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Oceania1966-01-19civilian claim

Tully Saucer Nest

On January 19, 1966, Queensland banana farmer George Pedley witnessed a disc-shaped craft rise from a lagoon near Tully, leaving a 32-by-25-foot depression of clockwise-swirled reeds uprooted from the water. Tully police and Townsville RAAF Base were notified the same day.

On January 19, 1966, Queensland banana farmer George Pedley witnessed a disc-shaped craft rise from a lagoon near Tully, leaving a 32-by-25-foot depression of clockwise-swirled reeds uprooted from the water.

Brief

On January 19, 1966, Queensland banana farmer George Pedley witnessed a disc-shaped craft rise from a lagoon near Tully, leaving a 32-by-25-foot depression of clockwise-swirled reeds uprooted from the water. Tully police and Townsville RAAF Base were notified the same day. Pedley reported the object as resembling two face-to-face saucers, approximately 25–30 feet across, rising with an audible hiss before climbing at 45 degrees and vanishing. Sergeant A.V. Moylan of Tully Police accompanied Pedley to the site the following morning. Flight Lieutenant Wallace of Townsville RAAF Base coordinated the formal investigation. The RAAF's official conclusion attributed the nest to a 'willy willy' circular wind vortex, though the uprooted (not merely bent) reed structure was noted as atypical of such phenomena.

Metadata

Date
1966-01-19
Year
1966
Location
Euramo near Tully, Queensland, Australia
Region
Oceania
Status
confirmed
Tag
civilian claim
Primary
1966 Tully Saucer Nest
Source type
catalogue
Sources
3

Key Points

  • On January 19, 1966, Queensland banana farmer George Pedley witnessed a disc-shaped craft rise from a lagoon near Tully, leaving a 32-by-25-foot depression of clockwise-swirled reeds uprooted from the water.
  • Tully police and Townsville RAAF Base were notified the same day.
  • Pedley reported the object as resembling two face-to-face saucers, approximately 25–30 feet across, rising with an audible hiss before climbing at 45 degrees and vanishing.
  • Sergeant A.V. Moylan of Tully Police accompanied Pedley to the site the following morning.

Most Interesting

  • Pedley reported the object as resembling two face-to-face saucers, approximately 25–30 feet across, rising with an audible hiss before climbing at 45 degrees and vanishing.
  • On January 19, 1966, Queensland banana farmer George Pedley witnessed a disc-shaped craft rise from a lagoon near Tully, leaving a 32-by-25-foot depression of clockwise-swirled reeds uprooted from the water.
  • The RAAF's official conclusion attributed the nest to a 'willy willy' circular wind vortex, though the uprooted (not merely bent) reed structure was noted as atypical of such phenomena.

Timeline

  1. 1966-01-19 · Encounter

    On January 19, 1966, Queensland banana farmer George Pedley witnessed a disc-shaped craft rise from a lagoon near Tully, leaving a 32-by-25-foot depression of clockwise-swirled reeds uprooted from the water.

  2. 2006 · Source record

    1966 Tully Saucer Nest is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.

Sources

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