Kia ora Agnes/Josh,
I acknowledge receipt of your official information request to the CAA for the following –

“We note on your website that you receive "Aviation Related Concerns" (ARCs).

1. Could you please provide an updated list of these reports that pertain to spherical, cylindrical or disk shaped aerial phenomena.

2. If you cannot provide the above, please provide a list of unexplained aerial phenomena that have occurred across the country in the last 15 years.

3. I would like to receive internal documents that discuss anything to do with spherical, cylindrical or disk shaped aerial phenomena. These documents can be both internal or received reports from other agencies.?”

We received your request on 09/01/2025. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 13 February 2025, being 20 working days after the day your request was received.
If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
Your request is being handled by the OIA team. If you have any queries, please feel free to contact us at [CAA request email] with the reference 25/OIR/156.
If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be considered.

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