UFO and UAP cases from Australia

6 well-documented UFO/UAP encounters from Australia, 1954 to 2010: 3 unresolved, 2 disputed, 1 identified. Each case has its sources, timeline and the official or best explanation.

6 cases

• The Nowra Sea Fury — two lights on the radar 31 August 1954 · South-west of Goulburn, New South Wales, on the way back to Naval Air Station Nowra UNRESOLVED
• Tully "saucer nest" 19 January 1966 · Horseshoe Lagoon near Tully, Queensland DISPUTED
• Westall school sighting 6 April 1966 · Westall High School, Clayton South, Melbourne DISPUTED
• Disappearance of Frederick Valentich 21 October 1978 · Bass Strait, off Cape Otway, Victoria UNRESOLVED
• Knowles family encounter 20 January 1988 · Nullarbor Plain, between Madura and Mundrabilla, Western Australia UNRESOLVED
• The spiral over eastern Australia — Falcon 9’s first flight 5 June 2010 · Eastern Australia: New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland IDENTIFIED

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