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Rotorua, New Zealand

Sighted on Monday 21. November 2016
Reported on
Shape: Spherical | Duration: 15mins
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I was sitting outside on the verandah playing a game on my tablet when I got distracted by a lot of dogs barking in the neighbourhood. I looked up and saw a bright light appear from behind a tree. My first thought was that it was someone letting off fireworks as since Guy Fawkes Day 5th Nov, there had been a few going off every so often. I watched the light and it was a very bright red with a white centre. I then thought it must be a Chinese lantern as it was moving slowly, unlike a firework. Then another light appeared, the same as the first and they hovered around for a minute then slowly rose up together and drifted off. I watched for a few minutes as they headed north east and they picked up speed as they went. I could see them from far off as they were so bright. When I first saw them I ran to get my husband and he watched them too. I did manage to capture them on my phone for just a bit but of course in the dark, the quality was poor. I actually forgot all about this incident until I was going through my photos and found the video.

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