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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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## PHOTOGRAPHS OF A FLYING SAUCER BY AN ALERT OBSERVER OF THE AMERICAN CIVILIAN NATIONAL DEFENCE " SKYWATCH " Shortly after C.S.I.'s August Review was published, actual photographs of a flying saucer was received from Mr Bender, Pres., IFSB. the Photos were taken by Mr August C Roberts On July 28th 1952, while on duty at a civilian Defence Observation Tower in New York. Although Mr Roberts did not have EXTRA good luck in taking the time exposures of the mystery object, the prints definitely show proof that something of extreme brilliance was hovering in the night sky, round in shape and most unlike anything ever before seen by the observers. Shortly after the first photo was snapped the object moved off with increasing rapidity skyward, the ascent was also unusual in that the object rose in a stepping fashion ( horizontal to vertical) to disappear in the clouds. Mr Roberts wrote an excellent account of his experience, a copy of which accompanied the photos. The photos thus obtained are the very last anyone would produce to convince a sceptic, or to add credence to a premeditated hoax. We quote a paragraph from Mr Roberts script," I was serving as a ground observer on routine duty with a 9-30 power binoculars in my hand. The binoculars were focused on the saucer going through its movements. I noted the round shape which was unlike anything else I had ever seen before. The colour of the object fascinated me because it was an eerie orange with a reddish brown rim. There was a dot in the centre of the same colour. When the object spun this centre changed to the same glowin g red as the rim and could be seen quite clearly. At this point it began to speed up; the whole thing flickered and pulsed sitting on its edge in the sky. It had considerable depth. About the best way to describe this, is to visualize two half dollars held together at arms length and turned slightly to see the edge. The rim appeared to be as thick as the edge was wide. The whole thing was flat and resembled identically the two half dollars. It was somewhere between fifty to a hundred feet in diameter." C.S.I. NZ was most appreciative of the chance to view actual photos of mystery objects, and wishes to record all members sincere thanks to Mr Bender and Mr August C Roberts in this Review. This new book, in two parts, authored by Desmond Leslie and George Adamsk is an outstanding work that will serve to more than shock the average sceptic. Published in England in mid September by T Werner Laurie Ltd., the book is in tremendous demand and has now sold over 20.000 copies. Some of the facts revealed in this book will perhaps leave you temporary shocked, however the facts are recorded in all sincerity by both authors. Desmond Leslie has achieved a remarkable result from his research of ancient documents and George Adamski has the swore affidavits of the other five witnesses to his meeting a Venusian and the photographs of the Space Craft. The book is highly recommended. 12/6 Whitcombe & Tombs.
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