Fireball over Belmont, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Meteor like flaming ball, except much larger and closer in appearance.
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 2003-09-01 → 2003-09-18
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