| ID | #1689934314 |
| Added | Fri, 21/07/2023 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | |
| Phenomena | |
| Status | Fact
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Initial data
Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010
Time: around 22:30
Location: Taupo, North Island
Features/Specifications: 3 witnesses; several lights are seen; a dark object with an orange light.
Description:
The duration of observation is approx. 5 minutes. Moonlight, stars, a few clouds in the south, clear in the north.
The witness was on the east side of Lake Taupo, looking west over the lake. He went out on his deck and noticed in the distance, in the southwest, a light breaking through the clouds. At first he thought it was an unusual airplane light, as it seemed orange and larger than the landing lights of the plane. However, there was no strobe light or other conventional aviation lights. He couldn't hear any sounds related to the light. The light was moving at a slower speed compared to an ordinary airplane approaching the city. It could be seen through (behind) the fringing trees, it flew horizontally, and then gradually rose higher. It was not particularly bright and was distorted by thin clouds. The light was below the level of the clouds and flew in the wind.
Witness chart
Thinking that the light was unusual, the witness called his wife and son to come and look at him. They observed the light through binoculars (8x magnification, 30x field of view). In the night sky, illuminated by moonlight, they saw a very large black figure in the shape of a saucer or an object outlined above and behind the orange light, oval in shape with a sharp "tail". By now, they have been able to see the outline of the object with the naked eye.
One witness noticed that another light source appeared in the field of view, following the same trajectory from southwest to northeast, and within 30 seconds another one followed. They watched the lights rise high in the northern sky. Two more lights appeared along the same path, resulting in five lights being seen. All were the same size and brightness. The last two fires were photographed.
The last light was lower and closer than the previous four, with a dark "body" visible as an oval or ellipse with "flat" orange lights around the perimeter. This object rose faster to the northeast until it became the size of a pin, if observed through binoculars. Due to the circumstances, the witnesses could not establish whether the 2nd, 3rd and 4th lights were also accompanied by dark figures.
In the photo provided by the witness, the light is distinct, with an indistinct triangular shape visible to the left of the light source and above it.
Original news
Date: Saturday 24 April 2010
Time: approx 10.30 pm
Location: Taupo, North Island
Features/characteristics: 3 witnesses; several lights sighted; dark object with orange light.
Description:
Duration of sighting approx. 5 minutes. Moonlight, stars, some clouds to the south, clear to the north.
The witness was located on the eastern side of Lake Taupo, looking west over the lake. He went out onto his deck and noticed a light breaking through clouds in the far distance, in the south-west. He initially thought it was an unusual aircraft light as it seemed to be orange, and bigger than aircraft landing lights. However there was no strobe light, or other conventional aircraft lights. He could not hear any sound associated with a light. The light was moving at a slower speed compared to the usual aircraft approaching the town. It could be seen through (beyond) bordering trees, flew horizontally, and then gradually rose higher. It was not particularly bright and was distorted by wispy clouds. The light was below cloud level and flying cross-wind.
Witness diagram
Thinking the light was unusual, the witness called to his wife and son to come and have a look at it. They viewed the light through binoculars (8 power, 30 field of view). With the night sky lit by moonlight, they saw a very large saucer-shaped black shape, or object outlined above and behind the orange light, an oval shape with a sharpish ‘tail’. By now, they were able to see the outline of the object with the naked eye.
One witness noticed there was another light coming into view, following the same SW to NE trajectory, and within 30 seconds, another followed. They watched the lights climb high in the northern sky. Two further lights appeared following the same path, making a total of five lights sighted. All were the same size and brightness. The last two lights were photographed.
The last light appeared to be lower and closer than the preceding four, with the dark ‘body’ visible as an oval or elliptical shape with ‘flat’ orange lights around it’s perimeter. This object climbed faster to the northeast until it was pin-size, as observed through binoculars. Due to circumstances, the witnesses were unable to ascertain whether the 2d, 3rd, and 4th lights were accompanied by dark shapes also.
In the photo the witness provided, the light is distinctive, with a vague triangular shape apparent to the left of, and above the light.
Hypotheses
Events
Rocket launches (from space.skyrocket.de)
- Site: Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam (USSR / Russia) Vehicle: Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.2) Payload: SES 1
Investigation
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