As reported

Fireball over Latrobe, PA

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

The report, as filed

An orange type fireball craft was moving slowly across the city from one end of the sky to the other. It was growing brighter and dimmer as it went. It eventually appeared to move up through the clouds to my left. I suppose it could have been a Chinese lantern, but hearing so much about these orange craft on Coast, I decided to report it.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #110917). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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