Fireball over Johnstown, OH
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was actually staying up all night trying not to go to sleep 2 fireball shaped ufos they were zig zaging all over then lights started
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 2001-10-14 → 2001-10-31
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August 2, 2015 · 10:00 PM · SPHERE
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June 24, 2012 · 11:22 PM · FIREBALL
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