Assignment Alien Encounters
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1Alien Encounters Why are so many NZers claiming to experience alien encounters, including medical experiments and abduction? Likelihood of life in outer space; explanations for alien encounters; role of hypnotherapy. Role of media in heightening interest in UFOs and aliens. 1979 Kaikoura incidents. Testimonies.
Speakers
- Iris Catt
- Donene Evans
- Robert Curd
- Julia Crocket
- Denis Dutton (Skeptics Society)
- Syde Rapata
- Ian Miller (psychologist)
- Glen Curd
- Harvey Cooke
- Oscar Marinkovich
- Ian West (forensic pathologist)
- Bruce Cathie (UFO researcher)
- Feike de Bock (UFO researcher)
- Chris Mitson (TVNZ news editor)
- Dougal Stevenson (1979 TV news reader)
- Margaret Kilbey (Aetherius Society)
- Wayne Orchiston (astronomer)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Assignment
Secondary Title
- Alien Encounters
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 5 October 1995
Start Time
- 19 : 30
Finish Time
- 20 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Current affairs
- Documentary
Hosts
- Susan Wood (Presenter)
Speakers
- Bruce Cathie (UFO researcher)
- Chris Mitson (TVNZ news editor)
- Denis Dutton (Skeptics Society)
- Donene Evans
- Dougal Stevenson (1979 TV news reader)
- Feike de Bock (UFO researcher)
- Glen Curd
- Harvey Cooke
- Ian Miller (psychologist)
- Ian West (forensic pathologist)
- Iris Catt
- Julia Crocket
- Margaret Kilbey (Aetherius Society)
- Oscar Marinkovich
- Robert Curd
- Syde Rapata
- Wayne Orchiston (astronomer)