Fireball over Wewahitchka, FL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Bright red "fireball" lasting about a minute then faded out, seconds later a white "shooting star"??? came into the area and then disap
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 2006-12-06 → 2006-12-23
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September 29, 2017 · 3:00 AM · TRIANGLE
Wewahitchka, FL
We suspect the object may have been a "twinkling" star, and possibly either Capella, or Sirius. PD
November 11, 2003 · 7:50 PM · OTHER
Wewahitchka, FL
Green object falling but not as fast as a shooting star
March 21, 1974 · 11:00 PM · DISK
Wewahitchka, FL
I could only see the underside of it from about 25-50 yards. It had a bright light underneath. It left fast, really fast.