As reported

Fireball over Wexford, PA

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The report, as filed

2 adults and 1 child saw dark orange/reddish round "fireball" traveling across sky, moving from South to North above McKnight Rd. at approximately 11:30 pm. No sound heard. Did not flash or anything like that. It maintained a steady speed and even/equal brightness for around 2 minutes, then light dimmed (briefly) and then returned to original level of brightness, disappeared quickly traveling North. Seemed to have smokey ring around it. I haven't seen anything like it before. Very interesting. Tried to record a video clip but object wouldn't show up on video; however a still image was taken; and is somewhat visible. Would love to know what we saw! Comet? Meteor? UFO?

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #113300). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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