Fireball over Lakside, MT
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Two large orange orbs appeared outside of my window at 4:25 in the morning. I assumed it might be a car because the lights appeared on the rural road above my house. However, the two lights were facing directly into my window therefore ruling out that possibility. I got up and looked out the window and just as I did so the lights began go back and forth, "scanning" the woods behind my house. This lasted for no more than 30 seconds. The lights then went a little ways down the road before blasting away and disappearing completely. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #126589). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-03-25 → 2016-04-11