Unknown over New York City (Maspeth), NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I saw a reddish-orange object coming down from high in the sky over New York City. It seemed almost fiery. At first I thought it was a meteor and I thought we were all going to die. Suddenly, it stopped falling and began moving towards Maspeth at a very fast pace. I lost sight of it because of a large tree in the way. When I saw it again it was climbing back up towards the sky until I could no longer see it. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #120037). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-07-01 → 2015-07-18