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NZDF declassified RNZAF UFO files

NZDF / RNZAF via Internet Archive · 2010-12 · 445 pages · text by GLM-OCR

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.

  • p. 2 …copy from the Defence Library c/o Headquarters New Zealand Defence Force Aitken St Wellington. They…
  • p. 5 …31/8/2010 For Headquarters New Zealand Defence Force NB: Classified documents of other New Zealand…
  • p. 12 …THE best part of a day's discussion at Air Headquarters yesterday did not find the…
  • p. 21 …Currently many reports being received at our headquarters Expert reports to reach meek volume over Christmas…
  • p. 76 …The Director of Intelligence, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Headquarters, Wellington. From: The Director, Carter Observatory…
  • p. 96 …of Intelligence, R.N.Z.A.F. Headquarters, Departmental Buildings, Stout Street, WELLINGTON ## REPORT ON STRANGE…
  • p. 98 …of a day's discussion at Air Headquarters yesterday did not find the explanation of the…
  • p. 99 …The Director of Intelligence, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Headquarters, Wellington. From: The Director, Carter Observatory…
  • p. 106 …The Director of Intelligence, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Headquarters, Wellington. From: The Director, Carter Observatory…
  • p. 129 A NEW ZEALAND organisation with headquarters at Onehunga for nearly three years has been engaged on…
  • p. 144 …6th MAY, 1954, AT C.S.I. HEADQUARTERS, 1 NISSAN PLACE, ONEHUNGA, S.E.5, AUCKLAND…
  • p. 150 …of other "Flying Lights" which reached CSI Headquarters during November. An appreciable number reported that the…
  • p. 152 …down over a wide area around the headquarters of the U.S. delegation. He assures us…
  • p. 173 …H.FULTON AT C.S.I'S HEADQUARTERS I, NISSAN PLACE, ONEHUNGA.S.E.5. AUCKLAND…
  • p. 178 …CIVILIAN SAUCER INVESTIGATION(NZ) Page 34 22nd, November 1955 Headquarters I Nissan Place, Onehunga S.E…
  • p. 181 …FULTON Secretary XXXVIIIXX Headquarters I Nissan Place Onehunga S.E.5. P.O. BOX 1914, AUCKLAND…
  • p. 185 …BEHIND THE SCENES AT C.S.I. HEADQUARTERS: C.S.I. central Committee has big plans…
  • p. 187 …ARGENT CALL! Issued from C.S.I. Headquarters:- 1 Nissan Place, Onhunga, AUCKLAND. S.E.5…
  • p. 198 …Air Headquarters, Wellington. (Attention D of I). DATE : 13th April, 1955. REF : WH:C21/5/AIR…
  • p. 209 …copy from the Defence Library c/o Headquarters New Zealand Defence Force Aitken St Wellington. They…
  • p. 216 …P.O. BOX 1914. AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND. Headquarters. I Nissan Place Onehunga S.E.5. Auckland…
  • p. 228 …The occurrences, to my knowledge, were confined to the headquarters of C.S.I. (N.Z…
  • p. 232 …H.H.Fulton Cover by D.Metcalf. HEADQUARTERS I NISSAN PLACE ONEHUNGA S.E.5. June…
  • p. 243 …informed headquarters that something very similar and strange badly scared two men at Titirangi the same…
  • p. 254 …money-order to A.F.S.B. Headquarters 3 Ferguson Avenue Fairfield Australia and obtain copies…
  • p. 255 …considerations; also his place of duty is 22 miles from his home and headquarters. However, enough…
  • p. 275 …ARMY In replying please quote ARMY 270/1/438/G ARMY HEADQUARTERS WELLINGTON C.1 NEW…
  • p. 286 …Magadan is the headquarters of a region that he
  • p. 293 …PLAN An aerial top-dressing firm with headquarters in New Plymouth, Rural Aviation Limited, hopes to…
  • p. 318 …H.H.Fulton at C.S.I. Headquarters I Nissan Place, Onehunga S.E.5. Luckland…
  • p. 329 …and has appealed to C.S.I. headquarters for the particulars of all sightings on our…
  • p. 346 …A senior Air Force officer said in Cape Town today that Air Force headquarters was investigating…
  • p. 353 …Armed Forces Intelligence Division or Government Security Headquarters, have or plan a similar parallel investigation, is…
  • p. 377 …The Marine Corps statement was issued at headquarters of the Second Marine Air Wing here. It…
  • p. 380 …Bender, International Flying Saucer Bureau, International Headquarters, P.O. Box 241, Bridgeport 2, Connecticut, U.S…
  • p. 410 …who is President of Civilian Saucer Investigation (N.Z.), a private group with headquarters in Auckland…
  • p. 437 …Bender, International Headquarters, Bridgeport, Connecticut. British Branch. Captain E.L. Plunkett, 71, Chedworth, Horfield, Bristol, 7…

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Mamilton	29.9.52	3 a.m.	Two	Nil	Disc	Nil	Nil	Nil
Hastings	3.10.52	8.45pm	Three	One minute	Cigar	South	Nil	GREEN LIGHT. Moving swiftly.
Christchurch	13.10.52	Nil	One	5 secs	Starline	S. to E.	Nil	Nil
Blenheim	13.10.52	Nil	One	4 secs	Saucer	S.E.	Nil	Nil
Tauranga	8.10.52	10.30pm	One	Nil	Round	Nil	Nil	Bright blue object
Tauranga	8.10.52	10.40pm	One	10 secs	Round	North	Nil	Two bright lights one above other
Tauranga	8.10.52	10.42pm	One	5 secs	Disc	Nil	Nil	Irregular course
Tauranga	8.10.52	10.50	One	10 secs	Cigar	Nil	Nil	Illuminated
Christchurch	13.10.52	10.30am	One	One minute	Round	N.E.	Nil	Silver coloured
"	14.10.52	7.43pm	One	5 secs	Three red S.	Nil	Nil	Sky 7/8ths' Cloud
Georgetown	18.10.52	7.30pm	One	6 secs	Pear Shaped W.	Nil	Nil	Bright red object.
Oamaru	23.10.52	9-10pm	Five	20 min	Round	Stationery Nil	Described as a teacup with mast
Lyall Bay	26.10.52	1.30am	Two	20 min	Two discs	South	Nil	Heading south, returned North
Dunedin	26.20.52	12 pm	One	3 min	Round	Nil	Nil	Illuminated object
Dunedin	27.10.52	12-5 am	One	10 min	Bright	North	Nil	Sighted intermittently, straight level course.
Dunedin	28.10.52	2.45 am	Two	20 min	Cymbal	N.N.W.	Ringing metallic sound, moving slowly.
Invercargill	28.10.52	10.18 pm	Nine	17 min	Bright	Hovered	Nil	Descended and moved out to sea
New Brighton	29.10.52	9 pm	One	Nil	Bright	Nil	Nil	High speed turned twice.
Taredale, Napier	30.10.52	9.28 p.m. Two	Two	Three min	Disc	South	Nil	Pendulum motion
Blenheim	2.11.52	11 pm	One	30 secs	Disc	Nil	Nil	Nil
Blenheim	2.11.52	9.40 pm	Three	2 minutes	Disc	Nil	Nil	Hovered and moved off
Woodbourne	2.11.52	8 pm	One	3 minutes	Round	Nil	Nil	Size about 2', bright orange

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