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New Plymouth, New Zealand, May 1963

Date of account
1963-05
Location
New Plymouth, New Zealand
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 18May1963 New Plymouth,New Zealand 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Possi bly Balloon 2230 Local Ground-Visuol Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft GMT 18/1030Z AlVisual Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5. PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes 口 Probably Astronomical Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other 口 Insufficient Data forEvaluation 4 minutes 口 Unknowm one maneuvered 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINO 11.COMMENTS Object observed on moonlit nighi. Stationary,sudden speeds,flashing UNIDENTIFIED changing brightness associated with object.Observed between camp & moun- tain （below horizon).No sound.white red and blue colors,changing. Extre- mely bright,fuzzy & blurred. Observed in West and disappeared in south. sRy.dwy

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