UFOMYST
CaseFireball1946

Index, WA, USA

A witness in Index, Washington reported a greenish fireball flying nearly horizontally for about 30 seconds in June 1946, followed weeks later by a separate sighting of a gray figure.

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 30s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (183 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1946-06-30
Where
Index, WA, USA
Shape
Fireball
Duration
30 sec
Geo
47.821, -121.555 · exact
Slug
fireball-over-index-wa-1946-89852a
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In context

  • Index, WA has 5 sightings on file here.
  • 1946 brought 1 reports from Washington.
  • The 1940s skewed 3.2% fireball reports; the archive-wide figure is 6.9%.

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