To be broadcast on the 60th anniversary, this episode of Australian Story features new first-hand accounts and investigates several theories about what might be behind the Westall incident.
I’m pleased I was able to participate in this episode.
Monday 6 April, 8pm on ABCTV and ABC iview.
Watch online after airing at: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-02/the-westall-ufo-mystery-/106518616
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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, witnessed by more than a hundred students in broad daylight.
Sixty years later, through the eyes of the now-adult witnesses, Australian Story examines the enduring impact of that day and the efforts to make sense of it that followed.
The episode features new first-hand accounts and investigates several theories about what might have been behind the sightings.