Coast UFO Account Baffles Experts

IT'S light Jim, but not as we know it. The Gold Coast Hinterland this month was the setting for what the state's premier alien hunters are calling one of the strangest UFO sightings on record.

Queensland's UFO Research Centre is investigating an anonymous report from a local resident about a three-hour close encounter of the "first'' kind in the skies above the city on November 18.


The Friday night started out like any other when the Varsity Lakes woman went outside for a cigarette and observed the Leonid meteor shower.



After counting more than 18 of the celestial objects she noted a "large light'' in the northern sky which she says was "strobing and flashing''. Just moments later the object was joined by two other lights to create a triangular formation which, she says, was both red and silver in colour. The report shows the objects performed "impossible'' manoeuvres in the sky and would "sparkle'' as they moved through the clouds, creating an "atmospheric phenomenon''. The woman finally went into her house after being bitten by mosquitoes. It is understood she was not probed by or had any contact with the object.



The Research Centre's Dr Martin Gottschall said typical UFO encounters lasted mere seconds.  "Colour changes are normal, especially when UFOs use clouds as cover while they conduct surveillance,'' he said.



Dr Gottschall said people should keep a camera with them at all times. "If they film something unusual it could be a rewarding experience,'' he said. Report sightings to 07 33761780 or info@uforq.asn.au



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UFO Sightings To 'Soar' As Weather Warms

EAGLE-eyed UFO hunters are expecting a surge in sightings as the weather starts to warm.

The state's premier alien hunter, UFOs Queensland's Martin Gottschall said there had been an increase in Gold Coast sightings since the Sun first reported a sharp drop two months ago.

He said this trend would continue as people now started to spend more time outside at night.

"UFOs, or unidentified flying objects, are often unusual lights in the night sky and really informed observers will recognise the shimmering heat-like effect they give off, similar to jet exhaust," he said.

"However, this effect is because the craft is manipulating space-time rather than burning fuel."

"We would love people to get involved if we can get a good signal of activity."

The sighting of a UFO is known as a close encounter of the first kind, while physical evidence is the second.

Actual contact with a UFO is a close encounter of the third kind.

Mr Gottschall said it was important for sightings of UFOs to be reported.

"The passion we have for this is different for everyone but is mostly about searching for the truth about visitations from other species," he said.

"We would certainly like to understand the good reason authorities have for holding information back. They do not want us to make too much progress too fast because it would leave a lot of people frustrated."

The latest reported sighting in the region occurred at Murwillumbah at the beginning of this month when nine residents saw between three and six objects perform manoeuvres while emitting pulsating lights.

UFO Watchers Are Not Alone

Karen Carruthers is convinced of the existence of UFOs and extra-terrestrial life. And she is not alone.
In May last year, she helped establish the Byron UFO Research Group, which attracts up to 50 people to its monthly meetings.

The gatherings feature guest speakers – many of whom claim to have had an alien contact – and allow people a “safe space” to discuss UFO and alien encounters.

“If you’ve never told anyone about your experience, it’s a lot to carry around. There is a fear of ridicule,” said Ms Carruthers, who is a former family therapist.
People at the meeting come from all walks of life, she said. Many have had a lifelong interest in UFOs or had “seen something” and had no outlet for it.

“We had a woman at our last meeting who had experienced a sighting 36 years ago.”

Mrs Carruthers started seeing UFOs in the 1990s and recollects being taken on a spacecraft in 2003.

She says her daughter, who lives in Sunrise, saw a UFO just last Sunday morning.

“There was no sound, it was a round object and it hovered over the house and didn’t move. She watched it for half an hour.”

Mrs Carruthers said there was a lot of fear surrounding alien life and UFOs, but the more you knew, the less scary it became.

She said aliens were a force for good: “To want to help us to help the planet and each other.”

As part of her work with the group, Ms Carruthers is compiling a database of UFO sightings from Byron and surrounding areas. She plans to conduct interviews, collating the information to create an historical record and to help demystify the subject.

“The more it gets out into the open, the more accepted it becomes,” she said.

“We want to give it some credibility and respectability.”

She said interest in UFOs was growing worldwide and becoming more accepted and mainstream.