The Westall Incident was a mass UFO sighting reported on April 6, 1966, near schools in Melbourne, Australia.
The Westall Incident was a UFO sighting reported on April 6, 1966, in the area of Westall High School and Westall State School in Clayton South, Melbourne, Australia. According to reports, dozens of people saw an unidentified object above the school grounds; some witnesses stated they saw up to three objects. The reported number of witnesses ranged from over one hundred to more than two hundred students and staff, which is why the incident is sometimes described as Australia's largest mass UFO sighting.
Several witnesses claimed the object descended or landed in Grange Reserve or a nearby field, leaving marks in the grass. These are witness accounts, not officially verified findings. Among the explanations offered in the media were a weather balloon or a secret radiation monitoring balloon as part of Project HIBAL.
No official government report confirming an extraterrestrial object was published in the accompanying reports, and the incident remains unresolved in public disclosures. The Grange Reserve area is associated with the incident through commemoration and coverage in local history.
It was reported on April 6, 1966, in the Westall school area of Melbourne, Australia.
Reports range from over one hundred to more than two hundred students and staff. According to some testimonies, people saw up to three objects.
Several witnesses claimed the object descended or landed in Grange Reserve or a nearby field. This claim and the described grass marks were not officially verified findings.
No; the incident remains unresolved in public disclosures. Explanations such as a weather balloon or a radiation monitoring balloon were offered, but they were not confirmed as conclusions.