Unidentified flying objects - Sightings and encounters
Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :I declare the Australian flying saucer season open. Auckland st...
Date: 1976
From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[Miscellaneous original cartoons. Published in the Auckland star, 1976 - 1979].
Reference: A-335-013
Description: A Mini Bromhead. A man in a striped suit, under a banner saying, Myrtleford, Victoria, declares the flying saucer season open. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 243 x 114 mm Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.
Amery, Colin L, fl 1979-1988 : The UFO cover-up
Date: [ca 1984]
By: Amery, Colin L, active 1979-1988
Reference: MS-Papers-4073
Description: Highly personal account of UFO sightings off Kaikoura Coast in Jan 1979 and alleged cover up by government. General speculations, assertions concerning UFOs. Source of title - transcribed title Quantity: 2 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)
Winter, Mark, 1958- :Balloon. 28 April 2015
Date: 2015
From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers
Reference: DCDL-0031191
Description: Commentary from the cartoonist reads "A wanka-launched NASA balloon caused confusion as it flew over Victoria with hundreds of Australians reporting a UFO." Two cartoons. ‘Balloon’ depicts a large balloon and a kangaroo saying ‘UFO!’ The text reads ‘Ways to fool Australians. Way #15488923317: send them a balloon.’ ‘Balloon 2’ depicts an alien, a UFO (as a ‘flying saucer’) and a balloon, all with labels identifying them. The text reads ‘…and for our Australian neighbours, a helpful identification chart:’. Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Clark, Laurence, 1949- :'I wonder why there are so many UFO SIGHTINGS here in the far n...
Date: 2012
From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons
By: Northern advocate (Newspaper)
Reference: DCDL-0022905
Description: Shows man with dreadlocks offering joint of marijuana to man with white beard as they sit on house porch at sunset. Context: Sightings of strange lights, mysterious craft and possible alien landing in Northland have been reported (The Northern Adovcate 8 Sept 2012). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Hubbard, James, 1949- :UFO Reports (& Landings) skyrocket - News. 23 May 2012
Date: 2012
From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons
By: Setford News Photo Agency
Reference: DCDL-0021460
Description: The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Murray McCully, represented as an alien, stands in front of a landed spacecraft sporting a banner reading 'Mission accomplished'. he announces that he has come from 'Planet Nato', and that 'the Allies are pulling out as Afghanistan is ready for peaceful transition! Mission accomplished!' There had been several purported UFO sightings and landings in New Zealand, as noted by the cartoonist. McCully at the time was attending a NATO meeting in Chicago, where the withdrawal from Afghanistan was announced. 'Mission Accomplished' refers to the banner displayed by the former President of the United States, George W Bush, when he prematurely declared the end of the war in Iraq. The view from 'Planet Nato' of Afghan politics suggests the same lack of realism. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :UFO sightings in the Waikato skies - News. 15 April 2011
Date: 2011
From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].
Reference: DCDL-0017550
Description: Text reads 'UFO sightings in the Waikato skies - News'. A little green man in a spaceship that is hovering over Earth says 'Hope we're not too late for the street racing'. Context - The Hamilton Supercar Street Race takes place from Friday 15 - Sunday 17 April, 2011. Strange lights have been illuminating Waikato skies and some residents are pinning it on UFO activity. But astronomers say more mundane meteors or man-made objects are to blame. Auckland Stardome Observatory astronomer Dr Grant Christie said a meteor entered the atmosphere over New Zealand around 11pm on the night of March 29, lighting up the night sky. Dr Christie estimated the fireball to be travelling around 30 and 80km above the earth, describing as one of the brightest observed fireballs above New Zealand since 1999. Observatory spokesperson Gina Dellabarca said the travelling light seen by Mr Kilpatrick was likely caused by the International Space Station (ISS), which is currently manned by six people and orbiting around 350 km above Earth.with the last pass at around 6pm yesterday. It is expected over New Zealand again this Saturday at about 6.30pm. (Waikato Times 14 April 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Defence Force releases secret files on alleged UFO sightings.... News. 23 December 2010
Date: 2010
From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].
Reference: DCDL-0016443
Description: A man reads a newspaper report headed 'December sighting over the Waikato' that appears below an image of Santa Claus in his sleigh being pulled by reindeer. He comments to his companion 'This one looks familiar'. Text above reads 'Defence force releases secret files on alleged UFO sightings... News'. Refers to the news that thousands of secret reports on New Zealand UFO sightings have been released, detailing mysterious unexplained sightings from the public and military personnel. The files include every witness account of unidentified flying objects reported to authorities since early 1952, including the infamous 1978 Kaikoura mystery. The files had been held by Archives New Zealand, which was to make them available in February after requests from the public, but the Defence Force stepped in saying it needed to remove personal identification to comply with the Privacy Act. (Press 22 December 2010) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).