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 DATE OF ARTICLE : August 1989
 TITLE           : Research Digest
 AUTHOR          : Keith Basterfield
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 UFO RESEARCH AUSTRALIA
 RESEARCH DIGEST
 PO BOX 229, PROSPECT, SOUTH AUSTRALIA  5082
 COMPLIED BY:  Keith Basterfield

 Issue 2 AUGUST 1989

 A number of people have contacted me to say they appreciate the
 Research Digest.  It is essential that we have some central record of
 UFO reports which are being made within Australia.  I trust that this
 Digest will be utilised by all in the UFORA network as a means of
 ensuring your work is known.

 UFORA89025  TA89003  14 Jan 89  Strahan  TAS 0023hrs.
 A group of locals returning to Macquarie Harbour from their boat
 observed for some 3 minutes a bright blue/white light, may be with
 vapour.  Described as up to half Moon size.  Light appeared to descend
 towards boat then blinked out.  One witness is a weather observer.  No
 explanation.  (TUFOIC).

 UFORA89026  TA89003  25 Jan 89  Launceston  TAS 0200hrs.
 2 witnesses see a light fall in the north-west, then it stopped for 15
 seconds before moving horizontally off to the south-east, stopping 2
 more times en route.  No explanation.  (TUFOIC).

 UFORA89027  TA89018  5 Mar 89  Bruny Island  TAS 2145hrs.
 A couple on holiday reported watching a series of 4 nocturnal lights
 which blinded on, moved to the south-west, or returned from that area
 pulsing during flight.  Duration some 30 minutes.  No other witnesses.
 Aurora evident later that night.  (TUFOIC).

 UFORA89028  TA89051  22 Mar 89  Swanston  TAS 1945hrs.
 A dull orange light some 150m distant was noted by 2 shooters as it
 silently passed through the trees towards the south.  Dogs uneasy.
 Investigating.  (TUFOIC).

 UFORA89029  TA89039  6 Jun 89  Kingston  TAS 1840hrs.
 Several witnesses see a light dropping in the north-west sky, but then
 it went back up, did a ninety degree turn and headed off to the south.
 The bluish light seemed to have a sparkle behind it.  Investigating.
 (TUFOIC).

 UFORA89030 TA89045  11 Jul 89  Vinces Saddle  TAS  2330hrs.
 A motorist returning home to Huon Valley, at a point 25km south of
 Hobart, noticed a bright light to the driver's side of the car.  It
 was situated over a roadside paddock although mist made estimating the
 distance difficult.  The bright oval light mass had some blue/white
 lights beneath it.  The witness slowed his car down but due to the
 curve of the road lost sight of the object behind the car after some
 10-15 seconds of viewing time.  The weather was overcast, cloud at
 800m, some hill fog.  No other reports.  Investigating.  (TUFOIC).

 UFORA89031  1984  Terrigal  NSW Night.
 A woman and her daughter were fishing in the middle of the night when
 they watched a number of point source sized lights crossing the sky.
 Possibility of satellites.  (UFORA-NSW branch).

 UFORA89032  5 May 89  Gloucester  NSW 0500hrs.
 A woman and her nephew were collecting cows for milking when all of a
 sudden a large, very bright light appeared in the sky southward of
 them.  It travelled straight downwards and was lost to view behind a
 mountain.  (UFORA-NSW branch).

 UFORA89033  19 Jul 89  Brighton  SA 2100hrs.
 3 people see a bright yellow/orange object in the sky.  Upon looking
 at it through binoculars they noted what seemed to be a shape going
 around what looked like an aircraft.  The entire object was travelling
 west to south-east.  Duration 5 minutes.  Object travelling quite
 slow.  Possibility of advertising aircraft.  (UFOR(SA)).

 UFORA89034  23 Jul 89 Eyre Peninsula  SA 2100hrs.
 A number of reports of a light in the sky:-

 1.	Mt Hope-An Australian Airlines pilot reported a brilliant red-orange
 light travelling in a south-westerly direction and appeared to "burn
 up".

 2.	Streaky Bay-Mr Ross Buckley described an orange-red object which lit
 up the surrounding area.  Duration 10 seconds.

 3.	Sceale Bay-Mr George Moore said the object had a sparkling effect
 and a tail.  It was a brilliant red and lit up the trees.

 4.	Crystal Brook-Red/orange object with a tail travelling westwards for
 6 seconds.
 There were no reports of radar tracking or of any object hitting the
 ground.  Most likely a meteor.  (UFOR(SA) & Adelaide Advertiser
 newspaper 23/7/89).

 Corrections to previous Digest:

 1	.UFORA89022 UFOR(QLD) advise they are the primary investigator of
 this case, being assisted by Bill Chalker.

 UFOR89023  UFOR(QLD) advise they have referred this case to Bill
 Chalker for follow up of one witness.