Air carrier pilot reported a fireball like a large firecracker passed beneath his aircraft from left to right. ZBW controller knew of no fireworks activity near his flight path. This incident occurred near the same area that a flight mysteriously exploded.

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Attributes
ACN	353367
Time
Date	199611
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hto
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 8
ASRS Report	353367
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Air carrier B asked if we knew of any fireworks in the area. Controller said none that we were aware of. Aircraft said he had a streak pass from left to right from under the aircraft. It looked like a large firecracker. This incident occurred the same place where air carrier X exploded!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR PLT RPTED A FIREBALL LIKE A LARGE FIRECRACKER PASSED BENEATH HIS ACFT FROM L TO R. ZBW CTLR KNEW OF NO FIREWORKS ACTIVITY NEAR HIS FLT PATH. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED NEAR THE SAME AREA THAT A FLT MYSTERIOUSLY EXPLODED.

Narrative: ACR B ASKED IF WE KNEW OF ANY FIREWORKS IN THE AREA. CTLR SAID NONE THAT WE WERE AWARE OF. ACFT SAID HE HAD A STREAK PASS FROM L TO R FROM UNDER THE ACFT. IT LOOKED LIKE A LARGE FIRECRACKER. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED THE SAME PLACE WHERE ACR X EXPLODED!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.