Appearance / Description of Object(s)

Round orange-yellow, fairly bright lights -- similar to luminosiity of a bright moon for example. There were two or three objects which flew in tandem. They moved up and down somewhat but travelled primarilly in a northerly direction. However they would sometimes stop motionless.

Size of Object(s)

Relative size at arms length -- 10 mm. Actual size unknown -- at least 1 m but could have been much more.

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

Distance 1-2 miles. Height 80 meters.

Description of Area / Surroundings

Rual. Sugarcane farms. Nearby town of Innisfail.

Full Description & Details

Because of their erratic movement tthe lights we saw could not have been conventional airplanes. They were not helicopters because they made no sound.

Therefore my two companions and I could only refer to them as unidentified flying objects - UFOs.

However a few days later I learned that an Australian radio announcer, John Laws, had broadcast details of how to construct flying devices to fool people into reporting UFOs a few days before our sightings.

This, I am told, involves supporting a candle on a wire coat hanger frame and covering it with a plastic bag. The heated air lifts the bag, wind currents blow it around, and it eventually decends when the candle is extinguished.

In hindsight I think it is most likely that that is what we saw -- a hoax.

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

Yes

Witness Background

I am a teacher and somtimes consultant. I do not take any illicit drugs and rarely even drink any alcohol. When I was in grade 5 I recall having a teacher, Mrs Brown, who told us that she had to leave her own town and was transferred to our school after reporting a UFO siting -- including physical evidence to her local newspaper. People in her Canadian rural community accused her and her neighbour of being drunkards or unstable.

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

I occassionaly read popular literature about UFOs. I am certain at least some of them are a real events based upon what I have read but I don't think the public is aware of whatever actually causes the events. I suspect some governments hold more knowledge on the subject than they publically release. My sighting made no difference to my views on the matter

Other Comments

I felt rather foolish saying anything about the sightings after I eventually worked out what they very probalby actually were.

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