Fireball over Hanover, MI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
A black Apache helicopter or possibly something else similar in shape was chasing an orange ball of light heading NNW at about 300 feet and traveling at a speed of roughly 110-120 mph. This happened at 10:16 pm 10/04/16 on the north side of round lake (the bright blue one), Jackson County, Michigan , Hanover-Horton round lake area 49246.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #130449). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-10-01 → 2016-10-18