UFOMYST
CaseCircle2022

New Plymouth, New Zealand

A white ball looked like a balloon but was going against the wind

Report quality: Moderate51/100

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  • Duration parsed: 120s, a plausible sighting length
  • Moderate witness text (65 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
2022-04-09
Where
New Plymouth, New Zealand
Shape
Circle
Duration
Heading south west 2 mins
Geo
-39.067, 174.083 · exact
Slug
circle-over-new-plymouth-2022-21fb81
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In context

  • One of 1 documented reports from New Plymouth, New Zealand in the UFOMYST archive.
  • New Zealand logged 3 sightings in 2022.
  • Circle sightings ran at 11.9% during the 2020s (archive average: 10.6%).

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