Fireball over Rainbow City, AL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
There were 4 same distance apart in rough v-shaped formation. Heading north west. Unable to determine altitude. However, movement was slow. Eventually all 4 altered course 90 degrees towards south west. Each disappeared one at a time after course change. Appeared to have flame associated with them (visual distortion). Thought may be hot air balloon at first .
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #110391). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-06-16 → 2014-07-03
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