Fireball over Perry, OH
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
The object was falling to Earth in straight line or slight arc convex down. The object had an irregular shape that appeared to be pure white flames trailing it with hue changes of the white color as if on fire. It was either fairly close or large and further away. Estimate 2-4 miles.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #112258). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-08-04 → 2014-08-21