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| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Madeleine P |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It happened very quickly, at the same time I also thought i smelt something similar to gunpowder but didn't initially link the two. I'm not sure they would be connected, I'm sure it wasn't fireworks. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Te Anau, Southland Region (NZ) |
| Latitude | 45° 25' 2.93'' S (-45.41748°) |
| Longitude | 167° 43' 40.67'' E (167.727965°) |
| Elevation | 219m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-06-22 17:50 NZST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-06-22 05:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 195° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 247.89° |
| First azimuth | 296.83° |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 268.68° |
| Last elevation | 26° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Smoke trail, very high up - higher than a high vapor trail from a plane, it changed very little over the time I saw it, about 5 mins |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Very bright, downward trajectory, a little blue in it, it had a tail and after it disappeared I saw the smoke trail up high |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |