Wednesday night's report of a strange light over the Poraité hills created interest from the Civilian Saucer Investigation (N.Z.) organisation in Auckland. To-day the following telegram was received by The Daily Telegraph from the president of the organisation:
"Consider report an excellent example of 'unidentified flying objects' which defies 'natural phenomena' explanation. Believe if brief details received are correct, observers witnessed transit of vehicle controlled by extra-terrestrial agency. Currently many reports being received at our headquarters. Expect reports to reach great volume over Christmas. New report may well prove most outstanding New Zealand observation."
The telegram was signed: "Harold H. Hilton, Dominion President, Civilian Saucer Investigation (N.Z.), P.O. Box 1914, Auckland."
(Footnote: The planet Venus would be setting in the west about the same time as the lights in the sky above the Poraité hills is reported to have been seen. To-night it will set shortly before 9 o'clock, though with hills to the west it will go below the crest of the hills a little before that time.)