Fireball over Hillsville, VA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Hillsvile, VA...Bright white object falling from sky, turned to green just before it "burned out". Had a tail much like meteorite but was very bright/metallic and was very close. It wasn't far above the tree line when it dissipated. Have seen 2 similar objects over Galax, VA, also but did not document dates...they were identical except were white and faded to vivid blue instead of green.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #126035). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-01-27 → 2016-02-13
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