Fireball over Baldwin, NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
On September 23rd at 21:24 I went in the backyard to smoke a cigarette. As I sat in a chair, in my peripheral vision I saw an unusual glow coming from southwest over my house. It was like a ball of fire that resembled the sun. It moved and a constant speed northeast directly over my yard. At one point it zigzagged a bit and seemed to deform a bit but then continued in its original path. I scrambled to grab my phone and was able to get two quick pictures of it. Later I realized I should have taken a video. Pictures are on my phone though.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #149038). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-09-20 → 2019-10-07
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