Brief
Dennis Grant
The claims the writer was given for Dennis Grant, in the order they were given.
1
Dennis Grant was Quentin Fogarty's long-time friend and colleague.
“but 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.”
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2
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.”
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3
Dennis Grant considers that one of the many failures of the 1978 Kaikoura UAP sighting case was universal media scepticism when more rigour was justified.
“'One of the many failures was universal media scepticism when more rigour was justified in this case. The media should have asked more questions. Quentin never gave up. He stuck to his guns.'”
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4
Dennis Grant moved to Australia to work in journalism and became a well-respected political correspondent for one of the main television networks.
“Dennis Grant later moved to Australia to work in journalism, and he became a well-respected political correspondent for one of the main television networks.”
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5
Dennis Grant joined Quentin Fogarty on the Argosy aircraft's return trip from Christchurch to Blenheim on the night of the 1978 Kaikoura UAP sighting and saw the objects.
“He joined Fogarty on the Argosy plane's return trip from Christchurch to Blenheim that December 1978 night and saw the objects.”
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6
Dennis Grant considers the 1978 Kaikoura UAP sighting the most intriguing and strange story he has ever worked on.
“'It still remains the most intriguing and strange story I have ever worked on,' Grant tells me.”
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7
Dennis Grant did not see the planet Venus during the 1978 Kaikoura UAP sighting; Venus was at an entirely wrong angle to where they were looking.
“We didn't see Venus, which is what the air force suggested. Venus was at an entirely wrong angle to where we were looking.”
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8
Dennis Grant was the only person on board the aircraft that night during the 1978 Kaikoura UAP sighting to keep contemporaneous notes.
“Dennis Grant was the only person on board the plane that night to keep contemporaneous notes.”
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9
During the 1978 Kaikoura UAP sighting, the glowing orbs witnessed moving around the aircraft were frequently and simultaneously tracked on both Wellington radar and the aircraft's own radar.
“What struck him the most was that, frequently during the flight, the strange glowing orbs they all witnessed moving around their aircraft were simultaneously tracked on both Wellington radar and the plane's radar.”
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10
During the 1978 Kaikoura UAP sighting, when the aircraft crew reported where they could see an object, Wellington radar was simultaneously tracking it across Cook Strait on their equipment.
“'We were listening in to the conversation with Wellington radar and when we said where we could see an object, they were tracking it across Cook Strait on their equipment,' he tells me.”
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11
Dennis Grant and other witnesses during the 1978 Kaikoura UAP sighting were close enough to the orbs at times to see their light reflected on the ocean below.
“Grant also says they were close enough to the orbs at times to see their light reflected on the ocean below, underlining the falsity of official findings that all on board were confused by squid boat lights somehow refracted on the clouds.”
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12
During the 1978 Kaikoura UAP sighting, the objects were lit internally, with some clearly circular and others elongated in shape.
“He said the objects were lit internally; some were clearly circular but others were elongated.”
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13
Dennis Grant considers there must have been some sort of dimension and solidity to the objects seen during the 1978 Kaikoura UAP sighting because they were picked up by radar as they were being watched.
“'There must have been some sort of dimension, a solidity, to them because they were picked up by the radar sets as we were watching them,' he told me.”
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14
During the 1978 Kaikoura UAP sighting, the aircraft was also in communication with Christchurch air traffic control in the South Island as well as Wellington in the North Island.
“he recalled that the plane was also in communication with Christchurch air traffic control in the South Island, as well as Wellington in the North Island”
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15
The audio tapes of the Christchurch radio exchanges from the night of the 1978 Kaikoura UAP sighting were lost within a few days of the incident.
“he learned the audio tapes of the Christchurch radio exchanges were lost within a few days of the incident.”
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16
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.”
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17
Dennis Grant, Quentin Fogarty and Davy Crockett filmed objects approaching the cockpit window of the Argosy cargo aircraft during the 1978 Kaikoura lights incident.
“as Dennis Grant, Quentin Fogarty and Davy Crockett... were filming with a film camera from the cockpit window of the Argosy aircraft, objects coming up to the window of the aircraft”
The DANGEROUS Truth About UFOs - Ross Coulthart | DEBRIEFED ep. 76 2026-02-20 00:15:46.4-00:16:07.8 observation
18
Dennis Grant became a highly regarded political commentator and one of the top political correspondents in Australia.
“Dennis Grant, who ended up becoming a highly reputable political commentator and one of the top political correspondents in Australia”
The DANGEROUS Truth About UFOs - Ross Coulthart | DEBRIEFED ep. 76 2026-02-20 00:16:25.4-00:16:31.6 administrative first hand
19
Dennis Grant retains his contemporaneous notes recorded inside the Argosy cargo aircraft during the 1978 Kaikoura lights incident, and those notes match the positions John Cordy reported seeing on radar in Wellington.
“Dennis is still alive and he's got his notes of what he recorded inside the aircraft and those notes are corroborating what was being said back to the air traffic controllers at this time exactly... that's exactly what John Cordy was saying he was seeing back in Wellington”
The DANGEROUS Truth About UFOs - Ross Coulthart | DEBRIEFED ep. 76 2026-02-20 00:16:32.7-00:16:55.5 testimony second hand