As reported

Fireball over Newtown Square, PA

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

The report, as filed

DEC 1965 NEWTOWN SQUARE PENN FLAMING BURNING OBJECT MOVING ACROSS THE SKY VERY LOW AND SLOW

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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Routed to: National Archives and Records Administration · records window 1965-12-06 → 1965-12-23

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