UFOMYST
CaseFireball2010

Paihia (New Zealand), New Zealand

Fast moving bright firey light, slowed then disappeared rapidly into atmosphere

Report quality: Moderate51/100

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  • Duration parsed: 240s, a plausible sighting length
  • Moderate witness text (79 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
2010-12-25
Where
Paihia (New Zealand), New Zealand
Shape
Fireball
Duration
4 minutes
Geo
-35.281, 174.091 · exact
Slug
fireball-over-paihia-new-zealand-2010-6b1db4
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In context

  • Paihia (New Zealand), New Zealand has 1 sightings on file here.
  • 2010 brought 9 reports from New Zealand.
  • The 2010s skewed 9.3% fireball reports; the archive-wide figure is 6.9%.

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