Fireball over Topeka, IN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
This all happened about 3 years ago. Me and my friend were night fishing at Emma Lake near Topeka Indiana. It was about 3:30 in the morning. We were each in our own float tube. I was facing the shore, he was facing the deep water. I went to cast when I noticed a blue ball of fire popped up out of nowhere, about 20 feet above the trees. Then another and another forming a giant circle. The moment the last connected to the first and completed the circle, the whole center lit up. I looked away for a moment and realized it was bright as daylight and I could see for miles. Then I looked back at the light and BOOM! It broke the sound barrier from a dead stop. It all happened in about 3 seconds. We never heard a sound before the engines fired up. The sky was completely clear and we never saw it go over our heads. At first I thought I fell asleep and had a wild dream, but just then my friend started freaking out about a bright light and a loud bang….yes it was all too real.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #142820). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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