Oval over Newbern, TN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was driving home to Dyersburg on highway 51 South. When I came on the outskirt of Newbern, TN. I seen this big green ball of fire and it had a tail follwing. It flew over a tree. I seen the object for about 5 seconds. And it vanished behind the trees. I looked at the clock and it was 02.32 AM.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #128737). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-07-23 → 2016-08-09
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