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NOVEMBER 9, 1978, RISDON VALE, TASMANIA AUSTRALIA, MR. WRIGHT:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

Australian ufologist Keith Basterfield indicates in 2005 that the ufology group TUFOIC noted that on November 9, 1978, in Risdon Vale, Tasmania, Australia, at 03:15, one Mr. Wright, a 24-year-old taxi driver travelling along at 30-40Km/hr saw a green shape come from the scrubs of the road edges and stop in the center of the road.

The driver braked, there was a high-pitched squeal, static on the two way radio and then the shape disappeared.

The incident was reported to the police but upon inspecting the spot nothing unusual was found.

In another version, Basterfield adds that the shape was 1.5 meters high, appeared solid, and floated 3 meters above the ground.

Other short versions say it was on Sugarloaf road, the green triangular shape was 1.5 meters tall and 0.75 meters at the base, the top was pointed, and when it disappeared the driver had stopped at 5 meters of it.

Basic information table:

Narratives:

[Ref. kb1:] KEITH BASTERFIELD:

The Australian ufologist indicates that on November 9, 1978, in Risdon Vale, Tasmania, at 0315hrs, Wright, a taxi driver travelling along at 30-40Km/hr saw a green shape stop in the centre of the road. There was a high-pitched squeal, static on the two way radio and then the shape disappeared. The incident was reported to police but upon inspecting the spot nothing unusual was found.

Keith Basterfield indicates the source as "TUFOIC."

[Ref. au1:] "AUTRALIAN UFO NETWORK ARCHIVE":

The website indicates that on 09.11.78 in Hobart, Ribdonvale, Tasmania, at 0215 hours, a 24 year-old taxi driver on night shift was returning from dropping off a fare, when he saw a green shape drift out into the middle of the road. He braked the vehicle, but as he stopped the shape just vanished. He maintains that two—way radio blacked out for a while.

[Ref. kb2:] KEITH BASTERFIELD:

The ufologist indicates that on 9 Nov 1978 in Risdon Vale, Tasmania, at 0315 hours, a 24-year-old man was driving a taxi when he saw a luminous, light green "triangle" move out from scrub at the side of the road. The shape was one and a half metres tall, appeared solid and was floating some point three metres off the ground. He braked the car violently, and heard a high pitched squeal and the "figure" vanished. The noise was so loud it made his ears ring. At the same time there came a considerable amount of static on his car radio.

Keith Basterfield indicates the source as "TUFOIC."

[Ref. mr1:] MARK RODEGHIER:

The ufologist indicates that on November 9, 1978, at 3:15 in Australia, in Risdon Vale, Tasmania, while driving a taxi during a light rain, the driver saw a green shape drift out into the road ahead. It seemed to be a four-foot-tall triangle. As he quickly braked to avoid hitting it, the radio stopped working and he heard a high-pitched squeaking noise. The taxi stopped five meters from the triangle, and at that moment, it suddenly vanished.

The source is indicated as "TUFOIC".

[Ref. jb1:] JEROME BEAU:

Jerome Beau reproduit en Anglais la source [mr1].

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Risdon Vale, Tasmania Australia, on November 9, 1978, at 0315 a.m., during a spate of encounters in the area, including a car pace, a taxi driver spotted a bizarre humanoid shape crossing Sugarloaf Road in front of him. The shape was described as green in color about one and a half meters tall and 3/4 meters wide at the base, it tapered to a narrow top. The shape drifted out into the road and at the same time the taxi radio emitted a high-pitched squeal as the driver broke hard stopping only 5 meters from the shape. The figure then just vanished into thin air.

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is "Tufoic UFO Tasmania 1980."

[Ref. ud1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:

The website indicates that on November 9, 1978, at 03:15, in Risdon Vale, Tasmania, Australia, "Taxi Driver incident. 4' Green shape drifted out into road, 4' tall triangle. Radio frequency interference: radio quit, high-pitched squeaking noise. At 5' away, triangle vanished."

"An object was observed. Electromagnetic effects were noted. One green triangle, about 5 feet across, was observed in rainy weather by one male 24-year-old witness on a road for six seconds (Wright). A high-pitched sound was heard. A robot was seen."

"During a spate of encounters in the area, including a car pace, a taxi driver spotted a bizarre humanoid shape crossing Sugarloaf Road in front of him. The shape was described as green in color about one and a half meters tall and 3/4 meters wide at the base, it tapered to a narrow top. The shape drifted out into the road and at the same time the taxi radio emitted a high-pitched squeal as the driver broke hard stopping only 5 meters from the shape. The figure then just vanished into thin air."

The sources are indicated as Webb, David, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports; Aerial Phenomena Research Organization, APRO Bulletin, APRO, Tucson; Rodeghier, Mark, UFO Reports Involving Vehicle Interference, CUFOS, Chicago, 1981; Cashman, Mark, Project 1947 EM Effects Catalog website; Cashman, Mark Project 1947 EM Effects Catalog website; ACUFOS, Australian Centre for UFO Studies; Hatch, Larry, *U* computer database, Author, Redwood City, 2002; Rosales, Albert, Humanoid Sighting Reports Database.

Points to consider:

In addition to the points listed in the List of Issues, one might wonder why the green cone shaped was considered to be a UFO occupant and not a UFO.

List of issues:

Evaluation:

Extraterrestrial beings or confusion or hoax.

Sources references:

* = Source I checked.
? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.

• [---] ? Tasmanian UFO Information Center (TUFOIC), Tasmania, Australia, 1980.
• [---] ? Australian Centre for UFO Studies (ACUFOS), Australia.
• [---] ? "HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports", compiled by David F. Webb and Ted Bloecher, CUFOS, USA, circa 1978.
• [---] ? Ufology bulletin APRO Bulletin, Aerial Phenomena Research Organization (APRO), USA.
• [---] ? "UFO Reports Involving Vehicle Interference", compiled by Mark Rodeghier, Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS), USA, 1981.
• [---] ? "*U* Computer Database", compiled by Larry Hatch, USA, 2002.
• [kb1] * "A Catalogue of Australian UFO Entity and Related Reports", compiled by Keith Basterfield, PO Box 786, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006, May 15, 2005, available at www.project1947.com/kbcat/kbent0505.htm
• [kb1] * "A Catalogue of Australian UFO Entity and Related Reports", compiled by Keith Basterfield, PO Box 786, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006, May 15, 2005, at www.auforn.com/Keith_Basterfield_1.htm
• [au1] * "1978 Sightings Archive", web page by the Autralian UFO Network Archive website, Australia, circa 2002, at www.auforn.com/1978.htm
• [kb2] * "A Catalogue of Australian UFO Vehicle Interference Cases", compiled by Keith Basterfield, PO Box 786, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006, updated 15 May 2005, available on the Project 1947 website at www.project1947.com/kbcat/kbvehint0505.htm
• [mr1] ? "EM Effects Catalog", on Mark Cashman's website, circa 2005, USA (defunct).
• [jb1] ? "Résumés d'événements d'interférence avec des véhicules", page web par Jérôme Beau, France, Circa 2005, à rr0.org/data/1/9/8/1/10/Rodeghier_VehiclesInterference/1.html
• [ar1] * "1978 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2007, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1978.shtml
• [ud1] * "9 Nov 1978 - Risdon Vale, Tasmania, Australia", web page by the website UFOdna, circa 2008, at www.ufodna.com/uf15/uf3/153756.htm

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