AUSTRALIA'S NUCLEAR ROSWELL

AUSTRALIA'S NUCLEAR ROSWELL

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April 15, 2026 · 2h 44m · Season 2 · Episode 30

About this episode

The episode discusses the Westall UFO incident, often referred to as Australia's Roswell, highlighting the mass sightings and subsequent government suppression.

The Westall UFO incident began on the morning of Wednesday, April 6, 1966, in the suburb of Clayton South, located in the southeastern region of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. At approximately 11:00 AM, during the morning recess, more than 200 students and staff members from Westall High School and Westall State Primary School observed a silver, disc-shaped object approximately the size of two family cars. Witnesses, including science teacher Andrew Greenwood, described the craft as a metallic grey or slightly greenish saucer that moved silently and performed erratic, high-speed maneuvers. The object eventually descended into a nearby paddock of wild grass known as The Grange, where it reportedly hovered or landed briefly before tilting on its side and accelerating away toward the south. Shortly after the departure, students who rushed to the site found a large, circular area of flattened, swirled grass, commonly referred to as a "nest." Within hours, unidentified "men in suits" and military personnel arrived at the school, allegedly ordering students and staff into silence and later burning the grass at the landing site to remove physical evidence.The Westall event is…

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Topics covered

  • UFO sightings
  • government suppression
  • mass sightings
  • historical events
  • Australia
  • Westall incident

Keywords

  • Westall UFO incident
  • Australia
  • UFO
  • government suppression
  • 1966
  • Clayton South
  • mass sightings
  • Roswell

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Places: Australia, Clayton South, Melbourne

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