Fireball over Topsfield, MA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Neon Green fireball looking thing.. hit tree then shot up into the sky...
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 2000-10-02 → 2000-10-19
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