Brief
Royal New Zealand Air Force
The claims the writer was given for Royal New Zealand Air Force, in the order they were given.
1
The Royal New Zealand Air Force's official line asserted that the Wellington air traffic controllers did not know what they were looking at during the 1978 Kaikoura UAP sighting.
“'They went with the line that we air traffic controllers didn't know what we were looking at. That's absolute rubbish.'”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch12:1237-1372 testimony first hand
2
Air force investigators into the 1978 Kaikoura UAP sighting claimed to have interviewed all witnesses, yet never interviewed John Cordy.
“what surprised me most about Cordy's evidence was that air force investigators claimed to have interviewed all the witnesses, yet they never bothered to interview him.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch12:1413-1576 observation first hand
3
The ridicule directed at Quentin Fogarty after the Royal New Zealand Air Force's finding on the 1978 Kaikoura UAP sighting took a toll on his career.
“his long-time friend and colleague Dennis Grant told me the ridicule directed at Fogarty after the air force's finding took a toll on his career.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch12:4576-4714 testimony first hand
4
Dennis Grant was not interviewed by Royal New Zealand Air Force investigators about the 1978 Kaikoura UAP sighting.
“I was not surprised to hear from Grant that he was not interviewed by the Royal New Zealand Air Force investigators.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch12:6908-7010 administrative first hand
5
Royal New Zealand Air Force investigators accepted that neither the squid boat lights explanation nor the Venus explanation accounted for the 1978 Kaikoura lights incident, despite those explanations being given to the New Zealand public.
“even the New Zealand Air Force investigators accepted that neither explanation washed. But that's what was put to the New Zealand public.”
The DANGEROUS Truth About UFOs - Ross Coulthart | DEBRIEFED ep. 76 2026-02-20 00:19:28.3-00:19:37.5 testimony second hand
6
The circa 1957 Wairakei sighting was never reported to any air force, including the New Zealand air force.
“James E. MacDonald: You never reported that to the RAF or the New Zealand Air Force? Speaker 8: No, not at all.”
UFOs in Australia – Eyewitnesses Talk to Dr. James E. McDonald During His Investigative Tour (1967) 2026-08-11 00:20:39.9-00:20:44.9 testimony second hand