New Zealand Defence Force UFO files (2010)
🏛️ New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force released its UFO files to the public in December 2010, covering reports from 1954 to 2009, with names and personal details removed.
Key points
- Includes sighting reports, letters from the public and internal notes.
- Most reports were explained or left as unexplained without further action.
- Copies are catalogued by the National Library of New Zealand.
Why it matters
It adds the Southern Hemisphere to the official record, with decades of reports from a country with dark skies and little air traffic.
Read it yourself
The summary above is ours, written in plain English. Always check the original: the official files on this page go straight to the source, and each one has a backup copy saved by the Internet Archive in case the government page moves.
New Zealand Defence Force. (2010). New Zealand Defence Force UFO files (2010). https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22979464Related records
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