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SUMMARY: A large fireball was witnessed over six states. Witnesses in Kecksburg, PA, reported a metallic, acorn-shaped object landing in a wooded ravine. Military personnel cordoned off the area and removed the object via flatbed truck under cover of night.
| OBJECT_TYPE: | Acorn / Bell-shaped |
| INSCRIPTIONS: | Unknown Hieroglyphs |
| RECOVERY_UNIT: | Army 5th Reconnaissance |
| OFFICIAL_EXPLANATION: | "Bolide Meteor" [DISPUTED] |
"IT WAS NOT A METEOR. I SAW THE WRITING ON THE SIDE."