(NICAP.org)
The whole UFO case report:
“Keith Basterfield:
February
15, 1963; Willow Grove, Australia
7:10 hrs local time. Farmer Charles Brew and his son
Trevor were in a milking shed, milking a herd of cows. Charles saw an object
descend very steeply out of the east out of low cloud, at about a forty-five
degree angle. The object was described as about 25 feet in diameter, and
about 9-10 feet
high. The lower portion, about three feet high, was rotating in an
anti-clockwise direction, and was of a bluish appearance. The upper portion of
the object appeared to be stationary; battleship grey in colour, with a
transparent dome on top. Protruding out of this dome was something which
resembled a broom handle. A sound, described as a ‘swishing’ or ‘burbling’ was
heard by Charles and also by Trevor. Trevor did not see the object due to his
position in the milking shed. The weather at the time was described as low
cloud, with rain. Visibility was poor with no thunder or lightning. The wind
Charles said, was from the east. The object travelled across the sky, and using
a tree for a reference, Charles estimated the object came as close as 75 feet . When due north of
him, it hovered over a tree for a few seconds, and then took off to the W at a
very fast speed, at an estimated 45 degree angle and lost in the low cloud. The
total duration was 15-16 seconds. Cows, and a nearby horse, reacted by running
away from the shed area. Charles reported he had a headache (an unusual
occurrence for him) following the event, which lasted a day. He also reported a
slight drop in milk production from the herd, over the week following the
incident. (Sources: (1) RAAF file series A703, control symbol 580-1-1 part 4,
pp373-390. This has detailed interview notes; sketches and map. (2) Transcript
of interview between the Brews and the Victorian UFO Research Society. 1963.
(3) Interview between the Brews and J E McDonald in 1967. (4) A series of blog
posts by Keith Basterfield, bringing all the available Moe material into one
place).”
Wikipedia article: “Willow Grove , Victoria
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