PR15/1
110 32/37/5
Box 14,
Otaiki,
10-1-55
RECEIVED
11 JAN 1955
AIR DEPT.
Dear Sir,
Whilst walking along the Otaiki
beach front yesterday (Sunday) evening about
8-25, I, and several people about me, noticed
a brilliant orange light moving horizontally
across the sky, about a mile inland.
After a few seconds it stopped and it
became very dull, then it became about ten
times brighter and seemed to drop something
about the same size and colour as itself,
which, as it fell disappeared. Then it
moved along and disappeared into some clouds.
I wondered if perhaps a plane may have
dropped a flare and that is what we saw,
although I doubt it. Could you please therefore
inform me if there was a plane dropping
flares in the vicinity, or give me any
information on the matter.
Yours Faithfully