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## Overview
- **Source**: [Wikipedia Ufo Sightings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reported_UFO_sightings)
- **Incident Type**: #sighting
- **Incident Date**: 76Â BC
- **Reported Date**: unknown
- **Author**: Wikipedia
- **Location**: A​SRoman Republic; Asia
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## Summary
According to Pliny the Elder, a spark fell from a star and grew as it descended until it appeared to be the size of the Moon. It then ascended back up to the heavens and was transformed into a torch. Astronomer Richard Stothers interpreted the report as a description of a bolide.
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