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TUFOIC • November Update • Recent Tasmanian Reports 4!t OtherNews TASMANIAN UFO NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 1999 Edition 86 NOVEMBER UPDATE If the aim of a UFO group is to Does one have to presume that The Ufologist find an explanation for UFO UFO activity has been at a low Magazine sightings, then the Centre has level during this time? In other done rather \veil in the past years, \Ve \Vou!d, sooner or This is the first TUFOIC year. later uncover UFO sightings if Newsletter to be published Almost 50% of reports had an there had been a run of reports since we adopted the astronomical explanation as somewhere m the state. Australasian Ufologist as our their source. Venus during the However, some official publication. darker months was prominent encouragement can be gained The TUFOIC Newsletter in the western sky. The from the fact that calls have is/was to be phased out and be appearance of rotating Iridium come in at a steady rate, and a totally replaced by the satellites has puzzled some number of investigations have Ufologist by the end of 2000, observers but Paul Jackson been initiated via the new ' as our members re-subscribed with Internet and computer Australian UFO Telephone to the new publication. programs at his fingertips has Hotline. I am rather disappointed at the been able to track down the take up rate by our members, culprits. More unusual cases Keith Roberts especially as the response from have been due to Soccer Jnvesligatio77S Co-ordinator . ' the recent circular asking for a ground training lights, lights vote on the matter was totally from the TV buildings on top in favour of the move, yet of Mt Wellington, and the odd MEETING since then the response from orange illumination from 'hoax Tuesday, November 16th members has been very balloons'. 7:30PM disappointing to say the least. Most of the Unexplained cases Moonah Community centre this year have been of Gormanston Road. Cont. page 3 nocturnal lights. TUFOIC NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 1999 Recent Ta-smanian Reports 1998 January. 11.45 The light seems to change A smallish, silver shape was Ouse. direction and is lost in distance to visible against the dark clouds Witness reports that whilst the south-east. in the sky at that time. It had loading feed silo on farm a an oval to bow shape as it bright "something" caught 1999 January 17th. 01.15 moved towards the clouds as their attention in the sky Granton. if on a current of wind. above. The two witnesses The witness was some 1-2 kmts Whilst the teacher was away then realised that the bright north of Granton when noticing calling someone else a second thin oval was not moving. It four round almost moon sized silvery shape was seen by the stayed in a vertical position in shapes just above the water over students. This shape and ·the the sky for some 5 minutes. the river. The witness stopped the first seemed to move Then they saw it move car and wound down the window. upwards and into the clouds. erratically northwards before No sound could be heard from the Both had disappeared by the increasing speed into the glowing golden circles. They time the teacher returned. distance. looked like wheels with glowing spokes and bright patches of light 1998 August. 03.00 all of which pulsed in unison. The 1999 July 5th. 7.40pm Granton. witness continued on towards Ross. A lone witness travelling to New Norfolk and lost sight of the The witness turned on an New Norfolk notices circles. exterior light at an outside something bright over the shed. Almost at once he Derwent river. A beam of 1999 February 21st. 05.00 noticed to his south · orange light was seen Ouse. something very low beyond shinning down onto the Witness to the report from trees at a paddock's edge water. As the witness January 1998 sees strange pulses some 200 m distance. It travelled along, the beam of light to the north-west. Being looked like a rectangular seemed to keep pace and up early to milk the cows the structure about the size of a bounce along for several witness reported a blue flashing house. It was illuminated by minutes before going out. light which seemed to give off an orange glow. It seemed to pulses of light. After 5 minutes the have some vapour about it. 1998 December 2nd. 23.00 area near the light had random As he watched for about 1 0 Eaglehawk Neck. flashes. It looked like bubbles in seconds it seemed to be rising Witness out giving his dog a boiling water as the flashes pulsed up and tilted at an angle. It walk, looking around up and burst. The display ceased just faded out of sight as he overcast sky sees a bright after the random light bursts. watched. white light stationary to He enquired at a nearby north. house the next day but no On returning home realises 1999 July 5th. 10.30an1. other witnesses were located. that the light is now moving New Norfolk. The sighting location had no over head and out across Students brought a teacher's unusual marks or traces. Pirates Bay. attention to something they had noticed over Peppermint Hill. TUFOIC NEWSLETIER NOVEMBER 1999 1999 August 12th. 6.10pm. white light. One light then kept . . :·· .: EVIDENCE OF Franklin. going north, the other stopped TRANSIENT LUNAR Initial witness sees what is and returned south along the top . PHENOMENA :. assumed to be a falling star of the Asbestos Range". The (Meteor). However, it comes lights soon were lost from view, DuringO ctobeprl,a netary to a halt in the south-east sky one behind the range, the other scientfriosmta sr mmdt hweo rld at about a 3 5 degree travelled north and faded into the meti nI taltyo,p resetnhte ir latest obsefrrovma gtrimomnds elevation. The witness calls a distance. Checks on aircraft and ands pacbea sed instmments friend to come and look at astronomical explanations failed Thew ee-kl onmge etianlgs o the star like white light. They to uncover an explanation for the featurtehdefi rsutn an1biguous both watch it move a short sighting. confin11aotfia o snp ontaneous distance north then south. ---------.----------.---------- changiena f eatournte h Meo on. Soon it started to gam Amateur obshearvcvele arism ed elevation moving up towards Sightings investigations by: to\ \rit:nedsosz enosf t ransient the area of sky where it first • Keith Roberts lunaprh enomen(oTnL Psf)o r appeared. Near 7pm it had • Bill Kelly decadbesu,tm ostp rofessionals risen to a 70 degree elevation • Paul Jackson fmmdt her eports unconvincing and was lost from sight. becautsheee venwtesr ea lmost I alwaysse eonn lvyi sually. Now, howevear g,r oulpe bdy B onnie ·'I Buratti( Jet Propulsion 1999 Sept. 17th. 8.10pm : Laborathoarsyf )o un"db efore" George Town. and" afteri"m agefrso m the A George Town resident Clementsipnaec ecrfaoftra n reported sighting a number of The Ufologist Magazine TLP reportleadsA tp ri2l3 rd. puzzling lights. "I noticed a Thea reian q uestitohn"e,c obra cont. from front page bright white light over West head"a t theb egimunogf Head and thought it looked SchrotVearl'lsne eya trh ec rater too bright for a star. Then I The first edition of the Ufologist Aristarcihsu sc,o verebdy noticed a green and red has now been posted out to those relatiyvoeulnyvg o lcaflnoiwcs , flashing light about 1 0 -15 members who have subscribed. andi th aso ftebne etnh leo cation degrees to the right of the We still have copies available to ofT LP sightiBnugrsa.ts taiy s bright white light. The post out immediately to those tv\o brighstp otasl ongt he flashing light was moving in members who subscribe now. valleyw'ess ternw all are the direction of the stationary distinctly irne dtdheer white light. The green and If you are unsure if it is worth it, Clement"ianftee irm"a gefrso m red light seemed to pass come along to the Meeting and Apri2l7t h -- a cleairn dication thasto mek inodf c hangteo ok through the white light and pick up a copy of the current placseu bsequteotn ht"e before" turned into a white light. edition for just $4.00, or we can imagteask eMna rc3hr d. Still travelling in the same post you out a copy for only direction when there was a $5.00 (Includes postage to gap of 25m between the Australian Members). lights the first white light SKY & TELESCOPE followed the second light for Without membership support an NEWS BULLETIN 3 or 4 seconds. Then they organisation such as ours will not OCTOBER 15. 1999 both stopped and went back be able to continue. Paul Jackson along the same path to the Coordinator original position of the first TUFOIC NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 1999 MEETING Tuesday, November 16th, 7:30 PM, Moonah Community Centre, Gormanston Road. 0(tl ro-, Il0 l :J ri � [ ::; � � .:tl � � 0 .rl) � � Q. Off street Parking at Cenb·e OUR FINAL MEETING OF THE YEAR The agenda has not yet been finalised, so you can expect some surprises! and, as usual, details of recent sightings and UFO news. No Video this meeting. SKYWATCH NOVEMBER VENUS dominateesa sttmheoernrn insgl� yw herieti s Leonid meteor shower. 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