| ID | #1689609347 |
| Added | Mon, 17/07/2023 |
| Author | July N. |
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Fact
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Initial data
Date: Monday, March 26, 2007
Time: 8 a.m.
Location: Waitetuna Valley, Waikato, North Island.
Features/Characteristics: silent, durable metal housing
Description:
In March, the control tower at Hamilton International Airport received a UFO sighting report from a farmer in Waitetuna Valley, Waikato region. At about 8 a.m. on a beautiful morning, when the sun had just lit up the hills, a couple of farmers witnessed a sturdy metal ship moving up the valley on their farm. The farm is located west of Hamilton, in an area from which other UFO/NVP sightings have also been reported in previous years.
The husband was the first to see the craft over the wool shed and called his wife to come and see. They both watched the ship until it disappeared into the valley.
In an independent interview with Ufocus NZ, both the farmer and his wife clarified the size and shape of the ship, which was shaped like an "egg" or "bullet-shaped".
Witnesses described the ship as roughly cylindrical in shape with an egg-shaped or bullet-shaped hull with pointed ends. It was a shiny silver metallic, and the wife was adamant that it had several oval windows located at equal distances from each other, although the husband did not remember whether there were windows in it. The object had horizontal wings, but no tail. It wasn't a plane. They commented on how bright and shiny it looked in the morning sun and how it made a sound similar to the "whisper of a jet". The object moved quite slowly and silently up the valley close to the ground and seemed to follow the flow of the river before disappearing behind the neighboring hills.
The ship was located between the far hill in the photo, which is about 1 mile from the farmhouse, and the woolshed, that is, about ½ mile from the witnesses. It was very large, my husband estimated the size of the object at about 30 meters long, about 6 meters wide, with semicircular (rounded ends) ends. The object was bright silver when viewed up close, and changed to a dull red when it disappeared at the end of the road in the valley.
The ship was clearly visible when it stopped for a short time at the end of the road in a valley, about 1.5–2 miles from the observers. My husband has maintained an interest in the subject of ufology for many years and was of the opinion that the reason for this observation may be related to many lines of seismic faults that are present locally and in the immediate vicinity. As with many other reported sightings in New Zealand, there seems to be an increase in sightings during seismic and volcanic activity.
During the interview, the wife also mentioned that in 2006 she saw large glowing balls about half a mile from the house in the valley behind the house. One day the sky was overcast and dusk/night fell; a bright light was observed under the base of the clouds, making erratic zigzag movements as it descended into the valley, brightly illuminating the valley between the woolshed and a large distant hill. One of the observations is related to the same light hovering in the valley, with two smaller red lights coming out of it and separately forming oval patterns before merging back into a larger ball of light.
Both witnesses clearly described their observations. The husband is a former pilot and is well acquainted with the types and shapes of aircraft. The couple reported that in previous years they had observed UFOs/NVPs in their valley, and they were also seen by neighboring farmers, but these sightings were not reported for fear of ridicule.
The description of the ship by the witness of Waitetun is strikingly similar to the report of three witnesses who reported an observation that took place in Vitianga on February 16, 2003.
Original news
Date: Monday 26 March 2007
Time: 8 am
Location: Waitetuna Valley, Waikato, North Island
Features/characteristics: silent solid metallic craft
Description:
In March, the control tower at Hamilton International Airport received a UFO sighting report from a farmer in the Waitetuna Valley, Waikato region. At approximately 8am on a fine morning when the sun was just clearing the hills, a farming couple witnessed a solid metallic craft, moving up a valley on their farm. The farm is situated to the west of Hamilton in an area from which other sightings of UFOs/UAPs have also been reported over previous years.
The husband saw the craft first over the woolshed, and called to his wife to come and see it. They both watched the craft until it disappeared up the valley.
When interviewed independently by Ufocus NZ, both the farmer and his wife were specific about the size and shape of the craft, which was ‘egg-shaped’ or ‘bullet-shaped’.
The witnesses described the craft as being roughly cylindrical, the body being egg or bullet-shaped with pointed ends. It was bright metallic silver, and the wife was adamant it had several oval-shaped windows evenly spaced, although the husband did not recall if it had windows. The object had horizontal wings, but no tail. It was not an aircraft. They commented on how bright and shiny it looked in the morning sun, and how it emitted a sound like a ‘whisper jet’. The object moved quite slowly and silently up the valley close to ground level and appeared to be following the creek water course before disappearing behind adjacent hills.
The craft was between the far hill in the photograph, which is about 1 mile from the farmhouse, and the wool shed, placing it approximately ½ mile from the witnesses. It was very large, with the husband estimating the object’s size as approximately 30 metres in length, some 6 metres in width, with semi-circular (rounded points) ends. The object was bright silver when viewed up close, and changed to a dull red as it disappeared at the end of the valley road.
The craft was clearly visible when stationary for a short time at the end of the valley road, some 1 ½ – 2 miles away from the observers. The husband has maintained an interest in the subject of ufology over many years, and was of the opinion that the reason for this sighting may be related to the many seismic fault lines that are present locally and in the immediate district. As is the case with many other reported NZ sightings, there appears to be an increase in sightings around the time of seismic and volcanic activity.
During the interview, the wife also mentioned seeing large balls of light in 2006, about ½ mile away in the valley behind the house. On one occasion, the sky was overcast and it was dusk/night; a bright light was observed below the cloud base, carrying out erratic zig-zag movements as it descended into the valley, brilliantly lighting up the valley between the wool shed and the large distant hill. One of the sightings involved the same type of light hovering in the valley, with two smaller red lights emerging from it and separately making oval patterns before merging back into the larger ball of light.
Both witnesses were clear in their sightings details. The husband is a former pilot and is very familiar with aircraft types and shapes. The couple both reported observing UFOs/UAPs in their valley over previous years and these had also been seen by neighbouring farmers, but these sightings were not reported for fear of ridicule.
The Waitetuna witness’ description of the craft bears a striking resemblance to a report from three witnesses who reported a sighting that took place at Whitianga on 16 February 2003.
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