| ID | #1689933432 |
| Added | Fri, 21/07/2023 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | |
| Phenomena | |
| Status | Investigation
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Initial data
Date: Thursday, June 3, 2010
Time: 18:15
Location: Thames, Hauraki/Coromandel, North Island
Features/Characteristics: bright white light moving at a speed of
Description:
Very clear sky, without clouds and wind; the stars and Venus are bright and visible. The duration of aiming is 1-2 minutes.
The witness, a scientific technician familiar with the night sky, stood outside and admired the bright Venus. She and the second witness noticed another bright white light flying low in the sky at a constant but rather high speed. There were no flashing lights, like on an airplane, no noise. She described the size of the lamp as "a slightly flattened (oval) pea size."
The light approached from the direction of Auckland (northwest), made a small left arc turn, rose in height and traveled across the western sky. The light became brighter than Venus, maintaining a constant shine and shape as it approached the Thames. The light passed over the head and towards the Copu, then becoming smaller and disappearing within 2-3 seconds, as if it accelerated to the southeast with great speed.
At the same time, a witness watched the plane with its lights on the ground at Thames Airport and noted the difference in speed and appearance. The witness observed the passage of the ISS over New Zealand and noted the difference in size, appearance, speed, altitude and trajectory of the light she observed, stating that it was not the ISS. She estimated that the light was at its height when it disappeared from view.
Original news
Date: Thursday 3 June 2010
Time: 6.15 pm
Location: Thames, Hauraki/Coromandel, North Island
Features/characteristics: bright white light travelling at speed
Description:
Very clear sky, no cloud or wind; stars and Venus bright and visible. Duration of sighting 1-2 minutes.
The witness, a science technician, who was very familiar with the night sky, was outside admiring Venus, which was bright in the sky. She and a second witness noticed another bright white light travelling low in the sky, at a steady, but fairly fast speed. There were no flashing lights as with an aircraft, and no noise. She described the size of the light as “slightly flattened (oval) pea size”.
The light approached from the direction of Auckland (NW), made a slight left-hand arc turn, rose in altitude and traveled across the western sky. The light became brighter than Venus, maintaining a steady brilliance and shape as it approached Thames. The light passed overhead and towards Kopu, becoming subsequently smaller and disappearing within the space of 2-3 seconds, as though it had accelerated at great speed to the SE.
Simultaneously, the witness watched an aircraft with its lights on land at Thames Airport, and noted the difference in speed and appearance. The witness has observed ISS passes over New Zealand, and noted the difference in size, appearance, speed, altitude, and trajectory, of the light she had observed, stating it was not the ISS. She estimated the light was at an altitude as it disappeared from view.
Hypotheses
Satellite
Ordinary satellites, which often look like single, not very bright luminous dots moving smoothly in the night sky, are quite often mistaken for UFOs. After the Starlink satellites (near-Earth satellite systems developed by SpaceX, in order to create a cheap and high-performance satellite Internet communication channel and technical transmitters for receiving and transmitting signals from earth and orbit) were launched, it became possible to observe groups of satellites (up to 60 pieces) flying one after another.
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: Arabsat 5B (Badr 5)
Investigation
The ISS always moves from west to east and makes one revolution in about an hour and a half.
Resume
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