Australian UFO - reports 1988 summary of sighting

Listing of sightings extracted from Official Reports 1988.

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On 1/1/1988 / 8.30pm at WILCANNIA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 20 Secs Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : BLUE Size : S/TRAL :==: Noise : HONK Movement : MEDIUM Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SIGHTING OCCURED JULY 1974 THE OBJECT MOVED ALONGSIDE THE CAR AND THEN DISAPPEARED BEHIND HILLS,RUSHING WATER HEARD UNUSUAL.
On 1/2/1988 / 9.00pm at BEACHPORT, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : LIGHT :==: Colour : WHITE Size : S/TRAL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SIGHTING OCCURED NOVEMBER 1977. THE OBJECT CAME DOWN TO THE TREE LINE IT WAS VERY LARGE AND BRIGHT IT MADE MY EYES WATER.
On 1/6/1988 / 12.15am at COL LIGHT GDNS, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : SAUCER :==: Colour : WHITE Size : B/TUB :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE LIGHT WAS BRIGHT AND SEEMED TO BE CIRCLING, PURPLE, GREEN RED AND ORANGE LIKE A TOP IT ZIG ZAGGED SHOT OUT OF SIGHT.
On 1/6/1988 / 11.30pm at HACKHAM, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : CONE :==: Colour : RED Size : L/GLBE :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THERE WERE NO STARS SURROUNDING THE OBJECT I WAS FREAKED OUT SHOCKED AND CURIOUS.
On 1/7/1988 / 9.30pm at MINNIPA, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SIGHTED TWO OBJECTS THEY CROSSED OVER EACH OTHER AND CONTINUED IN A STRAIGHT LINE UNTIL OUT OF SIGHT.
On 1/8/1988 / 5.55am at ABERFOYLE PARK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : LIGHT :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	EXTREMELY FAST NO NOISE SAW NO OBJECT JUST LARGE BRIGHT FLAMES TOO BIG FOR ANY PLANE OR JET.
On 1/8/1988 / 4.00pm at SYDNEY, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 0 Shape : NIL :==: Colour : GREY Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : NIL . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	TAKING PHOTOS HARBOUR BRIDGE WHEN DEVELOPED I DISCOVERED AN OBJECT IN ONE OF THE PHOTOS.
On 1/11/1988 / 11.45pm at GILLMAN, 5 objects were sighted. Duration : 4 Secs Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	FIVE OBJECTS SIGHTED ORANGE BLUE IN COLOUR SLIGHTLTY DESCENDED THEN VANISHED THEN THERE WAS A BIG ELECTRICAL STORM.
On 1/12/1988 / 12.15am at BEAUMONT, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Secs Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : GREY Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : MEDIUM Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT WAS CHARCOAL IN COLOUR WITH WHITE LIGHTS AND RED FLASHING LIGHTS, DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE TREES.
On 1/21/1988 / 1.00am at BROKEN HILL, 0 objects were sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : HUMAN :==: Colour : DARK Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : LANDED Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SAW FIGURE IT HAD MUSHROOM SHAPED HEAD,COULD NOT SEE FACE WENT TO SLEEP WHEN AWOKEN SAW STRANGE FRESH,.SCRATCHES ON MY ARM.
On 1/21/1988 / 12.00am at PANORAMA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 0 Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : GREY Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT WAS MOVING SLOW BUT AS IT PASSED OVERHEAD AT A VERY HIGH DISTANCE IT JUST ACCELERATED AND THEN VANISHED.
On 1/27/1988 / 5.30am at WYNN VALE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : BLACK Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SEEMED TO MOVE DOWN BILLOWING SMOKE, SMOKE STOPPED THEN MOVED AGAIN TAPPERING TO A POINT WHERE OBJECT WAS MOVING SLOW.
On 1/27/1988 / 5.30am at WYNN VALE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : DOT :==: Colour : BLACK Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT SEEMED TO FALL OUT OF THE SKY IN A DOWNWARD MOTION LEAVING A TUNNEL OF SMOKE BEHIND, IT DISAPPEARED BEHIND HILLS.
On 1/31/1988 / 9.10pm at MT GAMBIER, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 4 Secs Shape : LIGHT :==: Colour : WHITE Size : S/TRAL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	FORM WAS HARD TO DEFINE BECAUSE OF THE INTENSITY OF THE BRIGHT WHITE LIGHTS BUT WE BELIEVE IT WAS COMING IN TO LAND.
On 2/9/1988 / 9.50pm at TWO WELLS, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 20 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	APPEARED TO PULSATE AND COLOUR CHANGED TO YELLOW, TRAVELLED SLOW ZIG ZAGGED, THEN RAPIDLY MERGED WITH HORIZON.
On 2/26/1988 / 11.28pm at STRATHALBYN, 11 objects were sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	11 OBJECTS,ONE SPLIT INTO FOUR,THREE FLEW N.E. AND THE OTHERS FLEW SOUTH.
On 2/29/1988 / 9.42pm at YORKETOWN, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : MEDIUM Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT CAME DOWN AND VANISHED, REAPPEARED IN THE SKY AND THEN DOWN AGAIN AND THEN TOTALLY VANISHED.
On 3/2/1988 / 2.58am at VICTOR HARBOUR, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ZIG ZAG Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT MOVED PARALELL TO THE GROUND THEN DID A FULL CIRCLE AND THEN ZIG ZAGGED AND FADED OUT SLOWLY.
On 3/7/1988 / 7.05am at GAWLER, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 8 Secs Shape : DIAMOND :==: Colour : GREEN Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT WAS SWIFT SILENT AND APPEARED LOW, IT WAS A JADE GREEN IT WENT IN A STRAIGHT DIRECTION FADED IN THE DISTANCE.
On 3/7/1988 / 9.30pm at GOOLWA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : RED Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	WHAT PUZZLED ME WAS WHY IT DIDN'T MAKE NOISE AND WHY IT CHANGED COLOUR IT WAS RED AT FIRST THEN CHANGED TO GREEN.
On 3/7/1988 / 7.00am at HACKHAM, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 20 Secs Shape : SPHERE :==: Colour : GREEN Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : MEDIUM Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT MOVED AT MEDIUM PACE THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE THEN CHANGED COURSE AND MOVED SLOW WENT BEHIND TREE LINE.
On 3/7/1988 / 6.55am at MALLALA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Secs Shape : CIGAR :==: Colour : SILVER Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT APPEARED TO HAVE A LARGE TAIL BUT THERE WAS NO VAPOUR TRAIL THERE ALSO APPEARED TO BE AFTER BURNERS.
On 3/7/1988 / 7.00am at SADDLEWORTH, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : BLUE Size : B/TUB :==: Noise : NIL Movement : MEDIUM Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT APPEARED FROM HORIZON WENT FROM WEST TO N.W BRIGHT BLUE PIECES SEEMED TO BE FALLING OFF LOST IN DISTANCE.
On 3/7/1988 / 6.56am at STRATHALBYN, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THERE WAS A WHITE STARBURST SHAPE WHEN 1st SIGHTED IT THEN MOVED NORTH WITH A COMET TAIL CHANGED TO GREEN AND SILVER.
On 3/15/1988 / 11.30pm at STRATHALBYN, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 60 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : G/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ERRATIC Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	TWO BLUEISH WHITE LIGHTS AFTER AWILE THE TWO LIGHTS BECAME ONE BIG LIGHT,THEY KEPT FLASHING, THEN JUST VANISHED.
On 3/17/1988 / 7.00am at HOVE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : CIGAR :==: Colour : GOLD Size : S/TRAL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT SEEMED TO SLOWLY TURN OVER AND ALMOST STOPPED MOMENTARILY BEFORE DISAPPEARING BEHIND HILLS.
On 5/3/1988 / 5.10am at WILCANNIA, 4 objects were sighted. Duration : 5 Secs Shape : CIGAR :==: Colour : GREY Size : S/TRAL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE COLOUR WAS TURNING AROUND AND THERE WERE SAUCERS MOVING AROUND THE COLOUR IT ALSO MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE FADED AWAY
On 5/28/1988 / 8.30pm at SPRINGFIELD, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : RED Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : HISSING Movement : MEDIUM Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT WAS ABOUT 20' TO 30' OVERHEAD DESCENDING IN AN ARC I EXPECTED IT TO LAND I DIDN'T STAY TO FIND OUT, I WAS SCARED.
On 6/2/1988 / 11.39pm at PARKSIDE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 38 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ZIG ZAG Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	WHEN OBJECT WAS CLOSER IT WAS JUMPIMG UP AND DOWN BUT NOT FAST IRREGULAR SPEED CONTINUED TO FLICKER THEN FADED SLOWLY.
On 6/4/1988 / 8.07pm at KENSINGTON GDNS, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : TUBE :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : MEDIUM Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	STEADY MOVEMENT OBJECT APPEARED TO SHED SOME SPARKS OR DEBRIS TOWARDS GROUND DISAPPEARED INTO THE CLOUDS.
On 6/4/1988 / 6.57pm at MURRAY BRIDGE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT STATIONARY WITH A BRIGHT LIGHT COMING FROM IT WHICH COVERED A VAST AREA OF FARM LAND APPROX 40 ACRES, TURNED OFF.
On 6/22/1988 / 7.55pm at STIRLING, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Secs Shape : SAUCER :==: Colour : SILVER Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT SAT 15m ABOVE THE GROUND,I SAW A DULL LIGHT UNDERNEATH AND COULD FAINTLY MAKE OUT A SAUCER SHAPE.
On 7/25/1988 / 7.40pm at ADELAIDE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 6 Secs Shape : LIGHT :==: Colour : WHITE Size : S/TRAL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT WAS A GLOWING WHITE HOT MASS, TOO FAST FOR A PLANE IT HAD FLAMES AND SPARKS COMING FROM REAR AS IT BURNT OUT.
On 7/25/1988 / 7.39pm at MEDINDIE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Secs Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : WHITE Size : S/TRAL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	BRILLIANT WHITE LIGHT WITH INTENSE ORANGE/RED TAIL MAINTAINED HORIZONTAL POSITION WENT BEHIND TREES.
On 8/9/1988 / 11.00pm at COROMANDEL VALEY, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 45 Mins Shape : LIGHT :==: Colour : RED Size : L/GLBE :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	APPEARED AS STATIONARY LIGHT SOURCE BUT MOVED OCCASSIONALLY IN A SMALL CIRCLE,HAD A BRIGHT RED LIGHT.
On 8/16/1988 / 10.00pm at TWO WELLS, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : G/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : MEDIUM Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT HAD A LONG TAIL,BEFORE DISAPPEARING IT BROKE INTO TWO SEPERATE SPARKS THEN FADED OUT.
On 8/17/1988 / 10.30pm at BARMERA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Hrs Shape : LIGHT :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : L/GLBE :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT WAS SLOWLY TURNING AS IT TURNED THE LIGHT WENT OUT THEN CHANGED TO ORANGE THEN BACK TO WHITE.
On 8/21/1988 / 7.00am at OTTOWAY, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 0 Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : NIL Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : MARKINGS Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	TWO CIRCLE SHAPE MARKINGS BURNT INTO BACK LAWN ONE APPROX 7 FEET IN DIAMETER THE OTHER 4 FEET THE SMALLER HAD INDENT.
On 8/29/1988 / 1.00am at COOBER PEDY, 5 objects were sighted. Duration : 3 Hrs Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ZIG ZAG Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SEEMED TO MOVE RANDOMLY BACKWARDS FORWARDS, UP DOWN AND SIDEWAYS IT MOVED ERRATICALLY DISAPPEARED BEHIND HILLS.
On 8/29/1988 / 1.30am at COOBER PEDY, 5 objects were sighted. Duration : 3 Hrs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ERRATIC Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT SEEMED TO SWIVEL SCANNING WITH A BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT WHICH APPEARED NEAR THE FRONT DISAPPEARED QUICKLY.
On 8/29/1988 / 6.45pm at ABERFOYLE PARK, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE LIGHTS FADED SLIGHTLY AS IF MOVING AWAY SHORTLY BEFORE DISAPPEARING OR STOPPING, LIGHT WAS SIMILAR TO A STROBE LIGHT.
On 8/31/1988 / 8.00pm at CLOVELLY PARK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 4 Secs Shape : TRAIL :==: Colour : GREEN Size : G/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IMPRESSED AT THE SPEED AND SIZE AND COLOUR OF OBJECT.EITHER WENT BEHIND TREES OR BROKE UP.
On 9/2/1988 / 4.30am at LENSWOOD, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 40 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : L/GLBE :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	LIGHT DISAPPEARED THEN REAPPEARED TWICE.
On 9/7/1988 / 6.20pm at ADELAIDE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : G/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ZIG ZAG Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	STATIONARY AT FIRST THEN FAST MOVEMENT TO THE RIGHT THEN ZIG ZAGGED BACK TO LEFT THEN CHANGED FROM ROUND TO CIGAR.
On 9/7/1988 / 10.30pm at BERRI, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : G/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT HAD BRIGHT ORANGE LIGHT 29FT ACROSS WITH SOFT GLOW FOR ABOUT 40 FT AROUND IT JUST VANISHED.
On 9/19/1988 / 7.55pm at INGLE FARM, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 46 Secs Shape : EGG :==: Colour : RED Size : S/TRAL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	ACCELERATED VERY QUICKLY YELLOW FLAMES AT REAR BECAME BRIGHTER TO A PALE YELLOW THEN IT APPEARED TO EXPLODE.
On 10/17/1988 / 1.00am at MUNDRABBILLA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	MOVING NORTH TO SOUTH THEN FOLLOWED COACH EAST TO WEST FOR APPROX 10 KILOMETERS JUST DISAPPEARED.
On 10/18/1988 / 3.00am at WELLINGTON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 20 Mins Shape : CONE :==: Colour : WHITE Size : CAR :==: Noise : WHINE Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	EXTREMELY FAST AND BRIGHT FLASHING LIGHTS SEEMED AS IF THERE WAS ANOTHER CRAFT FOLLOWING IT MAYBE AN PLANE IN PURSUIT.
On 10/19/1988 / 7.15pm at ELIZABETH, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 0 Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : L/GLBE :==: Noise : HUMMING Movement : MEDIUM Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	SLOW THEN FAST HAD MANY COLOURS, MADE A HUMMING SOUND.
On 10/19/1988 / 7.25pm at SOMERTON PARK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 7 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT WAS SLOW MOVING AT THE FIRST THEN SPED UP AT THE END, IT HAD A DISTINCT BEAM WHICH ATTRACTED OUR ATTENTION FADED OUT.
On 11/1/1988 / 12.00pm at MUSWELLBROOK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 20 Mins Shape : LIGHT :==: Colour : METAL Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	STATIONARY AT FIRST THEN STARTED TO TURN AFTER A FEW MOMENTS IT EMITTED PUFFS OF SMOKE OR VAPOUR AND MOVED OFF.
On 11/2/1988 / 2.00am at FINDON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : OBLONG :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : B/TUB :==: Noise : NIL Movement : MEDIUM Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT HAD MANY BRIGHT ORANGE COLOURED GLOBES UNDERNEATH AS MANY AS 20 PLUS IT APPEARED TO TILT ON ITS SIDE.
On 11/5/1988 / 11.15pm at NARACOORTE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : CIGAR :==: Colour : GREEN Size : S/TRAL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	AT FIRST SCARED, BUT THEN JUST WATCHED OBJECT WHEN IT DISAPPEARED IT WENT STRAIGHT UP.
On 12/1/1988 / 10.00pm at ELWOOD, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : SILVER Size : NIL :==: Noise : H/PITCH Movement : LANDED Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT LANDED OUTSIDE BEDROOM WINDOW, HEARD BROKEN ENGLISH SPOKEN, I BELIEVE I WAS TAKEN ON BOARD.

54 sightings reported for 1988.
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