Fireball over Aitkin, MN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Glowing in the tree line was an amazing aluminous orange fireball .
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 2010-09-02 → 2010-09-19
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