Fireball over Buzzards Bay/Bourne, MA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Orange fireball, looked like it had a very tiny darker colored flame at one end. It moved slow & silent in the sky from east to west. It had just become dark out. Only one object seen. Myself & my partner of 20 years are seasonal campers at Bourne Scenic Park where object was observed, (he had never seen an object like that before, I have reported in the past seeing a similar object at the same place) we were the only ones at that section of the park (maybe 18 campsites) to have an outdoor fire going. I am a nurse & he is a retired ((title deleted)) @ Mass ((name of office deleted)). As we were watching it, we didn't even think of taking a cell phone picture of it, sorry (& stupid)!!! Note: the park is minutes from Otis Air orce Base.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #142412). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-07-17 → 2018-08-03