Fireball over Romney, WV
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
WE ARE WALKING TOWARDS MY HOUSE (ME AND MY FRIEND) AND A BIG ORANGE FIRE BALL JUST SITTING THERE IN THE SKY......WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO
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 2001-07-10 → 2001-07-27
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