I was in a rural valley to the north of Nelson. I saw this object appear at around 21:57 hrs (9:57pm) NZDST. It wasn't fully dark, but I could see a few of the brighter stars. The stars appeared clearly, but this object initially looked like a small moon behind cloud.
I was looking in a south-westerly direction. The object travelled more or less from west to east (from right to left in the video). It seemed to grow a little fainter in intensity just before it disappeared from my view behind hills. I guess I watched it for maybe two minutes. The object moved steadily and the apparent erratic or up and down movement was caused by me moving my iPhone. I zoomed in (digitally) once the object came into focus.
The object looked more solid in the video. To my naked eye it appeared to be a patch of illuminated cloud with a 'tail'... but the tail was not being dragged behind it, it was 'pushed' on the 'forward' edge of the object.
Негізгі бет Фильм және анимация Object in Night Sky Over Nelson New Zealand 12 December 2022
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