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Kaikoura

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New Zealand coastal town where 1978 airborne film of lights sparked international UFO publicity

  Coastal Encounters

In December 1978, a television crew filmed strange lights tracking their aircraft near Kaikoura. Air traffic controllers and radar confirmed targets moving alongside the plane.12 The footage received global attention and remains unexplained.345 See the Kaikoura lights event file for the full case history.

  References

  1. en.wikipedia.org

  2. cia.gov

  3. nzherald.co.nz

  4. stuff.co.nz

  5. nasa.gov

Published on December 31, 1978

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