Fireball over Rothbury, MI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Large flame in sky, turns and dissapears upwards into darkness during Rothbury Festival.
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 2008-07-02 → 2008-07-19
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