Fireball over Franklyn, MI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was driving and notice an orange ball, I thought it might be an airplane turning, but as i got closer could not see any other colors/lights. it looked like a fireball. it was getting bigger as it got closer. i didn't stop because there was no where to stop. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #123173). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-10-23 → 2015-11-09