Circle over Mansfield, PA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Man saw orange fireball pass across the sky at very high speed from E to W. Approx. 1/4-1/2 dia. of moon. Very fast, bright.
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 1996-11-13 → 1996-11-30
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