Unknown over Illawarra (Australia) · Australia
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was on my laptop when my brother ran in and told me to come quickly, so I ran out and he pointed up at a large craft with flashing red & white lights all over it. It was moving faster than a commercial jet and it made no noise what so ever. We were staring at it for a good 10 seconds before I looked over and noticed 2 more of the exact same craft, approximately 2-3 kilometers away and travelling at about the same altitude. The 3 craft began to disappear behind our neighbours' house, so we ran into the front yard to observe them. That is when we noticed the 4th craft. It was an extremely bright white light (brighter than any star I have observed in my life, and a tad larger) that just stood in the one place. As the other 3 craft came near it, they started descending behind a mountain. We watched them disappear out of sight before looking back at the bright light, after a minute or so this light just faded away to black. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #110209). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Department of Defence (Australia) · records window 2014-06-12 → 2014-06-29