What does RNZAF UFO File, AIR 39/3/3A Volume 1 (1979–1984) reveal?

Cover sheet identifies the file as AIR 39/3/3A Volume 1, Parts 1 & 2, opened 1979 and closed 1984, declassified September 2010, with the original held at Archives New Zealand and restricted until 2043. RNZAF describes the subfile as 'exclusively dedicated to correspondence from / to a Christchurch based person on UFOs and ethnology.' NZDF release notice…

Which agency produced RNZAF UFO File, AIR 39/3/3A Volume 1 (1979–1984)?

RNZAF UFO File, AIR 39/3/3A Volume 1 (1979–1984) is a primary-source record from Royal New Zealand Air Force / Ministry of Defence. Its original classification was UNCLASSIFIED (released under Official Information Act).

When is RNZAF UFO File, AIR 39/3/3A Volume 1 (1979–1984) dated?

RNZAF UFO File, AIR 39/3/3A Volume 1 (1979–1984) is dated 1979-1984. It was declassified 2010-09.

What programs and topics appear in RNZAF UFO File, AIR 39/3/3A Volume 1 (1979–1984)?

RNZAF UFO File, AIR 39/3/3A Volume 1 (1979–1984) references AIR 39/3/3A, New Zealand, RNZAF, Christchurch, civilian correspondence and post-Kaikoura era.

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RNZAF UFO File, AIR 39/3/3A Volume 1 (1979–1984)

Declassified Royal New Zealand Air Force subfile AIR 39/3/3A Volume 1, Parts 1 and 2, holding 1979-1984 correspondence from a single Christchurch writer on what they called the 'Ethology of Light' alongside RNZAF handling notes.

Brief

Archives New Zealand released this 248-page RNZAF subfile in December 2010 after declassification in September 2010; the original is held by Archives New Zealand with restricted access until 2043. The file is, in the cover sheet's own words, 'exclusively dedicated to correspondence from / to a Christchurch based person on UFOs and ethnology,' opened in 1979 and closed in 1984. The bulk of the contents are handwritten letters to 'The Air Sect Defence, RNZAF Headquarters, Private Bag, Wellington,' describing a personal cosmology of 'space craft,' 'space boys,' and named entities such as ARI, VeB, and June Onion. Personal identifiers have been withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act, but Central Registry receipt stamps from 1979 and 1980 document that Defence Headquarters logged and retained every letter.

Metadata

Agency: Royal New Zealand Air Force / Ministry of Defence
Release: 2010-12-22
Type: PDF • .pdf
Length: 248 pages
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED (released under Official Information Act)
Programs: AIR 39/3/3A
Tags: New Zealand, RNZAF, Christchurch, civilian correspondence, post-Kaikoura era, 1979-1984, Ethology of Light

Key points

Cover sheet identifies the file as AIR 39/3/3A Volume 1, Parts 1 & 2, opened 1979 and closed 1984, declassified September 2010, with the original held at Archives New Zealand and restricted until 2043.p.1
RNZAF describes the subfile as 'exclusively dedicated to correspondence from / to a Christchurch based person on UFOs and ethnology.'p.1
NZDF release notice states the broader UFO file collection covers 1952 to 2009 and was released under the Official Information Act, with personal details of public reporters removed for privacy.p.2
Letters carry Defence Headquarters Central Registry receipt stamps, including 12 AUG 1980, 8 SEP 1980, 1 SEP 1980, and 3 JUL 1980, confirming RNZAF logged the correspondence as it arrived.p.8
The Christchurch correspondent signs at least one letter 'BING-REGE-BRONY-D01 / FOR THE ETHOLOGY' and frames the writings as a 'brief encounter' from beings claiming to be 'your UFOs' from 'another universe.'p.6
Letters describe named 'space craft' and entities including ARI, VeB, and 'June Onion,' and claim 28 different craft types had appeared on the writer's 'line' by May 1980.p.24
The writer asserts ancient astronauts have visited 'since the conception of man' and links pyramids, the pharaohs, Chinese acupuncture, and Jesus to a single 'celestial' tradition.p.14
Correspondence claims a 150-year transition process beginning 19 December 1973 and describes craft technology that can 'enclose a nuclear bomb' so it 'just falls to pieces.'p.4
Redactions throughout the file are applied under section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act, the privacy ground, and not under national security provisions.

Verbatim

This file is exclusively dedicated to correspondence from / to a Christchurch based person on UFOs and ethnology.
p.1
These copied and redacted files of correspondence on Unidentified Flying Objects dating from 1952 to 2009 have been Declassified and released to the public by the New Zealand Defence Force under the Official Information Act.
p.2
Access to the original files held by Archives New Zealand is restricted up until the year 2080 for Personal Privacy reasons.
p.2
WE OFFER YOU A BRIEF ENCOUNTER IN THIS WRITING - WE ARE YOUR UFOS BELIEVE IT OR NOT-WE ARE FROM ANOTHER UNIVERSE
p.6
GODS IN ANCIENT TIMES - UFOS IN MODERN TIMES - AND YOU STILL HAVE A GOD YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT
p.10
ANCIENT ASTRONAUGHTS VISITING EARTH - WELL THEY HAVE BEEN VISITING SINCE THE CONCEPTION OF MAN
p.8

Most interesting

The original file is restricted at Archives New Zealand until 2043, but the redacted copy was released in 2010 because privacy, not security, was the only withholding ground.
Every Central Registry stamp confirms RNZAF treated unsolicited civilian UFO correspondence as official record material worth filing, not discarding.
The writer's address line, 'The Air Sect Defence, RNZAF Headquarters, Private Bag, Wellington,' shows the correspondence was sent through the standard official postal route rather than to a media outlet.
The file pre-dates and runs parallel to the better-known AIR 39/3/3 file opened after the December 1978 Kaikoura sightings, which spilled enough material that RNZAF opened a 'Volume 1' subfile to absorb it.
Redactions are applied under Official Information Act section 9(2)(a), the privacy clause, meaning the agency made no national-security claim on any of the 248 pages.

Cross-references

PDFRNZAF UFO File, AIR 39/3/3 Volume 4 (1981–1984)Royal New Zealand Air Force / Ministry of Defence
PDFRNZAF UFO File, AIR 39/3/3 Volume 3 (1979–1980)Royal New Zealand Air Force / Ministry of Defence
PDFRNZAF UFO File, AIR 39/3/3 Volume 2 (1956–1979)Royal New Zealand Air Force / Ministry of Defence
PDFRNZAF UFO File, AIR 1630/2 Volume 1 (1984–1989)Royal New Zealand Air Force / Ministry of Defence
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Common questions

What is RNZAF UFO File, AIR 39/3/3A Volume 1 (1979–1984)?: Declassified Royal New Zealand Air Force subfile AIR 39/3/3A Volume 1, Parts 1 and 2, holding 1979-1984 correspondence from a single Christchurch writer on what they called the 'Ethology of Light' alongside RNZAF handling notes.
What does RNZAF UFO File, AIR 39/3/3A Volume 1 (1979–1984) reveal?: Cover sheet identifies the file as AIR 39/3/3A Volume 1, Parts 1 & 2, opened 1979 and closed 1984, declassified September 2010, with the original held at Archives New Zealand and restricted until 2043. RNZAF describes the subfile as 'exclusively dedicated to correspondence from / to a Christchurch based person on UFOs and ethnology.' NZDF release notice…
Which agency produced RNZAF UFO File, AIR 39/3/3A Volume 1 (1979–1984)?: RNZAF UFO File, AIR 39/3/3A Volume 1 (1979–1984) is a primary-source record from Royal New Zealand Air Force / Ministry of Defence. Its original classification was UNCLASSIFIED (released under Official Information Act).
When is RNZAF UFO File, AIR 39/3/3A Volume 1 (1979–1984) dated?: RNZAF UFO File, AIR 39/3/3A Volume 1 (1979–1984) is dated 1979-1984. It was declassified 2010-09.
What programs and topics appear in RNZAF UFO File, AIR 39/3/3A Volume 1 (1979–1984)?: RNZAF UFO File, AIR 39/3/3A Volume 1 (1979–1984) references AIR 39/3/3A, New Zealand, RNZAF, Christchurch, civilian correspondence and post-Kaikoura era.
What does RNZAF UFO File, AIR 39/3/3A Volume 1 (1979–1984) say, in its own words?: "This file is exclusively dedicated to correspondence from / to a Christchurch based person on UFOs and ethnology." (source p. 1).

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