NUFORC Sighting 55368

Occurred: 2000-07-07 01:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2007-02-20 03:38 Pacific
Duration: 2 Minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Highland Park, IL, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Landed

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.

I have never really mentioned this to anyone because I did not think much of it even though it was an event that changed the way I look at the universe.

I was driving home from a friends house in a neighboring city. I was coming on a long stretch of road going back home around 1:00am and I saw this very bright fireball or light about 1 mile ahead of me over the nature center near my house.

At first I thought it was just a plane or helicopter but when it did not move or make a sound for about 20 seconds, I sped up so that I could get closer. I got out of my car at the corner of a T intersection near my house and was looking up at this object that was very very bright.

After about 2 minutes, it completely fell out of the sky into the woods of the nature center. I drove to the park entrance instead of going home but did not find anything. It was very weird and no one believed me when I said something.






NUFORC Note:

Witness indicates that the date of the incident is approximate. PD


Posted 2007-02-24

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