NUFORC UFO Sighting 12727

Occurred: 1996-04-01 23:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2000-04-27 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 2-3 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Anamosa/Cedar Rapids (between), IA, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Left a trail, Landed

I was delivering a pizza to a house out of town. I was returning towards a gravel rode from a suburb. I came to the end of the drive and was on a upward slant. As I was stopped I was facing slightly upward to the sky. I saw a giant fireball over Cedar Rapids. It was really bright and I was in the country off of Highway 151. I never heard any more about it. I was only 18 at the time. I told my friend and they said they had seen ufo's in the sky too. They didn't say fireballs though.

I was delivering a pizza to a house out of town. I was returning towards a gravel rode from a suburb. I came to the end of the drive and was on a upward slant. As I was stopped I was facing slightly upward to the sky. I saw a giant fireball over Cedar Rapids. It was about was about a mile in diameter to my estimation. It was really bright and I was in the country off of Highway 151. It had to be about 30 miles away from me. It fell to the ground where I couldn't see it anymore. I sat there for a while and pondered what I had seen. I never heard any more about it. I saw nothing on the news. I was only 18 at the time. I told my friend and they said they had seen ufo's in the sky too. They didn't say fireballs though.

NUFORC Note:

Date is approximate. PD

Posted 2000-05-03