H. U. 10 C. / 34/3/3.
50/9
12/4
The Director,
Civil Aviation Administration,
Benny Street,
Wellington.
Dear Sir,
On Sunday 30/10/55 a friend & myself observed the following from the top of Hinahani Hill:-
at 3:32 pm. shortly after a flying boat had landed in Tawa Bay we saw a black circular object in the sky approaching from the South i.e. over Brooklyn; the object proceeded at great height & phenomenal speed finally to disappear in a westerly direction over Mt. Matthews. It had been in sight for approx. 25 seconds.
My friend who first sighted the object said that it appeared to alternate between elliptical & circular shapes as though it were wobbling on an axis from front to rear. When I saw it it retained a stable elliptical shape & was receding at a remarkable speed with no noise.
We were extremely fascinated by what we had seen & it was the topic of conversation that evening. People who we told of our experience were sceptical & unconvinced until an article appeared in the Saturday Dominion recounting phenomena seen in the mountains. It was this article that has prompted me to write in the hope that we may be able to shed some light on the subject.
Director of Intelligence
Yours Sincerely,
[illegible]
for DCA