Fireball over Rockaway Beach, OR
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
We were staying up late to ring in the new year. While looking at the stars, we all saw a few tiny orange lights in the sky. They flew erratically and were bright orange in color. Two flew south and disappeared immediately, while one took some time before getting smaller and vanishing. Two more could be seen in the distance.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #116382). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-12-29 → 2015-01-15
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