January 17, 2024 • 83 mins
Guest Grant Lavac discusses what got him interested in the UFO topic, the current state of what has been happening since the New York Times article was released in 2017, how the Australian handles the UFO problem and their lack of interest, he Westall 1966 UFO incident, and much more.
About Grant Lavac
Grant is an Australian UAP activist, researcher and podcaster residing in Melbourne, Australia. Grant has held a fascination for UAPs/UFOs since he was a young child and considers himself to be just an ordinary guy who believes in extraordinary things, with a healthy degree of scepticism and open mind thrown in there together for good measure. Grant frequently leverages the Freedom of Information Act to better understand Australia’s involvement (or rather, lack thereof) on the UAP issue, and engages both his elected representatives and the legacy media in the hope they’ll take the topic seriously and treat it with the respect it deserves. Grant reports on his FOIA findings and engagement efforts via his podcast, The Unexplained Rundown, which is freely available on Spotify and YouTube.
Westall '66: A Suburban UFO Mystery (2010)
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2976002/
Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/westall-66-a-suburban-ufo-mystery/umc.cmc.3vghztzv1rdo1u25wkm1c2u9b
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Westall-66-Suburban-UFO-Mystery/dp/B01MXJ8FDJ
Note: This is Shane Ryan's documentary on the Westall incident. Recommended viewing.
The Phenomenon (2020)
IMBD: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13095604/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Phenomenon-John-Podesta/dp/B08HR6QD3V
7NEWS Spotlight - Secrets of the UFOs (2021)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEczN_8Q380&t=1786s
Note: This is Ross Coulthart's documentary on the Westall case, where he introduced primary witnesses, Andrew Greenwood (school teacher) and Tanya Vasey to the world.
Close Encounters Down Under (2023)
7plus: https://7plus.com.au/close-encounters-down-under?episode-id=CEDU01-004&autoplay=true
Note: This is a free to watch (registration required) documentary (episode 4 of 6) I was involved in last year that covered the Westall incident and interviewed a number of primary witnesses.
Grant's documentary is also available to view for free on my YouTube channel (The Unexplained Rundown) via the following link:
The Westall Witnesses (2023)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2imy_KgG5s
Links to my social are also as follows:
X (Twitter): @GrantLavac
YouTube: youtube.com/@theunexplainedrundown
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3QZZ9vszpGGsnd7YZiXcUW
About Grant Lavac
Grant is an Australian UAP activist, researcher and podcaster residing in Melbourne, Australia. Grant has held a fascination for UAPs/UFOs since he was a young child and considers himself to be just an ordinary guy who believes in extraordinary things, with a healthy degree of scepticism and open mind thrown in there together for good measure. Grant frequently leverages the Freedom of Information Act to better understand Australia’s involvement (or rather, lack thereof) on the UAP issue, and engages both his elected representatives and the legacy media in the hope they’ll take the topic seriously and treat it with the respect it deserves. Grant reports on his FOIA findings and engagement efforts via his podcast, The Unexplained Rundown, which is freely available on Spotify and YouTube.
Westall '66: A Suburban UFO Mystery (2010)
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2976002/
Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/westall-66-a-suburban-ufo-mystery/umc.cmc.3vghztzv1rdo1u25wkm1c2u9b
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Westall-66-Suburban-UFO-Mystery/dp/B01MXJ8FDJ
Note: This is Shane Ryan's documentary on the Westall incident. Recommended viewing.
The Phenomenon (2020)
IMBD: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13095604/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Phenomenon-John-Podesta/dp/B08HR6QD3V
7NEWS Spotlight - Secrets of the UFOs (2021)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEczN_8Q380&t=1786s
Note: This is Ross Coulthart's documentary on the Westall case, where he introduced primary witnesses, Andrew Greenwood (school teacher) and Tanya Vasey to the world.
Close Encounters Down Under (2023)
7plus: https://7plus.com.au/close-encounters-down-under?episode-id=CEDU01-004&autoplay=true
Note: This is a free to watch (registration required) documentary (episode 4 of 6) I was involved in last year that covered the Westall incident and interviewed a number of primary witnesses.
Grant's documentary is also available to view for free on my YouTube channel (The Unexplained Rundown) via the following link:
The Westall Witnesses (2023)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2imy_KgG5s
Links to my social are also as follows:
X (Twitter): @GrantLavac
YouTube: youtube.com/@theunexplainedrundown
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3QZZ9vszpGGsnd7YZiXcUW
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