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Documentary Westall '66: A Suburban UFO Mystery premieres on Foxtel

When: 4 Jun 2010
Sources: 3 public sources

Westall, the Melbourne suburb where the 1966 school sighting took place Effluvium1, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Rosie Jones's documentary Westall '66 premiered on the Sci Fi Channel on Foxtel. It follows teacher Shane Ryan as he tracks down former students and staff who say they saw an object land near a Melbourne school in April 1966.

Sources

PressWestall '66: A Suburban UFO Mystery (opens in a new tab)Region Canberra (The RiotACT) / 2010-10-29
OtherWestall '66, A Suburban UFO Mystery (opens in a new tab)Lee Whitmore (artist's website)
OtherWestall '66: A Suburban UFO Mystery (opens in a new tab)DocPlay / 2010

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How the story came out

This reports on Westall school sighting (6 Apr 1966).

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