As reported

Fireball over Fraser, MI

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

The report, as filed

Object flew from west to east,it came out of the clouds into the open, it was round,looked like it was on fire and leaving a trail. it emitted no sound at all then it disappeared over the trees.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #138170). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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