NUFORC Sighting 86994

Occurred: 2001-11-04 19:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2012-02-03 15:58 Pacific
Duration: 30-45 SECS
No of observers: 30

Location: Auckland (New Zealand), , New Zealand

Shape: Orb
Characteristics: Electrical or magnetic effects

REPORT ON UFO SIGHTING AND UFO INTERIOR CONTACT [PART ONE] DATE – NOVEMBER 2001 LOCATION – DOMINION PARK, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND WEATHER – MILD/WARM AFTER LEAVING WORK AS AN IELTS TEACHER AT DOMINON ENGLISH COLLEGE AROUND 7PM EVENING TIME. I WALKED ACROSS DOMINION PARK TOWARDS A SUBURBAN NEIGHBOURHOOD, KNOWN AS PARNELL.

AS IT WAS THE FIRST TIME WALKING THROUGH AN ALMOST TROPICAL PARK AT NIGHT, I WAS SLIGHTLY SURPRISED BY THE LACK OF URBAN STREET-LIGHTING.

ALTHOUGH THE WALK THROUGH THE PARK TAKES ABOUT 20 MINUTES ON FOOTPATH. DUE TO THE PITCH-BLACK DARKNESS AT SOME DATE IN THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER, I WALKED ACCIDENTALLY OFF THE PUBLIC FOOTPATH WHICH LEADS TO THE LARGE STONE DOMINION PARK MUSEUM, BUILT INTO THE GROUNDS OF THE PARK'S CENTRE DUE TO COMPLETE NIGHT BLINDNESS.

AFTER WALKING FOR AROUND 5 MINUTES, MY EYES ADJUSTED SLIGHTLY TO THE NIGHT-SKY OVERHEAD AND I BECAME AWARE MARGINALLY I WAS STANDING IN THE GRASS CLEARING, SURROUNDED BY THE TALL TREES THAT SURROUND THE PARK, IN A SIMILAR WAY TO CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK.

AFTER SUDDENLY BEING ALMOST SURPRISED BY THE ALIGNMENTS OF THE STARS IN THE NIGHT-SKY OVER AUCKLAND, I NOTICED ONE PARTICULAR BRIGHT STAR MOVING IN A WESTERNLY DIRECTION SLIGHTLY.

AT FIRST, I HAD THOUGHT IT WAS MERELY A SATELLITE.

ALTHOUGH, DUE TO THE ALMOST STRAIGHT LINE ORBITING OF SATELITES, THE SLIGHT SHARP ANGLES THAT THE STAR MOVED, ALWAYS IN MOTION EITHER SLOWLY OR SLIGHTLY INCREASING IN ACCELERATION CAUSED ME TO REALISE THAT OVER SECONDS, IT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN A SATELLITE.

DUE ALSO TO THE ALMOST EXACT SIZE, BRIGHTNESS AND APPEARANCE, I CAN ONLY DESCRIBE THE SIGHTING AS BEING A UFO DUE TO THE LACK OF SOUND, THE ALMOST INCOMPREHENSIBLE RIGHT ANGLES AND SHARP DIRECTIONAL PATH THAT THIS STAR MOVED. VISUALLY, ONLY COMPARABLE TO A POOL-BALL ONCE AFTER BEING STRUCK HARD TO ONE SIDE WITH A POOL CUE SHOT, THEN REBOUNDING OFF EACH CUSHION ON A POOL-TABLE. ALSO A COMPLETE LACK OF FLASHING-LIGHTS, BLINKING-LIGHTS WHICH WOULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED THE SIGHTING TO BE AN AIRCRAFT OF SOME KIND..

YET, REALISTICALLY I AM UNAWARE OF ANY CRAFT THAT CAN PERFORM DIRECTIONAL RIGHT-ANGLE TURNS AT SUCH IMMENSE SPEED. AT THE AGE OF 37 I HAD NEVER KNOWN OF ANY AIRCRAFT, ROCKET, SHUTTLE, ANYTHING THAT CAN PERFORM SUCH DYNAMIC DISPLAYS AS THAT WHICH I WITNESSED WITHIN THAT STILL ETERNAL MOMENT.

I HAVE SINCE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO LEARN OF ANYTHING DESIGNED ON EARTH THAT CAN TURN A DIRECT 90 DEGREE TURN OBVIOUSLY WHILE OUTSIDE OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE, THEN A LESSER DEGREE ANGLE AND CONTINUE TO DO SO OVER SECONDS. IT WAS A DISPLAY OF SUCH INCREDIBLE WONDER, THAT I JUST LAUGHED. WHATEVER THE BRIGHT STAR HAD BEEN, I SIMPLY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING MOVE AT SUCH A SPEED AND SO DIRECTLY, WITHOUT A SINGLE ERROR.

WITHIN 30 SECONDS, THE STAR MOVED AT SUCH A SPEED. IMMEDIATELY IT THEN DISAPPEARED.

YET IT WAS WITNESSED AS A SIGHTING ACROSS PARTS OF NEW ZEALAND BY AT LEAST 30 PHONE CALLS TO THE POLICE IN THE SOUTH ISLAND.




NUFORC Note:

This witness telephoned from Europe, and then submitted a follow-up report. He sounded to us to be quite credible. He apparently has had several sightings, and will submit other reports from other dates. PD


Posted 2012-02-03

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