| ID | #1632304770 |
| Added | Wed, 22/09/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | The Globe and Mail
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Toronto, Ontario, GLOBE AND MAIL, January 2, 1979, page 3
New Zealand is on alert because of UFOs
Auckland, New Zealand (AP) - The Royal New Zealand Air Force issued an alert yesterday after a film crew filmed an unidentified flying object. Aviation authorities reported that the UFO, apparently, was also tracked using radar.
The Air Force has put the Skyhawk fighter jet on special alert to chase down newly discovered UFOs.
A television station in Melbourne, Australia, reported that it filmed a UFO on Saturday evening by a film crew flying over the Kaikoura area in the eastern part of the South Island of New Zealand.
A television team led by reporter Quentin Fogarty, during the filming of the film, investigated a UFO report made by a pilot of a New Zealand airline.
Around the same time that the film crew reported seeing a UFO, an unidentified radar flash appeared on the screens of civil aviation employees in Wellington, New Zealand, aviation officials said.
Captain Bill Startup, the pilot of the plane on which the film crew was on board, said that he noticed a "very bright white light" that was moving around his Argosy plane.
Captain Startup, a pilot with 23 years of experience, said that when he first noticed the object, it was about 20 miles from his plane.
"It didn't seem to move until we were close to 10 miles, and then it turned with us when I changed course," he said. "Then it rose above us, circled and descended below us. He made certain movements towards us."
An air traffic controller in Wellington, identified only as A. Kuzer, said:
"Now we have recorded the observations of six pilots on three Argosy aircraft for 10 days and a lot of observations using radars. Obviously, there is some strange phenomenon, and it needs to be investigated."
The film about the alleged UFO was bought by British Broadcasting Co. and CBS for an undisclosed amount. CBS announced that it will show the film on the evening newscast.
Original news
Toronto, Ontario, GLOBE AND MAIL, 2 January 1979, page 3
New Zealand on alert for UFOs
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - The Royal New Zealand Air Force ordered an alert yesterday after a television crew team filmed what they said was an unidentified flying object. Aviation authorities reported the UFO apparently was tracked by radar as well.
The air force put a Skyhawk jet fighter on special standby alert to chase any newly sighted UFOs.
A television station in Melbourne, Australia, said it had film of a UFO taken Saturday night by a camera team flying over the Kaikoura area in the eastern region of New Zealand's South Island.
The television team, led by reporter Quentin Fogarty, was investigating a UFO report by a New Zealand Airline pilot at the time the film was made.
About the same time the TV crew reported seeing the UFO, an unidentified radar blip showed up on screens operated by the civil aviation staff in Wellington, New Zealand, aviation officials said.
Capt. Bill Startup, pilot of the plane carrying the TV crew, said he spotted "a very bright white light" that moved around his Argosy aircraft.
Capt. Startup, a pilot for 23 years, said that when he first noticed the object it was about 20 miles in front of his plane.
"It appeared to stay still until we got within 10 miles, then it turned with us as I changed course," he said. "It then went above us and circled and came down beneath us. It was making definite movements in relation to us."
An air traffic controller in Wellington identified only as A. Causer said: "We now have recorded sightings by six pilots on three Argosy aircraft over 10 days and a host of radar sightings. There is obviously some strange phenomenon and it needs to be investigated."
The film of the purported UFO has been bought by the British Broadcasting Co. and the CBS television network for an undisclosed amount. CBS said it would show the film on its nightly news show.
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