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UFO sightings in New Zealand

Explore historical UFO sightings and close encounter reports in New Zealand, with case narratives, available videos, and source links.

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• Dunedin, NZ disc or spherical object report — January 14, 1953

  1953-01-14 · DUNEDIN, NZ, SI, New Zealand · CE1

  Baker.

• Mosgiel, Si, NZ unidentified-light report — January 8, 1953

  1953-01-08 · MOSGIEL, SI, NZ, SI, New Zealand · CE1

  Triangle-glow with small white night light.

• Napier, New Zealand disc or spherical object report — January 6, 1953

  1953-01-06 · NAPIER, NEW ZEALAND, NI, New Zealand · CE1

  Large bright circular object fades to red glow and disappears.

• Ngunguru And More/Others, NZ disc or spherical object report — January 6, 1953

  1953-01-06 · NGUNGURU AND MORE/OTHERS, NZ, NI, New Zealand · CE1

  Saucer seen widely.

• Auckland, NZ cigar-shaped object report — January 6, 1953

  1953-01-06 · AUCKLAND, NZ, NI, New Zealand · CE1

  Luminous/glowing cylinder/cigar-shape and more / or sphere seen widely going quickly southeast.

• Te Kuiti, Ni, NZ fireball or luminous-object report — January 6, 1953

  1953-01-06 · TE KUITI, NI, NZ, NI, New Zealand · CE1

  Airborne observer(s).

• Sockburn, NZ disc or spherical object report — December 21, 1952

  1952-12-21 · SOCKBURN, NZ, SI, New Zealand · CE1

  Several separate observer(s).

• Off Napier, NZ cigar-shaped object report — December 16, 1952

  1952-12-16 · OFF NAPIER, NZ, NI, New Zealand · CE1

  6 moon-size glowing-blimps over Hawkes Bay.

• Gisborne, Ni, NZ disc or spherical object report — December 16, 1952

  1952-12-16 · GISBORNE, NI, NZ, NI, New Zealand · CE1

  Fast luminous blue object / erratic maneuvers going quickly east.

• Auckland, NZ And Other Towns disc or spherical object report — December 6, 1952

  1952-12-06 · AUCKLAND, NZ AND OTHER TOWNS, NI, New Zealand · CE1

  Whistling blue-green disk sails over.

• Plimmerton, Ni, NZ disc or spherical object report — December 6, 1952

  1952-12-06 · PLIMMERTON, NI, NZ, NI, New Zealand · CE1

  Glowing green luminous ball has band / bright spots.

• Kyeburn, Si, NZ And Christchurch Invercargill And Waipahi disc or spherical object report — December 6, 1952

  1952-12-06 · KYEBURN, SI, NZ AND CHRISTCHURCH INVERCARGILL AND WAIPAHI, SI, New Zealand · CE1

  Local wave / UFO reports.

• Palmerston, Si, NZ disc or spherical object report — December 6, 1952

  1952-12-06 · PALMERSTON, SI, NZ, SI, New Zealand · CE1

  Green ovoid going quickly southeast.

• Nedin, Auckland, NZ disc or spherical object report — November 27, 1952

  1952-11-27 · NEDIN, AUCKLAND, NZ, NI, New Zealand · CE1

  Jet-like roar.

• Hawera, NZ disc or spherical object report — November 18, 1952

  1952-11-18 · HAWERA, NZ, NI, New Zealand · CE1

  4 bright circular objects going toward WSW / series.

• Nelson, NZ disc or spherical object report — November 5, 1952

  1952-11-05 · NELSON, NZ, SI, New Zealand · CE1

  Wide-rim saucer / flat bottom/underside hovers / island offshore.

• Rockville, Si, NZ disc or spherical object report — November 3, 1952

  1952-11-03 · ROCKVILLE, SI, NZ, SI, New Zealand · CE1

  Saucer going west inland from golden bay.

• Tahunanai, NZ disc or spherical object report — November 3, 1952

  1952-11-03 · TAHUNANAI, NZ, SI, New Zealand · CE1

  1 observer.

• Woodbourne, NZ unidentified-light report — November 2, 1952

  1952-11-02 · WOODBOURNE, NZ, SI, New Zealand · CE1

  Separate observer(s).

• Southwest / Blenheim, NZ disc or spherical object report — November 2, 1952

  1952-11-02 · SOUTHWEST / BLENHEIM, NZ, SI, New Zealand · CE1

  3 / car.

• Mornington, NZ disc or spherical object report — October 27, 1952

  1952-10-27 · MORNINGTON, NZ, SI, New Zealand · CE1

  Airman / ground.

• 1951 Winter 7273730 New Zealand reported light point observation — 1951

  1951-01-01 · 1951 Winter 7273730 New Zealand, New Zealand · CE1

  On or during 1951, at or near 1951 Winter 7273730 New Zealand, New Zealand, the source reports the following sequence: [redacted], a member of the staff at the [redacted] Observatory, Te Awamutu, was driving a car near Waitomo, New Zealand, when he and his companion saw an unusua

• Christchurch entity encounter — August 1944

  1944-08-01 · Christchurch, New Zealand · CE3

  At Christchurch, New Zealand, in August 1944, a nurse at a train station noticed an "upturned saucer" nearby. She approached it, looked through a rectangular window, and spotted two humanoid figures not quite four feet tall. A third figure stood just outside an open door. When th

• Invercargill entity encounter — 1910-01-31

  1910-01-31 · Invercargill, New Zealand · CE3

  Several witnesses among them the vicar, the Mayor, and a policeman saw a cigar-shaped object hovering at 30 m altitude.

• Waipawa, NZ being encounter — August 3, 1909

  1909-08-03 · WAIPAWA, NZ, NI, New Zealand · CE3

  Grey torpedo with 3 men circles.

• Dunedin maritime UFO report — 1909-08-01

  1909-08-01 · Dunedin, New Zealand · CE1

  New Zealand, Gore: Early the morning of August 1, a resident of Grosvenor Street in Dunedin reported seeing an airship. At one stage, he saw a bright yellow light shoot up what looked like a mast and stay at the top.

• Waihi, NZ cigar-shaped object report — August 1909

  1909-08 · WAIHI, NZ, NI, New Zealand · CE2

  Dark silent cylinder/cigar-shape going toward straight & level flight slow.

• Fairfax maritime UFO report — 1909-07-31

  1909-07-31 · Fairfax, New Zealand · CE1

  New Zealand, Fairfax: The afternoon of July 31, 1909, a resident reported seeing an airship while he was at Akatore. At 4:55 p.m., he saw a dark object shoot over the brow of the hills in the east and rapidly climb towards the west. He got a side view of the object which he descr

• Greenvale maritime UFO report — 1909-07-31

  1909-07-31 · Greenvale, New Zealand · CE1

  While feeding the horses, a Greenvale farmhand heard a strange whirring sound, which frightened the animals. On looking out, he saw an airship overhead about 150 feet long. It had head and taillights and was moving so fast that, when he woke up his mates, the lights were faint in

• Dunedin, NZ cigar-shaped object report — July 31, 1909

  1909-07-31 · DUNEDIN, NZ, SI, New Zealand · CE2

  1 observer.

• Greendale, Si, NZ cigar-shaped object report — July 30, 1909

  1909-07-30 · GREENDALE, SI, NZ, SI, New Zealand · CE2

  Farmers.

• Waikaka Valley, NZ being encounter — July 30, 1909

  1909-07-30 · WAIKAKA VALLEY, NZ, SI, New Zealand · CE3

  3 / boat.

• Dunedin maritime UFO report — 1909-07-28

  1909-07-28 · Dunedin, New Zealand · CE1

  On July 28, an airship apparently came down over the city of Dunedin. A resident in the North Eastern Valley reported that he was awakened by a horrible noise at about two o’clock this morning,’ he told a reporter. “The noise was like a ship dragging her anchor up or a windlass o

• Lambourne maritime UFO report — 1909-07-27

  1909-07-27 · Lambourne, New Zealand · CE1

  New Zealand, Lambourne: On July 27, about 10 a.m., Mr. Allan Mitchell and Mr. Alex Riach, while working at Lambourne near the mouth of the Pomehaka River, saw high in the air a large boat-shaped structure floating in the air.

• Near Balclutha, NZ cigar-shaped object report — July 27, 1909

  1909-07-27 · NEAR BALCLUTHA, NZ, SI, New Zealand · CE1

  2 observer(s).

• Kaitangata maritime UFO report — 1909-07-25

  1909-07-25 · Kaitangata, New Zealand · CE1

  New Zealand, Kaitangata: On Sunday night July 25, the mysterious object again made its appearance at the beach and was seen by Mr. George Smith and Mr. Poulter about 8:30. Mr. Smith viewed it through a very powerful night glass. It was apparently over Mr. Aitkenhead’s house when

• Kaka Point entity encounter — 1909-07-24

  1909-07-24 · Kaka Point, New Zealand · CE3

  New Zealand, Kaka Point: New Zealand was repeatedly visited by UFOs, then known as “airships”. On July 24, 1909, some half dozen boys were playing on the beach at Kaka Point saw a huge illuminated object moving about in the air. It appeared as if it was going to alight at Kaka Po

• Tasman Bay, NZ unidentified-light report — July 24, 1909

  1909-07-24 · TASMAN BAY, NZ, SI, New Zealand · CE1

  Night light southwest / Riwaka.

• Gore, NZ And More/Others being encounter — July 24, 1909

  1909-07-24 · GORE, NZ AND MORE/OTHERS, SI, New Zealand · CE3

  Numerous observer(s).

• Kelso maritime UFO report — 1909-07-23

  1909-07-23 · Kelso, New Zealand · CE1

  New Zealand, Kelso: On July 23, a small group of schoolchildren and some residents reported that an airship came down and bobbed around in the sky over the school for a few minutes.