| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lyns M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It looked like there was a big silver shape falling down for a second then it disappeared and the trail was left for a while afterwards. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Makarora, Otago Region (NZ) |
| Latitude | 44° 16' 57.04'' S (-44.28251°) |
| Longitude | 169° 12' 5.13'' E (169.201424°) |
| Elevation | 296.424194m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-12-16 17:30 NZDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-12-16 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 167° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 145° |
| First azimuth | 145° |
| First elevation | 71° |
| Last azimuth | 145° |
| Last elevation | 32° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | White/ silver |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 30s |
| Length | 99.99° |
| Remarks | Like a plane trail kind of but no spaces, more like a solid squiggle, it wasnt completely straight, like a long S shape almost, |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like when light hits a silver object. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |