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New Zealand military releases UFO files

December 22, 2010
The New Zealand military released hundreds of previously classified December 22, 2010 all stories
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The reports, dating from 1954 to 2009, were released under freedom of
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other identifying material.
In about 2,000 pages of documents, members of the public, military personnel
and commercial pilots outline close encounters, mostly involving moving lights
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Raveon - 15 hours ago Rank: 5 / 5 (3) Humanities
Why would they seal documents until 2080? Could New Zealand have
military secrets that sensitive? Seems unlikely.
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That is ridiculous. What could they possibly have to hide until 2080?
Seems like they've only released part of the information.
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Whenever there is a bright light in the sky, it can only be alienz!!! Nanotechnology News
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You mean like British Nuclear Missle Silo locations?
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Ridiculous that this sort of stuff is held until 2080. And why is it supposedly Chemistry News
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panorama - 11 hours ago Rank: 5 / 5 (1)

The Gould are returning... Oh boy

I'm hoping for the Tok'rah, but then again I don't think they really wear
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panorama - 11 hours ago Rank: 5 / 5 (4)

You'd be surprised just how many people have no idea what

the sky looks like without light pollution and how far their
imaginations will carry them.

I know what you mean, a few years back I moved away from all near by
light pollution and have many nights where it felt like the moon was
"following" me. Especially when it's a crescent moon on a partly cloudy
night. Also, during the Perseid meteor shower since I was already staring at
the early morning sky it looked like Venus was blinking.
On a side note, the Perseid's in my area (Southwest Virginia, USA) were
amazing this year.
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Ridiculous that this sort of stuff is held until 2080. And why
is it supposedly "released" and yet "sealed" at the same

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 time? Sounds exactly like only some of the stuff (the
harmless or ridiculous type) has actually been released.

Its alien quantum technology, I tell you! I always suspected that those
chaps living in that flung out place were up to something with aliens! I
mean, look at the platapus and the kiwi. Get it?
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Eric_B - 3 hours ago Rank: not rated yet
If it is so funny and worthy of ridicule, why not release all material, from all
governments, short that which relates to military technology?
Some of the same folks who are cracking jokes (and that is a very
emotional, defensive response) are the same folks who are viciously anti-
religion.
Being anti-religion is more reasonable, perhaps.

However, a homo-centric religion that bows and stoops, repeating the same
tired mantra, "There is nothing but Venus, and they wouldn't want to study
us anyway.", that's no good either, IMHO.
At least it's not a fully-objective examination of the evidence.
P.S. One of my martial arts instructors worked for the DIA and collected
these kinds of reports for the US Govt. :)
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Raveon - 1hour ago Rank: 5 / 5 (1)

Why would they seal documents until 2080?

Could New Zealand have military secrets
that sensitive? Seems unlikely.
You mean like British Nuclear Missle Silo locations?
The UFO files stuff is always interesting because it gives
you a chance to eliminate a lot of the anecdotal stories.

The British have nukes in New Zealand? Never heard that before. Even if it's
true, sealing until 2080 seems unnecessary. The only significance of that
date I can think of is it coincides with about the time that almost every
siting witness and others involved (or covering up), even the youngest, will
be dead.
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Burnerjack - 1hour ago Rank: 5 / 5 (1)
I just wonder, alien or natural phenomena, why the secret files at all? Why
is it "governmental instinct" always manifests itself as herd management?
Reminds me of the saying " Fear the government that fears its people."
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paulthebassguy - 56 minutes ago Rank: 5 / 5 (1)

Why would they seal documents until 2080? Could New

Zealand have military secrets that sensitive? Seems
unlikely.

It's not about the military secrets though, it's to prevent the privacy of the
individuals involved.
Imagine if someone reported a UFO in the 70s and their name was now
published - it could affect their career or peer respect. The documents state
that some people were "calm and genuine but puzzled" so it would not be
fair on these people to be potentially labelled nutcases when they were
simply reporting a strange phenomenon they saw.
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paulthebassguy - 52 minutes ago Rank: 5 / 5 (1)
BTW - here is the link for the actual documents for anyone interested
http://www.stuff....ightings
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Skeptic_Heretic - 29 minutes ago Rank: not rated yet

The British have nukes in New Zealand? Never heard that

before. Even if it's true, sealing until 2080 seems
unnecessary. The only significance of that date I can think

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witness and others involved (or covering up), even the
youngest, will be dead.

The Kennedy assassination files will be sealed until 2025. About the same
timeframe. I think it is more a matter of protecting potential, as opposed to
actual, secrets in this case.
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