Fireball over South Dewey Beach, DE
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was on Coastal Hwy in South Dewey Beach, DE, heading south towards the Indian River Bridge, still some 5 miles away, and saw what looked like a shooting star. It was bright white fireball with an end tail and traveled very fast from Atlantic Ocean sky left to land or water right over Rehoboth Bay, DE. Possibly a meteor?? PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #135130). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2017-07-08 → 2017-07-25