26 January 2023
K Baus
[FYI request #21410 email]
Ref: OIA-2022/23-0425
Dear K Baus
Official Information Act request about to UFO or UFP events since 1901
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 13 December 2022.
You have requested:
“I hereby request, under the provisions of the Official Information Act (1982),
to be provided with any information that is held, or has been held in the past,
by your organisation relating to UFO (unidentified flying objects) or UFP
(unidentified flying phenomena) events in New Zealand since 01/01/1901 up
to and including today. I am requesting all types of information regarding
these events that have been collected by your department over this period”
Please find enclosed copies of documents within scope of your request.
Some information has been withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Act, to protect the privacy of
individuals. In making my decision, I have taken the public interest considerations in section
9(1) of the Act into account.
Further, the New Zealand Defence Force has advised that relevant information (dating from
1952 - 2009) on this subject were made available to the following public libraries: Dunedin
Public Library; Hamilton Public Library; the Marlborough District Libraries; the Alexander
Turnbull Library; and Infofind (the Radio New Zealand library). These can all be accessed
through the interloan capability via the National Library as well.
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review my decision under
section 28(3) of the Act.
This response may be published on the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s
website during our regular publication cycle. Typically, information is released monthly, or as
otherwise determined. Your personal information including name and contact details will be
removed for publication.
Yours sincerely
Tony Lynch
Deputy Chief Executive, National Security Group
Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
4697473
64 4 817 9698 www.dpmc.govt.nz
