CASE FILE · DD-30
1966 Tully 'saucer nest'
Period · 1966Place · Tully, Queensland, Australia
01 · OVERVIEW
Case overview
On 19 January 1966, George Pedley said he saw a blue-grey object rise from Horseshoe Lagoon near Tully. Reeds at the site were flattened clockwise into a circular mat and photographed by police and press. The 'saucer nest' was later linked to crop-circle lore, while natural explanations invoke floating vegetation, vortices, wind or decay. The eyewitness account and the existence of a reed formation should be assessed separately.
A later view of the Tully district; the reed formation itself should be examined in the linked archival record.
Kerry Raymond · CC BY 4.0 ↗03 · IMAGE CONTEXT
Image analysis
This location photograph shows the district's wet tropical environment. The alleged physical trace must be assessed separately through the contemporary archival photographs and press material.04 · EVIDENCE REVIEW
Nature of the evidence
Contemporaneously photographed reed formation and Pedley's report
Cause of the formation and reality of the reported disc
Military · institutionalPersonal testimony
05 · SOURCE TRAIL