Reports Report 799h (Event 799-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bob S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was a clear night with a half moon, I was laying down on the couch, in a dimly lit room, when out the north west facing floor to ceiling windows I saw an almost vertically plunging, quite large ball of bright light, it was predominantly white, (I subsequently took a compass bearing of close to 318 degrees from my viewpoint) its path was almost perpendicular and it had a shortish tail which gave the slight impression of wavering flames, it disappeared behind the nearby hills after something like a maximum of 3 seconds. A swift but moving experience ! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Whitianga, Waikato (NZ) |
| Latitude | 36° 49' 43.01'' S (-36.828615°) |
| Longitude | 175° 41' 5.43'' E (175.684842°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-02-06 21:35 NZDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-02-06 08:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 188° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 318° |
| First azimuth | 318° |
| First elevation | 36° |
| Last azimuth | 318° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | White and possibly light yellow. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |