Fiona Hartigan was snapping some sunset photos with her phone camera when she saw and captured several photos of a flying black disc-shaped object. Read Story

Mr Moffett, a spokesperson for UFO Research NSW, said there were between 1000 and 1500 UFO sightings in Australia every year, "but that is just the tip of the iceberg".

"Why would anyone make these stories up? They are setting themselves up for ridicule," he said.