| ID | #1689608625 |
| Added | Mon, 17/07/2023 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | |
| Phenomena | |
| Status | Fact
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Initial data
Date: Saturday, September 22, 2007
Time: from 19:00 to 19:03.
Location: Urenui, Taranaki, North Island
Features/Characteristics: two bright oblong headlights
Two observations occurred within a few minutes. Visibility was good, light clouds with very small spots, the wind was westerly.
The witnesses spend a lot of time outdoors and are familiar with the view of the sky: stars, constellations, satellites, meteorites, etc. These lights/objects were not similar to any of the listed ones.
The witnesses, a husband and wife, were on their territory in a valley in a remote valley, laying paths, and they had just returned to their camping hut. They were about 100 yards southeast of trig Tuahu.
The husband observed a bright oblong glow in the sky moving from south to north. He called his wife, and they both saw a second similar light flying along the same flight path about 3,000 yards behind the first, at the same constant speed, similar to the speed of a helicopter. The bright lights were relatively close to the observers at a low altitude, estimated by observers to be less than 2,000 yards. The most unusual factor in the flight of these lights was that they were completely silent.
"When other (domestic) flights fly by, we can hear their engines even at extreme distances."
The light or glow emitted by these objects was described by witnesses as "strange" — they glowed bright white/yellow, the intensity of which remained constant when viewed from other angles when the object crossed the sky.
A few minutes after the observation, they noticed that the domestic flight of Wellington/Auckland flew at a higher altitude. The observed objects/lights were moving to the east of the flight path of the internal aircraft. The bright lights disappeared from sight as they both crossed the ridge. The observers used Leica 10×42 binoculars to observe the lights.
The witnesses stated:
"The lights were very large (compared to the stars) — the intensity of the light was many times higher than the light of the domestic flight."
Original news
Date: Saturday 22 September 2007
Time: Between 7 pm and 7.03 pm
Location: Urenui, Taranaki, North Island
Features/characteristics: two bright oblong lights
Description:
Two sightings occurred over the duration of several minutes. There was good visibility with some light cloud in very small patches, with a westerly wind.
The witnesses spend a lot of time outdoors and are familiar with the appearance of the sky: stars, constellations, satellites, meteorites etc. These lights/objects did not resemble any of these.
The witnesses, a husband and wife, were out on their property in a valley in a back country basin cutting tracks and they had just returned to their camp hut. They were approximately 100 yards south east of the Tuahu trig.
The husband observed an intensely bright oblong light in the sky traveling from south to north. He called his wife, and they both observed a second identical light travelling on the same flight path about 3 thousand yards behind the first, with the same constant speed, similar to that of a helicopter. The bright lights were relatively close to the observers at a low altitude estimated by the observers to be under 2000 yards. The most unusual factor of the flight of these lights was that they were completely silent.
“As other (domestic) flights go over, we can hear their engines, even at extreme ranges.”
The light or glow emitted by these objects was described by the witnesses as ‘odd’ – they glowed a bright white/yellow, the intensity of which remained constant when viewed from other angles as the object crossed the sky.
A few minutes after the sighting, they observed the Wellington/Auckland domestic flight fly over at a higher altitude. The objects/lights sighted traveled east of the domestic plane’s flight path. The bright lights were lost from view as they both passed over a ridge. The observers used 10×42 Leica binoculars to observe the lights.
The witnesses stated, “The lights were very big (in comparison to stars) – the light intensity being many times greater than the light of the domestic flight.”
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