UFO Sightings Map:
Australia & New Zealand
*U* logs 649 ufo sightings in Australia; 194 in New Zealand,
a representative sampling at best.
In Australia, the busiest years were 1954 (50), 1978 (44) and 1996 (38). The 1954 flap came in January, nine months before the French deluge. New Zealand was dead slow between a Great Airships flap in 1909 and sudden activity in 1952 through 1957. 1977-1978 was also busy.
May is the busiest month in Australia. In New Zealand, the Summer months of November December and January are busiest by far. Weekends show more sightings in both countries.
See these new national studies of
Australia UFO Sightings
New Zealand UFO Sightings