2000-07-07 - Highland Park, IL - Fireball

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))

((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain anonymous. PD))