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Active leadUseful case file with unresolved ambiguity and room for more corroboration.

Australian news media covers the Australian UFO Festival

UnknownOpinionAug 10, 2026, 11:44 AMCardwell, Queensland

Witnesses

Unknown

Duration

Unknown

Source material

3

Timeline

3

Source context

Sparse context

34

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Source provenance

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Live sighting record 73f2b877-f833-4a58-9758-ee4c292681ce.

Using the selected case's real source, media, and context throughout the workspace.

Correlations

Field Intelligence

Moon phase

9% illumination

Waning crescent — darker sky

Solar window

Sunrise6:40 AM
Sunset6:05 PM
Day length11h 25m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsOvercast
Temperature67°F
Cloud cover88% · Overcast
Wind3 mph

Area activity

Within 2 days1 sightings within 60 mi

Meteor activity

Active showerPerseids · 100 ZHR
Peak windowAug 12

Context notes

Perseids meteor shower was active at this time

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

Aug 10, 2026, 11:44 AM

Timezone

Australian Eastern Standard Time

Location

Cardwell, Queensland

Witness account

Narrative

Great to see 7 NEWS Townsville cover the Australian UFO Festival (Australia’s only UFO festival) in Cardwell, Queensland. For information on the Australian UFO Festival, visit: https://australianufofestival.com.au submitted by /u/GrantLavac

Case progression

Timeline

PublishedAug 10, 2026, 11:44 AM

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Linked event

Grouped into the Australian UFO Festival incident dossier.

Signal attachment

Tracked inside the Australian News Media Covers Australian UFO Festival in Cardwell, Queensland signal.

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Source material

media

Cover image

Open

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source

Original report

Open

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telemetry

Environmental pass

Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.