Case file · Government program
New Zealand Defence Force UFO files
In December 2010 the New Zealand Defence Force released hundreds of UFO sighting files, while saying it takes no official interest in them.
2010 CE · -41.28, 174.78 · status: official
The account
Defence Minister Wayne Mapp said people could make of the reports what they would. The best-known case in them is the Kaikōura lights of December 1978, filmed by a TV crew and tracked on radar.
The sceptical view
The minister said a quick scan showed nearly everything had a natural explanation.