The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, January 04, 1979, Image 7

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SYDNEY, Australia (UPI) A
;:" . television crew yesterday filmed the
:-:second UFO spotted in New Zealand in
;17 - Jour days a brilliant object "like a
i .:volcano" that flashed a pulsating light
• •across the pre-dawn sky.
The new sighting also was reported by
policemen in a town 500 miles away
::from the TV cameras.
The national newspaper, The
Australian, which reported the sighting
of the second unidentified flying object
in its Thursday editions, said military
aircraft patrolling New Zealand's skies
did not pick up the UFO on their radar.
The original New Zealand UFO
sighting that made world headlines on
New Year's Eve was corroborated by an
airport radar controller who saw an
unknown object on his scope.
Scientists puzzled by the UFO
sightings suggested they might be
P-raused by reflections from Japanese
:.squid fishermen, who are using high
, !intensity lights in the night-time harvest
11 'now in progress off the New Zealand
shore. But they could not explain the
• radar incident.
• The film crew turned its new photos of
' the UFO over to the government for
'.analysis by a computer capable of
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UFO filmed sy TV crew
eliminating film distortions and defining
the relative shape of the object.
The New Zealand network's news
editor, Douglas Echkoff, said, "We have
no doubt that we have the most detailed
and d,ramatic film of a UFO taken by
auaeek
One witness reported the UFO was "sort of triangular with rounded edges and a
piece missing from the apex, like a volcano." Another said it was "a round,
glowing ball, with a bright light that faded then brightened again."
State College:
non-military sources anywhere in the
world."
The TV crew set up two cameras, one
with a 600 mm lens, near the mouth of the
Clarence River in the northeast corner
Hills Plaza o S. Atherton Street (Route 322 E.) & Branch Road
Hour's: 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM, Monday through Saturday
Sunday 12:00 to 5:00 PM
of New Zealand's South Island, the
Australian said.
The film crew's sound recorder, Lloyd
McFadden, reported the _Object was
"sort of triangular with rounded edges
and a piece missing from the apex, like a
volcano."
The newspaper's New Zealand
correspondent, Dai Hayward, said the
UFO was "a round, glowing ball, with a
bright light which faded then brightened
again, and a reddish , center."
He said the object appeared high in the
sky just before 4:30 a.m., moving
rapidly towards land.
"It was definitely no aircraft,"
Hayward said. "It behaved erratically,
then hung stationary. After a while the
object moved again and disappeared."
"All told we watched it for about 20
minutes. Then, just as dawn was
breaking and we were prepared to pack
up, it appeared again roughly in the
same area. It could be clearly seen
against the gradually lightening sky.
"Again the object moved away and
seemed to go higher in the sky until it
finally vanished."
Hayward said there was a high wind
blowing at the time,, but no rain or clouds
were visible.
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Store robbed of $320
• The theft of $320 from the
Barefoot Shoe Store, 325 E. Calder
Way, was reported to the State
College Police Department Tuesday.
Police said someone opened the cash
drawer of the register and removed
the money at about 4 p.m.
• Barbara Pichini (9th
microbiology) 'told State College
police a stereo system and a
television set had been stolen from
her Pugh Street apartment. The
items are valued at $3lO, police said.
• University Police Services
Aviation museum trip planned
• A trip to the National Air and Space • Nuclear energy expert Nancy
Museum in Washington, D.C., Jan. 13 is Daugherty will discuss lonizing
planned by the Astronomy Club. Anyone Radiation at 8 tonight in 111 Boucke. The
interested in going along should attend a presentation. will follow Eco-Action's
meeting at 7:30 tonight in 445 Davey regular meeting at 7:30.
Lab. A $l3 fee will be collected.
. ,• The Ukrainian Club will meet at 7:30
• Basic auto repair and maintenance tonight in 316 HUB
will be taught by the Free University at 7
tonight in 105 Mechanical Engineering
Building
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The Daily Collegian Thursday, Jan. 4, 1979-
arrested Terry Rider, RD 1
Bellefonte, for driving under the
influence of alcohol. Rider was ap
prehended by police Dec. 22,
following an accident on Park Road.
After being arraigned before District
Magistrate Louise Green, Rider was
released on nominal bail.
• Lawrence Lucas, RD 1,
Bellefonte, reported the theft of his
wallet and pocket watch to University
police Tuesday. The items were taken
from the locker room in Rec Hall and
are valued at $lO4.
• Gamma Sigma Sigma will meet at
6:30 tonight in 307 HUB.
—by Bill Leonard
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