The site of one of the world’s first reported crop circles has been nominated for national recognition.
A flying saucer was allegedly seen above a lagoon on a small farm in Tully, North Queensland, in 1966.
A large circular impression in the reeds was later photographed.
The so-called Tully Saucer Nest in north Queensland.
The incident was the subject of a high-profile ABC podcast in 2024, and has been attributed to everything from a small tornado to a hoax.
“This moment in Australia’s history brought unprecedented credibility to the UFO phenomena, offering tangible evidence to what was then largely dismissed as a fiction,” a Change.org petition posted this month said.
“The Tully Nest is not just a physical site but a symbol of our curiosity and our willingness to question the unexplained.
The phenomenon captured national attention.
“It would not only preserve a key moment in our nation’s narrative regarding unexplained aerial phenomena but also validate the experiences of those who have encountered similar situations and been dismissed.”
Australia does not have a “national historical site” register as called for by the petition, but does have a National Heritage List.
The event in Tully was among the first reports of circular impressions attributed to UFO activity, and was followed by a worldwide “crop circle” trend largely attributed to hoaxers.
The petition, started by Anthony Goodall from the group Encounters Down Under, had garnered 53 signatures by Tuesday evening.
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