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Lake Forest · IL, USA
I observed a fireball with long tail that what I would normally consider to be a shooting star, except for color(distinctly green),size
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Vehicle out of southern sky thought to be shooting star hovers over city.
Preston · MO, USA
stars slingshot across the night sky and trade places and multiply
Havelock · NC, USA
Bright, white, extremely large meteor-like object seen in night sky.
Murrells Inlet · SC, USA
Orange lights in the sky hover over the SC coast near Myrtle Beach.
Kirkby in Ashfield (UK/England) · United Kingdom
orange ball seen over kirkby in ashfield nottinghamshire england
Dekalb · IL, USA
Looked like a firey plane crash streaking across the sky. Very low, no body could be seen, only fire.
Galesburg · IL, USA
Fireball accross sky, didnt seem like meteor.
Long Beach · CA, USA
Second fireball moves across sky. Likely flare afloat.
Solvang · CA, USA
Bright light flare in the Solvang, Santa Ynez sky Friday Night October 24 2008
San Diego · CA, USA
A comet/firework like ball that separates and reconnects before apparently just disappearing into thin air.
Tazewell · VA, USA
Male and female allegedly illuminated by flash of light. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly not a serious report, we think. PD))
San Jose Del Cabo (Baja · Mexico), Mexico
Orange fiery shapes at just above sea level travelling in southern direction toward Cabo San Lucas
Indianapolis · IN, USA
8 UFOs appear as silent orange fireballs in northeast Indianapolis IN
Spotsylvania · VA, USA
strange lights moving(communicating?) rapidly
Issaquah · WA, USA
Fire Ball seen over lake sammamish
Solavang · CA, USA
Hi, I wrote on 10/28/08 or 10/29 We did see a fireball, BUT THE THING, THE NEXT DAY IT WAS REPORTED THAT VANDENBERG airforce base shot
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Large bright breen object north of Albuquerque that appeared to be breaking up.
Medanales · NM, USA
I saw a chartreuse green fireball with a trail of orange sparks as I was driving on the night of Oct. 28, 2008.
Houston · PA, USA
Fireball plummets to Earth?
Lower Burrell · PA, USA
circular flaming craft, vanished after 1 minute
Springfield · OR, USA
Orange Glowing Ball Over Springfield Oregon Moving NW to SE Across The City
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Green fireball moving very low across the sky, throwing off sparks like fireworks.
South Gate · CA, USA
Driving north on 710 before Atlantic Blvd, fireball (shooting Star?)straked across sky Northwest, streaks of blue,green,yellow high rat