Top UFO “Hot Spots” for Asia and Australia
Rank, number of UFO reports and Close Encounters, Rates per 100,000 population and latest population estimates
UFOCAT Database, created September 1, 2005
Rank
District
District Capital
State
UFO Reports
Rate of UFO reports per 100,000 pop.
Close Encounters
Rate of CE reports per 100,000 pop.
Population 1990
1
Tully
Tully
Queensland
24
879.8
13
476.5
2,728
2
Milne Bay
Banaira
Papua New Guinea
66
2200.0
4
133.3
3,000
3
Kempsey
Kempsey
New South Wales
14
154.9
6
66.4
9,037
4
Casino
Casino
New South Wales
6
61.6
6
61.6
9,743
5
Gisborne
Gisborne
New Zealand
56
127.4
19
43.2
43,971
6
New England
Armidale
New South Wales
14
74.0
10
52.8
18,922
7
Alice Springs
Alice Springs
Northern Territories
15
81.5
5
27.2
18,922
8
Marlborough
Blenheim
New Zealand
13
32.9
5
12.6
39,561
9
Southland
Invercargill
New Zealand
36
39.6
9
9.9
91,002
10
Cairns
Cairns
Queensland
21
43.2
4
8.2
48,557
11
Otago
Dunedin
New Zealand
70
38.6
17
9.4
181,539
12
Hawke’s Bay
Napier
New Zealand
44
30.8
12
8.4
142,947
13
Waikato
Hamilton
New Zealand
103
28.8
31
8.7
357,726
14
Adelaide
Adelaide
South Australia
360
38.6
38
4.1
931,886
15
Taranaki
New Plymouth
New Zealand
23
22.4
5
4.9
102,858
16
Manawatu- Wanganui
Palmerston North
New Zealand
40
18.2
10
4.5
220,089
17
Canterbury
Christchurch
New Zealand
87
18.1
18
3.7
481,431
18
Bay of Plenty
Whakatane
New Zealand
37
15.5
7
2.9
239,412
19
Hobart
Hobart
Tasmania
16
9.5
6
3.6
168,359
20
Wellington
Wellington
New Zealand
49
11.6
8
1.9
423,765
21
Auckland
Auckland
New Zealand
104
9.0
27
2.3
1,158,891
22
Brisbane
Brisbane
Queensland
81
7.9
14
1.4
1,028,527
23
Pahang
Kuantan
Malaysia
29
3.8
18
2.3
770,644
24
Perth
Perth
Western Australia
48
5.9
12
1.5
809,035
25
Palau Pinang
Georgetown
Malaysia
27
3.0
18
2.0
911,586
26
Terengganu
Kuala Trengganu
Malaysia
14
2.6
10
1.8
542,280
27
Sydney
Sydney
New South Wales
171
5.3
25
0.8
3,204,696
28
Melbourne
Melbourne
Victoria
127
4.7
20
0.7
2,722,817
29
Selangor
Shah Alam
Malaysia
42
2.9
15
1.0
1,467,441
30
Perak
Ipoh
Malaysia
28
1.6
20
1.1
1,762,288
31
Okinawa
Naha
Japan
32
2.9
6
0.5
1,106,559
32
Kedah
Alor Setar
Malaysia
24
2.2
7
0.6
1,102,200
33
Federal Territory
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
19
2.0
5
0.5
937,875
34
Kelantan
Kota Baharu
Malaysia
6
0.7
5
0.6
877,575
35
Sarawak
Kuching
Malaysia
13
1.0
6
0.5
1,294,753
36
Manila
Manila
Philippines
17
0.3
5
0.1
5,925,884
37
Fujian
Fuzhou
China
7
0.0
4
0.0
25,931,106
Rank is determined by averaging the rates for UFO reports and close encounters
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