As reported

Fireball over Roan Mountain, TN

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The report, as filed

This was a white fireball with large conical plume of white smoke and charged particles I assume because the air behind it was highly luminus and a foot tall at arms length heading toward the area of Beech Mountain from southeast looked as if it were trying to find a place to make a forced landing.I thought it was a passenger plane on fire and trying to land .God forbid.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #162363). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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June 2, 2023 · 9:00 PM · RECTANGLE

Roan Mountain, TN

It was just after twilight,on a very clear pleasant evening in the mountains of east Tennessee .I live on a five acre tract that used to be a farm less than 1 mile from the Appalachian trail. I was stepping out my back door for an after dinner smoke and looking to the western sky ,I saw four points of light miles away, I thought they looked a little like something I saw about three years ago here on my place.That time I was alone so very few people were told .This time I had two witnesses, I called my wife who was in the bedroom, "They're Back" she had been told before our marriage "you will see ufos. It is just something I have dealt with since childhood. When she sees them she starts saying prayers. She got a good look ,back to the bedroom to pray. Next ,my friend Shortie had been doing some tree cutting with the chainsaw at the upper end of my property,He also had been told beforehand as I do anyone who I spend much time with "O'l pal I'm just telling you if you hang out with me you will see a ufo "I would love to see one!"he said. Hey Shortie! I yelled! SHORTIE! at the top of my lungs...no good the saw was running,he can't hear.So,I hop in my car the big ufos 25 yards away but had not come any closer than my Property line.But,when I backed out in the road to drive up to my friend they moved along side me following me to Shortie. I pulled in behind his pickup an yelled as he turned off the saw,Have you seen the ufos? What ufos? Go up to the top of the hill, I am right behind you, We made it in time and he got a good look,we watched them for another 10 minutes then they slowly moved away I said I am gonna follow them to see where their going ,after just driving up to the top of my land my car, that never gave any problems refused to start Shorty offered a boost ,his pickup refused to start. 10 minutes later after the big ufos left Shortie's pickup started right up I tried to start mine all week then as suddenly as it happened mine started perfectly. I guessed they wanted to clip my wings for seven days.the ufos had many white lights that were seen miles away on Buck Mountain,and Hampton Creek for sure.folks talked about it I only told close friends they came to my place,again.the direction they travelled was west to east ,I wonder if they had been inspecting nuclear fuel services in Unicoi County? Who knows after seeing them so many times I told my closest friends and wife if they wanted to do harm to me it would have happened years ago so,I am 64 now when I was a child I wanted to be an astronaut,If I see them again I intend to ask them if I could go up with them, just to see Earth from space and if they're willing the dark side of the moon would be cool.

July 17, 2013 · 1:53 AM · OVAL