Fireball over Hillsboro, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was looking out in the field in front of my house. I saw three red lights in a triangle shape. Thinking it was maybe a tower. I came back out about 20 minutes later and one of the looked like a fireball. I filmed them but my camera wasn't very good but I saw more than it showed it really scared me.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #170511). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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November 22, 2023 · 10:00 PM · CIRCLE
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August 26, 2022 · 10:12 PM · SPHERE
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