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This is a New Zealand Defence Force public release of RNZAF file AIR 39/3/3, "Flying Saucers," which covers 1952 to 1955 and was declassified in September 2010 under the Official Information Act. It collects sighting reports from the public and military personnel, press clippings, and a table of 1952 sightings. It also holds Carter Observatory opinions attributing some reports to meteors. A large part covers the inquiry into lights seen from National Airways Corporation Flight 108 on 31 October 1955, which the RNZAF could not fully explain as Venus.
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There was a promise to phone back, but none came. The writer's phone, unfortunately, remained busy the remainder of the evening, but we cannot help but wonder what had happened. Case 99, Cincinnati, Akron, Ohio and General Michigan, Aug. 22nd, 1955 At 10.10 p.m. John Kluemper and other Woodlawn residents witnessed a brilliantly lit object in the sky - "definitely not a star". In view for 45 minutes, occasionally pulsating, Kluemper described three distinct lights within the object - red at 1 o'clock, green at five and white at nine. Looking through 8 x 30 binoculars, he said the object appeared as large as a "golf ball". The stars, he said, through binoculars, looked like pinpoints, as they should. On one occasion the object's brilliance suddenly blinked out, then reappeared. Finally, it blinked and vanished. Same night over Akron, Ohio, George Popowitch and members of the GOC witnessed a bright, soundless orange ball flying from north to south reporting it to the Air Filter Centre as a UFO. Also, that evening, a flashing, luminous object was sighted in the sky over central and western Michigan by GOC and many residents in these areas. A report was sent to the Air Filter Centre, Grand Rapids, and Air Force planes went up to investigate. The object seen over Culterville was described by Sgt. Earl Kirkpatrick as red and green, moving in a counter-clockwise arc, blinking with a bobbing motion. GOC in Saginaw said the object had a bluish tinge. From Roseville, GOC members, Frank Gallagher and Dominic Sondy reported a strange light following a jet preparing to land at Selfridge Field. The light was "round and pure white", according to Gallagher. Calling the Filter Centre,-they had their sighting confirmed, and learned that other GOC posts had reported similar objects. "FLYING SAUCERS" IIth Quarterly issue for December I955 S.A.C. JETS "DOGFIGHT" THREE UFO's OVER CINCINNATI. CSI Central committee wishes you all a most joyous Xmas and properous New Year. We hope you all enjoy this issue Case 100, Cincinnati, August 23rd, 1955 - About midnight, residents throughout the city were jarred by the roar of jets. From S.A.C., Lockbourne Air Force Base, south of Columbus, the air National Guard jets were alerted, scrambled and were over Cinicnnati in 12 minutes - A REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE. The alert began when three UFO's were sighted and confirmed by radar somewhere between Columbus and Cincinnati. In the meanwhile; Walter Paner, Supt. of Hamilton County GOC, on duty at the Mt. Healthy Post, phoned the writer of the existent alert and relayed the word that jet interceptors were due over the area. He said the UFO's had been active over Mt. Healthy and could be seen clearly by observers from the tower. In short time, the jets, at approximately 20,000 ft., roared over Cinicnnati East, but poor visibility prevented the writer from seeing the UFO's which had deployed over a wide area. According to radar, the interlopers had extended 37 miles south, 24 miles north of the city, and as far as 10 miles east of Mt. Healthy. A later call from Paner disclosed that a UFO was seen hovering in pendulum-like motions directly over the tower. About 12.10 a.m., the interceptors made contact, and swooping in, at about 20,000 ft. chased the UFO - which disappeared at incredible speed. In the meanwhile, the Forestville and Loveland GOC Posts reported the erratic flights of UFO's, to the Air Filter Centre, describing them as round, brilliant white spheres and discs. The writer remained on watch from Madison Place with binoculars, but heavy clouds prevailed, obscuring the activity. However, overhead, the continuous din of low flying jets gave the writer a familiar choking chill, one that he had known during the Pacific campaigns while waiting for the inevitable attack. Incongruously, the public, asleep or perhaps
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