Probable conventional

Circle over Fredericksburg, TX

A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.

The report, as filed

7 year old witnessed it first and brought it to our attention. The object was flying VERY fast and high up the sky. Before, I personally witnessed the object (this happened very quick less than 2 minutes pushing it) my husband and daughter saw how the object made a “smoke” impression as it continued to fly away. The “smoke”came from the front of the object as it flew. There was no light trail, no sound (we were listening to music so idk) it was just a bright circle light flying incredibly fast and far. I tried recording it but I was not able to catch it with my phone. I took a picture of the impression it left a few minutes later after we gathered our thoughts of what in the world we saw. Not much else to say this happened so quickly. SpaceX launch from Florida [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Probable]

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #176910). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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