Knowles family Nullarbor encounter

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Roadhouse at Mundrabilla on the Nullarbor in Western Australia
Mundrabilla on the Eyre Highway, near where the Knowles family reported the encounter Nachoman-au, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Driving the Eyre Highway before dawn, the Knowles family said a bright light followed them, lifted their car and left a dark ash on it. Investigators found the residue was ordinary clay and salt and the tyre damage fit fast driving; a meteorologist suggested distorted distant truck lights.

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  1. Press14 things you never knew about UFOs, including the night one followed a family across the Nullarbor (opens in a new tab)Reader's Digest Australia

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