It was a long time ago Shane. I think the Pines were where Brady Ave is now, beyond that there are factories of some sort. All that building up happened after I left the area. Looking at Google Earth it all seems so different.
Perhaps it was The Grange as you say, and as I said, I was not there, although I did go there after school as everywhere was abuzz with the excitement of it all, and I remember seeing quite a few planes circling, although I did not view the actual landing site.
As kids, my friends and I played a lot in the area, there was a landfill or something like it, a lot of sand, and some sort of pond, and we would sail 44's and do other stupid stuff that we wouldn't let our own kids do now.
I did mention it to sis this morning and she said that she did not see the ufo, only the circle left behind in the grass, which she said was quite large. "We all trooped over there for a look". She said that Mr. Greenwood was fat, and wore sunglasses in class, and threw chalk at unruly students! :-)
Anyway, sis has the link to this thread and will likely look at it tonight some time. :-)