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Copy /% of 36 NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCE UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS (UFO) FILES COPIES FOR RELEASE TO THE PUBLIC File Number: AIR 39/3/3 Volume 3 File Title: Reports of UFO’s File Timespan: Opened: 1979 - Closed 1980 File Declassified: September 2010 Location of Original File: Held at Archives New Zealand Access to Original File: Restricted until 2050 File Contains: Reports of UFO sightings from members of the public and military personnel. Correspondence from / to UFO research groups in NZ and requests for UFO information from overseas researchers. Press release summary of investigation into the 1975 Kaikoura sightings. NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCE PUBLIC RELEASE OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS (UFO) FILES These copied and redacted files of correspondence on Unidentified Flying Objects dating from 1952 to 2009 have been Declassified and released to the Public by the New Zealand Defence Force under the Official Information Act. Access to the original files held by Archives New Zealand is restricted up until the year 2080 for Personal Privacy reasons. These copied files have had the personal details of members of the public making UFO reports removed to preserve their privacy. Personal details of service personnel and civilians employed by the New Zealand Defence Force and other Government. Departments and Agencies have not been removed. No other information has been removed or omitted from these files. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF FILES Correspondence on Flying Saucers began in New Zealand Defence Force files in 1952 and continued under different names, Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) and Unidentified Aerial Sightings (UAS) until the present. The files contain reports of sightings by private individuals and military personnel, investigations by Defence and other Government Departments and agencies into these reports, newspaper clippings on UFOs and letters from individuals who claim to be in touch with alien beings and craft. While the files are in general date order from 1952 until the present some file periods overlap with one another and the documents within each file are not necessarily in strict date order. There can be duplicate documents within each file and copies of the same documents (particularly media releases and reports) can appear in different files. ACCESS TO UFO FILES. These redacted files are available in hard copy from the Defence Library clo Headquarters New Zealand Defence Force Aitken St Wellington. They are not available in electronic format. 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Vol Now .eessoe FILE RELEASE STATEMENT VETTING COMPLETED AND: Ato classified documents on file. 1-NZDF documents have been declassified Other comments: Onde MED. sighhy tepals. : a Alye.casoas. oe ae va Tstand ee Nee a Aeeas rerkiabed unk! 2050 por prvrsey pessons Date... 2/9/2410... NB: Classified documents of other New Zealand Departments where there is some concern about declassifying them should be referred to the relevant department. efence Force nS * RTHOLOGY OF UNGUAT HACE BEEN REmovED. Faon Tas Fz TS ® Fre of own sa\3\38 “ ” UFO's . ET HOLOGY, 3 vee Wh a Fle. 39/3/38? MINUTE SHEET Subject: WUBo Sieurisg XXXH 749-299 Air 39/3/3 PR 15 December 1980 Mr Peter G. Keane 55 Greville Avehue Flinders Park 5025 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Dear Sir, Thank you"for your letter of 5 December. There is rio objection to you publishing the material I passed to you. It was published in the media in thie country at the time of its initial release. The RNZAF study will not be released to the public, However the material T passed to you is a summary of the Findings of that study. The neue release paper used to carry the material passed to you ie the nevs release paper used deily by this office to pase information ’on RNZAF activities to the media. The footnote is only in¢luded to prompt neus editor: this instance there is nothing further thet I can add to the information T hava already passed to you. However there have been indepandent reports including a book called "Kaikoura UFO's" by Captain Bill Startup end Neal Illinguorth, It is published by Hodder and Stoughton and is priced here at $12.95, AT thank. you for your inquiry. Youre faithfully, (Cc. D. COLE) Squedrén Leader RNZAF Public Relations Officer. beter L.Keane 5/12/80 55 Greville Ave Flinders Park 5025 pecs South Australia. € (f Squadron Leader Cole, I am in reoeipt of your recent letter regarding earlier earlier enquizies-of nine 28-UFO reposts from 1979 and 1 am particularly appreciative of your assistance,however,I must inplore your help with the following: T hape that there is no objection to me reproducing the three page RNZAF Neus Service release on the recent UFO sightings thet you sent me for the publication, "sustrelian Unidentified Flying Objects" ,uritten with Mr D..hitchell,e uriter for the "Solentific Austzelisn" magazine. This bulletin will be reproduced in its entirety 2s an exemple of official connents on the NZ UFO events along with the OSIR Report Wo.G58 which deele with the explane ations of these sightings and which T have the DSIR's permission to use. Miso I would 1ike to know if the RUZAF's study of the UFO sightings uifl be relessed to the public and if sojwhen 7 1m edektion 9 4 posstbie to obtain further deteties information on the RNZAF in= vestigated UFO sightings Far DEC/3aN.(1978/78) particularly the proposed explanations for then @ printed ception on the batten of the Neus Service release states that,”". further information con be obtained fron the Public Relations Officer...Defence Head= querters,ellingtont) 7 Your assistance in these matters is greatly appreciated and is of considerable importance to ny investigation. \ ’ “go> Meo __ \ Peter S.tpane. - vou KXKXKK 749-299 Air 39/3/3 PR 25 November 1980 fir Pefar 6. Keane 55 Greville Ave Flinders Park 5025 7 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Dear Sir, Thank you for your letter of 13 November seeking @ copy of the RNZAF study into Unidentified Flying Objects in the Clarerce River/Kaikoura regions. The report on the RNZAF*a investigation has not been made public. However a statement canteining the findings of the investigation vas released at the time. I have enclosed a copy for you. This particular study uas an Seolated investigation The RNZAF does not normally undertake detailed investigations into sightings of Unidentifiad Flying Objects. We do however, consult uith other Government agencias in an andsavour to eliminate any obvious explanations, I thank you for your interest, Yours faithfully, (C.D. COLE) Squadron Leader RNZAF Public Relations Officer fa fhe 13/11/80 “ Siz, Peter G.Heane 55 Greville Ave Flinders Perk 5025 Sth. Australia Recently it hae come to my attention that the New Zealand Air Force hes prepared a study of the New Zesland UFO sightings in the Clarence River = Cook Strait regions betueen December 20th, 1978 end January 10th, 1979 which is availeble to the general public. I an at present compiling a publication entitied "Australian Unidentified Flying Objects"(uritten in collaboration with Mr 0.W.Mitehell,a writer for the "Scientific Austrelien" magazine) which is a skeptical uork on this | subject and uhich in part deals with the above dated New Zealand UFO events. Therefore I request one copy of the NZAF official report on these sight~ Angs end any other publicetion by the Air Force availeble to the public thet provides explenstions for these phencnena. Please notify me as to uhat costs are required te obtain these. T have recently obtained a copy of the Depertment of Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's Report No.659("Unfanilar Obeerva- tions of Lights in the Night Sky",by Mr W.Treland) uhich hes provided me with an excellent study of these occurrences,houever,1 also desire the Air Forced report on these matters to,a) establish beyand doubt that perfectly natural explanations exist for these sightinga,b)to provide a most detailed enelysis of the sightings from both sides,pre oz con,for @ balanced symposium end c) to verify its conclusions far each particular UFO case with those in the DSIR Report. Any further information that you may require will be gladly supplied ‘and in hoping that you uill essist,I thenk you for your time and energy. Yours sincerely, hihkle—_ Peter G.keane. XX 749-299 Air 39/3/3 PR 25 November 1960 Mr H, Nickson 167 Seabank Road Wallasey Merseyside L45 72L ENGLAND Oear Sir, Thank you for your letter of 3 tlovenber seeking information concerning en RNZAF investigation into unidentified aircreft. T believe the investigation you are referring to occurred early in 1979 chen the RNZAF investigated reported sightings of in ioreipied Flying Objects on the north-cast coast of the South Teland of New Zealand. The ANZAF dows not underteks detailed investigations tate sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects and the investigation genried out at that time was en isolated instence: The investigation report has not been made public but a atatemant of the Findings of the investigation was released at the time. A copy of that statement which will provide the information you seek, is enclosed. Yours faithfully, 4 (c. 0. COLE) Squadron Leader RNZAF Public Relations Officer Fen a] am TH H. NICKSON, M.chs. 167 SEABANK ROAD Site Regieed Ciopodt WALLASEY " NERSEVSIOE Tel 51-09 280 Frataany 57 cae He Gentedls lle den Fine, Aes jet [ue be a prefer pom cam tegtbns He thetante elias tf rm mentees ab fs perf, whew Comey pete. aronsdntijed eta spiel nla geen loot’ yoom OF the teatg x eanesey (ir Famkne |) Coaereat by om Aa Force cw Nt Sloss Nutsen/ 3 Nien 0 ¢ Casha i Nes cabaret Alen. Fie 7 wt 33/3 \ —_ RESTRICTED NO UNCLASSIFIED UU LKB929BFAR92 HH Ri BP RZVRCE EPLY OR REFERENCE TE RZWNTT 4443 2870330 ZY RRRBR ot P 1302052 OCT 80 FA RNZAF AUCKLAND [Prionny—] Po TO RZVRCE/NZDEF ALR UL RZYHTT/OPHO RNZAF aT ESTRICTED DIG KSZ 706 REF TELECON XOTH AND ALROPS AND ALRSTAFF OPHG 4222302 SUBJECT UNIDENTIFIED RADAR RETURN PD ANDOVER 7625 DEPARTED WELLINGTON 1223282 TO INVESTIGATE PD FOLLOWING [3 TEXT OF FU REPORT PD UNITED STATES UNIDENT TYPE SERNO 972 DDG SER NO 1066 POSITION 122 NAG 47 NM WELLINGTON 1223452 SER NO 972 STEAMING O30M/20KTS SER NO 4066 STEAMING O1SH/45KTS 972 FLYING HELICOPTER GRUMNAN SEASTRIKE N27625 ANDOVER DURFIELD NIL ken es et RESTRICTED NO UNCLASSIFIED NNN REPLY OR REFERENCE Kg2 4 agT1aN OPS. 7 guy ple * ae HXKKXK 749-299 Air 39/3/3 PR 10 July 1980 + Hastings jk Street MARLBOROUGH Dear Keith, overseas, “ 1 am afreid I am unable to help you as the RNZAF does not’ unde: detailed investigations {nto UFO sightinge. * There are a number of organisations in New Zeslend thet undertake research into sightings and I would suggset thet you contact the Nev Zealand UFO Studio Centre, 5 Ngahu Crescent, Elsdon, Wellington. T thank you for your enquiry. Yours faithfully, (er Gas Squadron Leader RNZAF Public Relations Officer at \ i WA lbetings ‘acheck Ss z titties : Eesti Leacleare “ Sree eeerPeen if He I L- LL 4 ere L : ee eeeeereee fay Recency | 24 Juniv80 |} y! Gor Longe Brae ns” | LMnihy ol! Lid iit ea lige _you bess | _ 2581900 wa hook di_gh—reselech aba! 9 lee fen and each student | eed A E 4 su L 4 as fas tave_seleited a 4 XXXKX 749-299 Air 39/3/3 PR 44 June 1980 Mr Darren U Aitchell 434 Ragill Road Kensington Gardens South Auatralia S068 AUSTRALIA Dear SEe; Thank you for your istter concerning investigations by the RNZAF into recent sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects. © I am afraid you have been mistad by AAP reports emphasising radar observations and Air Forea investigations into recent UFO sightings. The RNZAF does not conduct detailed investigations into sightings and I am not aware of any reported radsr observations. Wor am I auare of eny activity similar to the Kaikoura sightings of last year, Some sightings uers reported in the Hutt Valley area near Wellington. I thank you for your inquiry, Yours faithfully, (t. D. COLE) Squadron Leader RNZAF Public Relations Officer LIE TLeWOATH*A Beczeg ‘Suoy4erysoanr A ur nox Suryuogy “Ale e028 30 eq vinon Teuossed xo TexoTTIO xeMPONR ‘suoyeuvtdxe etqresod pus squose 410002 eseq2 of Buruzeyzed stregep Acy-wor ~A88FaeCaUE | TUpI0e, ooz0s zty pun suoTpeazesqo xepex Pesyseqduo Tersequu ssaxd SNE" 08e ted w xoso oTRgTT w pézxodes youg of xetrays sA4747900, ponouesr sy OTOME 490% oaerqeR of om pet sorgemzosuF ssozg poavtoosey uerrergsny-szsodoa Gdn 000s Jo uoFseBFasoany avaRY omy 30 TIERED Tiny WATA am Sqdans 09, eTGe oq esvotd nok prnoq ‘(2801339 suotqeroy oftqng AVZNE)°TOD "Cg" ay TeOg c/e/6e ary 08/5/94 TZN UOgBaET TOM Sxeqaenbpeay aavis aly couezed zo Axqstury 8905 eETesgsny-gsny ugnog SPD woySuESuON‘peog TITER HCY KXXKK Air 39/3/3 Pm 749-299 13 May 1980 fz Herry Harris 346 Manchester Road est Timperley Altéinchan Cheshire ENGLAND ar Sir, I thank you for your latter of 15 April enclosing a copy of your letter of 12 February to uhich you hed not received a reply, Obviously the mails are slow for your letter of 12 February reached this Headquarters on 7 May. The decision not to make the report @ public document wae made by the Air Staff at the time, Hovever © sunmary of aport including the findings, vas reli and a copy of thia vas passed to you on 22 March 1979, sed Yours faithfully, a (c. D. COLE) Squadron Leader RNZAF Public Relations Officer HARRY HARRIS fi aos/s OFA Solicitor Wo 346 Manchester Road (aahway Road) ! ‘West Timperley ournt, HH/SLT Altrincham Cheshire yours: AIR 39/3/3PR. ERGLADD 15th April 1980. For the attention of C.D. Cole Esq ‘The Ministry of Defence, The chief of Air Staff, Defence Headquarters, Private Bag, Wellington New Zealand. Dear Sir, matter, I enclose a photocopy of my letter to you on 12th February last I would be grateful|to receive your reply. B/S : AIR 39/3/3ER 2th February 1980 for the attention of C.D. Cole sq. The Ministry of Vefence ‘the Chief of bir oteft “Defence ilexdquarters Private Hees Wellington Now Zeatand Dear Sir, Ei0,1+ aatter “oy thank Foufer your Letter of the 7th witimo and vould be grateful if you would windiy, indicate’ why a report on the matter ic being kept as “confidential! ; Thanking” you! ‘it. rule $a! vedcipation, HARRY HARRIS AM, 39/313 sau Solicitor Telephone: 061-002 6240 & 969 3043, 346 Manchester Road %,") : (Wasbway Rosa) ‘Wert Timperley oun, HH/SH Altrincham vounnay, A2R 39/3/3ER Cheshire 12th February 1980 For the attention of Gole Esq., The Ministry of Defence The Chief of Air Staff Defence Headquarters, Private Bag, Wellington New Zealand Dear Sir, I thank you for your letter of the 30th ultimo and vould be grateful if you would kindly indicate why @report on the matter is being kept as "confidential". Thanking you in anticipation, MUTUAL UFO NETWORK INC, —2@577" 103 Oldtowne Road, Sequin, Texas 78155, U.S.A. 3 29/3 ae ® nS wk UFOPbesonea8 ‘MUTUAL UFO NETWORK Study sine 1988 ‘Director for NZ. HAROLD H. FULTON Founder & Dom Pret 'BSurherand Cree. cSt) 198239 Palmerston North ‘New Zealand RNZAF Aircraft, Office 8-455 Engineering 141-65 outnes 62079 Y ruary 3rd 1980 Wing Commander 6.7, Clarke, Director of Public Relations, RYZAP Headquarters, Wellington. Dear Sir, A little time has lapsed since you on behalf of the RNZAF released a Pregss statement in early Jan 1979 which expressed findings on the December 1978 Keikaura, Cape Campbell, Clarence River Mouth ares,radar-visual and photographic record of the unusual phenomena reported in those coastal zones. Would you still nave a copy of that Press Release which you could spare, I would like to add it to my files, Illness and attendent @ifficulties have precluded my making thie request much sooner. Aw you and your fellow Officers will be very much aware, the subject of these particular ufo events are still much in the lifwlight with two bools dealing directly with the saga due for publication shortly and a third not far away which will include the xkekxx content of these Xaikaura events. May I have the pleasure of receiving copy of the Press Release as requested and any further public released material on the events in question you or your information department may have offered subsequently. Yours Faithfully, aol! tile rold HF Dir MUFON(NZ) AT (ASST Ae ecu i hy, Harris ermes Altxinghen Dear Sir, thank you for your letter of 17 denusry sesking § nore detatie astentific explanation of, the Kalkoura unidentified flying soiect sightings 12'monthe 890, Your Latter of 9 Getober, 1879, ues nob recorded es being received, must sefer you am my letter of 28 June indicated that the ANEAF report on the sightings souls fot be released, That policy is unehanged, However I understand thet the Neu Zealand UFO Studies Centre carried out aiiptudy on the elghtings end an sper Centre throug! f daBook of 5 Ngahus Cr |) Nay Zealand, way provide the information Youra faithfully, se CO COLE, adron Lei RNZAF Public ations Officer Z IUK ® ” HARRY HARRIS 7 Solicitor yj 001-662 6240 & o80 3049 46 Manet ¥ ay (Westway Rod) West Timperley counner, © HE/SH Aitrincham Cheshire ‘Youn Rt: 17th January 1980 ¥inistry of Defence Sir Stati Defence Headquarters Wellington New Zealand ; Dear Sirs, 1 rot_U.F, I refer to my: letter of the 9th October last and would be grateful to hear from you with a wore detailed and scientific explanation of the events in question by reference to, if possible, a diagram. ‘Thanking you in anticipation, Yours 2fiknttiiy, = 38 Air 39/3/3PR 3 September 1979 Mr Niall Fanning 12 Winter Road Geeson Park Dublin 6 IRELAND Deer Sir, Thank you for your letter seeking information on Unidentified Flying Objects It is regretted thet I am uneble to provide you with thie information. The RNZAF doas not undertake detailed investigations into reports on Unidentified Flying Objects. If a report is passed on to us we Go, however, consult a number of other nmant agencies to eliminate any obvious explanetioni Yours faithfully, (C.0. COLE) Squadron Leader RNZAF Public R Avon School, Hamlet Street, STRATFORD. 25 September Dear Sir, I would like to know a little about the sightings of U.Fs0.8 because I am reading about this topic. Here is a little about it. Thereilé these two boys that find a efsmo and then they ask there mother what it is, but she doesn't know so then they ask there father and he doesn't know either. - But they don't know that it has fallon off a U.F.O. And that's abit about the book. gend me some information on U.F.0 So could you plea Yours faithfully, Kerry Lehmann KOL:KAL ay Ade 59/3/: 3 3 October 1979 ke Lebusnn Avon Sohoot Haslet Street OTRATICAD Dear Kerry, Thenk you very wuch for your letter concerning the book you ere reading on Unidentified Flying Objects, I em slso puzsaRMeés to whet the eismo wight be. The RNZAF does not underteke detailed investigstions into reports on UFOs nor do we collest infornation on them. I therefore regret thet I am unsble to help you. Your book certeinly sounds interesting, Squadron Lesder RNZAF Public Relations Officer kn a aid ‘Ment Bias Bua coady psy pred ne Aone infomation hth Ge a Air 39/3/3 PR 12 July 1979 Miss Johanna Perry 6 Brett Avenue Takapune AUCKLAND 9 Dear Johanna, Thank you for your letter, passed to ma by our Auckland office, seeking information and photographs of Unidentified “Flying Objects. Unfortunately your letter has been delayed in the post and only reached me this morning. t that I do not hold information or photogray ening Unidentified Flying Objects, as the RNZAF Wives not undertake detailed investigations into reports of UFOs. If a report te ue we do hovever consult @ number of Governmant ag: ta eliminate any obvious explanations. Yours faithfully, -Z& (C.D. COLE) Squadron Leader RNZAF Public ationa Officer Le. SoA 89/3/38 a iptv Que UNG | Agane d 4 Able Relations offeer 2 tnising Of fence oa Sirs a. st J Ye Br rand ge pt ay pe Ie SO ; Be of uh pe eh Ca ee pez PEG the 1B Sef PR AG Air 39/3/3 PR 28 June 1979 fr Harry Harrie 346 Manchester Road West Timperley Altrincham Cheshire ENGLAND: Dear Sir, I thank you for your letter of 1 June concerning the RNZAF’s report on the investigation into the sightings off the Kaikoura coast. of the investigation it uas decided that @ summary of the findings yould be made public in the form of Reus rele ‘A copy of that summary d to you policy in respect of rele e report is Yours faithfully, Squadron Leade: RNZAF Public Relatione Officer Air 39/3/3 PR 28 June 1979 Or J.F. defock 5 Ngabue Crescent ELSDON Dear Sir, Thank you for your letter of 5 June enclosing Dr Bruce Neccabee's provisional report sn th sightings and ing our participation in commit, in adviaory The RNZAF doses not undertake detailed inve; into reports of Unidentified Flying Objects. The investigation gerried out earlier on the Kedkoura eightinge wae an isolated natance. The RNZAF does, however, consult @ number of Government agencies on receipt of a repert, to eliminate any obvious explanations, I thank you for the opportunity to join the Centr advisory committea which, for the reasons outlined, must be declined. Yours faithfully, (C.D. COLE) Squadron Lead RNZAF Public Relations Officer | ME Le Nese | MINUTE SHEET Subject: Aen | fectl Clenioe tors Sere” a eh ek Mier hige Ly : Nwse ha Pbebe ee AE LT iivel | phe Uizlgn eae A wee Z Ae Ke chy oh Comer fo. | Seefat/ 7 See eae koe ekg | bod | Leenily ebeiel Lo ead bes Rec ll tog, pron k Leni. TZ. iin ¥ y : a LN poem rtee gy BEFORE siONATUGE 0 14 June 1979 The Oirector of Civil Defence, Boven State Building, VELLINGTON 1, I am referring to you the enclosed letter from Rr Colin Amery, "aleo known ae John Citizen," uho writes to alert the Civil Defsnce authorities to the possibility that f Skylab will fall in Wellington, specifically of Kelburn, any time betueen 13 and 30 June 1979. As you will ses from the attached press clipping Ar Amery claims to have s good track record for premenitions bout public evente. It seems that what he hes to eay is more 4 subject for the Civil Osfence rather than the Defence organization. You may feel you will need further information. In the meantiae I have replisd saying thet I use referring the aatter to you. 1D. BG. McLEAN (0.8.6. Mel Secretary of Defence Encls —

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