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Smithton · IL, USA
Driving home, Saw a white meteor falling in NW sky. Shortly afterward the entire electrical system in the car went dead for a split sec
Burtons Bridge · IL, USA
Horizon to horizon in 10 seconds. Fireball (short tail & enormous vapor trail).
Normal · IL, USA
another fireball on 11/16/99
Chicago · IL, USA
saw a bright white light, what appeared to be a type of firework missile, but this was different because of the intense brightness and
Mundelein · IL, USA
I saw a fireball, very low in the horizon, it was greenish in color with a tail that was white and green. It moved west to east
Aurora · IL, USA
Large "meteor". Greenish color at head. Sparkling tail, golden-flecked. Traveling in arching trajectory West to East out of sight.
Chicago · IL, USA
probably the biggest, brightest metour ive ever seen. green, broke into 10+pieces,2-3 times longer than halebopp,hit lake mich? very im
Woodstock · IL, USA
Saw something in the sky looked like fireworks but travel to far and to long.
Elgin · IL, USA
Ok, I was pulling out of the bank parking lot with a friend, and when I was pulling out, in the sky i saw the object falling towards th
Oakbrook · IL, USA
a large bright light, green in color with a tail with 2 smaller balls in the tale, floating from east to west below the planes circling
Sycamore · IL, USA
Witness described a fireball like object with a large multi-colored head (basketball or two) with a large tail extending behind it 10 h
Chicago · IL, USA
Green fireball followed by tail of red going northeast across sky
Crystal Lake · IL, USA
Nov 16,1999 Meteor, fireball sighting
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.
Rushville · IL, USA
orange light moving across sky and stops and exlpodes into a fireball and disappears
Havana (Rural Route) · IL, USA
Fireball crafts being launched from a larger craft.
Greenville · IL, USA
Green fireball of double ball pattern (colon configuration : with one tail) observed.
Morton Grove · IL, USA
I to saw what looked like a comet at about 12:30 PM. I was out on the drive way with a friend large comet with a long tail. It was very
Greenville · IL, USA
Green fireball in typical "meteor" pattern observed.
Greenville · IL, USA
Green Fireball in lightning pattern observed.
Chicago · IL, USA
Looking to the NNE at 5:20 A.M. I perchanced to see a fluorescent green fire fireball, about the size of a dime at arm's length. Trail
Lincolnshire · IL, USA
Red fireball travelling south to north with tail 4 or 5 times size of object. Lasted 7 seconds then winked out.
Moline · IL, USA
Wife reported a brilliant flash of green light with a tail. She saw the video of the recent leonids and insists it did not look like t
Bedford Park · IL, USA
A glowing green sphere, with a white rectangular light behind it, emerged and then streaked westwardly. As it streaked it slightly gre