| ID | #1689846647 |
| Added | Thu, 20/07/2023 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | The Press, Christchurch
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Hypothesis
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Initial data
Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010
Time: 1:30 a.m.
Location: Brooklands, Christchurch, South Island
Features/Characteristics: the red light moves erratically
Description:
The witness was listening to the radio at about 1:30 a.m., lying on the bed and looking out the window, when he saw a bright red light.
He was close to the ground, moving fast and spiraling. It changed from a clockwise movement to a counterclockwise movement, at some point making a zigzag circle.
The light moved towards the witness, and he was able to make out the outline of the object. He tried to take a picture of the object on his mobile phone, but it was moving too fast. According to the witness, the object was about 60 m from the ground and moved erratically. The observation lasted about 20 minutes.
Original news
Date: Thursday 11 November 2010
Time: 1.30 am
Location: Brooklands, Christchurch, South Island
Features/characteristics: red light moving erratically
Description:
A witness was listening to the radio at around 1:30 a.m., while lying on his bed looking out the window, when he saw a bright red light.
It was close to the ground, moving fast and in a spiral motion. It changed from a clockwise to an anticlockwise motion, at one point doing a zigzag circuit.
The light moved toward the witness’s position, and he could see the outline of an object. He tried to take a photo of the object with a cellphone, but it was moving too quickly. The witness estimated the object was about 60 m off the ground, moving erratically. The sighting lasted some 20 minutes.
Source: The Press, Christchurch, (not investigated by UFOCUS NZ)
Hypotheses
Sky Lantern
Sky Lantern (Chinese flashlight, Thai flashlight) - paper flying luminous structure made of rice paper stretched on a light wooden frame, bamboo ring, burner.
Investigation
Resume
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