NUFORC UFO Sighting 188193
Occurred: 2025-03-08 22:04 Local
Reported: 2025-03-09 01:52 Pacific
Duration: 14 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: , Tasmania, Australia

Shape: Light
Color: White
Estimated Size: Don’t know
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: 14 seconds
Angle of Elevation: 45
Closest Distance: Don’t know
Estimated Speed: Very fast


Two people witnessed

Have video it changed direction and moving very fast no tail flames or lights flashing couldn’t get more video because of trees but jumped up from seating position and watched it going over boat harbour Tasmania




Posted 2025-03-10

NUFORC UFO Sighting 175563
Occurred: 2023-04-30 05:52 Local
Reported: 2023-04-30 02:31 Pacific
Duration: About an hour
No of observers: 2

Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Location details: We we were staying at White Sands Estate in 4Mile Creek on the East coast. It’s about 20 mins North

Shape: Changing
Characteristics: Lights on object, Emitted other objects

Thought we saw a drone that appeared and descended and hovered in virtually in same spot for 45mins-1hn

We were staying at White Sands estate near Bicheno Tasmania. We decided to go for a walk at about 430 in the morning to see if we could spot an aurora. We positioned ourselves just slightly south of the white sands Estate on the rocks next to the water. standing there stargazing we thought we saw what we perceived as a drone dropping from higher up and then hovering about 20 m to 30 m maybe off the surface of the water. It’s stayed rather stationary for that time. I took a few photos with my phone only, and then noticed the other what seemed like weird shaped objects in the photos too. Time and date stamps are on the photos. I can also send through others that haven’t been adjusted for light etc. Zoom in on the photos will show you the different details etc.
While watching there seemed to be an object flash,looked a bit like a piece of rope, almost but glowing that seem to eject out the top left hand portion at about 11 o’clock and then later, looking in the photos, it appeared and stayed at that position for the hour













Posted 2023-05-19

NUFORC UFO Sighting 165143
Occurred: 2021-10-17 20:40 Local
Reported: 2021-10-31 08:51 Pacific
Duration: 10 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Hobart (Australia), , Australia

Shape: Sphere
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object



NUFORC Note:

Witness provides no details about his sighting. We have invited him to submit another report. PD


Posted 2021-11-15

NUFORC UFO Sighting 167064
Occurred: 2021-02-07 04:56 Local
Reported: 2022-03-08 13:05 Pacific
Duration: 45 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Carlton River (Australia), Tasmania, Australia
Location details: South eastern sky

Shape: Circle


I saw round bright white light moving silently and slowly through sky, which then sped off at incredible speed in different direction

Object was bright white and round but no light rays reflecting from it. The three stars in the background were about the size of pinheads and the unidentified object was the size of a pea.

Posted 2022-04-22

NUFORC UFO Sighting 160539
Occurred: 2020-10-11 21:00 Local
Reported: 2020-11-10 03:44 Pacific
Duration: ~1 minute
No of observers: 1

Location: Roseberry (Tasmania)(Australia), , Australia

Shape: Flash
Characteristics: Emitted beams, Possible abduction, Animals reacted

Was outside stargazing and feeding my nighttime animals when I saw this flash of light. I looked up and I could not see anything but then this thing flashed like like you would see a flash of lightning but it was much smaller and brighter. And when it flashed I could see something some sort of object the flash would go to and it go up and move. I know it was a UFO because I'm always outside looking at the stars every single night. This is the second time I saw this UFO and the flash. The first time would be about middle of last month. I only just discovered you guys tonight. This is my third UFO sighting and I have a friend who seen a UFO as well. The UFO moved across the sky it would flash and you could see this object in the brightness of the flash. I could not make out the shape of the object but I knew it something that was not a satellite or the ISS because I see them regularly every night. I knew this had to be a UFO. When I see it again I will take ph! otos of it and send it to you.



Posted 2020-12-23

NUFORC UFO Sighting 97568
Occurred: 2013-05-06 00:10 Local
Reported: 2013-05-05 07:26 Pacific
Duration: 1 minute
No of observers: 1

Location: Hobart (Australia), , Australia

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Animals reacted

Strange orange light in Australia.

I was inside and I saw a bright orange light appear In the sky, the moment the light started a dog nearby howled and my dogs woke up. This light for around 20 seconds then turned off.

Wondering what this was I looked on google sky map on my phone to see if it was a planet or the moon, however it was not.

I then looked on a flight radar website to see if it was a commercial or cargo plane however there were none above the state or in the direction of the light.

The light then came back on in the sky very bright orange and then turned off after about 10 seconds




NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD


Posted 2013-05-15

NUFORC UFO Sighting 80511
Occurred: 2011-03-18 20:13 Local
Reported: 2011-03-18 15:35 Pacific
Duration: 8 Minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: George Town (Australia), , Australia

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Changed Colo

Green circular light flying down the river, but it was dead silent and un-explained.

I was with a 2 friends down by the waterfront, in the darkness, when all of a sudden this bright green circle came flying down the river, going about 2 times faster then a speed boat. It was a silent and calm night, but the green circle, didnt make one sound. It would of been approximatley 70 meters away.

Then, another orange cirlce came down the river, but it only put it's light on every minute or so, and everytime it put its light on, it would be further down the river.

It wasent a jet ski, a boat or any water craft because it was dead silent, and it was going way too fast.

1 of the friends' i was with also said he was with his friend ( who is a pilot), just the night before, and he was on top of the hill, when a circular green/orange thing, was just hovering over the beach.

My friend has a short video on his phone, but it dosent turn up because its too dark.

I was wondering if there is any chance of knowing what it was.

Posted 2011-03-23

NUFORC UFO Sighting 71121
Occurred: 2009-07-17 20:30 Local
Reported: 2009-07-17 04:17 Pacific
Duration: 5-7 min
No of observers: 2

Location: Launceston (Australia), , Australia

Shape: Light


Slow moving , bright orange starlike object at high altitude .

To NUFORC,

I wish to report a UFO sighting that I saw tonight , 17/7/09 , at approximately 8.30p.m. Australian eastern standard time. My partner and I were seeing off friends in our back yard and while looking looking into the sky towards the south I noticed a slow moving bright orange object moving from the south-west towards true south .

We are located at Launceston, Tasmania and the object was initially travelling from south-west towards south-east and then seemed to turn right heading south and also climbing away. My partner suggested it was an aircraft but I was sure it wasn’t as there were no red or green flashing navigation lights and I also believed it was not in a viable flight path area as it would have created a problem for normal Launceston airport air traffic . Launceston airport is south of the city of Launceston and the position of this object was at high altitude but seemingly directly above the airport .

The object being at a high altitude was of only the size of a star but distinctly bright orange in color . There was scattered cloud and as the object climbed away the intensity of brightness began to vary until eventually we could not see it .

I would like to say that I am an astronomy enthusiast and often gaze at the night sky whilst having a cigarette in our back yard and try to identify sky objects such as planets and various stars and sometimes see sattelites . I am certain I have not mistaken this object for a normal aircraft and while I would be thrilled at the prospect of proof of alien visitors buzzing around our world in spaceships , I would never generate a hoax or false claim of this nature . I was going to run inside to grab my digital camera but I realised that the object was going to be out of view within seconds and at best a photo would have only shown a faint , starlike object .

From Launceston , Tasmania




NUFORC Note:

Could not have been the ISS, which was visible from this location only during morning hours on July 17, 2009. PD


Posted 2009-08-05

NUFORC UFO Sighting 62477
Occurred: 2007-12-07 20:55 Local
Reported: 2008-04-01 16:10 Pacific
Duration: 60 minutes
No of observers: 3

Location: Launceston (Australia), , Australia

Shape:
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Changed Colo

Ufos seen from Australian suburb, two days running

Day time view from the eastern window showing the area of the sighting.

Friday the 7th/December/2007, 20.55hrs.

A Woman,58 yrs old, in Launceston, Tasmania, sitting in her lounge room at 20.55hrs noticed two lighted objects, moving from the east toward her house. These objects, only seconds apart, lost altitude and elevation from 30degrees elevation, to 20degrees elevation, before rising again to about 30degrees and made for a steady course and altitude in a southern direction, and accelerated away.

NOTE.....Two other witnesses were present, and both describe the same event (report forms are being expedited, and information to be added here) The woman then picked up a cheap pair of binoculars from no more than 1.5 mtrs from here window and focused on the objects, for a better view......

As the two objects moved south, it was noticed that two stationary objects were hovering, one above the other, at a reasonable altitude towards the southern end of the first 2 objects trajectory Approximately 30 minutes later, two objects moving north were seen on the same flight path as earlier, but reversed. When the objects returned to their point of origin in the sky, it is said they accelerated and gained altitude until they disappeared from view. These objects are described as being of a triangular configuration, with a white/blue - green prism type colour effect, at each point, and a thin white line of light between each point.

The sky was clear of clouds, apart from some weather moving in from the horizons to the east and north, and the moon was not visible. The sighting occurred in an area of sky not usually known for air traffic, by the witness, her family and some of the local residents, 2 of which have lived in the area for over 20 yrs.

The witness describes her state of mind as frightened, and then curious and moving more to a state of acceptance. She has always been a believer that we are not alone in the universe, but has never before had a sighting of her own. The witness is a full time carer, of her elderly mother, and a professional therapist. As an avid artist she also has a good eye for detail, and her memory seems not to fail her in conversation. The Witness also has a good knowledge and deep interest in the area of astronomy..

Saturday the 8th/December2007, approx - 20.55hrs In approximately the same position as the previous nights sighting started, a stationary object became visible, described as being three straight lines of light, hovering in a partly cloudy sky. It is said that the lights seemed to give the impression that they were only part of a lager object, of an ovoid nature. The same three witnesses then moved to the outside of the house, on the eastern side, for a better view This object was visible for ten minutes, until clouds moved in and obstructed vision. At this time it was noticed that there were approximately 12 other objects, slightly bigger than stars and bearing the same colours of the previous nights objects, peppered across the sky. The colour of these objects was noted as not being normal for stars, even with the light pollution from the city. There were some small fires burning around the state, high altitude smoke haze could have caused some alteration in the appearance (colour / aura etc.) of some brighter stars.

All the usual contacts (air traffic control, police, councils etc) drew blank on alternate explanations.



Posted 2008-04-17

NUFORC UFO Sighting 45868
Occurred: 2005-08-27 20:15 Local
Reported: 2005-08-27 05:24 Pacific
Duration: 15 mins.
No of observers: 2

Location: Hobart (Tasmania, Australia), , Australia

Shape: Formation


Moving orange stars in random formation moving north to south white aura when moving through cloud

6 orange objects, the size of large stars, below cloud height, in a scattered formation, moving slowly across the sky from a northerly to a southerly direction. We got out of our vehicle and could not hear them making any sound. Randomly scattered, say 500 metres apart. It was night time. A white aura appeared as the objects moved through ( random ) clouds

Posted 2005-09-02

NUFORC UFO Sighting 44429
Occurred: 2005-06-07 09:30 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2005-06-16 21:49 Pacific
Duration: 2min
No of observers: 6

Location: Launceston (TAS, Australia), , Australia

Shape: Oval
Characteristics: Left a trail

strange thing in australia

my family and i were walking in tasmania australia at this place they call the gorge near the penny royal hotel which you can see on some websites any way i was taking photos with my phone because it has a camera on it and this thig in the sky went so fast and went towards the sun it left a huge sky trial it was to fast to be any plane i got it on camera from my phone. i was actually in tasmania for a holiday i live in queensland australia which is far north from there but i believe that not many people have reported ufo sighting in australia. But a lot of people have seen strange things let me tell u that.



NUFORC Note:

Witness indicates that the date of the event is approximate. PD


Posted 2005-06-20

NUFORC UFO Sighting 62486
Occurred: 2005-06-01 23:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2008-04-02 04:48 Pacific
Duration: 10 mins
No of observers: 2

Location: Tasmania (Australia), , Australia

Shape: Disk
Characteristics: Lights on object

Hi me and a friend were walking to the bottle shop in Tasmania just after Christmas about 2 years ago and heard a noise looked up and saw a sauser shaped object hovering above us it had colourd lights spinning and making a whirring soundwe stared at it for a moment and decieded that it must be some kids Christmas present we continued walking and looking at it when it kind of went zooming up into the sky for along time until it got smaller and smaller until it disapeerd it was maybe the size of a soccer ball.

It sounds stupid but we saw it and have been amazed ever since ((e-address deleted))




NUFORC Note:

Witness indicates that the date of the incident is approximate. Possible hoax? PD


Posted 2008-04-17

NUFORC UFO Sighting 183805
Occurred: 2005-05-11 18:30 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2024-11-01 20:55 Pacific
Duration: 30 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
Location details: 2005 round about, a shooting light over the ocean, in the sky

Shape: Changing
Color: White
Estimated Size: Large
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: I was straight in front of it on land as it was over the ocean
Angle of Elevation: 45
Closest Distance: I'm a woman and have no idea about these things.
Estimated Speed: My camera had a hard time to catch up, fast
Characteristics: Lights on object, Emitted other objects

Camera caught it changing shape, from being one to two, splinting into 3 to 4

I was washing up dishes in front of my kitchen windows, when seeing a shooting white light, spilting into several, changing shape with speed, jutting back and forward, over the Tasmania, Devonport ocean. The sky was clear with no stars or clouds. Got my camera, went outside to take photos. I have the photos and haven't shown anyone.

Why now am I mentioning it, well didn't know where or how to report it.

Posted 2024-11-08

NUFORC UFO Sighting 39278
Occurred: 2004-09-14 02:00 Local
Reported: 2004-09-13 21:50 Pacific
Duration: 1 hour or so
No of observers: 3

Location: Launceston (TAS, Australia), , Australia

Shape: Other
Characteristics: Lights on object

to the east of tasmania, australia

it looked like a star but it was stationary but would move every now and again, from the distance it was it was moving in approx a i cm circle and was moving rapidly and slowly. i do not know what it was but i would like to know. it was in the east of launceston, tasmania, australia

Posted 2004-09-29

NUFORC UFO Sighting 40536
Occurred: 2004-09-10 06:46 Local
Reported: 2004-11-08 19:48 Pacific
Duration: 4 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Launceston (TAS, Australia), , Australia

Shape: Oval
Characteristics: Left a trail

3 blue ships

There were 3 ships all a bright blue colour. They hovered in formation for around 4 minutes then 2 just vanished while one stayed for a little longer sort of looking. Then suddenly vanished with a flash of light.



NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous. PD


Posted 2004-11-09

NUFORC UFO Sighting 25511
Occurred: 2002-10-10 22:00 Local
Reported: 2002-10-10 20:31 Pacific
Duration: 12
No of observers: 2

Location: Burnie (Tasmania) (Australia), , Australia

Shape: Cross
Characteristics: Lights on object, Left a trail, Emitted beams

the craft was large and noisy

the cross shaped craft was very large and made a sound like no sound i have ever herd before when it



NUFORC Note:

Note discrepancy in date. PD


Posted 2005-07-13

NUFORC UFO Sighting 18865
Occurred: 2001-08-05 14:00 Local
Reported: 2001-08-07 00:00 Pacific
Duration:


Location: Ross (Tasmania) (Australia), , Australia

Shape: Cylinder
Characteristics: Emitted other objects

Sighting In Tasmania Australia

Dear sirs, Today is the 7th of August 2001 and my partner and i have returned from a 6 day holiday to Tasmania. Prior to leaving Tasmania, we had 3 rolls of film processed with the idea we would put them into a photo album during our flight home (approx 2hrs ago). Whilst previewing these photos we have come across a photo that simply cannot be explained in any other way but to be an unknown object rather close to an historic church we were photographing. I have not had time to scan a copy as yet to send to you although i will asap and would like your opinion on the object. I am still in posession of the negatives and have full intentions of having a re-print done on this particular shot to see if it can be explained any other way.



NUFORC Note:

Seagull. PD


Posted 2001-08-12

NUFORC UFO Sighting 18205
Occurred: 2001-05-14 14:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2001-06-26 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 30 seconds
No of observers: 3

Location: Hobart (Tasmania, Australia), , Australia

Shape: Other
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object

Plane without engine pods or sound flys overhead

The three of us were in the street at the front of a friends house working on a car engine at about 2PM. Two of us had our heads under the hood and were busy when the third person told us to look up at the plane. The weather was clear blue sky. The plane looked like a Boeing 747 or larger and was travelling from East to West at a height of between about 1500 and 2000 feet, or about 4 hand spans at arms length. The plane produced a contrail (chemtrail?) from the trailing edges of all wing and tail components. There were no engine pods observable on the aircraft anywhere, there was no noise at all. There were no beacon light flashing on the aircraft?. If you look at a map of Hobart the plane was flying over the top of the city and most of the suburbs of the city. It was coloured dark grey (battleship grey?). There were a large number of ribs running under the wings (in parallel with the fuselage. The plane was free of any identifying nember or letters that I could see.

Posted 2001-08-05

NUFORC UFO Sighting 6138
Occurred: 1999-04-11 02:30 Local
Reported: 1999-04-10 00:00 Pacific
Duration: ongoing
No of observers: 4

Location: Launceston (TAS, Australia), , Australia

Shape: Cross
Characteristics: Changed Colo

Object seemed to move at speed and then stop. It was radating a yellow/gold colour.

We were leaving a friends house and as I was on my way to the car I noticed how clear the skys were, when I was distracted to the object in the sky that looked to radating a golden glow. I sent my girlfriend back in to get the other two and they met me on their front yard. It had moved some distance between the time we had first seen it and the time the others arived. the distance of the object from where I was standing, well lets just say I think it wasn't in the atmosphere. I stopped and hovered for a while, and it got so cold we left and came home.

Posted 1999-04-26

NUFORC UFO Sighting 8179
Occurred: 1996-07-21 01:30 Local - Approximate
Reported: 1999-06-28 00:00 Pacific
Duration: under 2 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Newtown, TAS (Australia), , Australia

Shape: Egg
Characteristics: Changed Colo

I was in my room, and I saw to lights in the sky, they hovered over me for a few minutes, and then shoot off toward the mountain.

I was in my room about 1.30 am, when I looked out my window (facing south), when a pair of bright lights came into view. They flew over the district at fantastic speed, and I hurried out the backyard to investigate. To my amazment, above my neighbours house were two egg-shaped looking craft. They were red at first, and then orange the moment after. I hurried into the house, where I awoke my son. We were only quick enough to get outside to witness the craft, flying away toward the mountain again at fantastic speed. It made a whirling noise as it flew off north toward the mountain.

Posted 1999-07-05

NUFORC UFO Sighting 155180
Occurred: 1982-03-16 18:00 Local
Reported: 2020-04-15 20:58 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 3

Location: Hobart (Australia), , Australia

Shape: Fireball


30+ orange balls playing in Australia

In 1982 when I was 12 years old my father, mother, sister and I were returning home from my uncles farm along an unsealed road which was a short cut back to our house. There was a few houses along the road but mainly just fields where sheep, horses and cows grazed. This was our usual route home and there was rarely anything to see. In the distance we witnessed what appeared to be fireworks so as we got closer my father pulled over and stopped the car. Approximately 100 yards away we noticed that it wasn't fireworks as there was no one to ignite them and they larger perfectly rounded balls of a fiery orange color. They were the size of the inflatable "fit balls" used in gyms. These balls of orange seemed to be playing in the long dry grass. Some rose above the ground slowly and then seemed to hover 10ft in the air while others moved in rapidly in all directions. There was approximately 30 but may have been more and they all moved independently . We ! sat in the car puzzled as to what we were seeing. We watched for a few minutes as these balls of light moved everywhere and with more acceleration and at a speed I've never seen before or since. They moved up and down and left and right,some hovering together while others moved around them. There was no noise only the lights. After several minutes of watching from inside of the car we got out of the car and as we did the balls of light scattered off and disappeared over the hill into the next gully. The speed at which they flew off over the hill was incredible. We talked all the way home about what we'd witnessed but when we went to bed that night my mother who was a school teacher said we can't tell anyone about this as only crazy people saw things like this. This happened in Australia's smallest state of Tasmania, an island state south of mainland Australia where there is no air force and limited army facilities. It was on privately owned farm land with the nearest house! a few miles away. As I was only 12 at the time I always thoug! ht I'd s ee something like this again but now nearly 40 years later I've never seen or even heard of anything like this again. All I know is that they were (1)UNIDENTIFIED (2)FLYING (3)OBJECTS

Posted 2020-06-25