| ID | #1689785728 |
| Added | Wed, 19/07/2023 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | |
| Phenomena | |
| Status | Fact
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Initial data
Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Time: around 22:45.
Location: Kaikoura, South Island
Features/Characteristics: abnormal orange light confuses astronomer
Description:
A clear moonlit night. The duration of aiming is about two seconds.
The witness and her two children were on a hilltop in Kaikoura, watching the sky. The group's guide pointed to the rising Moon and the Milky Way.
The witness heard a crack and, looking up, saw an orange fire the size of a thumbnail with a tail of white sparks, the distance to the observer was unknown, but she assumed that he was far above the ocean. At first, the witness thought she was looking at some kind of fireworks, but then realized that this could not be, given its location. There was a sudden flash that lit up the sky (similar to the brightness of lightning) for a moment, followed by a faint "pop" and crackle, and the light suddenly disappeared.
Original news
Date: Wednesday 14 January 2009
Time: approx 10.45 pm
Location: Kaikoura, South Island
Features/characteristics: anomalous orange light baffles astronomer
Description:
A clear, moonlit night. Duration of sighting around two seconds.
The witness and her two children were atop a hill in Kaikoura taking part in a skywatch. The group guide was pointing out the rising Moon and the Milky Way.
The witness heard a crackling sound and looked up to see a thumbnail-sized orange light with a tail of white sparks, distance from observer unknown, but she guessed that it was well out over the ocean. At first the witness thought she was looking at fireworks of some sort, but then realized that it could not be, given its location. There was a sudden flash which lit up the sky (similar to the brightness of lightning) for a moment, followed by a faint ‘pop’ and a crackling noise, and the light suddenly disappeared.
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