Have you seen any UFOs in Northland?
Suzanne Hansen, network director for Ufocus NZ research, which collates UFO/UAP (unidentified flying object/unidentified aerospace phenomena) reports, said she had received 237 such sightings so far this year, with many from Northland.
Ms Hansen said there had been a significant increase in sightings involving descriptions of actual objects (not aircraft) as opposed to "lights in the sky" sightings.
"Several of these have involved the sighting of entities in conjunction with an object," she said.
However, president of the Northland Astronomical Society Terry Hickey said there were sound explanations for what people thought they had seen. Mr Hickey said he believed there was alien life "out there" but that it had yet to make it to Earth.
But Ms Hansen said specific objects have been described, with reports coming from scientists, pilots, aviation personnel and police.
Comment: Interesting how Mr. Hickey keeps saying that it is Venus or Jupiter when the reports are of "actual objects (not aircraft) as opposed to "lights in the sky" sightings." How many of these sightings has Mr. Hickey actually researched? Most skeptics don't do research, they just keep giving the same old excuses of the planet Venus. Really, Mr. Hickey, you are embarrassing yourself.