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New Zealand Government Opens UFO Files

Posted by samzenpus on from the the-truth-is-down-there dept.

astroengine writes "Following hot on the heels of a series of international UFO sighting disclosures, the New Zealand government has joined the party and made public 2,000 pages of UFO eyewitness accounts dating back to 1952. Helpfully, the NZ newspaper The Dominion Post has scanned the documents and has made them available online. Among the accounts of alien encounters and strange lights in the sky is one of New Zealand's most famous UFO mystery: the Kaikoura sighting. But was it aliens? Probably not, but it makes for an entertaining read."

4 of 100 comments (clear)

  1. As a fellow kiwi by Obble · · Score: 1, Funny

    I was expected to see in the image a sheep being picked up half way in the tractor beam.
    kind of disappointed its not there. :-(

  2. Offtopic? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    The bulk of the readers can't reply right now. They've been abducted to be fitted with anal probes.

    This article is about UFOs, not the TSA.

  3. Re:So long... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Japan has a serious tentacle problem even if it's not true.

  4. Re:Misidentification implies identification by Thelasko · · Score: 5, Funny

    I find flying objects, unidentified or otherwise highly interesting and think that attempting to identify them is interesting and worthwhile.

    Here's a handy chart to help you on your quest.

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