Fireball over South Pasadena, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Large, glowing, bright green "fireball" falling fast south of Los Angeles.
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 2005-09-01 → 2005-09-18
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I was outside in the backyard with my kids this past Sunday when I saw these white spheres floating across the sky. Probably balloons...but looked pretty cool almost like slow moving stars during the day… They seemed to be moving against the wind but who knows...hoping you could share! Thanks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAw86r0s0ks&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1W06yOSzees-jTT2eWYT7_D12CUC4kkrEePZVym5rCQZqzfH_NaotNEkg
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We have corrected the date. PD
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