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- 2 days ago1h 9m
Australian UFO Festival Events 2026
Australia’s Biggest UFO Celebration Returns to Cardwell in 2026Encounters Down Under is sitting down with Thea Ormonde, the founder and organiser behind the ever-growing festival phenomenon.The discussion will cover everything visitors can expect from the 2026 event, the continued growth of UFO and UAP interest across Australia, and why Cardwell has become one of the country’s most fascinating hubs for unexplained phenomena.The skies above Far North Queensland are set to come alive once again as the annual Australian UFO Festival returns to beautiful Cardwell in August 2026. Widely regarded as Australia’s only dedicated UFO festival, the event continues to attract researchers, experiencers, paranormal enthusiasts, families, and curious minds from across the country. The 2025 festival proved to be a huge success, bringing together speakers, experiencers, researchers, and the wider community for a weekend packed with cosmic conversation and entertainment. Highlights from the 2025 festival included:The popular C-Files Forum featuring guest speakers discussing UFO sightings, UAP investigations, paranormal encounters, and unexplained mysteries. Stories in the Stars, exploring Indigenous astronomy and cultural storytelling. Family-friendly market days, entertainment, costumes, rides, and community activities along the Cardwell foreshore. Live music and the fan-favourite Alien Invasion Party that brought locals and visitors together for a truly unforgettable atmosphere. Special discussions surrounding famous Australian UFO cases including the legendary Tully Nest incident and the mysterious Cardwell Lights. Set against the stunning backdrop of Tropical North Queensland, the Australian UFO Festival has become more than just an event — it’s a celebration of curiosity, mystery, community, and Australia’s rich UFO history.The truth may still be out there… but in 2026, Cardwell is the place to be.https://australianufofestival.com.au/Help Support the channel by purchasing some our amazing merch in the link below.https://encounters-down-under.square.site/s/shop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago1h 3m
The Man Who Saw Them Arrive with Simon Foster & Zev Howley
We have Simon Foster who is the Director for the Melbourne Science Fiction Film Festival and Director Zev Howley who is premiering his new documentary THE MAN WHO SAW THEM ARRIVE.Join us as we discuss this years Festival and what it has to offer and This amazing encounter that Colin Cameron witnessed. On January 1968, the quiet life of Melbourne resident Colin Cameron was shattered following a mysterious encounter on Kew Boulevard. Obsessed with uncovering the truth, Colin documented strange phenomena and shared his experiences with those closest to him as the events grew increasingly intense and dangerous. Told through the eyes of his cousin Andrea, who honours a promise to share his story, THE MAN WHO SAW THEM ARRIVE recounts Colin’s journey, presents first-hand accounts of Australia’s most famous UFO sightings—including Westall 1966—and provides insights from leading UFO researchers. A haunting exploration of mystery, memory, and unanswered questions hidden in Melbourne’s backstreets.For more information about the festival follow the link below https://www.sydneysciencefictionfilmf...This episode is available to watch via our YouTube channel, Don't forget to like and subscribehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVyXoI0RqM4&t=34s....Support the show by purchasing some of our awesome merchandise! Every purchase get a free bumper sticker!https://encounters-down-under.square....... Don't forget to follow us on facebook and other socials to keep upto date. / encountersdownunder Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago1h 41m
S6 E2 Redirected In Five Seconds!
Redirected In Five SecondsLynette J Rule joins us, who has had a multitude of experiences through out her life. But nothing prepared her, when she encountered a strange green object that left strange traces on her camper, whilst traveling in outback Queensland.Lyn was quick enough to obtain samples to send off for forensic testing that still continues to be a mystery to this day.You can Tune into this episode via our YouTube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oSOMM4zu5k&t=29syou can also grab a copy of Lyn's book here in the link below.https://www.amazon.com.au/Redirected-.......Support the show by purchasing some of our awesome merchandise!Every purchase gets a free bumper sticker!https://encounters-down-under.square.......Join our socials by searching Encounters Down Under Podcast or hit in the links below. / encountersdownunder / 283374013880475 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago1h 38m
S6 E1 60 years of The Tully Nests With Shane Pennisi
Welcome everyone to season 6 of Encounters Down Under.First off, a big thank you to all my guests, listeners and supporters of the show. None of this could be possible without you all, thank you again for the continued support. On our first episode, we are dedicating it to 60 years since the Tully nest encounter and we get to sit down with Shane Pennesi himself, who grew up on the farm where George had his encounter with a craft. Watch the episode here via our YouTube channelhttps://youtu.be/FS8mXKpiV7E?si=CAOmqU-KhIcBTka4You can also support the show by purchasing some of our merchandise via our online store. https://encounters-down-under.square.site/s/shop............At about 9.00am on the clear sunny morning of Wednesday January 19 1966, George Pedly, a banana farmer at Euramo, near Tully (north Queensland) was driving a tractor with conventional electrical ignition, across the property of a neighbouring cane farmer. The farm track along which he drove wound its way towards and thence alongside what is locally known as Horseshoe Lagoon. This contained an area of water about 6 feet deep and one hundred feet across at its widest point, a total area of a little more than an acre. The greater part of the water was covered with a thick growth of water reeds, the stems of these about half an inch in thickness that protruded above the water to an average height of two feet.As George approached the lagoon, he thought he detected an occasional misfire in the tractor motor. He leaned forward in his seat to listen, and almost immediately heard a distinct hissing noise which he thought momentarily was a tyre leaking air. Then, to his astonishment, a large saucer shaped object rose from the lagoon, ascended slowly to the level of the tree tops, tilted a little to one side, and then, in a fantastic burst of speed vanished in a south-westerly direction. Mr Pedley thought the object was about 25 feet in diameter, about 9 foot thick at the centre, silver-grey in colour and made no sound apart from the original hissing noise. The total duration of the sighting was about 4 seconds.Mr Pedley jumped from the tractor and ran across to the lagoon. As he pushed his way through the 6 or 7 foot tall sword grass along the waters edge, he immediately saw a large circular area of slowly rotating water that was completely devoid of reeds. He further saw near the edge of the still slowly swirling water a patch of giant water couch grass, about a square yard of which had been clipped short, and the clippings removed. After a few minutes he returned to his tractor, started the motor, and went on his way. When questioned later, Mr Pedley was certain about restarting the motor, but could not remember whether he switched it off, it stalled or simply cut out when he left it, both of which were considered highly unlikely. Later that morning he came back past the lagoon and on further inspection saw for the first time the floating mass of reeds that had obviously come to the surface since his absence. The reeds were radially distributed in a noticeably clockwise manner, and he was emphatic that at that time the reeds in the nest, as it came to be called, were quite green, as were all the other reeds in the lagoon.At about mid-afternoon, he returned to the lagoon with Mr Albert Pennisi, the owner of the lagoon and surrounding property. Mr Pennisi waded out to the floating mass of reeds, and found that it was possible to swim beneath the mass, the water being quite clear and free from obstruction. But its most incredible feature, and one easily seen in photographs taken during the next 48 hours, was the amazingly clear impression of the UFO left on the surface of the nest. The outer perimeter was sharply down-thrusting, as if by a huge inverted saucer, with a perfectly circular central protruberance about 6 or 8 feet in diameter and possibly 18 inches deep.More can be found via UFO Research queenslands website at https://uforq.org/the-tully-saucer-nest/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Dec 1, 20252h 10m
Researching UFO's With Sheryl Gottschall
Sheryl from UFO Research Queensland inc, joins us on the show who is apart of Australia's longest running UFO research organisation that are still covering reports, and investigating into the phenomena. Be sure the leave a like and share!You can check out UFO Research Queensland Inc website to find the latest reports and previous investigations here in the link below. https://uforq.org/Or join them on their Facebook / uforesearchqueensland .......Check out our online merch store and help represent the podcast!https://encounters-down-under.square....Join our socials by searching Encounters Down Under Podcast or hit in the links below. / encountersdownunder / 283374013880475 #sherylGottschall #UFOResearchQueenslandInc #UFO #Alien #UFOCommunity #UAP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Nov 16, 20251h 12m
A Survey Summary On Extra-Terrestrials With Abbey
Abbey joins us who is a psychology (honours) student at Central Queensland University, interested in researching extraterrestrial beliefs.She helped put a survey together for the every day people in Australia, to see their views on the Extra-terrestrial beliefs & conspiracies, to see if they had any forms of encounters or experiences.We find out the thesis and end results into this research from a universities perspective.You can watch the youtube episode in the link belowhttps://www.youtube.com/live/z0bsDqFEbZk?si=kxGrcxyH9DPT-mO5....................You can find Encounters Down Under on all the major socials but make sure to like and follow the Encounters Down Under Podcast Facebook page where we live stream most of our interviews. This gives listeners the opportunity to ask our guest questions regarding their encounter in the comments.https://www.facebook.com/EncountersDo...Also join our community group for updates about the show and general discussions about episodes and more.https://www.facebook.com/groups/28337...Show your support for the show by grabbing yourself some awesome merchandise from our online store with a great variety of quality products to choose from.https://encounters-down-under.square.site/s/shopFind more unique designs in the link below from our fellow designerhttps://imaginvibes.com/collections/encounters-down-under?fbclid=IwAR2Jo4G3RRBP7Rw3MBo2vFwLonCCdvSCMI00YZXiOKwmGW_eX9fE8W6suIg_aem_AajmK6ShB5GRqkZJJwSPcg3Yi9BC7PjbMUOy6obYnxgEAipow3MABsYeBv2KbUFAokziO_8uHXMClIOJ9EhuMJ_S Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Nov 14, 20251h 21m
Halloween Special 2025
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- Nov 2, 20251h 21m
Inside The Nest's With Shane Pennisi
The morning of January 19th, 1966, began like any other for George Pedley, a 28-year-old banana farmer living just outside the small tropical town of Tully, in north Queensland, Australia.The summer sun was already warm, and a light mist hovered above the cane fields as he drove his tractor along a dirt track toward a place called Horseshoe Lagoon, a quiet, reed-filled swamp on his friend Albert Pennisi’s property.George was on his way to check an irrigation pump. The air was still, the sound of insects constant. Nothing unusual — until, suddenly, a strange hissing noise pierced through the steady hum of the tractor engine.He slowed. The sound was sharp, like air escaping under pressure from a possible tyre puncture, but yet it seemed to come from above and to his right. Looking up, George’s eyes caught a flash of movement — and then he saw it.Just twenty or thirty feet ahead of him, a large disc-shaped object was rising out of the lagoon. It was roughly 25 feet across, about 9 feet high at its centre, and had a smooth, metallic-grey surface that caught the morning sunlight.The object spun slowly as it lifted straight up, water and reeds falling away from its sides.“It was like a flying saucer,” he later told police. “Only silent — except for that hissing sound.”The object rose to about 20 feet above the lagoon, hovered for a few seconds, tilted slightly, then suddenly accelerated upward. It disappeared into the blue sky in seconds, leaving behind only the smell of wet vegetation and a shocked farmer staring after it.Curious and a little shaken, George walked over to where the object had been. When he reached the edge of the lagoon, he saw something that made his heart pound all over again.There, he could see only water, a perfectly circular patch in the thick reeds — a 30-foot-wide disc where vegetation should have been but now, a swirling pattern of water.George returned the next morning with good friend Albert Pennisi and his younger sons, only to find the reeds returned on the surface. But the reeds maintained the circular impression. Bent over neatly, pressed flat in a clockwise spiral, as if something heavy had descended on them and spun. The water underneath the mat of reeds was clear, unlike the muddy water everywhere else in the lagoon.The strange mark looked almost woven, as though the plants had been plaited together by invisible hands. It floated gently, rising and falling on the water. To George, it was exactly where the object had come from — its “nest.”Over the months that followed, other “nests” appeared in the same lagoon — smaller circles of flattened reeds, sometimes after reports of strange lights in the sky.The story spread beyond Australia, reaching newspapers in Britain and the United States. Some UFO researchers declared it proof of a landing trace — physical evidence that something unknown had touched the Earth. Skeptics stuck with the whirlwind theory, or suggested a hoax, though no one ever found signs of trickery.George Pedley himself never tried to profit from the event and never changed his story. He maintained until his death that he had seen a real, solid object — not wind, not light, not imagination.This Video is recorded by and for the Encounters Down Under Podcast/Channel and is not to be redistributed without permission by Anthony Goodall - Encounters Down UnderWatch the Youtube interview in the link below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS8mXKpiV7E&t=332sContact can be made via email at australianufosightings@outlook.com.au#Tullynest #Thetullynests #GeorgePedley #AlbertPennisi #ShanePennisi #Australia #Cropcircle #UFO #Aliens #ufocommunity #ufonest Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
About Encounters Down Under
G'day and welcome to Encounters Down UnderOur Episodes are streamed LIVE through our Youtube channel and Facebook page giving listeners the opportinity to ask questions to our guests regarding their encounters. Be sure to join our Facebook page at Encounters Down Under where you can get involved during the live streams and also keep up to date with the show.If you have had an encounter or know someone who has and would like to join the show. Contact us via Facebook page or send us an email at australianufosightings@outlook.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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