Unspecified over Kaneville, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I saw a blue-green comet-like fireball while I was driving from DeKalb toward Aurora on I-88. I believe it was either a meteor fire ball or a large bottle rocket, but I'm not sure. There were 2 firework shows nearby, one near Kaneville and near St. Charles. The fireball doesn't look like any firework I've ever seen and it was moving toward Kaneville, not away, so probably not from that firework show. The fireball was red-orange inside, like a flame and moved from North East to South West. My mom was in the car with me but did not see it since she was looking a different direction.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #112825). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-08-20 → 2014-09-06