The Kecksburg UFO

In 1965, on a cold December night, a mysterious fireball lit up the sky of Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, with a population of 25,629. What was it? Was it a meteorite? It awoke the community of the people who were curiosity wanted to know what has happened. It wasn’t Santa making an early Christmas delivery. It was something that crashed. Near the wooded area. What was it?