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UFO case file · UFO-5018

Auckland unidentified light report — January 8, 1975

CE1Unknown1975-01-08

Auckland, Unknown

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Case description

At 11:30 p.m. on January 8, 1975 at Auckland, as Dale & Sheryl Ricard were driving home, a brightly lit globe appeared in the sky in front of them; then it approached & paced the car at a distance of 24 ft. About the size of a car, it had a flange bearing 2 red & 2 white lights surrounding a transparent, brightly lit dome, inside of which 3 dark shadowy moving figures were visible. (Humcat 1975-3 Source: New Zealand Spaceview, Auckland # 66 Type: A).

Recorded details

Local time
11:30 p.m.
Craft description
As Dale & Sheryl Ricard were driving home, a brightly lit globe appeared in the sky in front of them; then it approached & paced the car at a distance of 24 ft. About the size of a car, it had a flange bearing 2 red & 2 white lights surrounding a transparent, brightly lit dome, inside of which 3 dark shadowy moving figures were visible. (Humcat 1975-3 Source: New Zealand Spaceview, Auckland # 66 Type: A)
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