Subject: COONABARABRAN INVESTIGATIONS
Date: 13 Jan 95 04:43:06 GMT

PRELIMINARY REPORT ON COONABARABRAN AREA UFO ACTIVITY
              by Bill Chalker

The "Coonabarabran Times" of Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia, in 
its November 17th, 1994 issue, carried brief details of an apparent close 
encounter with a diamond shaped UFO near ground level on November 15th, 
1994, on the Mendooran road.
I have now interviewed the 4 principal witnesses to this apparent close
encounter.  On the information supplied to date no apparent explanation can 
be offered for this striking case.
It was intially seen as a large light source hovering over the nearby road. 
 An approaching car appears to has precipitated the object moving off and 
coming slowly closer to the farm house, where 4 adults observed it.  At its 
closest point all witnesses described it as diamond shaped with lights 
around the edges, with window like structures within the body of it.  
There was a very bright yellow light inside it.   It appeared to be a tree 
height and of massive dimensions.  As the 4 adults left the house verandah 
to go closer to the silent object which seemed to be only 300 yards away 
and slowly passing along side the house area, it then accelerated at a 
phenomenal speed.  It disappeared in the distance.  It was at this point 
that a tremendous high pitched engine noise was heard, almost like a sonic 
wave.  This was noticed after the object had passed by.

At least 6 weeks earlier a massive light was seen near the property.
It appears neighbours also saw the November 15th object.  They are to 
be interviewed.
Information was also gathered on a number of other potentially interesting

cases:
* On possibly the same night a driver coming from Sydney to Coonabarabran 
had an encounter in which the radio and other electrical items were effected.
* I spoke with a gentleman who witnessed another massive diamond shaped 
object while timber cutting near Binaway, back in about 1979.  His companion
allegedly took a photograph which my informat indicates he saw.  It 
apparently showed a silvery shape with sections without the observed lights.
The informant states he was told the army took the photo and he believes 
that his companion ended up in a mental home.  He implied it was due to the 
photo incident. * Another informant indicated he had heard directly from a 
Murray Bridge (SA) who had bought a property in the Coonabarabran area.  
This man reported that back at the time of the Valentich appearance he had 
been on his property working with equipment.  He had heard noise over the 
equipment which seemed to come from a large object hovering above him.  
Some "oil" like material could be seen coming down from this object.  The 
most bizarre element of this tale was that the farmer saw a plane wing 
embedded in the side of the UFO.  This wing or part of a part allegedly 
had identification numbers on it which coincided with the Valentich 
aircraft!  Obviously this story requires more information.  I have this 
nagging feeling I've heard something like this story before.  Anyone else 
have any info?

* Another sighting out Moree way, about a decade ago, involving young man 
night ploughing.  Beam of light lit up the area.  Where the beam touched 
the ground there grass was allegedly burnt.  I had a similar case out Cowra 
way! Investigations are continuing.
Regards, Bill Chalker.

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