Fireball over Woodside, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Fireball with fire trail, moving on a southwesterly course then moving in loop back to the northeast and then toward earth
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 1999-06-15 → 1999-07-02
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