We saw a bright firball going WNW and it lasted for about a minute and a half befor it burned out and probably landed as a meteorite. We heard it wistle.
((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous. Meteors probably are rarely heard to give off a whistling sound. Usually, they generate a sonic boom, given that during most of the distance they cover in the atmosphere, they cover an hypersonic velocity. PD))
((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous. Meteors probably are rarely heard to give off a whistling sound. Usually, they generate a sonic boom, given that during most of the distance they cover in the atmosphere, they cover an hypersonic velocity. PD))
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Ladd
USA
1+ minute
1+ minute
fireball
IL
Occurred : 5/22/2006 21:31 (Entered as : 05/22/206 21:31) Reported: 7/10/2006 10:10:29 PM 22:10 Posted: 7/16/2006 Location: Ladd, IL Shape: Fireball Duration: 1+ minute Characteristics: The object left a trail, The object made a sound
We saw a bright firball going WNW and it lasted for about a minute and a half befor it burned out and probably landed as a meteorite. W