Fireball over Granite Falls, NC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
It looked like a green comet zipping through the sky. Went down into the wooded area beyond my sight. Immediately, 4 totally black helicopters appeared and landed in what looked like the same spot in the wooded area. Sadly, the landing was totally out of my sight.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #145413). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-03-26 → 2019-04-12
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February 14, 2023 · 6:37 PM · CIRCLE
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We have a 1min 20 second video of the sighting. You can clearly see this is not a plane or helicopter. It disappeared very quickly. The best photo is about 43 seconds in.
September 25, 2017 · 10:15 PM · SPHERE
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October 29, 2010 · 10:45 PM · FORMATION
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