Saucer sightings around Westall, Victoria — 2–6 April 1966

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1. Saturday 2 April 1966 · 2 reports

2. UFO photographed in Balwyn, Melbourne, Australia on April 2, 1966, just days before the Westall mass sighting with 200+ witnesses at a high school in broad daylight only 20 km away. 📍 Westall, Victoria, Australia · Oval On April 2, 1966, a man later identified as James Kibel was in the backyard of his parents’ home in Balwyn, Melbourne, taking photos to finish a roll of film in his Pola…
3. James Kibel Polaroid photo taken April 2, 1966 In Balwyn, Victoria. 📍 Balwyn, Victoria, Australia

4. Wednesday 6 April 1966 · 7 reports

5. Westall UFO sighting Australia, 6th of April 1966 in Melbourne, Victoria. The 3 objects were observed by around 200 students. 📍 Westall, Victoria, Australia · 🎥 I wasn't aware of this. But it looks like Australia had their Ariel school Zimbabwe cast. Although here it was shut down pretty quickly but Australia seems to open up ab…
6. Australian Story: The Westall UFO Mystery 📍 Westall, Victoria, Australia On April 6, 1966, a Melbourne school was thrown into chaos when strange objects appeared in the sky. It remains the largest mass UFO sighting in Australian history, witn…
7. Westall: 60th Anniversary Commemorations at The Grange 📍 Westall, Victoria, Australia · 🎥 60 years ago. Hundreds of witnesses. Still no explanation. On 6 April 1966, hundreds of students and staff at Westall High School in Melbourne, Victoria witnessed someth…
8. Demand answers on the Westall incident of 6 April 1966 📍 Westall, Victoria, Australia · 🎥 An official explanation has never been provided by the Australian government and Australian Department of Defence as to what was observed in the sky above Westall High S…
9. Last chance to support call for Australian government to investigate Westall incident 📍 Westall, Victoria, Australia If you want answers on the Westall incident of 6 April 1966, please consider signing the petition at: https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN7396
10. Westall petition makes front page news in Dandenong Star Journal 📍 Westall, Victoria, Australia · Saucer With a weekly circulation of ~36,000 copies, the newspaper that first reported the Westall flying saucer incident has today reported on a petition that calls for the Aus…
11. Demand an independent inquiry of the Westall flying saucer incident 📍 Westall, Victoria, Australia · Saucer 🇦🇺 Calling All Australian Citizens 🇦🇺 No explanation has ever been offered by the Australian government as to what was observed in the skies above Westall High School on…

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