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Sighting record / 1969

Waipukurau Aerodrome Close Encounter (John Cudby)

October 30, 1969 · Waipukurau Aerodrome, Central Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand
26Thinly documented UAP Disc / saucer 13 sources 1 videos

Waipukurau Aerodrome, New Zealand. About 3:10 am on 30 October 1969. Security officer John Cudby was checking a glass door at the hangar when he saw three lights reflected in it. Two green, one red. His Alsatian was already growling at them. Behind him, a large object hovered about 60 feet above the grass. Perfectly round. At least 60 feet across. It shone like chrome under his searchlight, and the moment the beam touched it, its motors started up with a whine that seemed to go right through him. Then it tilted towards him and shot up into the sky. Out on the field, where it had hovered, the air was warm and the grass was dry.

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Context

Central Hawke's Bay, on New Zealand's North Island. Waipukurau Aerodrome is a grass airfield with a club hangar. In 1969 John Cudby, 33, patrolled it as a security officer. He had never seen a UFO.

Sources (13, most influential first)

  1. Mystery remains 50 years after Hawke's Bay UFO visit · NZ Herald / Hawke's Bay Today· 2019-11 · Academic / paper of record · news
  2. 1969: Airport Security Officer Sights UFO at Close Quarters · UFOCUS NZ · Research organisation · org report
  3. Airport Security Officer Encounters UFO at Close Proximity, 1969 · UFOCUS NZ· 2020-07-23 · Research organisation · org report
  4. Waipukurau UFO still a mystery 50 years on · Unexplained-Mysteries.com· 2019-11-02 · Wiki, blog, podcast · blog
  5. New Zealand UFO/UAP Sightings 1960-1969 · UFOCUS NZ · Research organisation · org report