Wellington
6.12.52
1 am
Four
Intermittent for 60 mins
Disc
Circling
Nil
Object circled slowly above Wovurn. Sparks around edges and red lights. Small green oval disc.
Wd. Iwitt
6.12.52
9.30 pm
One
Nil
Disc
South
Nil
Blue above a green object.
Palmerston
6.12.52
9.45 pm
Two
Nil
Two discs South
Nil
Nil
Progress erratic, appeared to dip once or twice.
Gisborne
7.12.52
Nil
Two
Nil
Disc
East
Nil
Objects circled round each other. Blue above green, blue headed south green headed west.
Wellington
7.12.52
1010pm
One
Nil
Two discs South
Hissing
Nil
Described a wide circle, had a feathered tail like a comet.
Hamilton
9.12.52
9.45 pm
Three
10 secs
Cigar
Nil
Nil
colour, and appeared moon shaped
Hastings
10.12.52
1010 pm
One
3 mins
Round
S.W.
Orange
Changed direction twice, showed orange and red light.
Quedin
4.12.52
4.33 pm
Four
One minute
Object
East
Hum
Very bright object viewed from ship. ...V. Konni, hovered, irregular movement noted. (SHIPS OFFICER)
Poor Knights Islands
13.12.52
8.05 pm
Three
Five minutes
Object
West
Nil
Illuminous. Violent twisting motion. Flew anticlockwise round horizon
Gisborne
16.12.52
10 pm
Group
Three min
Cigar
East
Nil
Several times brighter than star, distinct orange colour.
Nelson
16.12.52
1034 pm
Party
5 min
Object
Hovered
Nil
Six in line eastern, yellow in colour, travelling slowly, high up.
Napier
16.12.52
3.30 am
One
5 min
Six objects
North
Nil
Remarkable bright light appeared fairly regularly high in sky over ranges. Disappears at 1015 pm.
Te Awanga
19.12.52
1015 pm
Many
Nil
Light
Movement
Nil
Dull orange colour, with long trail of thread pointing down vertically.
Nelson
21.12.52
Three am
Two
10 mins
Disc
Stationery
Nil
Luminous egg shaped objects high in sky, one each side of the moon, suddenly disappeared.
Nr. Napier
27.12.52
10 pm
Four
30 secs
Oval
Stationery
Nil