The Westall UFO Incident: 60 Years Later (w/ Grant Lavac)

Somewhere in the Skies

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🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 125 minutes

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* Get 15% OFF Anomalous Cards with promo code: SOMEWHERE15. Learn more and order at: https://www.letsgetanomalous.com/ Sixty years ago, in the quiet suburb of Westall, Australia, an extraordinary event unfolded that would become one of the most compelling mass UFO sightings in history. On April 6th, 1966, hundreds of students and teachers at Westall High School witnessed strange aerial objects maneuvering in ways that defied explanation… and possibly even landing nearby. Yet despite the sheer number of eyewitnesses, the case was quickly buried, dismissed, and, according to many, deliberately silenced. In this special anniversary episode, Ryan is joined by Australian UFO researcher and host of The Unexplained Rundown, Grant Lavac, to revisit the Westall incident through the voices of those who were there. From firsthand testimonies of schoolchildren who saw flying saucers hovering and darting across the sky, to reports of a rapid military response, witness intimidation, and confiscated evidence, the layers of this mystery only deepen with time. Together, they break down the key witness accounts, including those who claim the object landed, leaving physical traces, and explore the enduring questions: What did these students really see? Why were they told to stay silent? And why, six decades later, has no official explanation ever been given? Watch Grant's documentary on Westall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2imy_KgG5s Watch the ABC special on Westall: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-06/the-westall-ufo-mystery-/106528518 Shane Ryan doc: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0MZEPRQJ9ZTP30Z7F5SRZU4P4L/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/somewhereskies ByMeACoffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/UFxzyzHOaQ PayPal: sprague51@hotmail.com Substack: https://ryansprague.substack.com/ All Socials and Books: https://linktr.ee/somewhereskiespod Follow Suzanne on X: https://x.com/csuzannelanders Email: ryan.sprague51@gmail.com SpectreVision Radio: https://www.spectrevision.com/podcasts Opening Theme Song by Septembryo Closing Song by Per Kiilstofte Livestream Music by Punch Deck: https://www.youtube.com/@PunchDeck Copyright © 2026 Ryan Sprague. All rights reserved. #Australia #UnsolvedMystery #TrueStory #Paranormal #Aliens #Disclosure #Mystery #highstrangeness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You've heard ghost stories, but not like these. These are the ones we were told to never share.
0:06.1	Now I'm breaking the silence. Welcome to Lodgetails coming to you from Spectrevision Radio.
0:12.3	I'm your host, Rod Williamson. I grew up on the Blackfeet Reservation, where the past doesn't stay buried,
0:19.6	where little people and shadow people walk, where UFOs hover over the sacred lands,
0:24.6	where Bigfoot isn't the only thing stalking Indian country, where our ancestors still speak.
0:31.6	Here we bring you never before shared accounts of reservation, hauntings, tribal cryptids, UFO encounters, and spirit
0:40.0	warnings are ancestors left behind. These come from all tribes across North America and beyond.
0:46.8	They aren't just campfire tales. These are living histories. Subscribe to Lodgetails where
0:53.4	sacred meets the supernatural.
0:57.6	Spectrevision Radio.
1:01.7	While our government's official position is not to speculate on this subject, we can choose
1:07.1	to let our minds explore other possibilities, to use of our imaginations.
1:12.6	For if we consider that astro-scientists agree on one point that the possibility of life elsewhere
1:18.6	is not only quite probable, some feel that is there without a doubt.
1:22.6	Let us suppose them that these objects are real space vehicles, extraterrestrial origin, and not an illusion of the mind.
1:47.6	This is somewhere in the skies with Ryan Sprague.
1:59.0	Grant LeVoc, welcome back to the show, my friend.
2:01.4	It's a pleasure to be with you again, Ryan.
2:02.7	Thanks for, thanks for having on.
2:05.0	It's been a while in between drinks.
2:06.3	So it's good to chat with you again.
2:08.4	It is, my friend. And I, people know when you're on the show, we're going to Australia.
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