REF: UAP/1980s/145Contested
1988-01-20

Knowles family Nullarbor chase

Nullarbor Plain · Australia·Vehicle-lifting claim·1980s
Contested
§ ASummary

Family reported car pursued and 'lifted' by glowing object; car dusted with ash-like residue, tire blown; national sensation with police/forensic follow-up.

§ BWitnesses

Knowles family (4)

§ CEvidence & Documentation

Police reports; vehicle residue analyses (inconclusive)

§ DOfficial Investigation

SA police; civilian analyses

§ EStatus Assessment

Contested: skeptics propose tire failure panic; residue unresolved

§ FVerifiable Sources

Australian press archives; Chalker, 'The Oz Files'