Fireball over Capitola, CA
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The report, as filed
My wife and I saw a glowing orange light moving around in the night sky near our home. A minute or so later, another light appeared bel
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 2013-09-09 → 2013-09-26
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