Unknown over Xenia, OH
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I watched the object for approxiametley 10 minutes as it fell. Right before dropping below the skyline, another streak burst from right to left right before it disappeared before the skyline. They looked almost close enough to collide within a minute of each other. I might have believed it a jet or plane, or Chen trails but the rate at which it was falling was not conducive to either scenarios. Even a downed plane would have fallen quicker. First experience with something like this. Will have to start looking up more. Eyes to the skys. Perhaps the streak going horizontal was a jet fighter.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #124074). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-11-11 → 2015-11-28
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