Fireball over North Bergen, NJ
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
It was early evening, while looking West, towards Hudson County Park, a ball of fire was seen moving east...
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: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 1981-11-24 → 1981-12-11
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