Oval over Marshalltown, IA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
They seemed to react to each other the way that mercury does in its liquid form.
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 2007-01-12 → 2007-01-29
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It was nighttime as I was walking through a lit Walmart parking lot. I looked up towards the west and saw what I thought was an airplane but the light was bright orange, non blinking and larger than any normal aircraft light. I live less than 5 miles from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport so I am familiar with what an aircraft looks like and this had no characteristics of the type of aircraft I see on a daily basis. I instantly realized that area of Iowa would not have a craft big enough with that big of a light flying that low. I followed the light as it travelled from the southwest to northeast direction. I did not see anything trailing behind that would indicate a meteor. After several seconds of following the object, it disappeared completely.
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July 6, 2017 · 10:00 PM · FIREBALL
Marshalltown, IA
It was 10:00 p.m, on the west side of town near Casey's gas station on Lincoln Way. As I was driving, I noticed a large orange/red ball of light in the sky heading south at a fast speed, there was visible stars & no obstructions near, the light was very intense and it didn't seem to be too high up in the sky, I kept my eye on the light and it eventually got dimmer & completely disappeared within about 10 seconds.
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While driving on Hwy 30 approaching Marshalltown, my wife and I observed a bright light, several miles to the West, falling towards ground level from approximately 1500 ft. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
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