Australian UFO - reports 1973 summary of sighting

Listing of sightings extracted from Official Reports 1973.

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On 1/6/1973 / 3.30pm at NORWOOD, 0 objects were sighted. Duration : NIL Shape : NIL :==: Colour : NIL Size : NIL :==: Noise : YES Movement : NIL Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	AWOKEN BY LOUD NOISE WHICH APPEARED TO COME FROM DINNING ROOM AND CAT WAS DISTURBED.
On 1/8/1973 / 10.20pm at GULNARE, 3 objects were sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NO Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	3 CLOUDS MERGED AND BURST INTO A BRILLIANT ORANGE DROP SHAPE, THEN CHANGED TO CIGAR THEN WENT BACK TO BLOB OR ROUND SHAPE.
On 1/18/1973 / 11.55pm at HENLEY BEACH, 3 objects were sighted. Duration : 2 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : GREEN Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SMALL GREEN LUMINOUS BALLS ABOUT SIZE OF SOCCER BALL WENT IN STRAIGHT LINE VERY FAST DISAPPEARED COMPLETELY.
On 1/22/1973 / 10.05pm at SALISBURY, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 25 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : RED Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : HOVERED Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	TWO RED LIGHTS APPEARED FROM RIGHT CIRCLED US, THEN FLEW PARALELL WITH HIGHWAY THEN LANDED AT AIRPORT HAD NO NAVIGATION LIGHTS.
On 1/26/1973 / 10.00pm at SALISBURY, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 1 Min Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : L/STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	TWO OBJECTS BOTH ROUND,SIZE OF LARGE STAR THOUGH NOT AS BRIGHT TRAVELLED ACROSS SKY UNTIL OUT OF SIGHT.
On 1/28/1973 / 12.30am at MITCHAM, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 10 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THERE WERE TWO WHITE DOTS CLOSELY FOLLOWING EACH OTHER WERE FOLLOWED BY A RED GLOW LIKE A TAIL POSSIBLY COMET.
On 2/1/1973 / 5.45am at WHYALLA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : NIL Shape : CIGAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	APPEARED STATIONARY BUT COULD BE SEEN TO GRADUALLY RISE TO HIGHER POSITION IT SLOWLY FADED FROM SIGHT.
On 2/4/1973 / 9.50pm at KIMBA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : NIL Shape : HUMAN :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	BRIGHT ORANGE LIGHT SEEN ALSO SEEN BY TRUCK DRIVER WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE SEEN FIGURE OF MAN STANDING IN MIDDLE OF LIGHT.
On 2/13/1973 / 9.30pm at NORTHFIELD, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : GREEN Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	LOOKED LIKE TRAVELLING STAR,NO TRAIL BEHIND IT, I SAW NO TRAIL OR COLUR BUT WITNESSES SAW FAINT GREEN LIGHT.
On 2/24/1973 / 1.30am at TRANMERE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT MOVED IN STRAIGHT LINES STOPPING AT APPARENTLY EQUAL DISTANCES FOR A PERIOD OF 2 SECS THIS RECURRED THROUGHOUT SIGHTING.
On 3/4/1973 / 10.50pm at NORWOOD, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 65 Mins Shape : CRESCENT :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT APPEARED LIKE A CRESCENT MOON RISING ABOVE HILLS IT APPEARED HAZY THEN IT WOULD GLOW AND DIM, MANY TIMES.
On 3/5/1973 / 3.00am at EDWARDSTOWN, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 90 Mins Shape : DOME :==: Colour : RED Size : S/TRAL :==: Noise : BUZZING Movement : MARKINGS Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	ONE OBJECT RED IN COLOUR DOME SHAPED, AWOKEN BY BUZZING SOUND THE NEXT DAY FOUND TRIANGLE MARKINGS ON LAWN.
On 3/8/1973 / 11.00pm at NORWOOD, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : DISC :==: Colour : WHITE Size : BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THROUGH TELESCOPE THE LIGHT PRESENTED A DISC ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE MOON IT WAS STATIONARY AND MADE NO NOISE.
On 3/9/1973 / 8.50pm at MYPOLONGA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 4 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT KEPT STEADY EVEN MOTION APPEARED TO FALTER AND MOMENTARILY LOST ALTITUDE REGAINED MOMENTUM AND SLOWLY FADED.
On 3/11/1973 / 2.00am at GLENELG, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : RED Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ZIG ZAG Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	LOOKED LIKE SATELLITE BUT IT APPEARED TO ZIG ZAG AND EVERY FEW SECONDS IT PULSED LIKE A FLASHLIGHT IT SLOWLY FADED.
On 3/15/1973 / 7.45pm at JERVOIS, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : NIL Shape : LIGHTS :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	TWO WHITE LIGHTS WHILE STATIONARY APPEARED TO BE SHINNING ON THE GROUND,THEY DISAPPEARED OVER THE HORIZON.
On 3/17/1973 / 7.58am at KESWICK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Secs Shape : SAUCER :==: Colour : SILVER Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SIZE WHEN FIRST SEEN THAT OF LIGHT PLANE AT ABOUT A MILE WHEN LAST SEEN SIZE OF LIGHT PLANE ABOUT TWO MILES.
On 3/20/1973 / 11.30pm at INGLE FARM, 1 object was sighted. Duration : NIL Shape : NIL :==: Colour : NIL Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : NIL Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	NEVER SAW OBJECTS DIRECTLY,THEY APPEARED ON PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVES.
On 3/26/1973 / 9.15pm at GLENGOWRIE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : BALL :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT WAS ORANGE TO RED IT PULSATED AT ONE SECOND INTERVALS IT THEN CHANGED COLOUR TO SILVER DISAPPEARED BEHIND HOUSE.
On 3/26/1973 / 7.15pm at LYNDHURST, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Secs Shape : DISC :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	BRIGHT ORANGE GLOW,DISC SHAPED TRAVELLED ACROSS THE SKY THEN SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW.
On 4/9/1973 / 9.15pm at VIRGINIA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	FIRST APPEARED AS ONE OBJECT WITH TRAIL BEHIND IT THEN BROKE INTO THREE PIECES WENT OVER HILLS TRAIL WAS STILL VISIBLE.
On 4/10/1973 / 1.30am at MILE END, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 45 Secs Shape : NIL :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	NO DISTINCT SHAPE,JUST AN UNUSUAL ORANGE GLOW WHERE STREET LIGHT WOULD NORMALLY BE, DISAPPEARED BEHIND TREES.
On 4/10/1973 / 5.20am at SALISBURY, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 7 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : RED Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	TWO OBJECTS 1ST SMALL AND ROUND THE 2ND WAS CIGAR SHAPED BOTH WERE RED WITH AN ORANGE TAIL DISAPPEARED BEHIND HILLS.
On 4/10/1973 / 5.30am at RED HILL, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : SILVER Size : S/TRAL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	TWO OBJECTS TRAVELLED FROM WEST TO EAST SIGNALLED WITH LIGHTS THEN DESCENDED BEHIND HILL.
On 4/11/1973 / 9.15am at EUDUNDA, 0 objects were sighted. Duration : NIL Shape : RINGS :==: Colour : NIL Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : MARKINGS Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	TEN RINGS FOUND IN PADDOCK RANGING FROM 2 FEET TO 15 FEET IN DIAMETER,CONSISTED OF BANDS 4" WIDE WITH DEAD OR DRY GRASS.
On 5/1/1973 / 3.00am at JERVOIS, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : RED Size : STAR :==: Noise : YES Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	CLUSTER OF RED LIGHTS VERY LOUD NOISE LIKE SEMI -TRAILER DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW.
On 5/8/1973 / 7.00pm at MALLALA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : DISC :==: Colour : GREEN Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : HOVERED Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	DARK OBJECT WITH RED LIGHTS FLASHING ON EACH SIDE WITH GREEN LIGHT IN THE CENTRE THE OBJECT HAD A SOLID APPEARANCE.
On 5/9/1973 / 5.30am at COWANDILLA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : SAUCER :==: Colour : BLUE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ERRATIC Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	APPEARED AS THREE LIGHTS TWO LIGHTS ON THE BOTTOM A WHITE AND A YELLOW WITH BLUE FLASHING LIGHT ON TOP.
On 5/11/1973 / 12.10pm at WAIKERIE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : RED Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	ONE RED GLOWING LONG OVAL SHAPED OBJECT CAME STRAIGHT ALONG ROAD GRADUALLY LOWER THEN PASSED OVER VEHICLE AND DISAPPEARED.
On 5/18/1973 / 9.10pm at O'HALLORAN HILL, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2.5 Hrs Shape : CONE :==: Colour : GREEN Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	LIGHTS WERE SLIGHTLY BIGGER THAN A STAR CONE SHAPED WITH FOUR LIGHTS ON EITHER SIDE,THREE ON BOTTOM, CHANGED COLOUR.
On 5/27/1973 / 7.00pm at MT.GAMBIER, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : RED Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	CIRCULAR SHAPED OBJECT SURROUNDED BY RED.BLUE, GREEN AND PURPLE LIGHTS MADE VERTICAL U TURN GLOWED AND DISAPPEARED.
On 5/27/1973 / 8.45pm at NORWOOD, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : CONE :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	WHITE CONE SHAPED OBJECT APPEARED AS TWO WHITE LIGHTS ALTERNATING IN BRIGHTNESS.
On 5/30/1973 / 7.05pm at MAGIL, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Secs Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : BLUE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	WAS CIRCULAR BRIGHT BLUE FOG AROUND A PALE WHITE COLOURED CENTRE.
On 5/31/1973 / 6.40pm at PROSPECT, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : GREEN Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SAW OBJECT VEERING SKYWARD ONE RED LIGHT EACH SIDE GREEN LIGHT CENTRE, STATIONARY THEN MOVED OFF AT RAPID SPEED.
On 6/4/1973 / 5.38pm at PLYMPTON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 7 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : GREEN Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : HOVERED Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT WAS SILVERY GREEN HOVERING LAST FEW SECONDS MOVED SLIGHTLY DOWNWARDS TO THE NORTH THEN PASSED INTO CLOUDS.
On 6/5/1973 / 7.02am at DRY CREEK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Secs Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : GREY Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT WAS GREY COLOURED, OVAL WITH A DOME ON TOP, IT MOVED VERY SLOW WITH A WOBBLE MOVEMENT.
On 6/6/1973 / 7.25pm at GAWLER, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 30 Secs Shape : DISC :==: Colour : SILVER Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	TWO SILVER DISCS SLIGHTLY DARK ON SIDE AWAY FROM THE SUN MADE ME THINK THAT IT WAS A SOLID OBJECT, FADED AS SUN ROSE.
On 6/6/1973 / 6.44pm at MANNINGHAM, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 16 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : RED Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	RED STAR LIKE, FLASHING TO NAKED EYE SMALL DISC LIKE THROUGH BINOCULARS, TWICE SIZE OF STAR FADED AWAY INTO DISTANCE.
On 6/13/1973 / 6.00pm at NORWOOD, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : LIGHT :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	LIGHT JUST WENT STRAIGHT UP AT FAST SPEED.
On 6/21/1973 / 6.05pm at BRIGHTON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT WAS A SMALL OBJECT AND BRIGHT YELLOWISH ORANGE COLOUR IT WENT SLOWLY STRAIGHT DOWN BELOW HORIZON.
On 6/24/1973 / 9.10pm at TRURO, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 60 Mins Shape : DOME :==: Colour : BLUE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT WAS SITTING ON GROUND WITH LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF, LIGHTS JUST WENT OUT AND IT WAS GONE.
On 6/25/1973 / 9.00pm at VICTOR HARBOR, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 9 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : GREY Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : HOVERED Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT HOVERED ABOVE US AND APPARENTLY FOLLOWED US HOME, IT DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE TREES.
On 7/3/1973 / 4.45pm at YAMBA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 25 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : GREY Size : 8' x 6" :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	STATIONARY IN SKY FOR MANY MINUTES THEN GREW IN SIZE AND GRADUALLY FADED.
On 7/8/1973 / 8.15pm at MANNINGHAM, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 12 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : RED Size : BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT MOVED EAST TO WEST, THEN EAST THEN TO WEST BACK TO EAST AND FADED.RED FLASHING LIGHT TWICE SIZE OF VENUS.
On 7/10/1973 / 8.30pm at ROSTREVOR, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	BRIGHT LIGHT THOUGHT IT WAS A PLANE LIGHT,BUT THEN NOTICED HOW LARGE THE LIGHT WAS,BIGGER THAN I HAD EVER SEEN, SLOWLY FADED AWAY.
On 7/16/1973 / 9.25pm at ST.PETERS, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT TRAVELLED IN CURVED LINE TO HORIZON AND THEN JUST DISAPPEARED.
On 7/21/1973 / 11.10pm at BOWER, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 20 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : HOVERED Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT AMONGST TREES HOVERED FROM SIDE TO SIDE LANDED BASE AND DOME SEPERATED,. TURNED INTO DOT AND VANISHED.
On 7/23/1973 / 7.10pm at MILANG, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 35 Mins Shape : SPHERE :==: Colour : RED Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT APPEARED TO BE MOVING BELOW THE HORIZON TAKING 35 MINUTES TO DISAPPEAR.RED ORANGE CHANGED TO MIST WHITE TO GREEN.
On 7/26/1973 / 8.40pm at WOODVILLE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ZIG ZAG Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	LIGHTS DROPPED FROM 50 DEGREES TO 20 DEGREES ZIG- ZAGGED SLOWLY CHANGED DIRECTION DISAPPEARED BEHIND BUILDING.
On 7/27/1973 / 7.45am at PROSPECT, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 45 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	BOTH OBJECTS MOVED TO RIGHT KEEPING SAME DISTANCE TO EACH OTHER DISAPPEARED BEHIND HILLS.
On 7/31/1973 / 10.00pm at ELIZABETH, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : RED Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : HOVERED Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	FIRST ERRATIC CIRCLING SMOOTHLY DARTED AWAY FAST CIRCLED AGAIN AND HOVERED THEN DISAPPEARED.
On 8/15/1973 / 8.30pm at ELIZABETH, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : DIAMOND :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : HOVERED Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT MOVED IN ARC AND STOPPED OVER TOWN CENTRE THEN ACCELERATED UPWARDS AND SLOWLY DISAPPEARED.
On 8/27/1973 / 7.45pm at COCKALEECHIE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	LARGE STAR WITH A RED GLOW ON TOP GRADUALLY SUNK TO THE HORIZON GATHERED SPEED AND DISAPPEARED.
On 8/27/1973 / 7.30am at NORWOOD, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 60 Secs Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : SILVER Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT WAS A SILVER COLOUR AND SEEMED TO SHIMMER IN THE SUNLIGHT, IT COMPLETELY VANISHED FROM VIEW.
On 8/31/1973 / 8.40pm at SEACLIFF, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 8 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : L/GLBE :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	STATIONARY THEN MOVED AT VERY HIGH SPEED OUT TO SEA THEN STOPPED FOR THE REST OF VIEWING BEFORE DISAPPEARING.
On 9/10/1973 / 8.15pm at NAILSWORTH, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 90 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	VERY BRIGHT STAR PULSATING RANG OBSERVATORY FAR TOO BRIGHT FOR A STAR.
On 9/21/1973 / 2.00am at CLEARVIEW, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : F/MOON :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SIZE OF FULL MOON AND DISAPPEARED BEHIND TREES AND HILLS.
On 9/23/1973 / 7.00pm at LONSDALE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Min Shape : LIGHT :==: Colour : RED Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	BLUE LIGHT WAS VISIBLE THEN RED LIGHT FLASHED ONE SECOND INTERVALS FOR 20 SECOND INTERVALS THEN JUST BLUE LIGHT AGAIN.
On 9/28/1973 / 8.45pm at BELAIR, 1 object was sighted. Duration : NIL Shape : STAR :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT WAS AN ORANGE COLOUR IT WAS MOVING NORTH IT WOULD GET BRIGHT THEN FADE IT ALSO WAS GIVING OF ORANGE TRAIL.
On 9/28/1973 / 10.00pm at ELIZABETH, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Secs Shape : CONE :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT BRIGHT AND WHITE BALL SHAPED FRONT LONG TAPPERING TAIL.FADED FROM BRIGHT TO DULL RED.
On 10/1/1973 / 3.50am at TRANMERE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : BLUE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : HOVERED Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SIMILIAR TO SATELITE BUT LARGER, BLUE WHITE LIGHT LIKE AN ARC LIGHT. CLIMBED SLOWLY STRAIGHT UP.
On 10/5/1973 / 11.30pm at PLYMPTON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Hrs Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	PULSATING ORANGE RED CHANGING TO A BLUE RED COLOUR.
On 10/12/1973 / 9.40pm at KINGSTON PARK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 70 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : RED Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	FLASHING RED TO WHITE CONSISTENTLY FIRST SEEN OVER SEA THEN WENT OVER CITY CAME BACK DISAPPEARED BEHIND TREES.
On 10/13/1973 / 11.00pm at LINDEN PARK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 4 Hrs Shape : STAR :==: Colour : RED Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT MOVED UP AND DOWN SIDEWAYS AND IN ALL DIRECTIONS IT MOVED IN SHORT BURSTS LEAVING A RED TRAIL.
On 10/18/1973 / 8.08am at BLACKWOOD, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : HOVERED Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	YELLOW WHITISH GLOWING OBJECT, CAME TOWARDS US HOVERED THEN RETREATED SLOWLY FADED IN THE WEST.
On 10/21/1973 / 1.15am at PROSPECT, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Sec Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : GREY Size : MOON :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	CAME AS GLOW SIZE OF MOON THEN FADED VERY FAST.
On 10/24/1973 / 9.45pm at ADELAIDE, 3 objects were sighted. Duration : 30 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : SILVER Size : L/STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THREE OBJECTS TRAVELLED TOGETHER, BUT SEEMED TO MOVE TOWARDS THEN AWAY FROM EACH OTHER, LOST SIGHT OF THEM.
On 10/26/1973 / 7.50pm at NORTH ADELAIDE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 4 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : MOON :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT MOVED ACROSS SKY WITHOUT CHANGING COURSE, ROUND OBJECT WITH BRIGHT LIGHT IN CENTRE WENT OUT OF SIGHT.
On 10/30/1973 / 4.10pm at ENFIELD, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Secs Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : SILVER Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT WAS SILVER, OVAL SHAPED OR SAUCER AND IT WAS THE SIZE OF QUARTER MOON, IT DISAPPEARED BEHIND TREES.
On 10/31/1973 / 9.50pm at JUMAI, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : AMBER Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	APPEARED AS ROUND OBJECT VERY BRIGHT AMBER COLOUR TRAVELLED N.E. TO S.E AT HIGH SPEED DISAPPEARED OVER HILLS.
On 10/31/1973 / 8.00pm at LOXTON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	ROUND ORANGE LIGHT REGULAR SPEED AND HEIGHT ACROSS HORIZON DISAPPEARED AS ONE WHEN REAPPEARED THERE WERE SEVERAL LIGHTS.
On 10/31/1973 / 9.50pm at MARAM, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 4 Secs Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : SILVER Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT MOVED LIKE A PLANE BUT NO NOISE AND IT DIDN'T CHANGE DIRECTION SILVER OBJECT 10 TO 12 FEET LONG.
On 10/31/1973 / 9.15pm at MARAMA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : SAUCER :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT WAS ROTATING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH EAST, THEN DISAPPEARED BEHIND TREES.
On 10/31/1973 / 9.38pm at MENINGIE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Secs Shape : CIGAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	APPEARED AS WHITE CIGAR SHAPE BUT THROUGH BINOCULARS THERE WERE 5 DISCS OF GOLDEN COLOUR FLYING IN FORMATION.
On 11/6/1973 / 10.45pm at WALKER FLAT, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 35 Mins Shape : CONE :==: Colour : GOLD Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : HOVERED Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT WAS ONE LIGHT AND THEN SEVERAL LIGHTS LIKE XMAS TREE WHICH WAS MOVING AROUND MAINLY GOLD, SILVER AND SOME BLUE.
On 11/6/1973 / 11.00am at HACKHAM, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 60 Secs Shape : SAUCER :==: Colour : SILVER Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT CAME FROM THE WEST CAME DOWN AND SHOT BACK UP OUT OF VIEW.
On 11/6/1973 / 10.15pm at KAROONDA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : S/TRAL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	150 FT HIGH 200 TO 300FT ACROSS LIKE LARGE FERRIS WHEEL MOVED UP AND DOWN AND SIDEWAYS.
On 11/6/1973 / 10.15pm at KAROONDA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : HOVERED Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	LIGHT ABOUT 30FT BY 6FT APPEARED TO BE REVOLVING AND SHIFTING QUICKLY.
On 11/6/1973 / 8.40pm at STRATHALBYN, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : L/STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	ORANGE IN COLOUR, POINTS OF LIGHT SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN A STAR WOULD FADE OUT AND COME BACK EVENTUALLY FADED VERY SLOWLY.
On 11/7/1973 / 9.15pm at KAROONDA, 3 objects were sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : OBLONG :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ZIG ZAG Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	GLIDING MOTION SMALLER OBJECTS WERE MOVING UP AND DOWN AND THEN PROCEEDED IN A LINE UNTIL OUT OF SIGHT.
On 11/7/1973 / 8.55pm at MT.BARKER, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Min Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT VIEWED AT GREAT DISTANCE BUT APPEARED SPERICAL COLOUR,WAS WHITE WITH RED AND BLUE TINGES DISAPPEARED BEHIND HOUSES.
On 11/14/1973 / 5.30am at HAZELWOOD PARK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Secs Shape : STAR :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	BALL SHAPED OBJECT WITH TAIL APPEARED IN SOUTH AND FADED IN BRIGHTNESS.
On 11/17/1973 / 10.10pm at BORDERTOWN, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : GREEN Size : L/STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT WAS A GREEN LIGHT THAT FLASHED AT DIFFERENT INTERVALS IT MOVED QUICKLY.
On 11/25/1973 / 10.30pm at FULLARTON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 20 Secs Shape : SAUCER :==: Colour : RED Size : NIL :==: Noise : YES Movement : HOVERED Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SAUCER SHAPED WITH RED LIGHTS REVOLVING AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY HIGH PITCHED NOISE.WENT OVER HILLS.
On 11/30/1973 / 9.04pm at BRIGHTON, 7 objects were sighted. Duration : 4 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	MOVED IN SOUTHERLY DIRECTION FROM NORTH AT HIGH SPEED I FELT UNEASY BUT INTERESTED AS TO WHAT IT WAS.
On 11/30/1973 / 9.00pm at CLEARVIEW, 4 objects were sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : BLUE Size : L/STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	LARGE OBJECT SURROUNDED BY 3 SMALLER LIGHTS TRAVELLED ACROSS SKY IN TRIANGULAR FORMATION FADED FROM VIEW.
On 12/8/1973 / 8.15pm at VALLEY VIEW, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : SAUCER :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	HEADED NORTH FROM WESTERLY POSITION TURNED SIDEWAYS TO N.W. SLOW AT FIRST AFTER TURNING ACCELERATED OUT OF SIGHT.
On 12/9/1973 / 9.00pm at GILBERTON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Min Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : BALL :==: Noise : HISSING Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	BRIGHT ORANGE ROUND OBJECT SAW TRAVEL ACROSS SKY HEARD HISS SOUND THEN SAW IT EXPLODE.
On 12/17/1973 / 10.00pm at BORDERTOWN, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : GREEN Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	GREEN FLASHING LIGHT,LIKE A SMALL STAR ONE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER WATCHED THEM UNTIL OUT OF SIGHT.
On 12/30/1973 / 4.10pm at ENFIELD, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Min Shape : SAUCER :==: Colour : SILVER Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	FIRST IT WENT FROM NORTH TO NORTH EAST THEN BACK TO NORTH THEN I LOST IT.
On 12/31/1973 / 4.40am at TORRENS ISLAND, 5 objects were sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	APPEARED AS STARS SIZE OF AVERAGE STAR WHITE IN COLOUR FIVE OBJECTS OBSERVED IN ALL FADED FROM SIGHT.

91 sightings reported for 1973.
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