Cardwell UFO Festival

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The C-Files is a forum for people to discuss their UFO experiences and other mysterious sightings. C-Files.jpg
The C-Files is a forum for people to discuss their UFO experiences and other mysterious sightings.

Cardwell UFO Festival, an annual event in Cardwell, Queensland, is the only UFO festival in Australia. [1] [2] [3] The event started in 2014 to discuss the unusual sightings and activities in the area, including the Tully Saucer Nests and the Cardwell Lights. [1] [4] [5] [6] The festival also includes entertainment, family fun, markets, food and an alien-themed costume party. [1] [7]

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In 2017, the Festival was named to the Top 10 Festivals for UFO and Alien Lovers and to Australia's 7 Most Eyebrow-Raising Festivals. [8] [9]

C-Files

The festival includes the C-Files, a forum for people to discuss their UFO experiences as well as other mysterious sightings including the Min Min lights, rainforest pygmies, hairy men and large black cats. [7] [10] [11] [12] Guest speaker at the 2016 forum was Alec Birmacombe from Queensland UFO Research. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Dalton, Nick. http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/second-annual-ufo-festival-opens-at-cardwell-today-and-tomorrow/news-story/aea0750de6971db740fe61bffcf22193, "Second annual UFO festival opens at Cardwell today and tomorrow", The Cairns Post, May 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ Dor, Lauren. "Cardwell set to welcome ET", The Cairns Sun, May 3, 2016, Page 5
  3. ↑ "Cardwell to welcome UFO Festival", Eacham Times, April 26, 2016, Page 23
  4. ↑ Bateman, Daniel. http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/the-truth-is-out-there-in-cardwell-as-town-hosts-ufo-festival/story-fnjpusyw-1226901552040, "The truth is out there in Cardwell as town hosts UFO Festival", The Cairns Post, May 1, 2014
  5. ↑ Ruthkowski, Chris. A world of UFOs, pages 51-52, ISBN   1550028332
  6. ↑ Anderson, John. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/ufo-caught-on-video-at-cardwell-in-north-queensland/story-fndo48ca-1226546907760, "UFO caught on video at Cardwell in north Queensland, Townsville Bulleting, January 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 Bateman, Daniel. http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/cardwell-ufo-festival-is-out-of-this-world/news-story/c794467da0defb4edf7cea6e217d5e6a, "Cardwell UFO Festival is out of this world", The Cairns Post, April 29, 2016
  8. ↑ Jill Martelli, https://listverse.com/2017/04/16/top-10-festivals-for-ufo-and-alien-lovers/, Top 10 Festivals for UFO and Alien Lovers, Listverse, April 16, 2017
  9. ↑ Chris Kelly, https://www.hunterandbligh.com.au/travel/australias-7-most-eyebrow-raising-festivals Archived 10 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine , Australia’s 7 Most Eyebrow-Raising Festivals, Hunter and Bligh, September 4, 2017
  10. ↑ Fernbach, Nathalie and Egan, Issac. http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2014/05/03/3997256.htm, "X files opened at Cardwell UFO Festival", ABC Far North Queensland, May 4, 2014.
  11. ↑ Alstont, John. http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/pics-of-ufo-to-light-up-festival/news-story/90334859a8ce8712c4d35a14d85783a0, "Pics of UFO to light up festival", The Townsville Bulletin, July 23, 2014.
  12. ↑ Staley, Phil. https://soundcloud.com/abcfarnorth/cardwells-ufo-forum,"The C Files", ABC Far North radio, retrieved May 24, 2016.
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