| ID | #1689846440 |
| Added | Thu, 20/07/2023 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | |
| Phenomena | |
| Status | Fact
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Initial data
Date: Sunday, December 26, 2010
Time: 23:30
Location: Timaru, South Canterbury, South Island
Features/Characteristics: a large red light with a visible horseshoe-shaped object inside
Description:
Cloud conditions. The duration of observation is about 5 minutes.
Two witnesses were driving between the village of St. Andrews and Timaru, about 15-30 minutes from Timaru on the main road leading inland from the coast.
They saw a large red glow in the sky with what looked like a horseshoe-shaped object in the center. Three red beams of light emanated from the lower part of the object. Witnesses stopped the car to inspect the object, which was located below the cloud ridge. The object was either stationary or moving very slowly. One of the witnesses got scared, and they decided to leave.
The light descended very close to the ground and seemed to briefly follow the car before moving off. There was no sound from the object. The witnesses quickly left and lost sight of the light in a low cloud.
Original news
Date: Sunday 26 December 2010
Time: 11.30 pm
Location: Timaru, South Canterbury, South Island
Features/characteristics: large red light with visible horse-shoe shaped object within
Description:
Cloudy conditions. Duration of sighting approx 5 minutes.
Two witnesses were travelling by car between St Andrews township and Timaru, some 15 to 30 minutes out of Timaru on the main highway heading inland from the coast.
They saw a large red glow in the sky with what appeared to be a horseshoe shaped object in the centre of it. There were three red beams of light coming out of the bottom of the object. The witnesses stopped the car to observe the object, which was below a cloud bank. The object was either stationary or moving very slowly. One of the witnesses became afraid and they decided to drive off. The light moved down very close to the ground and seemed to briefly follow the car, before moving off. There was no sound from the object. The witnesses drove swiftly away, and lost sight of the light in the low cloud.
Hypotheses
Events
Rocket launches (from space.skyrocket.de)
- Site: Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam (USSR / Russia) Vehicle: Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3) Payload: KA-SAT
Investigation
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