Fireball over Ashdown, AR
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Large round red orb in top of tall pine tree. Became bright like a brake light that is ingaged. Then when light got bright it seemed to turn and became two lights. Then it tilted with one light lower than the other. Came back together and disappeared. Open field around tree.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #149014). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-09-10 → 2019-09-27
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