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Phoenix · AZ, USA
Phoenix police dept. helicopters (2) and crew observe orange fireball that circles their craft. Report at first denied by PPD then ackn
Norwark · CT, USA
I saw a white object shoot across the sky at about 50-100 feet high. Looked like a comet, but was way to close to the ground and was tr
Weed/Yreka (near) · CA, USA
Fall 1999 sighting of green and gold fireballs in N California
Lexington · MA, USA
A 2 hour sighting of fireball with orbiting mini fireballs and an array of white dots in the sky with unusual movements
Moab · UT, USA
I saw it through the ceiling of my tent. It was brighter than anything in the sky. It was probably a large meteor or fireball as it i
Shoreline · WA, USA
A bright, orange and yellowish light that shot from East to West across the sky keeping the same heighth and precision. Very close to
Montesano · WA, USA
streaking fireball appeared and then disappeared and then reppeared. low angle of trajectory and very bright.
Tumwater · WA, USA
Green fireball going east to west across the sky.
Yadkinville · NC, USA
Huge fireball with long tail of fire, streaming across the road in front of me.
Tucson · AZ, USA
blue gree ball spotted over house from first witness, second witness saw only a foreball slowly descending
San Diego (Spring Valley) (20 mi. E of SD airport) · CA, USA
Wife driving in car sited orange fireball size of thumb at arms length. moving from west to east movig 1/3 of sky in 45 sec.length of t
Rochelle · IL, USA
While driving into Rochelle...saw a glowing ball of light falling over a cornfield and disappearing into a V-Shaped opening in the sky.
Imperial Beach · CA, USA
A ROUND CIRCULAR SHAPE OBJECT LARGER THAN A AIRPLANE HOVERED OVER A RESIDENTIAL AREA FOR ABOUT 5MINUTES.BRIGHT RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED TH
Gold Beach · OR, USA
Fireball flew from west to east by south-east. Split into three peices and disapeared over the horizon.
Sunriver · OR, USA
I am only giving brief report. I did not see object but work part-time Many people stargazing at Sunriver nature center obsrv. saw fire
Florence · OR, USA
Orange, moving south, followed by small illuminated object below and slightly behind. Continued burning until obscured by trees.
Black Rock City · NV, USA
small bright lights traveling in straight line with red trails
Black Rock City (near Gerlach) · NV, USA
Horizon to horizon cluster of slow-miving, fragmenting fireballs with colorful trails
Lake Trinity (Aprox. 30 miles north of Redding · CA), CA, USA
Witnessed a bright red ball of light floating across the sky, much slower than a metor, that broke up into several parts and left an or
Chico · CA, USA
Four glowing objects slowly moving across the night sky, leaving a short trail.
Reno · NV, USA
A Meteor with a Difference.
Auburn · CA, USA
Traveling across the entire horizon in less than 2 minutes, 7-8 comet-like objects blazed across the sky. One of the objects trailed of
Auburn · CA, USA
Sparkling Streaks- First impression was that it was space debris entering- What was unusual was that there seemed to be a formation of
Orland · CA, USA
We have a Dairy in Northern California just east of Interstate 5. I was out side feeding the cows and to the east on the horizon level