Fireball over Forest Grove, OR
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Red, orange fireballs in mid day.
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 2013-02-14 → 2013-03-03
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