Australian UFO - reports 1986 summary of sighting

Listing of sightings extracted from Official Reports 1986.

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On 1/1/1986 / 10.30pm at CROMER, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 90 Mins Shape : LIGHTS :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	LIGHTS WOULD FLASH THEN GO OUT, THEN GLOW THEN THERE WERE A NUMBER OF LIGHTS THAT RAN HORIZONTAL THEN IT JUST VANISHED.
On 1/11/1986 / 6.25am at WEST LAKES, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : WHITE Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	CENTRE OF OBJECT APPEARED TO BE GREY AND THE AURA SEEMED TO BE WHITE HOT WITH A LONG PENCIL TAIL, DISAPPEARED OVER HORIZON.
On 1/16/1986 / 11.55pm at GILLES PLAINS, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SMALL ROUND LIGHTS WITH SMOKE TRAIL COMING OUT OF BOTH ENDS IT FADED AWAY BUT THE SMOKE REMAINED FOR SHORT TIME.
On 1/17/1986 / 12.40pm at WALLAROO, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 20 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ERRATIC Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	ELLIPTICAL TO ROUND TO TRIANGLE SHAPE CONSTANTLY CHANGING SHAPE, WITH ERRATIC MOVEMENTS DIMINISHED WITH DISTANCE.
On 1/20/1986 / 11.30pm at DERBY, 14 objects were sighted. Duration : 00 Shape : LIGHTS :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	WATCHED A FORMATION OF LIGHT MOVE FROM NORTH THEN THEY SPIT UP AND WENT AROUND THE TOWN THEN DISAPPEARED IN THE SOUTH.
On 1/20/1986 / 11.30pm at ECHUCA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 40 Mins Shape : LIGHTS :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	NEVER SAW OBJECT JUST WIERD YELLOW LIGHTS, THEN I SAW A BLUE LIGHT, WITH A SILVER REFLECTION, NEVER SAW IT DISAPPEAR.
On 1/29/1986 / 2.45am at HACKHAM, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3.5 Hrs Shape : CIGAR :==: Colour : RED Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	WHEN FIRST SEEN GREEN AND RED LIGHT THEN IT CHANGED TO GREEN RED AND BLUE, DISAPPEARED WHEN THE SUN ROSE.
On 2/12/1986 / 7.05am at WEST LAKES, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 7 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SAME AS SEEN IN JANUARY EXCEPT THERE WAS AN HOURS DIFFERENCE AND THE OBJECT WAS TRAVELLING ALONG HILLS NOT OVER THEM.
On 2/25/1986 / 10.00am at HACKHAM, 0 objects were sighted. Duration : NIL Shape : CONE :==: Colour : NIL Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : MARKINGS Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	RUSHES IN DAM CUT DOWN IN ANTI CLOCKWISE DIRECTION, SOME WERE SLICED CLEAN OF, WATER WAS 2FT ABOVE DAM LEVEL, SEE PHOTO'S.
On 3/14/1986 / 11.27pm at ROBE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	DESCENDED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AT 50 TO 60 DEGREE ANGLE,CHANGING COLOUR, FALL WAS SIMILIAR TO FALLING STAR,BUT WITH TAIL.
On 3/16/1986 / 10.40pm at WALLAROO, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 45 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : RED Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : MEDIUM Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SIMILIAR TO STAR BUT CHANGED COLOUR FROM RED TO BLUE THEN ORANGE CONSTANTLY, SLOWLY FADED FROM VIEW.
On 3/18/1986 / 10.30pm at GLANDORE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : RED Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : HISSING Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT CHANGED COLOUR, THEN DROPPED TEARDROP SHAPES BEFORE GOING BEHIND ROOF TOPS.
On 3/18/1986 / 3.40am at SOMERTON PARK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : DOME :==: Colour : WHITE Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	BALL SHAPED OBJECT WITH FLAT TOP HAD FLASHES OF RED WITH WHITE CENTRE,WAS MUCH BRIGHTER THAN THE STARS, WENT BEHIND TREES.
On 4/2/1986 / 2.55am at MT BARKER, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : RED Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : MEDIUM Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT APPEARED OVAL WITH A RING OF LIGHTS AROUND IT, LOST TO VIEW DUE TO HILLS.
On 4/8/1986 / 8.00pm at LYRUP, 0 objects were sighted. Duration : 0 Shape : NIL :==: Colour : BLUE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FLASHING Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SAW BLUE FLASH, WOMAN IN CAR CLOSE TO FLASH HAD RADIO STATION CHANGE AUTOMATICALLY, SOME SAW TEARDROP SHAPED OBJECT.
On 4/13/1986 / 8.10pm at GLENELG, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : RED Size : L/GLBE :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ZIG ZAG Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT MADE ERRATIC MOVEMENTS, WITH ZIG ZAGGING AND SWAYING MOVEMENTS, IT JUST VANISHED VERY QUICKLY.
On 5/2/1986 / 8.00pm at MENINGIE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : COMET :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	TRAVELLED VERY FAST DOWNWARDS AT ABOUT 15 DEGREES, THEN THERE WAS A BRILLIANT FLASH AND IT WAS GONE.
On 5/6/1986 / 5.35am at BRIGHTON, 3 objects were sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : MEDIUM Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	TWO WHITE LIGHTS ONE BLUE 1ST OBJECT ALTERED COURSE WHEN DIRECTLY ABOVE OTHER REMAINED ON COURSE, LOST DUE TO DISTANCE.
On 5/12/1986 / 7.39pm at DRY CREEK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : DISC :==: Colour : WHITE Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	DISC WITH DOME ON TOP ROTATING, ALMOST INVISIBLE EXCEPT FOR LIGHT COMING FROM PORTHOLES, DID NOT SEE HOW IT DISAPPEARED.
On 5/24/1986 / 6.08am at PT ELLIOT, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : GOLD Size : L/STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	ARCED ACROSS THE SKY IN A SMOOTH ACTION WITHOUT VARYING SPEED AT ANY TIME, APPEARED AS IF ON A PATH OR ORBIT.
On 5/26/1986 / 3.00am at PARAFIELD, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : L/GLBE :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT MOVED FROM SOUTH TO ALMOST OVERHEAD, WAS EXCITED.
On 6/2/1986 / 6.00pm at MINLATON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 0 Shape : SQUARE :==: Colour : GREEN Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SQUARE TO RECTANGLE SHAPE WITH GREEN/BLUE FRONT AND RED AT THE REAR, GOT OUT OF CAR AND IT DISAPPEARED.
On 6/15/1986 / 6.30pm at MANNUM, 3 objects were sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	NUMEROUS LIGHTS VERY FAINT APPEARED TO MOVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WE LEFT THEM BEHIND, THERE WERE THREE VAPOUR TRAILS IN SKY.
On 6/15/1986 / 9.20pm at PLYMPTON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : RED Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	I BELIEVE IT WAS A SATELITE OR SPACE JUNK ON A POLAR ORBIT, LOST TO VIEW WHEN IT ENTERED CITY HAZE.
On 8/4/1986 / 12.30am at TRURO, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : BLUE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	STATIONARY ALTHOUGH IT WOULD FADE IN AND OUT, WHICH IT DID 3 TIMES IT JUST SLOWLY FADED.
On 8/11/1986 / 7.00am at ELIZABETH, 20 objects were sighted. Duration : 0 Shape : NIL :==: Colour : NIL Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FOOTPRINTS Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	20 FOOTPRINTS FOUND ON FRONT LAWN, LAWN WAS DEAD WHERE THE FOOTPRINTS WERE, WE WERE VERY SURPRISED.
On 8/11/1986 / 8.30pm at PENOLA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SIGHTED TWICE 6 AND 11TH APPEARED TO BE HOVERING AT TIMES, WAS SEEN IN SAME AREA, DISAPPEARED INTO CLOUDS BUT GLOW STILL SEEN.
On 8/27/1986 / 2.50pm at MORPHETTVILLE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 20 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : SILVER Size : L/GLBE :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SUNLIGHT GLINTED FROM THE OBJECT AS IT APPEARED TO ROTATE, IT DISAPPEARED INTO CLOUDS.
On 9/2/1986 / 9.00pm at HALLET, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	REMAINED STATIONARY FOR A FEW SECONDS MOVING AROUND ALOT, THEN JUST FADED OUT, WE WERE ALERTED BY THE DOGS BARKING.
On 9/2/1986 / 9.10pm at HALLET, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ZIG ZAG Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	WE WERE ALERTED BY DOGS BARKING, LOOKED UP AND SAW A BRIGHT LIGHT MOVING ABOUT IT JUST SLOWLY FADED FROM VIEW.
On 9/18/1986 / 11.26pm at EMU BAY K.I., 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Min Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : BLUE Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT WAS THE SIZE OF A FULL MOON, AND WAS BLUE WITH A RED TAIL, MOVED VERY FAST OVER HILLS.
On 9/18/1986 / 8.30pm at GAWLER, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 60 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : L/GLBE :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT APPEARED STATIONARY DIDN'T SEE HOW IT DISAPPEARED.
On 9/18/1986 / 9.00pm at HACKHAM, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Sec Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : GREEN Size : OVAL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SURPRISED AT THE BRIGHTNESS AND THE SPEED, MOVED FROM EAST TO WEST AND WENT OVER THE HORIZON.
On 9/24/1986 / 12.10am at ROSTREVOR, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : DARK Size : S/TRAL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THERE APPEARED TO BE LIGHTED PORTHOLES OR WINDOWS WHICH WERE ROTATING CLOCKWISE, WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT SIGHTING.
On 12/8/1986 / 10.23pm at FINDON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 0 Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : L/GLBE :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	STATIONARY FOR 30 SECS THEN MOVED SLOWLY UNTIL IT DISAPPEARED.
On 12/9/1986 / 3.00am at HACKHAM, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : ROTOR Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	DOGS WOKE ME UP HEARD WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A HELICOPTER WENT OUTSIDE AND SAW A STATIONARY WHITE LIGHT, WENT BACK TO BED.
On 12/10/1986 / 2.00am at FINDON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Secs Shape : LIGHT :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : MOTOR Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	NOISE APPEARED FROM NOWHERE TRAVELLING AT TREMENDOUS SPEED, I IMAGINED A HORRIFIC CRASH, THEN AS QUICK AS IT CAME IT WENT.
On 12/19/1986 / 10.15pm at PALMER, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : BLUE Size : B/TUB :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT CAME DOWN VERTICAL IN A STRAIGHT LINE, ITS COURSE DIDN'T ALTER AT ALL, IT WENT BEHIND A HILL OUT OF VIEW.

38 sightings reported for 1986.
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