CaseFireball1954

UK/England, United Kingdom

A B-17 pilot reported a fiery, orb-shaped object tracking a USAF bomber during a night mission over England, then returning about 30 minutes later, in June 1954.

Report quality: Moderate51/100

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  • Duration parsed: 300s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (161 characters)
  • Location geocoded approximately
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1954-06-30
Where
UK/England, United Kingdom
Shape
Fireball
Duration
several minutes
Geo
55.079, 98.859 · fallback
Slug
fireball-over-uk-england-1954-acaeb2
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In context

  • UK/England, United Kingdom has 71 sightings on file here.
  • 1954 brought 2 reports from United Kingdom.
  • The 1950s skewed 3.9% fireball reports; the archive-wide figure is 6.9%.

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