Why cleanup changed the project
The early NUFORC Fireball search produced too many false positives: long durations, holiday lantern clusters, car parallax, falling trails, smoke, debris and ambiguous social media.
After manual v0.6 review only a small candidate layer remained active, and even those rows are not used for route or migration claims.
| ID | Place | Date | Appearance | Motion | Manual v0.6 reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NF-88216 | Ridgway, Illinois | 5 Apr 2012 | Incredibly bright orange | Low/slow, erratic altitude changes, one 90-degree direction change | Strong motion profile, but self-report only. |
| NF-94311 | Payson, Utah | 10 Nov 2012 | Orange center, yellow layer, red perimeter | Hover, complete stop, speed/direction change, repeated passes | Excellent phenomenology; no public media. |
| NF-99797 | Athens, Texas | 5 Jul 2013 | Orange glowing orbs | East-west overhead, repeated passes, no sound | Qualified witness, but July 5 lantern risk and video not evaluated. |
| NF-180489 | Surrey, British Columbia | 7 Aug 2023 | Orange fire/plasma orb | Low over road/trees, east then north, smooth, became black/disappeared | User-supplied frames/video; needs original-file analysis and flare/bokeh control. |
| NF-183117 | Anthony Lakes, Oregon | 1 Aug 2024 | Amber/orange-red liquid fire | Hovered near water, moved slowly, receded/disappeared | Detailed multi-witness report; emotionally intense and no decisive instrumentation. |