UFOMYST
CaseFireball2009

Harpenden (UK/England), United Kingdom

An aircraft on fire in a star shape seemed to travel across the sky above Hapenden.

Report quality: Moderate51/100

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  • Duration parsed: 15s, a plausible sighting length
  • Moderate witness text (83 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
2009-07-03
Where
Harpenden (UK/England), United Kingdom
Shape
Fireball
Duration
15 seconds
Geo
51.817, -0.357 · exact
Slug
fireball-over-harpenden-uk-england-2009-aa23a8
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In context

  • Harpenden (UK/England), United Kingdom shows up 2 times across the archive.
  • 282 reports came from United Kingdom in 2009.
  • In the 2000s, 5.5% of reports described a fireball — the all-time rate is 6.9%.

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