Australia’s Roswell

On April 6, 1966, over 200 students and teachers at Westall High School in Melbourne witnessed a silver disc descend, land briefly near the school, then take off and be pursued by aircraft. The immediate official suppression makes this one of Australia’s most significant UFO cases.

The School

Westall High School:

• Melbourne suburb
• Clayton South
• Victoria, Australia
• Morning classes
• Outdoor areas

The Time

April 6, 1966:

• Around 11:00 AM
• Recess period
• Clear day
• Perfect visibility
• Mass observation

The Witnesses

Over 200 people:

• High school students
• Primary school students
• Teachers
• Staff members
• All ages represented

What They Saw

Witnesses described:

• Silver/gray disc
• About 20 feet diameter
• Descended from sky
• Over open area
• Near school

The Landing

The object:

• Came down near pine trees
• Landed or hovered low
• In paddock area
• The Grange
• Close to school

Duration

The sighting:

• About 20 minutes
• Extended observation
• Multiple witnesses watching
• Clear daylight
• Detailed observation

The Aircraft

Military planes:

• Five aircraft
• Appeared to pursue
• Circled the object
• Object departed
• Planes followed

The Departure

Object rose:

• Rapidly
• Silently
• Incredible speed
• Over horizon
• Gone in seconds

Physical Traces

At landing site:

• Grass flattened
• Circular pattern
• Ring shape
• Visible for days
• Eventually bulldozed

Student Reactions

Children:

• Ran toward object
• Some got very close
• Frightened and excited
• Life-changing experience
• Never forgot

The Suppression

Immediately after:

• Principal called assembly
• Told not to discuss
• “Mass hysteria”
• Threatened students
• Official silencing

Government Agents

Reports of:

• Men in suits
• Visiting school
• Questioning witnesses
• Confiscating photos
• Cover-up alleged

Teacher Testimony

Science teacher:

• Saw the object
• Confirmed student accounts
• Also silenced
• Later spoke out
• Key witness

The Girl Who Fainted

One student:

• Approached too close
• Collapsed
• Taken away
• Never seen again at school
• Mystery deepened

Long-term Silence

For decades:

• Witnesses afraid
• To discuss
• Social pressure
• Ridicule feared
• Story suppressed

Modern Investigation

2010 documentary:

• “Westall ‘66”
• Shane Ryan
• Interviewed witnesses
• Now adults
• Stories unchanged

Witness Reunion

Decades later:

• Former students gathered
• Compared accounts
• Still consistent
• Still puzzled
• Still affected

Significance

Westall significant for:

• Mass school witness
• Daylight sighting
• Physical traces
• Official suppression
• Australian importance

Legacy

The Westall UFO incident represents one of the largest mass sightings at a school. The immediate suppression, combined with consistent witness testimony over 50+ years, makes this Australia’s most compelling UFO case.