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This section contains descriptions of unexplained facts provided by eyewitnesses or published in the media, as well as the results of their analysis by the group.

UFO. New Zealand

ID #1689680338
Added Tue, 18/07/2023
Author July N.
Sources
Phenomena
Status
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Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness
Incident date: 
28.12.2008 22:30
Location: 
Папакура
New Zealand

Date: Sunday, December 28, 2008

Time: 22:30

Location: Papakura, Auckland, North Island

Features/Characteristics: white light moves at speed, performs a sharp turn

Description: Clear sky; visible stars; absence of audible noises.

The witness was on her terrace at night; she suddenly had the feeling that something was watching her, and she instinctively looked up, after which she saw a bright white light. 

At first she thought it must be a meteor, but it turned out that it was heading straight towards her, increasing in size and brighter. The light moved in a descending straight line before suddenly changing direction at an acute angle and disappearing into the sky, turning into a dot for a second or two, and then no longer visible.

Original news

Date: Sunday 28 December 2008

Time: 10.30 pm

Location: Papakura, Auckland, North Island

Features/characteristics: white light travelling at speed, executes acute-angled turn

Description:

Clear sky; stars visible; no audible noises.

The witness was out on her decking at night; she had the sudden sense that something was watching her, and instinctively looked up, whereupon she observed a bright white light. Initially she thought it must be a meteor however it appeared to be heading straight towards her, increasing in size and brightness. The light moved on a downward straight line, before suddenly changing direction at an acute angle and disappearing up into the sky, within the space of a second or two becoming a dot, and then no longer seen.

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Meteor

Meteor, "shooting star" is a phenomenon that occurs when small meteor bodies (for example, fragments of comets or asteroids) burn up in the Earth's atmosphere. A similar phenomenon of greater intensity (brighter than magnitude -4) it's called a fireball.

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