Australian UFO - reports 1987 summary of sighting

Listing of sightings extracted from Official Reports 1987.

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On 1/1/1987 / 2.40pm at COWELL, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : SILVER Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT APPEARED ON TOP OF HILLS DROPPED ABOUT ALTITUDE TO 15 DEGREES MOVED TO THE RIGHT THEN JUST FADED OUT.
On 1/7/1987 / 12.45am at AUBURN, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 7 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : F/MOON :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	HUGE DEEP ORANGE COLOURED FULL MOON SHAPED OBJECT IT EMERGED FROM THE CLOUDS TILTED AND SLOWLY FADED.
On 1/7/1987 / 12.15am at AUBURN, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 7 Mins Shape : CIGAR :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : S/TRAL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : S/TRAL Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT SIMPLY APPEARED IT DID NOT FLY BUT SLOWLY WAS SINKING I WAS AWE STRUCK BY THE EXPERIENCE AND FELT PRIVILEGED.
On 1/27/1987 / 12.20am at COWANDILLA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : GOLDEN Size : T/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	GLOWING SPHERE WITH RAYS BENEATH SEEMED TO MOVE TOWARDS ME AS IT SEEMED LARGER AND THE LIGHT WAS BLINDING.
On 2/1/1987 / 6.30om at MAFFRA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 40 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : BLACK Size : S/TRAL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT HAD TWO LARGE BLACK DISC TYPE THINGS STICKING OUT FROM THE SIDES NEAR THE TOP, APPEARED TO HAVE WINDOWS OR LIGHTS.
On 2/21/1987 / 10.00pm at DELAMERE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Sec Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : L/GLBE :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE LIGHT WAS BIG AND BRIGHT IT WAS NOTHING LIKE I HAD SEEN BEFORE I WAS VERY EXCITED TO SEE IT.
On 2/22/1987 / 4.15pm at PARALOWIE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : L/GLBE :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	WE WERE SURPRISED AT THE MOVEMENT AND THE SPEED THIS OBJECT MADE, LOST SIGHT OF IT. SIGHTING HAPPENED 15/10/86.
On 2/25/1987 / 3.30pm at WOODVILLE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : CIGAR :==: Colour : SILVER Size : B/TUB :==: Noise : NIL Movement : B/TUB Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT WAS FLYING HORIZONTALLY FROM RIGHT TO LEFT IT WAS A SHINY SILVER BULLET SHAPE. SIGHTING HAPPENED DECEMBER 1986.
On 3/16/1987 / 00.00 at PT NEILL, 0 objects were sighted. Duration : 0 Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : NIL Size : 4.5 METERS :==: Noise : NIL Movement : MARKINGS Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	DISHED CIRCLE IN PADDOCK ALL STUBBLE,GRASS AND QUITE LARGE STONES WERE SHIFTED TO FORM CIRCLE 4.5 METERS IN DIAMETER.
On 4/9/1987 / 6.37pm at MITCHELL PARK, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : L/GLBE :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ZIG ZAG Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	TWO OBJECTS ERRATIC,INDIVIDUAL MOVEMENTS, THEY WERE SPACED EVENLY APART AT ALL TIMES DISAPPEARED BEHIND HILLS.
On 4/25/1987 / 12.15am at BUNKERS RANGES, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : LIGHT :==: Colour : WHITE Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	ONE OBJECT DULL WHITE IN COLOUR WITH RED PULSATING LIGHTS OBJECT JUST VANISHED.
On 5/19/1987 / 10.55pm at MT LOFTY, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Min Shape : DOME :==: Colour : BLUE Size : S/TRAL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : MEDIUM Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	A MUSHROOM SHAPED OBJECT BLUE WITH A WHITE TOP IT TILTED SLIGHTLY THEN DISAPPEARED OUT OF SIGHT.
On 6/1/1987 / 12.00pm at COOK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 0 Shape : SAUCER :==: Colour : WHITE Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	ONE WHITE/YELLOW GLOW WITH A SCANNING LIGHT ON THE GROUND DISAPPEARED OUT OF SIGHT AT TREMENDOUS SPEED.
On 6/1/1987 / 12.00pm at COOK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 0 Shape : DOME :==: Colour : WHITE Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	A METEORITE FELL AND THEN A LIGHT ARRIVED WHERE THE METEOR FELL IT WAS VERY BRIGHT AND ZIG ZAGGED WAS VERY EXCITED.
On 6/1/1987 / 12.00pm at COOK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 0 Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ERRATIC Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	UNEXPLAINABLE,THEY SEEMED TO SENSE WHEN WE WERE WATCHING THEM AND WHEN WE TRIED TO GET CLOSER THEY WOULD TAKE OFF.
On 7/8/1987 / 4.00pm at UNDERDALE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : CIGAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT WAS SILENT AND THE BOTTOM EDGE OF IT SEEMED TO QUIVER SLIGHTLY.
On 7/11/1987 / 00.00 at MT BARKER, 0 objects were sighted. Duration : 0 Shape : NIL :==: Colour : NIL Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : LIGHTS Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	WE WERE DRIVING WHEN THE CAR HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF CAME ON AND WENT OFF AND CAME ON AGAIN THIS HAPPENED SAME AREA OCT.1985.
On 7/13/1987 / 7.35pm at PT LINCOLN, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 7 Mins Shape : TRIANGLE :==: Colour : SILVER Size : S/TRAL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ERRATIC Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT SEEMED TO BE CIRCLING FAST, THEN SLOWED DOWN AND FLEW OVER OUR CAR.
On 7/17/1987 / 10.45pm at RAMCO, 0 objects were sighted. Duration : 45 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	A GROUP OF LIGHTS MOVED TOWARDS ME THEY WERE WHITE WITH RED THE RED LIGHT MOVED UP AND DOWN INTO THE WHITE CLUSTER.
On 7/20/1987 / 12.00pm at SMITHFIELD, 0 objects were sighted. Duration : 0 Shape : STAR :==: Colour : BLUE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT HAD A LONG TAIL LIKE A COMET IT HAD A BLUE LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT, IT THEN APPEARED TO CRASH.
On 7/21/1987 / 5.40pm at ABERFOYLE PARK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : CIGAR :==: Colour : GOLD Size : PENCIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT WAS STATIONARY FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THEN BEGAN TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY UPWARDS.
On 7/25/1987 / 6.30pm at APPILA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Min Shape : LIGHT :==: Colour : RED Size : L/GLBE :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE LIGHT STRUCK ME AS ODD-NOT LIKE ANY OTHER LIGHT, VERY BRIGHT RED AND INTENSE AND GLOWING IT JUST SWITCHED OFF.
On 7/25/1987 / 6.15pm at JAMESTOWN, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Hrs Shape : SAUCER :==: Colour : SILVER Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : LANDED Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SEE POLICE REPORT,OBJECT LANDED WAS ABOUT 12 FEET WIDE, THE SAUCER PART WAS ABOUT 9 FEET HIGH AND WAS VERY SHINY.
On 8/11/1987 / 7.55pm at GAWLER RIVER, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : RED Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : MEDIUM Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	ONE OBJECT RED,GREEN,RED APPEARED TO HAVE SPARKS AT TIMES FROM THE REAR DISAPPEARED DOWN TO THE HORIZON.
On 8/12/1987 / 12.05am at TANUNDA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 35 Mins Shape : IRREGULR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : B/TUB :==: Noise : NIL Movement : MEDIUM Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT IRREGULAR SHAPE BELIEVED TO BE TRAVELLING ABOUT 60 K.P.H. MOVED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT THEN DISAPPEARED.
On 9/14/1987 / 6.15pm at KILKENNY, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : MEDIUM Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT HAD A HAZY EXTERIOR AND THE CENTRE APPEARED TO BE LIGHT ORANGE IN COLOUR DISAPPEARED IN THE EAST VERY FAST.
On 9/17/1987 / 4.15am at DARWIN, 8 objects were sighted. Duration : 4 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : L/GLBE :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	WHITE WITH ORANGE TAIL WAS LIKE A JET STREAM BUT LARGER DISAPPEARED OVER THE HORIZON
On 9/24/1987 / 9.45pm at NORWOOD, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : WHITE Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT MOVED QUITE FAST AT FIRST BUT THEN BECAME STILL FOR A WHILE,THEN MOVED VERY FAST OUT OF SIGHT.
On 9/25/1987 / 8.15pm at URAIDLA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : LIGHT :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT WAS FIRST SEEN IN THE NORTHERN SKY, PICTURES WERE TAKEN WITH VIDEO CAMERA, FULLY CHARGED BATTERIES FAILED.
On 9/29/1987 / 3.30am at BIRDWOOD, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 25 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ZIG ZAG Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT APPEARED TO TURN OFF MOST OF ITS LIGHTS FOR 30 SECONDS THEN TURNED THEM BACK ON MOVED S.W. THEN FADED OUT.
On 9/29/1987 / 1.00am at WENTWORTH, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 6 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : BLUE Size : S/TRAL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	DARK BLACK OR BLUE OBJECT INTIALLY STATIONARY THEN RAPIDLY DIMINISHED RATHER THAN DISAPPEARED.
On 10/22/1987 / 5.36pm at PROSPECT, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Secs Shape : FLASH :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : WHINNING Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SAW A FLASH HEARD A LOUD WHINNING SOUND THERE WAS A SECOND FLASH MORE INTENSE THEN IT DISAPPEARED INTO THE CLOUDS.
On 11/28/1987 / 5.33am at WOODVILLE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : SILVER Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT KEPT A STRAIGHT LINE GLOWING VERY BRIGHT LEAVING AN UNUSUAL SPARKLING TRAIL UNLIKE JETS.

33 sightings reported for 1987.
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