Fireball over New Johnsnville, TN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Around 0125 while approaching my destination in New Johnsonville, TN, I noticed in the NW sky a shiny object with a trail appear to come crashing to earth. Not sure of size or distance away, and did not appear to be a meteor. I am an Army Veteran of 16 years as well as ex law enforcement in n the public sector. Just hoping someone else out there may have witnessed it as well and give a better detail.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #141631). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-05-22 → 2018-06-08