Australian UFO - reports 1989 summary of sighting

Listing of sightings extracted from Official Reports 1989.

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On 1/1/1989 / 9.00pm at MAITLAND, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ZIG ZAG Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT APPEARED TO RISE AND CAME DOWN VERY FAST THEN ROSE THEN WENT SIDEWAYS AND WENT BEHIND HILLS. SIGHTING OCCURED 1986.
On 1/2/1989 / 7.00pm at WIRRABARA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Sec Shape : CIGAR :==: Colour : SILVER Size : S/TRAL :==: Noise : ROAR Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	CIGAR SHAPED OBJECT I BELIEVE THAT IT LANDED AS THERE WAS A ROARING NOISE COMING FROM BEHIND TREES. SIGHTING OCCURED 1986.
On 1/3/1989 / 9.50pm at BURTON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 35 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : G/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT KEPT CONSTANT HEIGHT CONSTANT SPEED, STEADY COURSE DISAPPEARED OVER HORIZON. Occured 1988.
On 1/13/1989 / 9.35pm at GLENELG, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT WAS VERY BRIGHT IT WAS STATIONARY AT FIRST THEN SUDDENLY DROPPED AT A VERY HIGH SPEED LOST SIGHT OF IT.
On 1/16/1989 / 5.55am at GLENELG, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 20 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	TWO OBJECTS WERE AS A GLOW, ONE LARGER THAN THE OTHER A SMALLER OBJECT CAME FROM LARGER ONE.
On 1/19/1989 / 10.OOpm at MAYLANDS, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Sec Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : G/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : MEDIUM Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT EXPLODED VIOLENTLY LEAVING A LARGE GAS CLOUD WHICH SLOWLY DRIFTED ACROSS THE SKY ALTHOUGH NO NOISE HEARD.
On 2/24/1989 / 10.00pm at STRATHALBYN, 3 objects were sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : BLIP :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ZIG ZAG Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT WAS A LIGHT SOURCE AND IT MOVED FASTER WHEN THE TORCH WAS SHONE ON IT, IT APPEARED TO ARC ACROSS THE SKY.
On 3/4/1989 / 7.40pm at ADELAIDE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Secs Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : BLACK Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : MEDIUM Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	MOVEMENT WAS IN A CONSTANT FORWARD DIRECTION ALMOST FLOATING FLEW INTO THE HORIZON.
On 3/30/1989 / 3.30am at NOVAR GARDENS, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Secs Shape : PEAR :==: Colour : RED Size : L/GLBE :==: Noise : YES Movement : ZIG ZAG Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	WHEN FIRST SPOTTED IT LOOKED LIKE A BRIGHT MOVING LIGHT IT ZIG ZAGGED AND THEN WAS STATIONARY IT MADE A SCATHING NOISE.
On 4/1/1989 / 1.45am at GOOLWA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Min Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : PEACH Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT TRAVELLED ALONG SIDE OF THE CAR FOR APPROX 30 SECS LOST SIGHT OF IT AFTER TURNING BEND.
On 4/5/1989 / 7.20pm at SPRINGTON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 0 Shape : CIGAR :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	FIRST 2" ACROSS AND SPINNING WITH VERTICLE LIGHTS, THEN LEVELLED OFF, CAME TOWARDS ME GOT BIGGER, DISAPPEARED.
On 4/9/1989 / 10.35am at DOVAR GARDENS, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 70 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ZIG ZAG Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	IT APPEARED TO HAVE NO DEFINITE DIRECTION OR PURPOSE AS IT HEADED E TO S.W. AND THEN S.W. TO EAST WENT INTO CLOUDS.
On 4/15/1989 / 3.00pm at YORK PENINSULA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : WHITE Size : L/GLBE :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	I FEEL SURE THAT IT WAS A WEATHER BALLOON.
On 5/25/1989 / 6.15pm at MONASH, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	LIGHT IN THE SKY TRAVELLED FROM W TO S.E. DID NOT SEEM TO TRAVEL ON ANY FLIGHT PATH THAT I HAD SEEN.
On 5/28/1989 / 7.45pm at PETERSVILLE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : TRIANGLE :==: Colour : RED Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT REMAINED AT SAME HEIGHT,ONE GREEN LIGHT FLASHED IN THE CENTRE OF FOUR RED LIGHTS AS IT WENT OVERHEAD.
On 6/15/1989 / 11.20pm at MAGILL, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : RED Size : F/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT APPEARED TO DROP TWO OBJECTS FROM BENEATH, IT SEEMED TO HAVE A SET COURSE AND HEIGHT FADED IN THE DISTANCE.
On 6/21/1989 / 8.30pm at ROBE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : GLOW :==: Colour : YELLOW Size : G/BALL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT FADED AWAY THEN RETURNED MUCH BRIGHTER THEN JUST VANISHED.
On 7/10/1989 / 5.40am at CLARE, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	BRIGHT WHITE ILLUMINATE GLOW ON LOUNGE THEN TOES GLOWED EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE UNDER 2 BLANKETS AND A BEDSPREAD.
On 8/10/1989 / 2.03pm at PENNINGTON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : STAR :==: Colour : SILVER Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OBJECT WAS STAR SHAPED THEN CHANGED TO EGG THEN TO CIGAR WITH A SPHERE IN THE MIDDLE THEN BACK TO STAR.
On 8/17/1989 / 6.30pm at TORQUAY, 3 objects were sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : LIGHT :==: Colour : GREEN Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : HOVERED Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE LIGHTS SEEMED TO FLASH GREEN,RED,YELLOW AND BLUE AND MOVED SLOWLY AND PARTED THEY FADED AND THEN JUST SWITCH OFF.
On 9/3/1989 / 6.40pm at MARION, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 0 Shape : CIGAR :==: Colour : WHITE Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	AT FIRST JUST A BEAM OF LIGHT BUT THEN IT BEGAN TO MOVE SLOWLY AND DISAPPEARED INTO THE CLOUDS.
On 9/4/1989 / 12.00pm at PARKHOLME, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 43 Secs Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : SILVER Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : ZIG ZAG Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT AT FIRST WAS TRAVELLING IN AN ERRATIC TRAJECTORY AND THEN ABRUPTLY REVERSED GAINED ALTITUDE ZIG ZAGGING.
On 9/15/1989 / 11.45am at TEA TREE GULLY, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : TRIANGLE :==: Colour : BLUE Size : S/TRAL :==: Noise : ROAR Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	BRILLIANT INTENSE LIGHT A RED GLOW SEEN THROUGH TREES AFTER LIGHT DISAPPEARED SAW A LIGHT PLANE CIRCLE AREA
On 9/16/1989 / 11.10pm at HILTON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Secs Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : RED Size : S/CAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT SEEMED TO BE TWIRLING AROUND, IT MUST HAVE MOVED QUITE FAST BECAUSE IT INSTANTLY APPEARED OTHER SIDE OF ROAD.
On 9/21/1989 / 8.45pm at BANKSIA PARK, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : FLARE :==: Colour : RED Size : NIL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : SLOW Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	RED FIERY OBJECT EMMITING FLAMES, LOOKED LIKE A BONFIRE IN THE SKY, ASCENDED OUT OF SIGHT.
On 9/25/1989 / 8.30pm at ARKAROOLA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 20 Mins Shape : DISC :==: Colour : WHITE Size : S/TRAL :==: Noise : NIL Movement : FAST Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	ONE DARK COLOURED OBJECT WITH BRIGHT WHITE LIGHTS WHICH WAS TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 120 KPH DISAPPEARED AT HIGH SPEED.
On 10/3/1989 / 9.25pm at MEADOWS, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : OVAL :==: Colour : GREY Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	OVAL SHAPED OBJECT WITH BLUE/GREEN LIGHT ONE END RED LIGHT ON OTHER SIDE WITH A WHITE LIGHT ON BOTTOM.
On 10/12/1989 / 5.45pm at LITTLEHAMPTON, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Min Shape : CIGAR :==: Colour : BLACK Size : L/GLBE :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	CIGAR SHAPED OBJECT WITH A DOZEN COLOURED LIGHTS PULSATING IN A SYNCHRONIZED MANNER. THE LIGHTS WENT FROM DARK TO BROWN.
On 10/29/1989 / 10.25pm at WYNN VALE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : WHITE Size : L/GLBE :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	ONE WHITE LIGHT WITH A RED FLASHING LIGHT NOT MOVING WAS BAFFLED AS TO WHAT IT WAS DIDN'T SEE IT DISAPPEAR.
On 11/20/1989 / 11.20pm at DELAMERE, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : DOME :==: Colour : WHITE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : STATIONARY Witnesses : NO . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	A GLOW OF WHITE SURROUNDED THE OBJECT, A BEAM OF LIGHT WOULD SHINE FROM UNDERNEATH EVERY NOW AND AGAIN SLOWLY MOVED AWAY.
On 11/28/1989 / 11.00pm at PT NOARLUNGA, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 60 Mins Shape : ROUND :==: Colour : ORANGE Size : STAR :==: Noise : NIL Movement : VERY FAST Witnesses : YES . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	THE OBJECT WAS VERY CLOSE,HEARD NO NOISE THE LIGHT FADED AND THEN CAME BACK MUCH BRIGHTER FADED AWAY VERY QUICKLY.

31 sightings reported for 1989.
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