As reported

Fireball over Pittsburg, CA

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The report, as filed

Green Fireball along side auto. Changed direction, and seemed to accelerate at great speed and dissappear within seconds.Sighting corr

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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