Fireball over Orange County (in southern part), CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
On 12/13/14 at aprox 9:48pm PST On Interstate 5 South at or near Hwy 74 exit - South Orange County. Very clear visibility at the time. While traveling south - my wife and I were witness to a very fast falling shooting star from the east toward the west lasting aprox 3 seconds. This was a bright arch of mostly white light that changed from a tint of yellow to white to tint of bluish green before disappearing. We estimated from angle that this if it did hit earth could have been in the Pacific Ocean near shore.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #116020). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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