Police Report Unclassified Complete

237UAP00448

National Archives and Records Administration

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NARA

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242 KB

External ID

951af8f43dec910f4841bb7b72b1eedc2e14ac1cc5f243b21fdf8f404018fcdd

Confidence

85%

Credibility

80%

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Intelligence summary

On February 1, 2023, a report from Merrill, IA described a green object the size of a car falling from the sky. The FAA confirmed that a known green meteor was present in the area at the time of the sighting.

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Locations referenced

Location	Context	Confidence	Supporting text
Merrill, IA	Incident Location	Medium	On February 1, 2023, a report from Merrill, IA described a green object the size of a car falling from the sky. The FAA confirmed that a known green meteor was
MERRILL, IA	Incident Location	Medium	Date: 2/1/2023 5:45:00 AM (-06 CST) Title: MERRILL, IA UFO-UAP 02-01-2023 Latitude: 42.719713300000002 Latitude: -96.248635699999994 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: M
MERRILL, IA	Incident Location	Medium	Date: 2/1/2023 5:45:00 AM (-06 CST) Title: MERRILL, IA UFO-UAP 02-01-2023 Latitude: 42.719713300000002 Latitude: -96.248635699999994 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: M
MERRILL. REPORT WAS	Sighting Location	Unresolved	…ude: 42.719713300000002 Latitude: -96.248635699999994 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: MERRILL, IA/UFO-UAP/0545C/FAA CENTRAL ROC ADVISED A CONCERNED CITIZEN STATED TH
SKY DURING THE REPORTED TIME. WOC	Sighting Location	Unresolved	…5C/FAA CENTRAL ROC ADVISED A CONCERNED CITIZEN STATED THEY SAW SOMETHING GREEN THE SIZE OF A CAR FALL FROM THE SKY NEAR MERRILL. REPORT WAS RELAYED TO PLYMOUTH
Merrill, IA described a green object the size of a car fallin	Incident Location	Unresolved	On February 1, 2023, a report from Merrill, IA described a green object the size of a car falling from the sky. The FAA confirmed that a known green meteor was

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Green Meteor Merrill, IA

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Date: 2/1/2023 5:45:00 AM (-06 CST) Title: MERRILL, IA UFO-UAP 02-01-2023 Latitude: 42.719713300000002 Latitude: -96.248635699999994 PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: MERRILL, IA/UFO-UAP/0545C/FAA CENTRAL ROC ADVISED A CONCERNED CITIZEN STATED THEY SAW SOMETHING GREEN THE SIZE OF A CAR FALL FROM THE SKY NEAR MERRILL. REPORT WAS RELAYED TO PLYMOUTH COUNTY SHERIFF. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT STATED THERE WAS A KNOWN GREEN METEOR FLYING OVER SKY DURING THE REPORTED TIME. WOC 7-3333 MK/JO Washington Operations Center DESCRIPTION