Fireball that picks a direction and flies away
Sitting in my backyard smoking a cigarette. Looking up at the stars as I do every night. Nothing in the sky. Suddenly there’s a very bright orange light (I can see the light hitting my nose and face, like a bonfire) out of nowhere. It literally looked like a ball of fire. It seemed to float up just a little bit, almost like it was revving up or charging up, and then disappeared in a flash of flight, leaving a tail of light behind it that disappeared after about 0.5 seconds. The light tail that followed it looked like when you trace your name in the dark with a sparkler, that’s how quick it disappeared. I don’t know how else to explain it. This was not a comet or meteorite. It stayed stationary for a second before it moved. It made no sound at all. This happened at about 1:30am and considering it was a pretty clear night and Cleveland Hopkins airport isn’t too far away, I can’t be the only person that saw this.
Sitting in my backyard smoking a cigarette. Looking up at the stars as I do every night. Nothing in the sky. Suddenly there’s a very bright orange light (I can see the light hitting my nose and face, like a bonfire) out of nowhere. It literally looked like a ball of fire. It seemed to float up just a little bit, almost like it was revving up or charging up, and then disappeared in a flash of flight, leaving a tail of light behind it that disappeared after about 0.5 seconds. The light tail that followed it looked like when you trace your name in the dark with a sparkler, that’s how quick it disappeared. I don’t know how else to explain it. This was not a comet or meteorite. It stayed stationary for a second before it moved. It made no sound at all. This happened at about 1:30am and considering it was a pretty clear night and Cleveland Hopkins airport isn’t too far away, I can’t be the only person that saw this.
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Elyria
USA
2-4 seconds
2-4 seconds
41.37
-82.11
fireball
OH
Occurred : 11/9/2022 01:30 (Entered as : 11/09/2022 1:30 AM) Reported: 11/9/2022 9:20:16 AM 09:20 Posted: 12/22/2022 Location: Elyria, OH Shape: Fireball Duration: 2-4 seconds Characteristics: The object left a trail, There was an aura or haze around the object
Fireball that picks a direction and flies away