Sightings1966

Tully 'saucer nest' reported by banana farmer George Pedley

When: 19 Jan 1966
Where: Tully, Australia
Sources: 1 public source

Tully, Queensland, near where George Pedley reported the 1966 'saucer nest' Frances76 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Queensland farmer George Pedley said a saucer rose from a lagoon near Tully, and a swirled circle of flattened reeds was found there. The story became international news; meteorologists suggested a whirlwind. It is often cited as a forerunner of crop circles.

Sources

PressSaucer serial hysteria: The case of the Tully crop circle (opens in a new tab)Australian Geographic (Tim the Yowie Man) / 2020-09-21

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