Fireball over Bennington, NE
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
There was this flashing red ball that kind of looked like it was on fire traveling through the sky.
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 2010-07-01 → 2010-07-18
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