Australian UFO - reports 1996 summary of sighting

Listing of sightings extracted from Official Reports 1996.

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On 1/4/1996 / 9.45pm at Streaky Bay, 1 object was sighted. Duration : Shape : Triangle :==: Colour : White Size : Large :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Very Fast Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	White, blue, yellow/orange object, triangle shape, very big took at super fast speed to the west.
On 1/4/1996 / 9-45pm at Streaky Bay, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1Hr 15Mins Shape : Triangle :==: Colour : Orange Size : Basketball :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Stationary Witnesses : yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Orange, yellow, white, silver, blue light shaped like a triangle, stationary then slow then very fast, disappeared within seconds.
On 1/5/1996 / 9-15pm at Mannum, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 20 Mins Shape : Triangle :==: Colour : White Size : Basketball :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Stationary Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	The object moved as if on an axis, turning from left to right, separating and rejoining, a large tail was visible.
On 1/12/1996 / 12-30pm at Freeling, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : Cone :==: Colour : White Size : Basketball :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Stationary Witnesses : No . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Round object with pointed nose, stationary, then slow rose straight up into the sky.
On 1/14/1996 / 12-30am at Colonel Light Gardens, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : Few Mins Shape : Cigar :==: Colour : Orange Size : Large Star :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Constant Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Smaller object dropped from main one, appeared to drift in the wind, disappeared behind trees.
On 1/16/1996 / 8-40pm at Peterhead, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 20 Seconds Shape : Triangle :==: Colour : White Size : Golf ball :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Stationary Witnesses : No . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Shaded portion of object was flashing on and off while rest of the object remained illuminated.
On 1/20/1996 / 8-25pm at Kapunda, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : Line :==: Colour : White Size : 4cm :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Stationary Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Noticed a straight line which remained stationary, brilliant white colour, did not disappear appeared to be lost in haze.
On 2/3/1996 / 9-30pm at Hackham West, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 1 Hour Shape : Round :==: Colour : Silver Size : Star :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Slow Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Silver/white like a star but moving, eventually got smaller could not see them anymore.
On 2/6/1996 / 2-20am at Walkerville, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : Round :==: Colour : White Size : Basketball :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Stationary Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Seen 6,7 and 8 Feb, always the one light, with a distinct saucer shape.
On 2/12/1996 / 4-00pm at Pearcedale, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1.50 Mins Shape : Cigar :==: Colour : Metallic Size : Golf Ball :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Zig Zag Witnesses : No . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Metallic coloured object, seen doing figure eight movements, appeared to float in the wind, slowly got smaller and disappeared.
On 2/13/1996 / 10-00pm at Valley View, 5 objects were sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : Oval :==: Colour : Gold Size : Star :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Medium Witnesses : No . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Object moved very slow, made smooth turns, some were very bright others were a little dull, eventually lost to sight through distan
On 3/7/1996 / 8-00pm at Mt Freeling Station, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Secs Shape : Long :==: Colour : Green Size : Star :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Medium Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Saw the object twice, object was green about 50cm in length, there seemed to be a bright glow on either end, when last seen it beamed a light downwards.
On 3/7/1996 / 8-30pm at Mt Freeling Station, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : Tube :==: Colour : Silver Size : :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Medium Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Looking at the sky when I saw the object, it then just faded out.
On 3/11/1996 / 8-30pm at Mt Freeling Stn, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Secs Shape : Tube :==: Colour : White Size : :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Slow Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Neon tube vertical to horizon at 30 degrees, moved slowly west to east, then faded from sight.
On 3/15/1996 / 9-15pm at Mt Torrens, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : Triangle :==: Colour : Red Size : Truck :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Slow Witnesses : No . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Observed a red and white light travelling north east, object got ahead of me and passed overhead appeared to be about 500 feet up.
On 3/23/1996 / 2-30pm at Broken Hill, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 4 Secs Shape : Round :==: Colour : White Size : Star :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Very Fast Witnesses : No . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Saw first object which moved at incredible speed, within minutes saw another travelling in same direction at the same speed, both disappeared quickly.
On 3/24/1996 / 8-30pm at Rosewater, 4 objects were sighted. Duration : 15 Secs Shape : Round :==: Colour : Red Size : Basket Ball :==: Noise : Explosion Movement : Stationary Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Very red round object, stationary at first, then an explosion heard as it moved skywards at very fast speed.
On 3/31/1996 / 7-30pm at Sellicks Beach, 6 objects were sighted. Duration : all night Shape : Semi-circular :==: Colour : White Size : Truck :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Stationary Witnesses : 2 . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	It appears each evening from approx 7pm and stays until daylight, it appears like a huge headlight.
On 4/9/1996 / 6-45pm at Parkside, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : Round :==: Colour : Orange Size : Basket Ball :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Slow Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	The objects came in from the sea, they stopped and started, flew over the top of us, then disappeared as if turning a light off.
On 4/10/1996 / 7-00pm at Morphett Vale, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : Round :==: Colour : Orange Size : :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Slow Witnesses : No . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Object comprised of two identical orange lights, lights pulsed on and off symetrically, saw a plane and UFO lights were bigger than that of the plane, when plane approached object disappeared.
On 4/16/1996 / 5-55am at Normanville, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : Star :==: Colour : Red Size : Large star :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Stationary Witnesses : No . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Object stayed in same position for approx 8 minutes changing from red to white then just descended out of sight.
On 4/22/1996 / 5-45am at Oaklands Park, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Secs Shape : Light :==: Colour : Orange Size : Bathtub :==: Noise : Crackling Movement : Zig Zag Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Noticed bright orange light pass directly overhead, heard crackling noise, it disappeared over horizon in 10 seconds.
On 4/26/1996 / 9-40pm at Henley Beach, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 4 Secs Shape : Dome :==: Colour : Brown Size : 70cm :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Very Fast Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Noticed a dull brown object coming from the west travelling very fast, just lost to sight very quickly.
On 4/28/1996 / 9-10pm at West Wyong & Hay, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 3 Secs Shape : Oval :==: Colour : Aqua Blue Size : BasketBall :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Stationary Witnesses : No . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Clear object seen with blue veins, went straight over my car, a few minutes later another one hit side of car, two days after sighting a sticky substance was taken from my car.
On 5/1/1996 / 7-10pm at Meadows, 5 objects were sighted. Duration : 20 Mins Shape : Star :==: Colour : Yellow Size : Large Star :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Stationary Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Five lights lit up, two parallel, three in a cluster, they were a short distance from each other, they went out and I did not see them again.
On 5/1/1996 / 7-00pm at Verdun, 5 objects were sighted. Duration : 20 Mins Shape : Round :==: Colour : Orange Size : Basket Ball :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Stationary Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	There was a conjunction of lights, came on for 15 secs went out came on for 20 secs, changed positions lights continued coming on and off, until we could not see them.
On 5/2/1996 / 11-10pm at Eagle on the Hill, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Secs Shape : Round :==: Colour : White Size : Small car :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Slow Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	A large white light coming through the clouds, it came closer and the tree tops lit up, the object went to the left and disappeared instant
On 5/3/1996 / 11-00pm at Stockport, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : Oval :==: Colour : White Size : Small car :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Slow Witnesses : No . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Large white oval shape moved left then back to original position, then a red light came from object, they moved slowly upwards and disappeared.
On 5/11/1996 / 11-30pm at Clare, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 15 Mins Shape : Star :==: Colour : Orange Size : Star :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Stationary Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Bright orange light, stationary, then slow, moved away very fast.
On 5/22/1996 / 5-30pm at Lilydale, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 1 Min Shape : Round :==: Colour : White Size : Star :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Slow Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Object just appeared, moved slowly east, then zig zag motion, then moved faster directly up into the clouds and disappeared.
On 5/23/1996 / 7-55pm at Clarence Gardens, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : Round :==: Colour : White Size : Basket Ball :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Slow Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Two lights vivid white side by side flashing moved to left, back to centre, moved to the right, back to centre, went behind trees out of sight.
On 5/24/1996 / 7-15pm at Moyston, Victoria, 3 objects were sighted. Duration : 1 Min Shape : Wedge :==: Colour : Orange Size : Semi-trailer :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Medium Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Three objects two orange/red and the other flashing blue, travelled at a medium speed, disappeared into low cloud in the west.
On 5/24/1996 / 7-20pm at Mt Richmond Victoria, 3 objects were sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : Triangle :==: Colour : White Size : Small Plane :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Slow Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Three lights one dull the others bright, slow then very fast just moved away from us.
On 5/24/1996 / 10-40pm at Rostrevor, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : Round :==: Colour : Silver Size : Basketball :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Stationary Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Noticed pulsing lights, two stayed stationary, then moved together, and formed three lights, came closer and larger, then faded slowly, still pulsating.
On 6/7/1996 / 10-00pm at Teringie, objects were sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : Round :==: Colour : Orange Size : Basketball :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Slow Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Objects moved very slow, there was no flashing, faded slowly in distance.
On 6/8/1996 / 10-05pm at Magill, objects were sighted. Duration : 7 Mins Shape : Round :==: Colour : Yellow Size : Star :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Medium Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Seven lights progressively came into view travelling almost in unison from east to west, finally went over hill and was obscured by trees.
On 6/15/1996 / 8-20pm at Crystal Brook, 1 object was sighted. Duration : Shape : Bullet :==: Colour : Orange Size : Large Star :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Slow Witnesses : No . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	A blinking orange light moved towards me, bullet shaped, just kept going.
On 6/17/1996 / 3-00am at Sheoak Flat, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Secs Shape : Flash :==: Colour : White Size : :==: Noise : High Pitch Movement : Stationary Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Heard a deafening noise like a jet, saw a light flashing downwards like a strobe appeared to stop overhead, light and noise left instantly.
On 6/18/1996 / 5-30am at Kimba, 1 object was sighted. Duration : Shape : Round :==: Colour : Orange Size : :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Stationary Witnesses : No . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Light filled bedroom window, orange with purple around edges, I was nervous for a week afterwards, had to buy a radio to help me get to sleep.
On 6/19/1996 / 10-45pm at Cairns Qld, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : Round :==: Colour : Orange Size : Large Star :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Slow Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	I was driving when I first saw an orange light it was travelling at a constant speed, and in a straight line, just disappeared out of sigh
On 6/19/1996 / 5-45pm at Kimba, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : Streak :==: Colour : Red Size : :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Stationary Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	When light was seen all the power in the town was affected, power supply was cut 6 times for a duration of 10 seconds, there has been no reason given.
On 6/20/1996 / 11-35pm at Plympton Park, 3 objects were sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : Oval :==: Colour : Orange Size : Golfball :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Medium Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Objects moved in a controlled manner, in different directions, very slowly, they separated, and appeared to follow the earths curvature, lost to horizon.
On 6/21/1996 / 10-10pm at Boliver, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 1 Min Shape : Triangle :==: Colour : Green Size : House :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Medium Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Noticed two stationary lights, triangle shape, two red lights on ends, and a group of white lights in the middle, objects banked to left almost reached the ground then disappeared.
On 6/24/1996 / 8-10pm at Vale Park, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : Oval :==: Colour : White Size : Small car :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Stationary Witnesses : No . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Object seemed to hover, and move slowly up and down, two bright lights flashed on the fron and back, while other lights flashed along sid saw red light flashing as well, just moved away slowly.
On 6/27/1996 / 9-10pm at Seaton, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 6 Mins Shape : Cigar :==: Colour : Orange Size : Golf ball :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Slow Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Saw a orange glow in they sky, the object appeared to drop 5 balls, three white one blue and one red, it travelled south then west out of sig
On 7/1/1996 / 4-40am at Happy Valley, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : Rectangle :==: Colour : Red Size : Truck :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Slow Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Rectangle shape with red, green, blue and yellow colours moved from north east to north west, until out of sight.
On 7/8/1996 / 4-30pm at Kensington, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : Cigar :==: Colour : Silver Size : Large Star :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Slow Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Object travelled slowly, then made zig zag motion, throughout the sighting it flashed a silver/gold colour, slowly was lost in clouds.
On 7/14/1996 / 8-35pm at Craigmore, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : Light :==: Colour : White Size : :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Fast Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Lights flashed off and on, watched objects as they moved to south east, they just vanished.
On 7/28/1996 / 1-10am at Clearview, 3 objects were sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : Light :==: Colour : Orange Size : Golf ball :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Slow Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	A long object was seen it had no lights and blocked out the stars, faded within 5 seconds.
On 8/5/1996 / 9-20pm at Prospect, 3 objects were sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : Cylinder :==: Colour : White Size : Bathtub :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Zig Zag Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Two white lights and one dull light, they hovered and danced, there was a flash of light and they were gone.
On 8/9/1996 / 9-45pm at Bordertown, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Secs Shape : Oblong :==: Colour : Red Size : Basket ball :==: Noise : Sizzling Movement : Fast Witnesses : No . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Object had a red centre with blue white light surrounding it, heard a sizzling noise over the sound of car engine, object just blinked out.
On 9/7/1996 / 11-35pm at Allenby Gardens, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 3 Mins Shape : Round :==: Colour : Orange Size : Basket ball :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Fast Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	The object was almost a perfect circle and glowed a bright orange, it was so bright a fuzzy haze was around the object, object moved out of sight.
On 10/5/1996 / 12-35am at Glenunga, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 10 Mins Shape : Oval :==: Colour : Orange Size : Golfball :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Slow Witnesses : No . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Noticed a bright glowing light in the east, moved slowly to north east, unlike any aircraft I had ever seen, slowly went into cloud.
On 10/5/1996 / 8-15pm at Payneham South, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : Triangle :==: Colour : White Size : Large :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Slow Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Triangular shape, with three lights, one stayed stable, the others flicked off and on, slowly disappeared into clouds.
On 10/20/1996 / 8-50pm at Henley Beach, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 4 Mins Shape : Round :==: Colour : Red Size : Basketball :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Medium Witnesses : No . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Dark red object, seemed to have sparks coming from it, moved overhead, then veered slowly to the north west and went behind trees.
On 11/26/1996 / 6-20pm at Renown Park, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 5 Mins Shape : Round :==: Colour : Pink Size : Golf ball :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Medium Witnesses : No . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Objects had a small head with a long fiery tail, continued in a straight line, with no change of direction and disappeared into haze.
On 12/1/1996 / 10-45pm at Royston Park, 2 objects were sighted. Duration : 2 Mins Shape : Oval :==: Colour : Red Size : Golf ball :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Fast Witnesses : Yes . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	Two objects with possibly 5 to 6 lights, varied colours from red, white and purple moved fast just lost to distance.
On 12/27/1996 / 8-35am at Newton, 1 object was sighted. Duration : 30 Mins Shape : Light :==: Colour : White Size : Star :==: Noise : Nil Movement : Stationary Witnesses : No . . . . . . . . copyright 1998	White bright light, travelling from south east, just faded from view.

58 sightings reported for 1996.
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