Fireball over Putney, VT
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Red light near eastern horizon. Not blinking. Brighter than a planet or typical airplane. Seemed to rise slightly over the course of a minute, but I could have imagined it. Got somewhat dimmer about twenty seconds after being noticed, then returned to original brightness, then after another ten seconds faded out over 1-2 seconds. I looked through binoculars, and it was in focus at the maximum focal length, implying to me that it was at least farther than a few hundred feet away.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #157122). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2020-06-20 → 2020-07-07
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