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NZDFDecember 1, 1978AIR 1080/6/897
Kaikoura Lights, New Zealand (1978)
Summary
On 21 and 30 December 1978, aircrew aboard Safe Air Argosy cargo flights off the Kaikoura coast filmed bright lights that were also tracked on ground and airborne radar. This RNZAF file holds the military interviews and investigation into the most famous Australasian UAP case.
Key highlights
The report includes interviews with witnesses of the Kaikoura sightings.p.1
“interviews with people involved in the 1978 Kaikoura sightings”
The film footage captured by the crew shows anomalous bright objects.p.19
“obtained 6 mm footage of the inside of the plane, the lights of Kaikoura”
Outliers
The report mentions a significant radar target that was larger than typical.p.21
“3 to 5 times larger than the blip from a large fishing boat”
Source
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