OTHER THEN MOVED OFF OVER HORIZON.
On 4/30/1972 / 2.47am at ELIZABETH, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Secs Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	BRIGHT ORANGE/RED LIGHT TRAVELLED VERY FAST ACROSS THE SKY.
On 5/2/1972 / 7.35pm at ELIZABETH, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 7 Secs Shape : DISC :==: Colour : BLUE Size : STAR :==: Noise : WHISTLE Movement : HOVERED Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	DARK BLUE DISC WITH A YELLOW HALO, HOVERED AT ABOUT 300-400FT AFTER 6 SECS HALO BECAME BRILLIANT YELLOW AND THEN VANISHED.
On 5/5/1972 / 6.35am at SEVENHILL, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 6 Mins Shape : CONE :==: Colour : RED Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : CONSTANT Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT SHAPED LIKE AN OPEN ENDED CONE POINTING, BACKWARDS IT MOVED WITH CONSTANT VELOCITY AND LUMINOSITY, RAGGED AT ENDS.
On 5/6/1972 / 9.15pm at MT.OSMOND, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : DOME :==: Colour : RED Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : UP & DOWN Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT RED AND GREEN STOPPED THEN MOVED UP AND DOWN AND THEN JUST DISAPPEARED.
On 5/12/1972 / 7.30pm at MORPHETT VALE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	STAR LIKE OBJECT HIGH ALTITUDE, DISAPPEARED BEHIND TREES.
On 5/13/1972 / 7.30pm at SOUTHPORT, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : L/STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ZIG ZAG Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	WHITE LIGHT SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN A SATELITE, ZIG-ZAGGED ACROSS SKY.
On 5/14/1972 / 6.35pm at WEST BEACH, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : RED Size : SMALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	RED OVAL OBJECT TRAVELLING ON BOOMERANG PATH FLASHING.
On 5/15/1972 / 6.45pm at ELIZABETH, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 60 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : BALL :==: Noise : BUZZING Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SPHERICAL WHITE STAR LIKE OBJECT, GREW AND DIMINISHED IN SIZE AND BRIGHTNESS AND HAD A DEFINITE RING AROUND IT.
On 5/18/1972 / 7.20pm at HENLEY BEACH, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : LIGHT :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STEADY Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	TWO LIGHTS, ONE LIGHT ONE RED ABOVE THE WHITE. RED FLASHING WHITE CONSTANT LUMINOSITY.
On 5/19/1972 / 7.30pm at YARCOWIE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Secs Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : NIL . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT WAS TRAVELLING FAST BURNING IN AN UNEVEN MANNER WHITE A WHITE LIGHT IT SHATTERED INTO SEVERAL PIECES.
On 5/19/1972 / 5.12pm at ATHELSTONE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : CIGAR :==: Colour : SILVER Size : LARGE :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	HAD A SORT OF GLOW AROUND IT, WITH A SYMETRICAL LIKE SHAPE IT WAS EERIE AND I WAS SCARED.
On 5/21/1972 / 11.00pm at GEPPS CROSS, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : GREEN Size : BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT WAS COMET SHAPED AND POSSIBLE SPACE JUNK RE-ENTRY.
On 5/27/1972 / 5.45pm at WOODVILLE GDNS, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NO Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	TRAVELLING RAPIDLY VEERED SLIGHTLY THEN CONTINUED UNTIL IT DISAPPEARED.
On 5/30/1972 / 6.25pm at CLARE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : RED Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STEADY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	STEADY MOVEMENT WITH PULSATING RED LIGHT GRADUALLY FADED AWAY.
On 5/30/1972 / 6.10pm at MAGIL, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	STAR LIKE OBJECT GRYE CIRCLE AROUND IT MOVED SLOWLY TOWARDS THE GROUND.
On 6/5/1972 / 8.43pm at SEVENHILLS, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : RED Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OVAL LIGHT PULSATING BRIGHT RED GREEN AND YELLOW DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE TREES.
On 6/9/1972 / 7.20am at INGLE FARM, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT STATIONARY, ROUND IN SHAPE LOOKED AWAY LOOKED BACK AND OBJECT WAS GONE.
On 6/10/1972 / 12.30am at EUSTON N.S.W, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	TWO HUGE ORANGE GLOWING HEMISPHERES SITTING ON THE GROUND NEXT TO EACH OTHER,LIGHTS WERE GLOWING YET NOT BEAMING.
On 6/16/1972 / 6.10pm at NAILSWORTH, 1 object was sighted. Duration : NIL Shape : LIGHT :==: Colour : RED Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FLASHING Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	RED LIGHT FLASHING 2 TIMES PER SECOND BETWEEN FLASHES A SMALL WHITE LIGHT COULD BE SEEN, LIGHT SLOWLY FADED.
On 6/22/1972 / 6.30pm at CHRISTIES DOWNS, 6 objects were sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ERRATIC Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	UP TO 6 OBJECTS MOVING ON VARIOUS COURSES, ALL SEEMING TO STAY TOGETHER BUT NOT IN FORMATION PASSED INTO CLOUDS.
On 6/23/1972 / 5.30pm at HIGHGATE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Secs Shape : SAUCER :==: Colour : SILVER Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : HOVERED Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT WAS HOVERING DIDN'T CHANGE IN APPEARANCE I TURNED AROUND AND LOOKING BACK IT WAS GONE.
On 6/26/1972 / 7.30pm at BROOKLYN PARK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 45 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	WHITE OBJECT STATIONARY CHANGE COLOUR TO RED AND GREEN FLICKERING LIGHTS, SLOWLY DROPPED BELOW HORIZON.
On 6/28/1972 / 11.00am at CROYDON PARK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Secs Shape : DISC :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	FLASH OF SILVERY LIGHT WENT PAST TOP OF WINDOW SAW LARGE FLASH OBJECT VANISHED.
On 6/29/1972 / 8.15pm at PLYMPTON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : LIGHT :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	ONE WHITE LIGHT THEN FADING TO INVISIBILITY GRADUALLY.
On 7/4/1972 / 7.30pm at CHRISTIES BEACH, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Secs Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	BRIGHT LIGHT BIGGER THAN A STAR DISAPPEARED BEHIND HILLS.
On 7/12/1972 / 11.00pm at CROYDON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : LIGHTS :==: Colour : RED Size : NIL :==: Noise : WHIRRING Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT WENT STRAIGHT AHEAD SEEMED TO TURN AND PASSED BEHIND HOUSE.
On 7/15/1972 / 10.10pm at GREENACRES, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	A SPHERE WITH A RING AROUND IT VARYING IN BRIGHTNESS AND THEN ACCELERATED INTO THE CLOUDS.
On 7/24/1972 / 8.15pm at NOVAR GARDENS, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Min Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	APPEARED LIKE A SATELITE BUT SEEMED MUCH BRIGHTER.
On 7/25/1972 / 9.10pm at SEACOMBE GARDENS, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : RED Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	VISIBLE ONLY AS A RED LIGHT WHICH SEEMED TO FADE AND THEN GLOW AS IT MOVED SLOWLY ACROSS SKY.
On 7/27/1972 / 8.35pm at ASCOT PARK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Secs Shape : CRESCENT :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NO Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT WAS A BOOMERANG SHAPE MOVED FROM SOUTH TO NORTH A VERY FAST RATE, WENT INTO CLOUDS.
On 7/27/1972 / 8.20pm at WOODSIDE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 4 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NO Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	CRUISING SLOWLY IN LINE WITH HORIZON APPEARED TO BE SLOWLY DROPPING BELOW HORIZON.
On 7/29/1972 / 12.47am at PARA HILLS, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 6 Mins Shape : DISC :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	WHITE BASE WITH LIGHT BLUE TOP, CHANGED FROM BLUE TO ORANGE BECAME INTENSE WHITE LIGHT DIDN'T SEE IT DISAPPEAR.
On 7/30/1972 / 11.50pm at SEATON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Min Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	BRILLIANT WHITE LIGHT AND RED LIGHT,CLOSE TOGETHER THERE ALSO SEEMED TO BE A FLASHING RED LIGHT, ALL LIGHTS SEEMED TO MERGE.
On 8/3/1972 / 4.55am at PINAROO, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 35 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NO Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT GLOWED IN THE DISTANCE, HAD LIGHT ON BOTH SIDES WAS ROUGHLY 100 FT ABOVE THE GROUND.
On 8/4/1972 / 1.30am at CLARENDON, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECTS STATIONARY AT FIRST THEN MOVED DOWN TO THE VALLEY WHERE IT DISAPPEARED, TURNED CAR LIGHTS ON SAW NOTHING.
On 8/5/1972 / 10.50pm at YANKALILLA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 6 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	LIGHT APPEARED ABOVE TELEGRAPH WIRES TRAVELLING SLOWLY, CROSSED ROAD IN FRONT OF ME, AND THEN WENT AWAY.
On 8/6/1972 / 11.00pm at CHRISTIES BEACH, 4 objects were sighted. Duration : 2 Hrs Shape : LIGHTS :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : YES Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	NOISE AWOKE US AND THREE BRIGHT LIGHTS WERE SEEN, THERE WAS A BEEPING NOISE WHICH LASTED TWO HOURS.
On 8/11/1972 / 11.20pm at SEATON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 25 Mins Shape : OBLONG :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBLONG LIGHTED OBJECT, MOVED AWAY AND CAME BACK, IT APPEARED TO HAVE WINDOWS WHICH WERE COLOURED.
On 8/19/1972 / 9.00pm at EDWARDSTOWN, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 5 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	TWO GREY DISCS MOVING SIDE BY SIDE TRAVELLING HIGH VELOCITY, WERE WOBBLING AS THEY MOVED ACROSS THE SKY.
On 8/21/1972 / 11.00pm at POORAKA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Min Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	BRIGHT LIGHT WITH BLUE SMOKE BEFORE DISAPPEARING IT GAVE A BRIGHT FLASH.
On 8/21/1972 / 10.45pm at SURREY DOWNS, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Min Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : RED Size : BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	STATIONARY THEN JUST SWITCHED OFF.
On 8/28/1972 / 7.20pm at POORAKA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : EGG :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NO Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	CAME TOWARDS US THEN TURNED AWAY, ORANGE THEN CHANGED TO YELLOW, THEN TO WHITE DISAPPEARED OVER HORIZON.
On 8/28/1972 / 9.00pm at PT.ELLIOT, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : DISC :==: Colour : SILVER Size : NIL :==: Noise : WHIRRING Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SEEMED TO CONSTANTLY ENTERING SHORE AREA, MOVED AT PHENOMENAL SPEED CHANGED APPEARANCE WHEN IT ACCELERATED, IT WENT INTO OCEAN.
On 8/31/1972 / 7.30pm at SALISBURY, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 60 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : BLUE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT WAS BLUE AT FIRST BUT BECAME MUCH BRIGHTER AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT THEN CHANGED TO RED BACK TO BLUE THEN FLASHED.
On 9/1/1972 / 2.00am at CHRISTIES BEACH, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Secs Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	FLAT OVAL FLURO COLOURED LIGHT MOVED STRAIGHT ACROSS THE SKY AND FADED IN THE DISTANCE.
On 9/1/1972 / 10.15pm at MARION, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 75 mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ERRATIC Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	WHITE OBJECT STOPPED CHANGED TO AMBER MOVED STOPPED DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES, SENT SHIVERS DOWN OUR BACKS, SIMPLY VANISHED.
On 9/3/1972 / 8.05pm at CHELTENHAM, 3 objects were sighted. Duration : 40 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	ONE WAS FLYING IN A TRIANGLE AND THEN ONE MOVED IN CLOSER TO THE OTHERS IT WAS A BRIGHT YELLOW-ORANGE COLOUR.
On 9/3/1972 / 12.40am at NETLEY, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 60 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ZIG ZAG Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	DROPLET SHAPE AT FIRST, DIMINISHED IN SIZE, INCREASED MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE, WAS WHITE WITH FLASHES OF YELLOW LIGHT.
On 9/4/1972 / 9.13pm at CHRISTIES BEACH, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : LIGHT :==: Colour : RED Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	LIGHT FLASHING RED THEN WHITE THEN WENT BACK TO RED SLOWED DOWN THEN MOVED OFF AT VERY FAST SPEED.
On 9/15/1972 / 8.15pm at LARGS BAY, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : CONSTANT Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	ORANGE BALL SHAPED SURROUNDED BY A HAZE APPEARED TO TRAVEL AT A CONSTANT SPEED DISAPPEARED OVER HORIZON.
On 9/15/1972 / 2.40am at HAHNDORF, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : RED Size : L/STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	STATIONARY GLOWED A BRIGHT RED THEN BLUE THEN RED AGAIN THEN IT APPEARED TO SHRINK INWARDS UNTIL NO LONGER VISIBLE.
On 9/21/1972 / 4.30am at WINULCA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Min Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : BALL :==: Noise : YES Movement : STEADY Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	YELLOW/ORANGE BALL OF LIGHT MOVED STEADILY ACROSS SKY, HEARD NOISE BUT COULD NOT DESCRIBE IT, WATCHED IT UNTIL OUT OF SIGHT.
On 9/22/1972 / 9.20pm at RIDGEHAVEN, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : RED Size : BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	REDISH PINK ROUND BRIGHT LIGHT IT WAS VERY HIGH THEN JUST SANK DOWN OVER THE HORIZON SLOWLY.
On 9/22/1972 / 9.15am at TEA TREE GULLY, 3 objects were sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : OBLONG :==: Colour : SILVER Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	DULL GREY THREE OBJECTS OBLONG WITH A DOME LIGHT UNDERNEATH ILLUMINATING THE UNDERSIDE OF CRAFT, ACCELERATED OVER HILL.
On 9/23/1972 / 7.00pm at KILBURN, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : DISC :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	YELLOW ELONGATED OBJECT BECAME VISIBLY LARGER CHANGED SHAPE TO SAUCER CONSISTED OF YELLOW ON BOTTOM, BRIGHT YELLOW TOP.
On 9/23/1972 / 7.15pm at KILBURN, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Secs Shape : CIGAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT WAS WHITE AND CIGAR SHAPED MOVED AS A WHOLE UNIT ACROSS HORIZON.
On 9/25/1972 / 7.50pm at PLYMPTON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : LIGHT :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	APPEARED AS LANDING LIGHTS ON PLANE, BUT WAS GOING AWAY FROM US CHANGED COLOUR TO RED AND ORANGE, THEN MOVED FROM VIEW.
On 9/26/1972 / 10.18pm at GRANGE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Secs Shape : STAR :==: Colour : BLUE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT WAS BLUE WITH A RED/ORANGE TAIL.
On 9/26/1972 / 10.15pm at TAPEROO, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : BLUE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT APPEARED LIKE A SKY ROCKET WITH A BRIGHT BLUE HEAD IT HAD A TAIL WHICH WAS ORANGE IN COLOUR, IT DISINTEGRATED.
On 9/29/1972 / 12.00pm at NORTON SUMMIT, 3 objects were sighted. Duration : 60 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : BLUE Size : L/STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : HOVERED Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT HOVERED AND FLASHED BLUE WHITE AND AMBER LIGHTS SWAYED BACK AND FORTH.
On 9/29/1972 / 12.25pm at GILLES PLAINS, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : L/STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	ROUND VERY BRIGHT LIGHT CONSTANTLY CHANGING COLOUR FROM RED, YELLOW, BLUE, GREEN DISAPPEARED BEHIND TREES.
On 10/6/1972 / 8.15pm at SEATON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Min Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ERRATIC Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	MOTION WAS STRAIGHT, STOPPED CHANGED COLOUR MOVED NORTH, WAS THEN OVERHEAD THEN SHOT DOWNWARDS UNTIL OUT OF SIGHT.
On 10/17/1972 / 9.30pm at BRIDGEWATER, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : BLACK Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OVAL SHAPED BLACK OBJECT WAS STATIONARY AND THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN APPEARANCE.
On 11/8/1972 / 8.30pm at PT.STANVAC, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : LIGHTS :==: Colour : RED Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : CIRCLED Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT HAD TWO RED LIGHTS FLASHING, IT ALSO HAD A GREEN LIGHT FLASHING DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW.
On 11/12/1972 / 8.40pm at WEST BEACH, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 60 Secs Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : CONSTANT Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	WHITE FLAMES FOUR TIMES SIZE OF EVENING STAR FLARE LIKE.
On 11/16/1972 / 11.30pm at PARA HILLS, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : BLUE Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OVAL SHAPED CHANGING TO ROUND MOVED ANTI CLOCKWISE DIRECTION STOPPED CIRCLED THEN DISAPPEARED INTO CLOUDS.
On 11/17/1972 / 10.13pm at ATHELSTONE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 25 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : GREEN Size : G/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	GREEN AND WHITE BALL WITH JAGGED LEADING EDGE, WHITE ON EDGE GREEN ON ROUNDED REAR SECTION MOVED IN ARC 90 TO 45 DEGREES.
On 11/20/1972 / 9.45pm at LAMEROO, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	APPEARED LIKE A BRIGHT STAR FROM WHICH A WHITE TAIL FROM TIME TO TIME PROJECTED UPWARD AT ABOUT 45 DEGREES.
On 11/30/1972 / 11.10pm at MURRAY BRIDGE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 35 Mins Shape : DIAMOND :==: Colour : RED Size : B/TUB :==: Noise : NIL Movement : LANDED Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT IN PADDOCK LIFTED TILTED TOOK OFF AND MADE WHIRRING SOUND. CAR ENGINE, RADIO AFFECTED AFTERWARDS CAR STARTED.
On 12/12/1972 / 9.30pm at WEST BEACH, 4 objects were sighted. Duration : 8 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ZIG ZAG Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT 1 TRAVELLING AT HIGH SPEED VERY HIGH FROM WEST TO EAST CHANGED DIRECTION THEN ZIG ZAGGED THEN JOINED BY THREE MORE OBJECTS.
On 12/14/1972 / 8.20pm at LONGWOOD, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : CIRCLED Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT YELLOW, CIRCLED THEN WENT STRAIGHT REPEATED THIS THEN BLINKED OUT.
On 12/22/1972 / 9.42pm at NORTH ADELAIDE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Secs Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : BLUE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SHAPED LIKE A FINGER NAIL BLUE AND GREEN LIGHT COMMING FROM THE REAR FLIGHT PATH WAS STRAIGHT DROPPED BELOW HILLS.
On 12/30/1972 / 8.30pm at EDEN HILL, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : RED Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ZIG ZAG Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	ZIG ZAGGED VERTICALLY STATIONARY THEN MOVED IN SOUTHERLY DIRECTION FASTER THAN ANY PLANE.
On 12/31/1972 / 5.30am at CARRAKALINGA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : VARIED Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : LANDED Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	FLASHED LIGHTS AT OBJECT IT ROSE OFF GROUND MOVED OUT TO THE WEST STOPPED,MOVED NORTH FAST UNTIL IT WAS LIKE A STAR AND THEN IT WAS GONE.

100 sightings reported for 1972.
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