Westall UFO Incident (1966)

Record	OBS-0343
Category	Extraterrestrial/UFOs
Status	UNPROVEN
Summary	On 6 April 1966, multiple students and teachers at Westall High School in Melbourne, Australia, reported seeing a strange object in the sky, described as a silver disc with a dome. Some accounts mention smaller aircraft pursuing it, and witnesses reported landing marks in a nearby field. The incident remains unexplained and is considered one of Australia's most significant mass UFO sightings.
Origin	The sighting occurred on 6 April 1966 in Clayton South, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Claimed	A large, domed, disc-shaped object was seen by over 100 witnesses, including students and teachers. The object was pursued by five unidentified aircraft. The object landed or hovered near The Grange, leaving circular marks on the grass. Witnesses were allegedly told by school authorities not to discuss the event. Some proponents claim a government cover-up or suppression of information.
Evidence / consensus	The object has not been definitively identified. Skeptical explanations include a weather balloon or high-altitude balloon, but no conclusive evidence supports any single explanation. The lack of official documentation and varying witness accounts leave the case unresolved.

> OBSERVER NOTE:
A classic mass sighting with no confirmed explanation. The balloon hypothesis is plausible but unverified. The alleged suppression adds a conspiratorial layer, but evidence is anecdotal.

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