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Honolulu · HI, USA
Two fire balls flying parallel to one another leaving a long streak of light.
Shapleigh · ME, USA
On 11/14/14 at approx. 10:30 pm from my window facing E, I noticed a bright light, similar to a fireball, darting back and forth.
Lakewood · WA, USA
What is this?
New York City · NY, USA
Walking home w/ my sister. I squeeze her arm and yelled look at the blue light. We saw a bright blue glowing ball in the sky.
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Son, wife and I saw 3 of what looked to be fireballs traveling directly vertical at a fast pace.
Astoria (Queens) · NY, USA
Walking to N train on Hoyt ave when I saw a fireball seemed so close then it just fizzled out. Happened so quick.
West Park · FL, USA
Around 7:30pm last night, my girlfriend and I witnessed what we thought to be falling stars. 5 objs. in the sky with flames behind.
Middletown · CT, USA
Dark red ball flying over neighborhood house.
Casa Grande · AZ, USA
I stepped outside to have a cigarette on my back porch and saw in the sky a bright blue explosion or meteor falling towards the earth!
Coventry · RI, USA
I was walking my dogs on this particular night and observed what looked like a plane taking off from Green Airport.
Topeka · KS, USA
An orange and red ball of fire was seen S of Topeka, KS, arching across the sky from W to E, before burning out.
Detroit · MI, USA
Large green fireball descends from sky above Detroit silently…
Madison · WI, USA
While walking easterly on a cold night, I saw this bright object moving from high in the southern sky, to medium low in the eastern sky
Mansfield (Rte. 30; near I-71) · OH, USA
I was heading E on Rt. 30 past I-71, just outside of Mansfield, Oh. I glanced at the night sky and a round, red, ball of flame.
I-65 (Mile Marker 250) · IN, USA
Green fireball with an orange tail flashed over Hwy 65 in Indiana. Mile marker 250-ish. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor?? PD))
Eagle River · AK, USA
Absolutely stationary fireball around 300 feet over the inlet.
Salinas · CA, USA
Four glowing orbs over Salinas, CA.
Old Lyme · CT, USA
((HOAX?? One of several silly reports from same anonymous source.)) Falling "star" comet.
Winter Haven · FL, USA
I noticed a fireball object with lights on it in the sky tonight, and it stood very still for for almost 7 minutes.
Decatur · TN, USA
Tennessee, Meigs Co., Decatur green ball of light in sky.
Snellville · GA, USA
Green ball of light with orange tip falling from the sky.
Roseville · CA, USA
Fireball in northern sky near Roseville, CA.
Hidden Valley · CA, USA
Strange large fireball... not moving and then disappearing.
Savannah/Jacksonville · GA, USA
Bright light, glowing red object, neon lights/tubes begin the glow! ((NUFORC Note: Very reliable, and qualified, witnesses. PD))