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Light over TurnerTown/Overton, TX

Resolved to a known cause by an investigating body, with the identification on the record.

The report, as filed

We are a crew of two, in a EMS unit (ambulance) heading westbound on 64 approaching turnertown when a large light appeared about 200 feet above the tree line. We reduced speed as we observed it speculating what it could be, we can confidently rule out any conventional aircraft (helicopter, planes) and we were assuming a possible meteor. As the light appeared closer it appeared to be shrouded in smoke but not leaving a trail. We lost sight of it briefly before turning down a county road when it came back into view, it was a clear bright light/orb and now nearing the tree line when it made a abrupt 180 degree turn and starting flying now westbound, then vanished. Even more curious when it completed such a maneuver it left behind a very distinct smoke ring that quickly dissipated. This was just as the sun just set over the horizon and it was generally dark. We then pulled over, got out of the ambulance to observe the sky with no further sighting. No sounds such as propulsion or bangs were heard. We as a 911 EMS crew frequently observe and land helicopters and are aware of different aircraft. We are objective and non-assuming but through our own observations cannot explain this with anything we are familiar with especially once the object made a direct 180 turn, at speed and vanished. Falcon 9 SpaceX SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Certain]

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #178881). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-10-10 → 2023-10-27