| ID | #1689946900 |
| Added | Fri, 21/07/2023 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | |
| Phenomena | |
| Status | Fact
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Initial data
Date: Saturday, January 2, 2010
Time: 22:20
Location: Maungatapu, Tauranga, North Island
Features/Characteristics: a disc-shaped object and a large orange light.
Description:
A full moon, some kind of high cloud cover, a starry night, with no noticeable wind. The duration of observation is approx. 30 seconds.
Four witnesses observed two large bright orange lights of constant intensity. At first they were seen at a distance of about 1 km high above the bridge over the Turret Road, moving straight in an easterly direction towards Te Puke. Two fires were moving directly towards the witnesses, one following the other.
Immediately after the witnesses first saw the lights, the first or leading light "went out" and the witnesses were able to clearly see a gray disc-shaped gray object passing directly overhead, followed by a second orange light about 50 m behind. The disc-shaped object had a small red light, rapidly rotating clockwise around a circle at a speed of about one revolution per second. The lights were moving at a constant pace at an altitude of about 300 meters above sea level.
Both objects maintained constant altitude, speed and direction during observation and moved silently.
The reporting witness stated that from his position under the object, he seemed to have the perfect shape of a disk, and he could see it from different points of view as it passed. He could not estimate the depth of the disk. He could tell that it was gray, since a decent light from the city was reflected under it.
After passing through, the object and its accompanying light were briefly hidden by trees. The witness changed his position and watched them disappear in the distance at the same altitude, speed and in the direction of the village of Te Puke.
The witnesses were adamant that the lights/objects demonstrated controlled flight, but were not planes and did not drift as balloons or lanterns would have done (and there was no wind). The lanterns will be exposed to the wind and are unlikely to maintain a steady course for a long time. The witnesses recorded their observations immediately after the observation.
They stated:
"The brightness of the light that we observe would be several hundred watts of constant intensity on a controlled flight path. In the absence of a noticeable wind from our position, this does not explain the speed of the object less than 500 m overhead. The high cloud was also not moving fast, and I suspect that any local prevailing winds at night could be confirmed as not in the direction of the objects' movement."
Original news
Date: Saturday 2 January 2010
Time: 10.20 pm
Location: Maungatapu, Tauranga, North Island
Features/characteristics: disc-shaped object and large orange light
Description:
Full moon, some high cloud, starry night, no noticeable wind. Sighting duration approx. 30 seconds.
Four witnesses observed two large bright orange lights of constant intensity. They were first observed approximately 1 km distant, high above the Turret Road Bridge, moving in a straight easterly direction towards Te Puke. The two lights were moving directly towards the witnesses, one following close behind the other.
Immediately after the lights were first sighted by the witnesses, the first or leading light “went out,” and the witnesses were able to clearly see a grey, disc-shaped grey object pass directly overhead, followed by the second orange light some 50 m behind. The disc-shaped object had a small red light rotating rapidly clockwise around the circumference at approximately one revolution per second. The lights moved at a steady pace, at an estimated altitude of 300
metres. Both objects maintained constant height, speed and direction during the sighting, and traveled silently.
The reporting witness stated that from his position beneath the object, it appeared a perfect disc-shape, and he was able to view it from different perspectives as it passed over. He could not estimate the depth of the disc. He could tell it was grey, as there was reasonable light reflecting from the city on the underside of it.
After passing over, the object and following light were briefly obscured from view by trees. The witness moved position and observed them disappearing into the distance at the same height, speed and direction, towards the township of Te Puke.
The witnesses were adamant the lights/objects displayed controlled flight, but were not aircraft, and were not drifting, as balloons or lanterns would do (and there was no wind). Lanterns would be subject to wind flow and not likely to maintain a steady course for long. The witnesses recorded their observations immediately after the sighting.
They stated, “The brightness of the lights we observe would have been like several hundred watts of constant intensity on a controlled flight path. With no noticeable wind from our position, it would not explain the speed of the object less than 500 m overhead. The high cloud was also not moving fast and I suspect that any local prevailing wind currents on the night could be confirmed as not being in the direction of the objects movement.”
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