Fireball over Petersham, MA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Ok, this is NOT an April fools joke. At 3:45 this morning the sky was crystal clear, looking south/ SW (about 210 degrees) we saw an orange glow just above the tree tops. At first I thought it was the planet mars but realized it was moving upwards in the sky. Very slow at first then noticeably faster. We watched for at least 2 minutes then it disappeared and you could hear the thrust like a rocket engine after. I know Wallops Island, VA, has launches that can occasionally be seen from here. Anyways I have been searching the internet and can't find anything about a launch or any reports. Very strange.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #154701). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2020-03-29 → 2020-04-15