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Midlothian · IL, USA
saw what looke like 2 airplains heade south one had a white light one had a red light. One was in front of the other. I got ot of my ca
Arlington Heights · IL, USA
This object is in the SE sky, to the left of the moon and has been seen each night for 4 days. It is even there when the clouds are so
Geneva · IL, USA
Two non-blinking red lights moved south to north. The lights covered 90 degrees of arc in approximately one minute. There were no whit
Burtons Bridge · IL, USA
Horizon to horizon in 10 seconds. Fireball (short tail & enormous vapor trail).
Chicago · IL, USA
WHILE DRIVING EASTBOUND ON I-90; OBJECT MOVED IN AN ARCH ACROSS THE HORIZON, SOUTH TO NORTH DIRECTION, MOSTLY WHITE IN COLOR. FROM MY P
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
Downers Grove · IL, USA
It looked a lot like a comet and it was red and orange until it came closer thaen it became a neon green then it looked like it landed
Aurora · IL, USA
Large "meteor". Greenish color at head. Sparkling tail, golden-flecked. Traveling in arching trajectory West to East out of sight.
Barrington · IL, USA
6:05PM CST. In my car driving south I see a ball of blue green light coming towards me. I stop my car.This ball stops over the road for
Farmer City · IL, USA
Five bright white lights in a line, traveling west to east in East horizon, two front lights slightly dimmer, lights quivering.
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.
St.Charles · IL, USA
Walking my dog, bright light came out of west high overhead, no noise, green, orange, yellow tail, chunks dropping off object, it cross
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
Taylorville · IL, USA
A bright burning light or fireball traveling North to South, that gradually disappeared.
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
Triangular shaped, solid bright white with bright white tail, moving very fast over north/downtown Chicago, directly towards Lake Michi
Chicago · IL, USA
Green fireball followed by tail of red going northeast across sky
Crystal Lake · IL, USA
Nov 16,1999 Meteor, fireball sighting
Urbana · IL, USA
Objects were shaped like short contrails. But upon accelleration a round object appeared at the front of the contrail
Bloomington · IL, USA
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