In 1969, nightwatchman John Cudby had a terrifying encounter at New Zealand's Waipukurau Aerodrome. The incident, which occurred in Central Hawke's Bay on the night of October 30th, began when Cudby went out to search for a dog that was thought to be loose on the grounds. He was alerted to the presence of something unusual when he heard a strange humming sound. Looking up, he saw three lights - two green and one red - hovering a short distance above him. Startled by what he was seeing, Cudby ran to his vehicle to fetch a light. Upon directing it up at the anomalous object, he estimated it to be approximately 20 meters in diameter. "It tilted towards me and shot up into the sky at an angle," he was later quoted as saying. "The windsock on top of the hangar started rotating very fast and squeaking, and I was distracted by this, but suddenly the sock stood straight out from the pole and then dropped, as if cut with a knife." He could feel that the air in the immediate vicinity had become