12/1/2000: Kilauea, HI, USA

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National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 12/1/2000 04:30 (Entered as : 12/01/00 04:30) Reported: 12/1/2000 04:57 Posted: 12/9/2000 Location: Kilauea, HI Shape: Fireball Duration: 10 seconds Characteristics: The object left a trail
As I lay conscious but half asleep with my eyes closed, I perceived an intensely bright bluish light illuminating the entire sky. It was as though lightening had struck. I immediately opened my eyes to see what appeared to be a shooting star, but it was close to the earth, very close and had a tail of lightening. It was decending onto property probably 500 feet south of my house. In a few seconds, the light was extinguished. I had never seen anything like this, especially the portion of lightening attached to this firery missle. I was very alarmed, got up and noticed it was 4:30 A.M. Later in the day, other people on the Hawaiian island of Kauai reported seeing this sight 40 miles south in Kalaheo. I believe I witnessed a meteorite with a tail of bluish electricity.

National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report

Occurred : 12/1/2000 04:30 (Entered as : 12/01/00 04:30)
Reported: 12/1/2000 04:57
Posted: 12/9/2000
Location: Kilauea, HI
Shape: Fireball
Duration: 10 seconds
Characteristics: The object left a trail

As I lay conscious but half asleep with my eyes closed, I perceived an intensely bright bluish light illuminating the entire sky. It was as though lightening had struck. I immediately opened my eyes to see what appeared to be a shooting star, but it was close to the earth, very close and had a tail of lightening. It was decending onto property probably 500 feet south of my house. In a few seconds, the light was extinguished. I had never seen anything like this, especially the portion of lightening attached to this firery missle. I was very alarmed, got up and noticed it was 4:30 A.M. Later in the day, other people on the Hawaiian island of Kauai reported seeing this sight 40 miles south in Kalaheo. I believe I witnessed a meteorite with a tail of bluish electricity.