Sightings1993

Unexplained seismic event and flashes near Banjawarn Station

When: 28 May 1993
Where: Banjawarn, Australia
Sources: 2 public sources

Seismographs recorded a large unexplained disturbance in the Western Australian outback, and truckers and locals reported bright flashes and booms. Nearby Banjawarn Station was owned by the Aum Shinrikyo cult, which a 1995 U.S. Senate staff report said tested sarin there; no blast was established.

Sources

OfficialGlobal Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: A Case Study on the Aum Shinrikyo (Staff Statement), Part VI (opens in a new tab)U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (copy hosted by the Federation of American Scientists) / 1995-10-31
OtherWhat Exactly Exploded Out In The Western Australian Desert In 1993? (opens in a new tab)Pedestrian.tv

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