As reported
Fireball over Captiva Island, FL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
On Saturday night, October 1, 2011 we observed a level fly by of what looked like an aircraft on fire. It seemed low in the sky, under
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.