As reported

Fireball over Mount Airy, MD

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

The report, as filed

Orange fire ball, some red twinkling, SE to NW, one came and then a minute later, a second one appeared following exact same path. Disappeared into distance, completely silent. Estimate 5000 ft. altitude. Maintained level altitude, and each followed exact same path. Moved fast.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #111423). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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September 29, 2019 · 5:00 AM · TRIANGLE

Mount Airy, MD

I heard a wispy noise outside at 5a.m. when I stepped outside there were four lights in a tight rectangle overhead. As the lights continued the turned into a square then as it got further away a straight line of lights. Craft was about the size of a commercial jet while in the square or rectangular formation. But twice as wide in linear formation. The sound was what a jumbo jet would sound like if it had its engines of a gliding. Like whispering loud wind sound. Approximately no more than two thousand feet high.