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Mount Carmel · IL, USA
At an area just west of Mount Carmel Il, my wife and I both witnessed fire-like orange lights that varied in speed size and brilliance.
Batavia · IL, USA
My mother and I were driving home from the last choir concert of the year when I was in 8th Grade...we came up to the corner just befor
Collinsville · IL, USA
Was on my backporch smoking a cigarette when all of sudden a dime size at arms lenght fireball appeared in North East skies.A very bril
Machesney Park · IL, USA
moved stopped flashed moved BIg flash diisapear
Rockford · IL, USA
Eight golden/orange objects hovering above Rockford.
Rockford · IL, USA
My Wife and I noticed 9 Redish Orange Lights floating west to east
Collinsville · IL, USA
3 white/grey objects seem to be separting from a larger object with smoke around them. She saw a huge fireball.
Highland Park · IL, USA
A fireball like object floated in the sky ahead for about 2 minutes and then dropped into the woods below never to be seen again.
Rockford · IL, USA
While out for a family night we observed five orange glowing objects three times larger than visible stars flying in formation and doin
Rockford · IL, USA
There were 5 orangeish fireballs , 3 of the objects were in a triangular flight pattern. The other 2 were lower and to the left, almost
Rockford · IL, USA
Came out of a meeting on E. State street and looked up along with several people to see several fireballs forming formations in the Eas
Orland Park · IL, USA
Unexplained bright white lights over Southwest Cook County IL
Galesburg · IL, USA
Event was televised on the 10 PM news. A man had video footage of the event north of Galesburg. Many orange lights were seen going on
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