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UFO case file · UFO-8798

Te Kuiti, Ni, NZ fireball or luminous-object report — January 6, 1953

CE1New Zealand1953-01-06

TE KUITI, NI, NZ, NI, New Zealand

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Case description

On January 6, 1953, at 9:30 p.m., at Te Kuiti, Ni, NZ, New Zealand, witnesses reported the following: Airborne observer(s). Brill orange fireball with reddish tail. Goes steadily east going quickly west.

Recorded details

Local time
21:30
Craft description
Orb / Spherical Object
Coordinate precision
SOURCE_APPROXIMATE
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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