| ID | #1689689546 |
| Added | Tue, 18/07/2023 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | |
| Phenomena | |
| Status | Fact
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Initial data
Date: Friday, January 26, 2008
Time: 16:05
Location: Rotorua, North Island
Features/Characteristics: a group of bright white lights is moving in formation
Description:
The sky was almost cloudless and blue, except for very high foggy clouds. No other planes or objects were visible in the sky; the wind is from east to west.
The witnesses (husband and wife) stated that they enjoyed bathing in a hot spring near their motel in Rotorua. Leaning back, the husband saw a very bright light, similar to a large bright star, which at first looked like a flying plane without a steam trail, moving from right to left high in the sky from the northeast. He pointed this out to his wife, who noticed that someone was behind it too. They observed both bright light sources moving from the "2 o'clock" position to the "1 o'clock" position, where the leading object stopped. The object caught up with the first object from behind, then gained altitude and caught up with it. The overtaking maneuver involved making a turn: when two lights aligned (one above the other) with each other,
The first object remained stationary for some 2-3 minutes. At that moment, the observers saw another 4 to 6 bright lights moving in the same direction, without any traces of steam. They were in a group and randomly moved towards each other, then moving away from each other. The objects were as bright as stars and moved in almost horizontal flight compared to some nearby power lines. The objects were so small in size that they disappeared behind power lines, and then reappeared, moving across the sky.
The husband ran to his room for binoculars. Upon his return, the lights could be seen high in the sky in front of the observers. Some have already disappeared into the high misty cloud. There are two left. By now, 10-15 minutes have passed, and the lights were moving across the sky. The last remaining light was gradually disappearing from view, rising high into the atmosphere. All the lights gained altitude and disappeared in a high cirrus cloud.
Original news
Date: Friday 26 January 2008
Time: 4.05 pm
Location: Rotorua, North Island
Features/characteristics: group of bright white lights move in formation
Description:
The sky was almost cloudless and blue apart from the very high hazy clouds. No other aircraft or objects were in sight in the sky; wind east to west.
The witnesses (husband and wife) stated that they were enjoying a hot spring bath outside their Rotorua motel. Leaning back, the husband caught sight of a very bright light, like a large bright star, that looked at first like a passing aeroplane with no vapour trail, moving from right to left, high in the sky from the north east. He pointed it out to his wife who commented that there was one behind it too. They observed both bright lights moving from the 2 o’clock position through to the 1 o’clock position, where the leading object came to a stop. The object at the rear caught up with the first object, then climbed and overtook it. The overtaking manoeuvre included executing a turn: as the two lights became level (one higher than the other) with each other, the lower one moved towards the upper one by executing a 90 degree turn before continuing flight.
The first object remained stationary for some 2-3 minutes. At this point, the observers saw 4 to 6 more bright lights traveling in the same direction, all without any sign of vapour trails. They were in a group, and moved around towards and away from each other erratically. The objects were as bright as a star and were moving in almost level flight as compared to some adjacent power lines. The objects were small in size to the extent that they disappeared behind the power lines then reappeared as they moved across the sky.
The husband ran to his room to fetch his binoculars. On his return, the lights could be seen high in the sky out in front of the observers. Some had disappeared by now into the high hazy cloud. Two were left. By now 10 to 15 minutes had passed with the lights moving about in the sky. The last remaining light gradually faded from view as it rose high into the atmosphere. All the lights had gained height and disappeared into the high cirrus-type cloud.
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