Teardrop over Lavale, MD
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Walking outside and witnessed a very bright teardrop with a tail on it dropped from the sky. This was very large and bright. It was a clear night and the object disappeared when it reached ground level. Trees were in the back ground. Reminded me of a flare dropping from the sky. We have amended the date above. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #113558). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-09-11 → 2014-09-28
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