Fireball over Sandy Spring, MD
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
My mother bean and I saw a fireball shooting out of the sky. At first, it seemed like a comet or meteor, but we now know it was not for both of those would last a lot longer than what we saw. It was only seen for 3 minutes because it came down at an incredible speed. I tried to take a few pictures but it was almost as if what I saw with my eyes did not appear on camera. Or maybe I have bad aim.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #152351). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2020-01-03 → 2020-01-20
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