The Wewak Light — Maralinga, 1960
An official Australian investigation into a 15 July 1960 aerial light near the Wewak area of the Maralinga weapons-testing region considered meteor, St Elmo's fire, balloon effects, distant vehicle-light refraction and satellite sources; no single explanation was confirmed.
- Page type
- case file
- Investigation status
- mixed evidence
- Record depth
- developed record
- Evidence basis
- mixed documented
- Event date
- 1960
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-06
Mystery Files preserves unusual reports as historical, astronomical and cultural records. Unexplained does not constitute proof of an extraordinary cause.
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