Fireball over Tonopah, NV
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
We saw a fireball come in from the SW moving to the NE, The object appeared pinkish in color and moved slower than any meteor I have ever observed. It broke apart and a piece of it was blue. We saw it aprox. 90 seconds. Chinese rocket re-entry. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #128815). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-07-24 → 2016-08-10
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