Light over Carlotta, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Carlotta, CA February 6, 2018 18:29 to 18:30 PM Pacific standard time. Looking south about 30 degrees above the horizon I observed a glowing object. With binoculars I was able to make out two short gas jets. It moved southeast and as it approached the horizon the two gas jets became much longer. I think it could be a booster rocket reentering the atmosphere. It started out bright and small and became much longer with twin tails and more diffuse. At its longest it was about 1/2 degree long (about the width of the moon). It got to about magnitude -2 or -3 quite a much brighter than Sirius. Possible result of launch of Space X rocket from Cape Kennedy? PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #138765). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-02-03 → 2018-02-20
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