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This section contains descriptions of unexplained facts provided by eyewitnesses or published in the media, as well as the results of their analysis by the group.

UFO. New Zealand

ID	#1604936256
Added	Mon, 09/11/2020
Author	July N.
Sources	thinkaboutitdocs.com International UFO Reporter, July 1979, p. 6 APRO Bulletin, May 1980, p. 2
Phenomena	UFO
Status	Research

Initial data

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Incident date:

31.12.1978

Location:

остров С.

Кайкоура

New Zealand

Early in the morning, shortly after midnight, a film crew shot the famous movie while flying off the East coast of South island, New Zealand near the city of Kaikoura.

The glowing UFO was seen by everyone on Board the plane and was simultaneously tracked by radar. It was somewhat conical in shape and was not a Japanese shrimp boat, as the whistleblowers claimed.

Original news

Date:  December 31 1978
Location:  S. Island, New Zealand
Time:  Early morning hours shortly after midnight
Summary:  Early morning hours shortly after midnight, a famous motion picture film was taken by a news crew while flying off the eastern coast of South Island, New Zealand near the town of Kaikoura. The luminous UFO was seen by everyone on board the aircraft and was tracked by radar at the same time. It was somewhat cone shaped, and was not a Japanese shrimp fishing boat, as claimed by debunkers.
Source:   International UFO Reporter, July 1979, p. 6; APRO Bulletin, May 1980, p. 2

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