Case: GG-2026-104
Status: Historic
Documentation rating: A
Location: Kaikōura, New Zealand
In late December 1978, a series of extraordinary radar-visual encounters unfolded over the northeastern coast of New Zealand's South Island, specifically above the Kaikoura Ranges and the Clarence River delta. Crew members aboard Safe Air Limited cargo flights (operating Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy aircraft) observed multiple glowing, highly luminous, pulsating orb-like structures that executed rapid maneuvers, tracked alongside their aircraft, and vanished at high speeds. Crucially, these visual sightings were tracked simultaneously by air traffic control operators at Wellington radar c…
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