As reported

Fireball over Babylon, NY

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The report, as filed

Came from the west moving slowly. Bright orange and red fireballs that moved across the sky and just went out slowly and disappeared i

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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