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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.
“United Press”10 pages
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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