Casino, New South Wales, Australia, on June 14, 1947:
ACUFO-1947-06-14-CASINO-1
This event went unnoticed, and is of moderate strangeness with little information. But if it had occurred a few months later, it would probably have had much more echo.
It was told in at least the two New South Walesm Australia, newspapers The Daily Examiner, and The Northern Star both for June 16, 1947, that "distress flares" had been seen on June 14, 1947, from a Sydney-Brisbane plane when it was near Casino, New South Wales.
Passengers on the north bound plane saw what "appeared to be distress flares" at 7 p.m. and on arrival at Archerfield Aerodrome, Brisbane, Casino police were contacted. Messages were broadcast asking anyone in Casino district who had seen a plane in difficulties or showing flares as if in difficulties, to contact the police.
But no messages were received and no planes have been reported missing, so the falres remained a mystery.
Though, a Casino police officer said "that it was now thought that the "flares" were sky rockets set off by children".
| Date: | June 14, 1947 |
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| Time: | ? |
| Duration: | ? |
| First known report date: | June 16, 1947 |
| Reporting delay: | Hour, hours. |
| Country: | Australia |
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| State/Department: | New South Wales |
| City or place: | Casino |
| Number of alleged witnesses: | Several. |
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| Number of known witnesses: | ? |
| Number of named witnesses: | 0 |
| Reporting channel: | The Press. |
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| Visibility conditions: | ? |
| UFO observed: | Yes. |
| UFO arrival observed: | ? |
| UFO departure observed: | ? |
| UFO action: | ? |
| Witnesses action: | Observed. |
| Photographs: | No. |
| Sketch(s) by witness(es): | No. |
| Sketch(es) approved by witness(es): | No. |
| Witness(es) feelings: | ? |
| Witnesses interpretation: | ? |
| Sensors: |
[X] Visual: Several.
[ ] Airborne radar: N/A. [ ] Directional ground radar: [ ] Height finder ground radar: [ ] Photo: [ ] Film/video: [ ] EM Effects: [ ] Failures: [ ] Damages: |
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| Hynek: | ? |
| Armed / unarmed: | Unarmed. |
| Reliability 1-3: | 2 |
| Strangeness 1-3: | 2 |
| ACUFO: | Insufficient information, possible toy flares. |
[Ref. gde1:] NEWSPAPER "THE GRAFTON DAILY EXAMINER":
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The origin of flares seen by a Sydney-Brisbane plane near Casino on Saturday night was still a mystery yesterday.
Passengers on the north bound plane, saw what appeared to be distress flares at 7 p.m. and on arrival at Archerfield Aerodrome, Brisbane, Casino police were contacted. Messages were broadcast over 2LM, asking anyone in Casino district who had seen a plane in difficulties or showing flares as if in difficulties, to contact the police. No messages were received and no planes have been reported missing.
A Casino police officer said that it was now thought that the "flares" were sky rockets set off by children.
[Ref. nsr1:] NEWSPAPER "THE NORTHERN STAR":
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L'origine des fusées éclairantes aperçues par un avion reliant Sydney à Brisbane près de Casino, samedi soir, restait encore un mystère hier.
Des passagers de l'avion allant vers le nord ont vu ce qui ressemblait à des fusées de détresse à 19 heures et, à leur arrivée à l'aérodrome d'Archerfield, à Brisbane, la police de Casino fut contactée. Des messages furent diffusés sur 2LM, demandant à quiconque, dans le district de Casino, ayant vu un avion en difficulté ou lançant des fusées comme en signe de détresse, de contacter la police. Aucun message ne fut reçu et aucun avion n'a été signalé disparu.
Un officier de police de Casino déclara que l'on pensait désormais que les "fusées" étaient des fusées de divertissement lancées par des enfants.
No information is given except that it was a civilian aircraft carrying passengers.
Casino is a town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, located 726 km north of Sydney. The town takes its name from Monte Cassino in Italy.
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The newspaper [gde1] was not printed on Sundays; this is why the report about the June 14, event, appeared 2 days later.
Because no description of the "flares" and no information on how they behaved was reported, the case will remain a "mystery" with the possible solution of the kids party rockets.
Insufficient information, possible toy flares.
* = Source is available to me.
? = Source I am told about but could not get so far. Help needed.
| Main author: | Patrick Gross |
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| Contributors: | None |
| Reviewers: | None |
| Editor: | Patrick Gross |
| Version: | Create/changed by: | Date: | Description: |
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| 0.1 | Patrick Gross | June 31, 2026 | Creation, [gde1], [nsr1]. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | June 31, 2026 | First published. |
