8/3/2013: Hoffman Estates, IL, USA

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Occurred : 8/3/2013 22:20 (Entered as : 08/03/2013 22:20) Reported: 8/3/2013 10:29:58 PM 22:29 Posted: 8/30/2013 Location: Hoffman Estates, IL Shape: Fireball Duration: 2.0 minutes Characteristics: There was an aura or haze around the object
Red-orange orbs in Western sky Two red-orange orbs spotted in the Western sky for two minutes 08/03/2013 10:20 PM C.S.T. One at bogy 11:00 o'clock, and one at bogy 2:00 Altitude of orbs were roughly 50,000. - 70,000. feet. We believe these orbs to be three to five miles in diameter. Then, both blinked on and off a few times then, winked out as if traveling into outer space at an incredible speed. We have no reason to make this up. We believe these to be terrestrial. We do not believe in visitors from other planets, but wanted to share this sighting. These may have been parachute jumpers with flairs, or Chinese Lanterns. Thank you.

National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report

Occurred : 8/3/2013 22:20 (Entered as : 08/03/2013 22:20)
Reported: 8/3/2013 10:29:58 PM 22:29
Posted: 8/30/2013
Location: Hoffman Estates, IL
Shape: Fireball
Duration: 2.0 minutes
Characteristics: There was an aura or haze around the object

Red-orange orbs in Western sky

Two red-orange orbs spotted in the Western sky for two minutes 08/03/2013 10:20 PM C.S.T. One at bogy 11:00 o'clock, and one at bogy 2:00 Altitude of orbs were roughly 50,000. - 70,000. feet.

We believe these orbs to be three to five miles in diameter.

Then, both blinked on and off a few times then, winked out as if traveling into outer space at an incredible speed.

We have no reason to make this up.

We believe these to be terrestrial.

We do not believe in visitors from other planets, but wanted to share this sighting.

These may have been parachute jumpers with flairs, or Chinese Lanterns.

Thank you.