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== Reports ==
On Wednesday, 6 April 1966, students and a teacher from Westall High School, now Westall Secondary College, reported seeing a flying object.<ref name="Kachor2018">{{cite news |last1=Kachor |first1=Kate |title=Westall flying saucer: One of Australia's baffling mysteries still unsolved 52 years on |url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/westall-flying-saucer-one-of-australias-baffling-mysteries-still-unsolved-52-years-on/1e8e2b76-4ceb-42c7-a71c-7d146db67fe7 |work=Nine News |date=6 April 2018}}</ref> It was described as round with a domed top, and white, grey, or silver in
Some witnesses reported seeing the object take off after landing, and some reported seeing it hover rather than land. When students walked to the Grange after the sighting, some reported a landing site, but the details varied between reports.<ref name="TheAge-2005"/><ref name="BD" /> Students described a circle of grass variously as burnt, "boiled", or pressed down.<ref name="TheAge-2005"/> One student interviewed by a local newspaper described a vague circular area flattened by the wind.<ref name="BD" /> Students also reported varying numbers of circles from one to three.<ref name="BD" /> On 9 April 1966, Air Force personnel and UFO enthusiasts visited the field but reported nothing of interest. The landowner burned the field to discourage people from entering the property.<ref name="BD" />
==Explanations==
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==Media coverage==
The documentary ''Westall '66'' focuses on the sighting. It is based on interviews that ufologist Shane Ryan conducted with residents.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theconversation.com/westall-66-50-years-on-still-stranger-than-fiction-57188 |title=Westall '66: 50 years on, still stranger than fiction |last=Sharpe |first=Matthew |date=3 April 2016 |work=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] |publisher=[[Deakin University]] |access-date=8 February 2024}}</ref> ''Westall '66'' was incorporated into the national history curriculum as a lesson on critical analysis of popular portrayals of historical events.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Topsfield |first1=Jewel |title=Our 'Roswell' now one for the history books |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/our-roswell-now-one-for-the-history-books-20110603-1fl5o.html |work=The Age |date=3 June 2011 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite document |title=Westall '66 A Suburban UFO Myster: A Study Guide |last1=Burton |first1=Lee |last2=Lewis |first2=Robert |publisher=Australian Government}}</ref>
[[The Phenomenon (2020 film)|''The Phenomenon'']], a documentary film directed and co-produced by ufologist James Fox, includes content related to the Westall UFO case.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |last1=Horton |first1=Adrian |title='It's not a question of belief': the film examining government UFO records |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/07/the-phenomenon-ufos-james-fox-documentary |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=7 October 2020 |access-date=24 March 2021}}</ref>
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*The [[Kingston, Victoria|City of Kingston]] created a children's play space, Grange Reserve UFO Park at The Grange Reserve in Clayton South Melway. The park features a silver UFO with red slides to reflect the 1966 Westall UFO Incident.<ref name="Kingston">{{cite web |title=The Grange Reserve (UFO Park) |url=https://www.kingston.vic.gov.au/Outdoors/Parks-Playgrounds/Playgrounds/The-Grange-Reserve-UFO-Park |website=kingston.vic.gov.au |publisher=[[City of Kingston|Kingston City Council]] |access-date=24 March 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210621110501/https://www.kingston.vic.gov.au/Outdoors/Parks-Playgrounds/Playgrounds/The-Grange-Reserve-UFO-Park|archive-date=21 June 2021 }}</ref>
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==References==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20221205155703/https://westall66ufo.com.au/ Westall '66: a suburban UFO mystery <small>A MASS UFO SIGHTING A FORTY-FOUR YEAR CONSPIRACY. A MAN SEEKING THE TRUTH</small>] (archived from [https://westall66ufo.com.au/ the original web site]). Film written By Rosie Jones, with Shane Ryan; Produced by Carmel Mcaloon
[[Category:1960s in Melbourne]]
[[Category:April 1966 events in Australia]]
[[Category:Australian folklore]]
[[Category:UFO sightings in Australia]]
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