Circle over Gothenburg, NE
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
red flashing light crossing clear night sky west to east horizon to horizon at a speed 5 to 10 times faster than any jet i ever saw.
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?
For a dated, located U.S. sighting, FAA radar data and ATC communications are the records most likely to exist. Through Aletheca, the house instrument, anyone can commission the request — filed, chased, and published in the open, refusals included. The draft goes over already written: the records sought, and the date window they would live in.
Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 1996-07-12 → 1996-07-29
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January 31, 2023 · 7:49 PM · FIREBALL
Gothenburg, NE
I already described it. One more thing to add. When it sparkles in rapid move, the color is fairly white instead of orange fire.
July 4, 2013 · 10:30 PM · LIGHT
Gothenburg, NE
I am sure I was not the only person to notice these objects out of the thousand or so people watching the fireworks display. I live