Close Encounters Down Under - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Queensland's Tropical Coast
Delve into the incredible collection of UFO stories of first-hand witnesses, from flying saucers to strange encounters in sugar cane fields.
New Zealand and the Bass Strait
Investigating the disappearance of pilot Frederick Valentich, whose last transmission gives a disturbing account of what he experienced.
Queensland & Papua New Guinea
Travel to Queensland's farming country where rain-drenched crops meet the Great Barrier Reef. Is there a link between water and UFO activity?
Melbourne and Regional Victoria
Explore Melbourne's long history of UFO sightings and hear incredible first-hand accounts from Victoria's locals of otherworldly encounters.
NSW & WA
Rob and Shelley Hartland believe they live under a "UFO super highway". Meanwhile, Peter Khoury claims he experienced a close encounter - of the sexual kind.
Rural Australia
Visit Australia's vast expanses, where farmers have been finding mutilated cattle. Plus, meet Phil Tindale who believes he witnessed two UFOs in combat.
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