Fireball over Crumpton, MD
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Maybe 20 miles away? Fell rather slowly, not like a meteor. I'm certain it hit the ground. It was huge. It was fully engulfed in flames.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #144386). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-01-06 → 2019-01-23