What Happened
On June 11, 2026, at around 8:33 p.m., a flight crew passing over a lake in Acton, in the Australian Capital Territory, saw something unusual. According to the report, the pilots spotted a disc in pastel shades of pink and orange, about 20 meters below the aircraft.
The disc was estimated to have a radius of about 5 meters. It first moved horizontally beneath the aircraft, then climbed at about 200 km/h, turning into a vertical ascent straight up. During the flight, the object emitted a bright light and made a sound the crew described as a “voice,” a feature not listed in the specifications of a conventional aircraft.
The crew tried to follow the object, but could not climb vertically alongside it and lost a steady line of sight. The report says the object crossed the aircraft’s flight path and continued into the distance, heading toward “Mars”—apparently a fixed direction indicated on an astronomical map.
Background and Context
The report is listed in the NUFORC database, which collects unverified accounts of sightings of unexplained phenomena (UFOs/UAP). It is one of relatively few reports involving a flight crew, which lends the account some weight, though the sighting remains unverified.
What Makes This Report Stand Out?
- Pastel colors — Most reports describe white, blue, or red lights; this one describes shades of pink and orange.
- Extremely close range — A distance of just 20 meters is unusual for an unidentified object seen in flight.
- Accompanying sound — Most reports focus on light alone. This account also mentions a sound, making a simple optical explanation harder to sustain.
- Animal reactions — According to the report, nearby animals reacted unusually. Such reactions sometimes appear in accounts of other sightings, but remain unexplained.
Summary
The report describes a striking sighting of an unusually colored disc that appeared close to an aircraft and climbed at high speed. Although the account comes from a flight crew, no additional evidence, such as video or radar data, is available to corroborate it. The incident therefore remains an unverified sighting.
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The report mentions a possible “abduction” and “missing time,” but provides no further details to substantiate those claims.
