Fireball over TAMPA, FL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
From backyard of home, 3 adults and 2 children witnessed fireball type object swiftly moving horizontally, south to north, around 55 degree over the horizon, remaining in view for approximately 1 minute. Object was glowing a bright orange-red color and had no tail. It appeared to be on fire, and not a flickering type of fire, but intensely blazing. We watched object until it went out of view. Video was taken but quality is poor.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #161408). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2020-12-29 → 2021-01-15