Fireball over Winnetka, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Looked like a fireball stationary or slowly falling from the sky near O’Hare. Saw a commercial plane flying north out of ORD ahead of object. Object looked either stationary or slowly descending. Fireball-like with a tail. Moments later another commercial plane passed the object northbound. When I zoomed in on my camera, a distinct jet trail moved away from object in the southwest direction. I took pictures while waiting for the traffic light to change. My total view time was around 4 minutes, then continued home east down willow road. Contrail
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #174525). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-02-10 → 2023-02-27