Fireball over LOXAHATCHEE, FL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Bright red ball appeared above me and to my right just above the tree line in the wooded area I live in. It was light red in the middle with a darker red outline and a very dark spot in the middle. It almost appeared to be changing shape a little like a jellyfish as it moved off and slowly went out of sight in the trees. No sound at all. I would say it was at about 200 feet above the trees and 20 to 30 feet across. I didn't have my camera but just seeing that was amazing.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #174750). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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