Government2010

New Zealand Defence Force releases its UFO files

When: Dec 2010
Where: Wellington, New Zealand
Sources: 2 public sources

New Zealand Defence Force UFO files on display at the Wellington Museum Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

New Zealand's Defence Force released thousands of pages of previously secret UFO reports dating from 1952, including material on the 1978 Kaikoura lights. Most were reports of lights in the sky, and the military did not draw conclusions about them.

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PressNZ military releases UFO files (opens in a new tab)Al Jazeera / 2010-12-23
PressNZ Govt releases UFO files (opens in a new tab)Otago Daily Times

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