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John Cordy<\/strong><\/span> was a senior air traffic controller at Wellington International Airport.\u00a0 John, now aged 85, is the last remaining ATC who witnessed the Kaikoura lights\/objects on radar.\u00a0 He has spoken publicly about this experience and has appeared in a number of documentaries and articles for four decades.\u00a0 John\u2019s sharp intellect and wit, along with his exceptional memory of the events, make him the ideal interviewee.<\/p>\n

John was born in Bristol, England, and joined the RAF at age 17, serving eight years as an airborne radio and radar operator.\u00a0 On demobilisation he joined the ATC staff of the aeroplane and armament experimental establishment at Boscombe Down, England, and later transferred to Heathrow Airport, London.\u00a0 In 1954, he had his own UFO sighting.\u00a0 He migrated to Wellington, NZ in 1976 and eventually became Senior ATC at Wellington Airport.\u00a0 John has been an aviation consultant on the staff of Ufocus NZ<\/a> for 11 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Episode 25: The Kaikoura Incidents<\/a><\/p>\n

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