I (Reuben B) submitted this on behalf of my wife who actually saw it. She sat next to me and described it and confirmed each question answer. She saw it while driving home from work along the motorway, however the location should be pretty close as I was on the phone with her at the time and marked her location off on life 360 when it happened.
Location
Address
Newstead, Waikato Region (NZ)
Latitude
37° 45' 59.53'' S (-37.766535°)
Longitude
175° 19' 35.23'' E (175.326453°)
Elevation
40m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-06-30 22:35 NZST
UT Date & Time
2026-06-30 10:35 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
248°
Moving
Facing azimuth
214.69°
First azimuth
226.29°
First elevation
21°
Last azimuth
192.77°
Last elevation
14°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-15
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It split into two before each fragment then disappeared one at a time.
