Fireball over Arlington, TX
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The report, as filed
WITNESSED A SECOND 'FIREBALL' IN THE NIGHT SKY, SAME TIME AND PLACE AS EXACTLY TWO WEEKS AGO FROM THIS DATE...
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 1999-01-30 → 1999-02-16
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November 6, 2023 · 6:00 AM · CHANGING
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August 5, 2023 · 10:45 PM · UNKNOWN
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Supplementing my first report to include a depiction of the object(s) i saw (see attached). Sat Aug 5, 2023 (night time/not certain what time it was though). Standing out on my back patio balcony (2nd floor apartment) I saw a string of lights which were standing vertical but at a slight tilted angle and moving from the sky toward the earth at a rapid speed. I couldn't tell if it was one object or many but i saw approx 5 - 6 lights. All appeared to be round in shape but the first light closest to the earths surface was a brilliant orangish or amber color and all subsequent orbs of light were whitish but they varied in intensity or hue from the one before it as did their size. It went from large (Amber color/closest to the earths surface) to the small closest to the sky. The object, whatever it was, fell from the sky like a firework but much faster and with zero noise or light trail/tracer. [NUFORC annotation: Starlink - Probable]
August 5, 2023 · 10:15 PM · OTHER
Arlington, TX
I dont recall what time of day this occurred only that it was night time as the sun had already set. At the time, i had just stepped out on our back patio/balcony (2nd floor apartment) for a cigarette. I was gazing up at the stars to my right which would have been 30° or NE when something caught my attention out of my left periphery. As I turned my head to look the first thing i noticed was a flashing beacon of light which I could clearly see was an airplane in the far distance. But the second was a series of lights which looked highly unusual. It appeared to be a series of lights in a vertical string but each varied in size and color yet I got the feeling they were part of (1) object and not 5 or 6 separate objects. I work for American Airlines so i'm very familiar with all kinds of aircraft but commercial aircraft especially and this or they were no commercial aircraft. I can't be certain what i saw but I'm certain it was no airplane! My initial thought was that someone had been popping fireworks primarily because of the way the object(s) appeared to be falling from the sky. It seemed to me and according to my compass the objects appeared to be falling in a SE manner towards earths surface. Yet, it/they left no streak in the sky, no exhaust plume, and no tell-tell firework smoke that's left behind once they're deployed. And there was no sound either. It was eerily silent outside too and the object(s) made zero noise. There were approx. 5 to 6 lights which appeared to be in a vertical line yet each varying in size and color. All appeared to be round objects like a ball but i can't be sure as it happened so quickly. I can't be certain but i got the feeling that the lights were part of a single object and not multiple or separate objects. The first light in the series (closest to the ground) was a brilliant orangish color and all the subsequent lights were whitish in color but each varied in its intensity or hue from the one before it (all different shades of white). According to my compass i was facing West when i saw the object(s). According to my Iphone compass the objects were here: 32°43'59" N 97°3' 35" W (600ft elevation). Though it seemed to be moving SE from the sky toward the earth until it disappeared behind the tree line. Here are the coordinates of the direction it was headed: 32°34'59" N 97°3'35" W (600ft elevation). I'd like to suggest enhancement to your platform. It would be great if you could implement a way for us to draw or illustrate what we've seen. Maybe add a section so we can use our trackpads or mice to draw what we've seen. As some of us have a better time of conveying a message through illustrations rather than our words. Thanks There was no light trail like lights do when they wiz by either. NO tracers or light trails yet it was moving fast just like a firework does when it falls from the sky but again, this was no firework! [NUFORC annotation: Starlink - Possible]
August 5, 2023 · 5:39 AM · LIGHT
Arlington, TX
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October 22, 2022 · 7:30 PM · UNKNOWN
Arlington, TX
While driving after stopping at a light, my fiance and I noticed lights in the sky, about a mile away, hovering or moving very slowly in our direction. There was a row of green lights curving out toward us and a row of white ones next to it ending with one red light, about 8-10 on each side. We pulled onto a side street to get a better look but it had just disappeared. It was too dark to see a shape but there was no noise. I thought it was a plane coming to land at a nearby municipal airport (about 3 miles away), but my fiance, a former pilot, said they were not positioned like plane lights.
February 14, 2022 · 2:13 AM · LIGHT
Arlington, TX
I went to let my dog out at 2:13am in the morning, I kind of looked out at the distant to my right when I saw this bright star light object drop at maybe a 100-105 degree angle and then did a straight cut and just disappeared in a instance. I thought maybe it was a drone but I would hear it but this was very distant and literally happened in a matter of seconds. There was no trail. It was like if the Northstar fell then stopped then went in a horizontal line for about a few seconds then it was just gone with 0 trail or trace