Fireball over Rock Hill, SC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
5 small balls of Orange light in a cluster.
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 2013-01-05 → 2013-01-22
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