Close Encounters

Part 1: SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS: JANUARY 19, 1966 - At 9am, 28-yearold Australian banana farmer, George Pedley, is driving his vehicle near a lagoon on his neighbor's property when he hears a loud hissing sound. Suddenly, an object rises out of the swamp, which Pedley describes as a grey, saucer-shaped object about 25-feet wide. When Pedley returns to the lagoon with his neighbor, Albert Pennisi, they discover an unusual circular mass of green reeds spinning clockwise in the water. The outside edges of the mass of reeds are angled down, similar to the shape of a saucer. Part 2: LIGHTS OUT: APRIL 4, 1966 - Australian businessman Ron Sullivan is travelling a country road in central Victoria when he observes an unusual light in a field. He suspects it is a farmer plowing his field at night. As he gets closer, his car headlights suddenly appear to be pointing off to the right towards the light, instead of the road ahead. The bent front headlight is extremely disorienting for Sullivan, causing him to veer off the road. He later observes the white light morph into a strange, tubular multicoloured light display.