Fireball over Mendham, NJ
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I saw an orange fireball pass through the woods and cross the road ahead of me
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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What would the paper say?
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 1988-08-12 → 1988-08-29
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