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UFO case file · UFO-3311

Palmerston, North City unidentified light report — June 16, 1963

CE1Unknown1963-06-16

Palmerston, North City, Unknown

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Case description

On June 16, 1963 at Palmerston, North City, A college student observed two brilliant lights descending in zig-zag fashion. The UFOs hovered stationary for about 5 seconds, then "suddenly shot off at very great speed, at first in level flight across my front, then climbed up into the sky at approximately 45 degrees to disappear.".

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A college student observed two brilliant lights descending in zig-zag fashion. The UFOs hovered stationary for about 5 seconds, then "suddenly shot off at very great speed, at first in level flight across my front, then climbed up into the sky at approximately 45 degrees to disappear."
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