Lightships & UFOs 2016

2nd March 2016 – Helena Valley, Perth hills, Western Australia

The Perth hills suburb of Boya seems to have its fair share of bushfires, and unfortunately, sometimes they’re deliberately lit. They can present a serious threat to people and their homes, especially after a long, hot and dry Perth summer. We usually ask Star Family to help suppress the fires when they break out in the Perth hills. On this occasion I was zooming in on a fire-fighting helicopter that was travelling north-west along the Helena Valley towards the fire. The following two consecutive images were taken at 2 frames per second, showing a small gold-coloured podship (see arrow) speeding past the helicopter:

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A fast-travelling, gold-coloured podship is about to overtake a fire-fighting helicopter in Helena Valley during a bushfire in Boya in the Perth hills. Photo taken from Darlington at 2:35pm on the 2nd March 2016.
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A fast-travelling, gold-coloured podship speeds past a fire-fighting helicopter in Helena Valley during a bushfire in Boya in the Perth hills. Photo taken from Darlington at 2:35pm on the 2nd March 2016.

8th March 2016 – Darlington, Western Australia

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A fast-moving ship is found in one frame while photographing an aircraft in continuous shooting mode. Darlington at 11:26am on the 8th March 2016.

4th November 2016 – Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

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A ship with coloured lights over South Hobart, photographed from Mount Wellington, Tasmania, Australia, at 10:22am on 4th November 2016.