The 1965 Westall UFO Encounter
A mass UFO sighting involving hundreds of students and faculty members in Melbourne, Australia.
- Region
- Melbourne
- Country
- Australia
- Category
- UFO
- Date
- 6 April 1966
- Continent
- Oceania
The report
On April 6, 1966, over 200 students and faculty at the Westall School in Melbourne witnessed a UFO. The object was described as a flying saucer and appeared to hover for several minutes before shooting away at high speed. The sighting was reportedly covered up by authorities, but witnesses later came forward, sharing their accounts of the event. The Westall UFO remains one of the most significant UFO cases in Australian history.
Sources and further reading
Location
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