| ID | #1689759435 |
| Added | Wed, 19/07/2023 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | |
| Phenomena | |
| Status | Fact
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Initial data
Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Time: 22:24
Location: Te Kauhata, Waikato, North Island.
Features/Characteristics: easily soars, gains altitude at speed
Description:
The duration of aiming is 20-30 seconds. The sky is very clear, the stars are visible, the wind is weak.
Two witnesses noticed a large orange light in the sky, which remained stationary for about seven seconds, and then moved in a steady course from the west of Te Kauhat to the east in the direction of Tauranga. The light continued for another five seconds before slowing down and starting to gain altitude, continuing to move in the same direction.
According to eyewitnesses, the light was at a distance of no more than 5 kilometers, although at night the distance is difficult to determine.
When it was first spotted, it was about 1 to 2 hundred meters above the ground, but gained altitude to a point where it was no longer visible, at a speed described as "faster than an airplane or helicopter."
Original news
Date: Wednesday 25 November 2009
Time: 10.24 pm
Location: Te Kauwhata, Waikato, North Island
Features/characteristics: light hovers, gains altitude at speed
Description:
Duration of sighting 20-30 seconds. Sky very clear, stars visible, little wind.
Two witnesses sighted a large orange light in the sky that remained stationary for around seven seconds, before moving on a steady course from west of Te Kauwhata, towards the east in the direction of Tauranga. The light continued for a further five seconds, before slowing, and beginning to gain height while continuing in the same direction. The witnesses estimated the light to have been a maximum of 5 kilometres away, although distance is difficult to estimate at night. It was approximately between 1 and 2 hundred metres above the ground when first sighted, but gained height to a point where it was no longer visible, at a speed described as “faster than a plane or helicopter”.
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