Fireball over Fallriver, MA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I seen an oval shape that was as bright as can be it had flashing bright lights located all around the bottom of ot and it hovered in one spot for several minutes.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #163372). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2021-05-19 → 2021-06-05