The case record
What was reported?
Students and teachers reported a disc-shaped object near Westall High School and nearby open land.
- Reported date
- 6 Apr 1966
- Witnesses
- Students / teachers · 100+
- Investigation
- Australian authorities / later documentary research
Evidence in the record
Mass eyewitness testimony; drawings
Competing explanations
Official and research context
No definitive official identification
Conventional explanations
Military target balloon / aircraft theories proposed
Arguments that remain contested
No documentary proof conclusively settles the event
Locations & timeline
Coordinates are representative. Area and route labels do not imply exact paths or object positions.
- Primary reference location
Westall High School / The Grange
Clayton South
Reported event location · Approximate area radius: 1 km
-37.941°, 145.134° · area · High - Linked location
Westall High School site
Clayton South, Victoria, Australia
Primary witness site · Approximate area radius: 0.5 km
-37.941°, 145.134° · point · High - Linked location
The Grange Reserve
Clayton South, Victoria, Australia
Reported landing / low-altitude area · Approximate area radius: 1 km
-37.945°, 145.134° · area · Medium
Record notes
Use school and Grange reserve as separate markers.
Imported starting record; individual claims and source links await editorial verification.
Original dataset status: Unresolved / disputed