Never seen anything like that and I was in the middle of nowhere. I wonder if others further up this hiking trail saw it from the look out at the top because they would have been looking all around and towards lake Wanaka
Location
Address
Glendhu Bay, Otago Region (NZ)
Latitude
44° 38' 41.79'' S (-44.644941°)
Longitude
168° 57' 51.48'' E (168.964299°)
Elevation
519.739441m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-12-16 17:00 NZDT
UT Date & Time
2025-12-16 04:00 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
168°
Moving
Facing azimuth
95°
First azimuth
85°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
100°
Last elevation
65°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-26
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
a few minutes after I heard loud rumbling noise like thunder- the person i was with heard this too- they didn't see the fireball though
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
60s
Length
10°
Remarks
smoke trail that was straight and then blew into a zig zag line
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Just while i watched it looked like a firework trail with a burst at the end
