| ID | #1689609252 |
| Added | Mon, 17/07/2023 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | |
| Phenomena | |
| Status | Fact
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Initial data
Date: March 30, 2007
Time: 19:15
Location: Hinds, near Ashburton, Otago, South Island.
Features/Characteristics: bright pulsing light
A witness brought cows to milking at 20:00 and noticed that several planes were flying around, and one large one (for example, RNZAF C130) was flying south at low altitude. The witness stopped to look and noticed a kind of light (it looked like a big spotlight from above or in the clouds) that followed the plane and looped behind it.
The witness called her daughter on her mobile phone and asked if she saw it too. The daughter went outside with her brother, and they both saw the light. After the plane flew through the sky, the light returned at high speed back to the Southern Alps, stopped and paused, then moved in the shape of a triangle, stopped and repeated the maneuver about four times. Then the light stopped and dimmed for about one minute, then repeatedly changed from bright to dim, and then moved very quickly across the sky from the Southern Alps to the ocean. The witness and her children were frightened by this sudden rapid movement. The light stopped about 10 km from the location of the witness, and then disappeared, as if the light was turned off.
Ufocus comment:
After receiving this report, a UFOCUS NZ researcher contacted Christchurch Air Traffic Control Center to find out if any unusual aircraft sightings were reported on March 30, 2007. There were no sightings reported, but at the time of Hynds' discovery, Christchurch police were conducting a search and rescue exercise from Friday to Sunday that weekend in the Peel Forrest/Mount Peel area, about 25 km west-northwest of Hynds. From the information in the received report and from the conversation with the witness, it is very likely that the observed lights and their actions were related to the search and rescue exercises conducted at that time. The mentioned unusual speed of light could be related to the angular distortion of the visual representation, or indeed could be some other unknown light.
Original news
Date: 30 March 2007
Time: 7:15 pm
Location: Hinds, near Ashburton, Otago, South Island
Features/characteristics: bright pulsing light
Description:
The witness was bringing the cows in for the 8 pm milking, and noticed there were a few aircraft flying around, and that a large one (such as an RNZAF C130) was flying in a southerly direction at low altitude. The witness stopped to watch, and noticed a light of sorts (it appeared to be like a large searchlight from above or in the clouds) was following the aircraft and zigzagging along behind it.
The witness rang her daughter on her cellphone and asked her if she could see it too. The daughter went outside with her brother and they both observed the light. After the plane flew across the sky, the light returned back toward the Southern Alps at great speed, stopped and paused, then moved in a triangle formation, stopped and than repeated the manoeuvre again approximately four times. The light then paused and dimmed for approximately one minute, then cycled from bright to dim repeatedly, and then moved very fast across the sky from the Southern Alps towards the ocean. The witness and her children were frightening by this sudden rapid movement. The light stopped approximately 10 km from the witness’s location, and then disappeared like a light being turned off.
Ufocus NZ Comment: On receipt of this report, the UFOCUS NZ investigator contacted the Christchurch Air Traffic Radar Control Centre to see if any unusual aircraft sightings had been reported on 30/3/07. No sightings had been reported, but at the time of the Hinds sighting there was a search and rescue exercise being run by the Christchurch Police from Friday to Sunday that weekend in the Peel Forrest / Mt Peel area, some 25km west north west of Hinds. From the information in the report as received, and speaking to the witness, there is a very high probability the lights observed and their actions were associated with the search and rescue exercise taking place at that time. The unusual speed of the light mentioned, may have been due to angular distortion of the visual presentation, or may have indeed been some other unknown light.
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