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UFO-1966-024 · UFOs & UAPs

Westall UFO encounter

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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 testimonydrawings

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.

  1. Primary reference location

    Westall High School / The Grange

    Clayton South

    Reported event location · Approximate area radius: 1 km

    -37.941°, 145.134° · area · High
  2. 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
  3. 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

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