Fireball over Vinemont, AL
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The report, as filed
Came down from the atmosphere, very fast rate at around 2000 ft is when is past the sky turned into day it was brighter than the sun. It was dark and then light. I have no explanation for what I saw, it was here for a mintue, it slowed down, unlike a meteor its speed slowed to like a car traveling down a high way. It was so bright, like you wish you had sun glasses, it was 230am, Ive seen comets, and satellites, this came down to 2000ft, I work in aviation. Can anyone tell me what I saw that night. It scared me so bad, I went to my room and locked my door
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #178687). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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