Episode Summary The Westall Incident: 300 Witnesses, One Official Shrug explores one of Australia’s largest and most credible mass UFO sightings. On April 6, 1966, hundreds of eyewitnesses reported a silver object and circling aircraft, followed by a rapid official response and instructions to stay silent. Key Focus Project HIBAL, a Cold War high-altitude balloon program tied to nuclear monitoring. While it fits the evidence better than most alternatives, destroyed records prevent definitive proof. Chapters 00:00 Cold Open — Eleven O'Clock, April Sixth 02:30 Why This Episode Is Different 04:20 Clayton South, 1966 06:45 What the Witnesses Actually Described 09:10 The Aircraft 14:00 The 1966 Paper Trail 23:15 Told to Stay Silent 32:40 Project HIBAL 39:20 The Missing File 50:00 What the Witnesses Were Owed 52:20 Close — The Shape of the Hole Credits Ho ...