Adjust date/time for multiple images

Wonder if anyone else is having this problem (some posts seem similar but not exactly the same)
1. Clean library (mix of DNG, JPEG and TIFF files)
2. Need to change dates to match other images in the project
3. Selected multiple images and used Metadata -> Adjust Date/Time
4. "Lead" image (bright white box) date and time adjusted accordingly but other images in the selection date have their capture date and time generated apparently randomly (I'm trying to set 08/01/2008 but I'm getting anything from 27/03/1982 to 24/12/2010!)
5. The dates do appear random - repeating the process will lead to different dates in the IPTC field
6. I've clean installed everything - drive format, OSX10.6.2, Aperture 3 - and rebuilt the library. The problem remains unchanged!
Any ideas?
Cheers,
Adrian

I'd actually looked at this before attempting the metadata adjustment but checked it again just now to ensure I wasn't missing anything.
I guess if it's a shift based on the relative differences in the date of the imaes selected then that could explain the apparent random variations I'm getting. Although this would certainly be useful for the time stamp, when I'm trying to ensure all images in a project have the same date, relative changes certainly aren't!
I'd have to run it again tonight to confirm by comparing before/after adjustment dates. If that's what going on I think I'll have to get Adobe Bridge to do the heavy lifting for me..... just a shame I have to drag in another app rather than doing everything inside Aperture.

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