About this season
From the Australian Outback to the alps of New Zealand, Close Encounters Down Under investigates some of the most bizarre alien contacts of all time.
Episodes (6)
1. Queensland's Tropical Coast
Aired 5 January 2023
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.
2. New Zealand and the Bass Strait
Aired 12 January 2023
Investigating the disappearance of pilot Frederick Valentich, whose last transmission gives a disturbing account of what he experienced.
3. Queensland & Papua New Guinea
Aired 19 January 2023
Travel to Queensland's farming country where rain-drenched crops meet the Great Barrier Reef. Is there a link between water and UFO activity?
4. Melbourne and Regional Victoria
Aired 26 January 2023
Explore Melbourne's long history of UFO sightings and hear incredible first-hand accounts from Victoria's locals of otherworldly encounters.
5. NSW & NA
Aired 2 February 2023
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.
6. Rural Australia
Aired 9 February 2023
Visit Australia's vast expanses, where farmers have been finding mutilated cattle. Plus, meet Phil Tindale who believes he witnessed two UFOs in combat.