| ID | #1689608808 |
| Added | Mon, 17/07/2023 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | |
| Phenomena | |
| Status | Fact
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Initial data
Date: Thursday, July 12, 2007
Time: 12:30
Location: Remuera, Auckland, North Island
Features/Characteristics: bright light performs a sharp turn
The observation lasted about 20 seconds. Light clouds, very good visibility with a strong gusty south-easterly wind.
The observer, a roofer, was lying across the seat of his truck, resting after lunch, and looking at the sky on St. A bright light appeared to the right of the area under consideration and moved across the sky from south to north about 50-60 degrees above the horizon. His first impression was that it was sunlight reflecting off the plane, given the position of the sun. However, as the light moved across the sky, the intensity of the light did not change, so the observer sat down and began to observe the light more closely. He describes it as "very bright—say, twice as bright as Venus." The sun was above and behind the object.
When it passed near a small cloud, a short-lived contrail formed on the trailing edge of the light, similar to that formed from an airplane wing in wet conditions. Then the light passed next to a larger neighboring cloud, made a sharp turn and disappeared from view. At that time, the observer had the impression that the light had gone out, since the cloud was too thin to "hide" in it. He continued to observe the area around the cloud for 2-3 minutes, but saw nothing else.
The witness claims that he is fond of aviation and has been watching aircraft flights for decades. He also often observes the sky and weather conditions during his working day. Considering that the light made an incredibly sharp turn (impossible for a normal airplane), he believes that it was not an airplane.
Original news
Date: Thursday 12 July 2007
Time: 12.30 pm
Location: Remuera, Auckland, North Island
Features/characteristics: bright light executes sharp turn
Description:
The sighting lasted approximately 20 seconds. Some clouds, with very good visibility with strong, gusty SE wind.
The observer, a roofing contractor, was lying across the seat of his truck having a rest after lunch, and was looking at the sky to the NE. A bright light came into view from the right of the area viewed and moved across the sky from south to north at about 50-60 degrees above the horizon. His first impression was that this was sunlight reflecting off an aircraft, given the position of the sun. However as the light moved across the sky, the intensity of the light did not alter so the observer sat up and watched the light more closely. He describes it as being, “very bright – say twice as bright as Venus.” The sun was above and behind the object.
As it passed near to a small cloud, a short-lived contrail formed on the trailing edge of the light, similar to what forms off an aircraft wing in humid conditions. The light then passed near to a larger adjacent cloud and made a sharp turn and disappeared from sight. The observer’s impression at the time was that the light had extinguished, as the cloud was too thin to ‘hide’ in. He continued watching the area around the cloud for 2 to 3 minutes but saw nothing else.
The witness states that he is an aviation enthusiast and has been watching aircraft in flight for decades. He also observes sky and weather conditions frequently during his working day. Given that the light made an impossibly sharp turn (not possible for a conventional aircraft), he believes that it was not an aircraft.
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