Formation over Columbia, TN
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The report, as filed
Low altitude, slow moving orange fireball aura with spherical shape, silent
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 2013-03-24 → 2013-04-10
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