Fireball over Sherwood, MD
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Bright orange light in southeastern sky rose vertically from about 5 degrees elevation to about 15 degrees over a period of about 5 seconds. Brighter than Venus and slightly brighter than aircraft headlight. Color was orange not white so it is not likely to be an aircraft takeoff. At the 15 degree position the light brightness diminished to a very faint point for about a second and then the point light disappeared. No blinking or running lights were seen after the point light disappeared.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #113003). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-08-25 → 2014-09-11