Fireball over Purvis, MS
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Bright white light appeared just above tree line. The entire area lit up with a white light. The object moved straight up with accelerating speed. It was very fast and disappeared as it reached directly above us. The object had a domed shape and left a long white tail. There was a blue/green atmospheric ripple in front of the object. Smoke trail was left behind after the object disappeared. Entire sighting of object was about 10 seconds. Smoke trail lasted about 30 seconds.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #157267). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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