Westall School Sighting
On April 6, 1966, more than 200 students and teachers at two Melbourne schools watched a silver, domed disc descend into a field near Westall High School. The object left flattened grass circles, and witnesses were later warned by uniformed officials not to speak about what they had seen.
On April 6, 1966, more than 200 students and teachers at two Melbourne schools watched a silver, domed disc descend into a field near Westall High School.
Brief
On April 6, 1966, more than 200 students and teachers at two Melbourne schools watched a silver, domed disc descend into a field near Westall High School. The object left flattened grass circles, and witnesses were later warned by uniformed officials not to speak about what they had seen. At approximately 11:00 a.m. students from Westall High School and the adjacent state primary school observed the object for roughly twenty minutes. Science teacher Andrew Greenwood described the craft as silver-grey and disc-shaped. RAAF personnel visited the site days later. The Dandenong Journal covered the story on its front page on April 14 and 21, 1966, and was the only outlet to obtain teacher testimony before the school silenced further statements.
Metadata
- Date
- 1966-04-06
- Year
- 1966
- Location
- Clayton South, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Region
- Oceania
- Status
- confirmed
- Tag
- civilian claim
- Primary
- Strange lights in the sky: The Westall UFO event, 1966
- Source type
- html
- Sources
- 2
Key Points
- On April 6, 1966, more than 200 students and teachers at two Melbourne schools watched a silver, domed disc descend into a field near Westall High School.
- The object left flattened grass circles, and witnesses were later warned by uniformed officials not to speak about what they had seen.
- At approximately 11:00 a.m. students from Westall High School and the adjacent state primary school observed the object for roughly twenty minutes.
- Science teacher Andrew Greenwood described the craft as silver-grey and disc-shaped.
Most Interesting
- At approximately 11:00 a.m. students from Westall High School and the adjacent state primary school observed the object for roughly twenty minutes.
- The Dandenong Journal covered the story on its front page on April 14 and 21, 1966, and was the only outlet to obtain teacher testimony before the school silenced further statements.
- On April 6, 1966, more than 200 students and teachers at two Melbourne schools watched a silver, domed disc descend into a field near Westall High School.
Timeline
- 1966-04-06 · Encounter
On April 6, 1966, more than 200 students and teachers at two Melbourne schools watched a silver, domed disc descend into a field near Westall High School.
- 2023 · Source record
Strange lights in the sky: The Westall UFO event, 1966 is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.
Sources
- Westall UFOWikipedia, 2024
- Strange lights in the sky: The Westall UFO event, 1966State Library Victoria, 2023
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