Fireball over Aloharetta, GA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Very bright greenish blue ball fell from the sky, no burn out or fire. Too far and too many obstacles to see if the was a crash but based on speed and no finishing of the light, this looked nothing like a shooting star. We have changed the time to reflect a nighttime sighting. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous, and provides no contact information, so we are unable to confirm the time. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #123081). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-10-21 → 2015-11-07