Circle over Monticello, NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Copied written report: Physicist/astronomer sees huge, pulsing fireball to west of New York City.
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 1995-08-22 → 1995-09-08
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