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Helen on 16/10/2025 9:59pm
Cambridge Wednesday 8.30 pm maybe.. it wasnt visable for long.. had a short tail and then it burst..
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Leigh on 15/10/2025 9:37pm
At about 8.30pm on the 15th October, my wife and I saw a large, fast moving object travelling North- South. It had a blueish tail for a moment before the entire onject rapidly tuerned red and disappeared from view.
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Raewyn on 15/10/2025 1:24pm
Te Puke. Just before 2am I had got up for a glass of water. While I was drinking it I was facing the kitchen window which faces east. A little to the right (so more SE) I saw a bright green fireball disappear over the roof of the house next door. Without my glasses it wasn’t as clear as I’d like but the colour was definite.
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Brodee on 15/10/2025 10:37am
I am based in Auckland, Manurewa and just saw a shooting star at about 11 35pm
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Wendy Roberts on 15/10/2025 10:01am
I saw fireball from Waitara West Beach camp around 9.20pm ish. Low in sky and would say landed not too far on east side of river,bright, lost sight when trees blocked view. I did fill in the long form questions and emailed to you.
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Ricci Wesselink on 14/10/2025 5:24pm
I was walking our dog at around 5:40am in Te Miro, Waikato when I saw the strangest thing in the east- south eastern sky. It looked like something had entered the atmosphere and then blown up. A very strange cloud formed and a piece dropped rapidly toward the horizon. It moved faster than a satellite. I have pics.
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paora on 15/10/2025 5:43pm
I saw it too!
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Kirsty on 10/10/2025 10:36am
I’m in Marton, walking dog at 23.20ish, believe I saw quite a large falling star South West of town, perhaps Tangimoana way.
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Sandy on 2/10/2025 4:15am
Just wanted to say, if you see it in the sky, it’s a meteor, if it hits the ground, it’s a meteorite.
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