The space ship centrepiece will stand 3.3 metres tall and be illuminated by LED lights. It is hoped the project will boost council coffers by drawing interest to the famous UFO sighting in the area in 1966, known around the world as the Westall sighting. At that time, 100 people reportedly saw mysterious objects fly above Westall Primary and Secondary School. The objects then landed nearby.
The Mayor of Kingston, Ron Brownlees, believes the community is behind the novel theme park. The council ultimately approved the idea as it is a significant local folklore event. Mr Brownlees said:
“We wanted to reduce the fear and trepidation that some people felt toward the park because of what happened…we treated the project light-heartedly so people wouldn’t be afraid of it.”
Opinion is divided as to the identity of the space craft sighted in 1966. UFO researcher Richard Wilson believes they were experimental aircraft which have become part of a cover up. He hopes the park won’t trivialise the encounter, but admits it could become a tourist attraction - Australia’s rival to Roswell in the United States.
Dr Steve Roberts, of Australia Skeptics, is himself certain that the playground idea is a lot more concrete than the “embellished” original sighting.
The novel park venture could well be a boon to Moorabbin printing companies, as tourists are drawn toward collecting memorabilia, such as Postcards and Business Cards related to the Westall UFO incident.
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