Kia ora,

 

I acknowledge receipt of your request to the CAA under the Official
Information Act, for the following information:

“Therefore, I request that you provide all the information that you hold
on a flight over Makara Heading North recorded on 4 November 2025 at 5.55
pm with which the transponder was turned off. Specifically, I request the
following information -

o The airport or airfield from which the flight departed
o The airport or airfield where the flight landed
o The flight number
o The registration details of the aircraft
o The make and model of the aircraft
o The name and position of the person who authorised the flight
o Details of the flight and purpose - ie where it went and why it wasn't
on Flight Radar
o The name of the entity responsible for the flight
o Pilot name or number

After watching planes all afternoon (all that were able to be picked up
via Flight Radar) this plane was not on flight radar and subsequently left
a "contrail" that expanded into clouds in what was a clear blue sky.  12
hours later we woke to a grey haze covering our skies in-line with solar
radiation management projects that we are told are not happening.  Please
provide me the details of this flight so I can have a discussion with
them.

Coincidentally the majority of flights leaving so-called "contrails" are
never registered on Flight Radar which on its face appears to be because
they are attempting to hide whatever they are doing in the skies.”

We received your request 5 November 2025 and will endeavour to respond as
soon as possible, but no later than 3 December 2025, being 20 working days
after your request was received.

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of that timeframe.

Your request is being handled by the Resolutions Team. If you have any
queries, please feel free to contact us at [1][CAA request email] with the
reference 26/OIR/099.

If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your
request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be
considered.             

 

Lemo Vaoliko | Advisor, Resolutions

 

Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand

Te Mana Rererangi Tûmatanui o Aotearoa 

Assurance and Governance

 

 

 

 

 

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