As reported

Circle over Wareham, MA

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

The report, as filed

Reported as a meteor, American Meteor Society. Object was round, white, 1/4 the size of a full moon though very light haze moving SSE towards Buzzards Bay. Seemed too slow for a meteor. Soundless. Quite Dramatic!

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #161620). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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