THINK ABOUTIT ABDUCTION REPORT
Date: late December 1967
Sighting Time: 2000
Day/Night: Night
Location: Near Bilcala, Queensland, Australia
Urban or Rural: Rural
Entity Type: 3 men in silvery uniforms
Entity Description: Humanoid
Hynek Classification: CE-III (Close Encounter III) Close observation with animate beings associated with the object.
Duration:
No. of Object(s): 3
Size of Object(s):
Distance to Object(s):
Shape of Object(s):
Color of Object(s): silvery uniforms
Number of Witnesses: 4
Source: Keith Basterfield
Summary/Description: Silvo Milno was driving near Ballantyne Lookout, from Gladstone, when he noticed 3 men in silvery uniforms standing in the road, 100 yards below the lookout. He claimed to have hit one of the men, after which he turned around and drove back to report the incident.
The car bore the mark of an impact, although it was first suspected that he had driven into a post. An hour after the above, a car was seen with five occupants, two girls and 3 men. The car stopped and the three men were seen to have silver suits; the girls left the car, running toward Gladstone, apparently terrified. Report was made to Bilcala police, who investigated, and sustained a flat tire in the area.
They apparently found nothing. Mr. S Dale, a Bilcala ambulance driver, took a sick man to Rockhampton Hospital. The patient told the driver of an overturned car on the Galliope Range. It was noted that a number of small men in silver uniforms emerged and put the car right side up.
The Galliope Range Assistance Incident
“The Bilcala report is particularly notable for the secondary event involving an ambulance driver, Mr. S. Dale, and a patient traveling toward Rockhampton. According to their account, they witnessed a group of small men in the same silvery uniforms performing a task that appeared almost humanitarian: physically uprighting an overturned vehicle on the Galliope Range.
This detail is significant because it contrasts with the typical ‘fleeing’ behavior seen in many CE-III cases. The presence of multiple witnesses across different locations—from the Ballantyne Lookout to the mountain range—suggests a concentrated ‘wave’ of activity in Queensland during late 1967. These accounts of small, silver-suited humanoids remain a unique chapter in Australian ufology, as they portray the entities not just as observers, but as active participants capable of physical interaction with human technology.”
“The incidents near Bilcala and the Galliope Range remain some of the most compelling accounts in the 1967 Australian UFO wave. What sets this case apart is the shift from mere observation to direct physical intervention, as seen in the remarkable report of entities assisting with a disabled vehicle. While the Bilcala police investigation yielded no physical evidence at the time, the consistency of the ‘silver suit’ descriptions across multiple independent witnesses—including an ambulance driver and a motorist—solidifies its place as a high-credibility CE-III encounter. As we continue to archive these historical reports, Bilcala serves as a reminder that the phenomenon often displays a level of complex, even helpful, behavior that defies simple explanation.”
