Fireball over Red Lodge, MT
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Object appeared suddenly looking West over Grizzly peak. Looked like a super bright star flashing red and blue light. Object stayed stationary flashing for 5min then vanished. No other stars were visible tonight. Looked at it through binoculars and looked like a burning star.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #153194). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2020-02-07 → 2020-02-24
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