NUFORC Sighting 51300

Occurred: 2006-05-22 21:31 Local
Reported: 2006-07-10 22:10 Pacific
Duration: 1+ minute
No of observers: 4

Location: Ladd, IL, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Left a trail

We saw a bright firball going WNW and it lasted for about a minute and a half befor it burned out and probably landed as a meteorite. We heard it wistle.




NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous. Meteors probably are rarely heard to give off a whistling sound. Usually, they generate a sonic boom, given that during most of the distance they cover in the atmosphere, they cover an hypersonic velocity. PD


Posted 2006-07-16

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