Fireball over Bealeton, VA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I saw a fireball swirling around and around for 20 seconds and then it dove straight down almost like a shooting star falling out of the sky. But then it disappeared once it shot down. 2 seconds later it re appeared and started swirling again. It shot over to the right near the woods and then disappeared behind the tree line. I saw it in the tree line one more time before it completely disappeared. It had a very long tail and it looked almost glittery. Definitely like a fireball. It looked unreal. I have never seen anything like this before in my life. My partner saw it near the end of it being in the sky because he has bad eye sight. But he saw it swirl around for like 10 seconds and disappear behind the tree line
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #172222). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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