The catalog
Sightings
Witness reports, held as-reported. Each entry keeps its source, its coordinates where the record has them, and its place in the larger pattern.
27,433 entries
July 4, 1997 · 9:40 PM · LIGHT
Collinsville, IL
A blue light streaked across the sky at high speed for a couple seconds. It was accompained by a crackling of burning sound.
July 4, 1997 · 9:35 PM · LIGHT
Fairview Heights, IL
A blue light seen overhead moving east to west,very fast.It was not fireworks.
July 4, 1997 · 9:35 PM · LIGHT
Millstadt, IL
blue light traveling due west ended in red flash appeared to be close overhead. I think it was space junk or meteor due to similar sigh
July 4, 1997 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
St. Louis, MO
~21:30 4 July, a blue light moving in a straight line passed from east to west over the Mississippi river. Duration of event was ~1 sec
July 4, 1997 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
St. Louis, MO
Blue light that shot across the sky horizontally.
July 4, 1997 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Troy, MO
We were at the Fairgrounds wating for the fireworks display to start when a light in the sky caught my eye.
July 4, 1997 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Florissant, MO
bright blue and white light traveling across the sky from east to west.
July 4, 1997 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Gerald, MO
A brite blue light appeared out of nowhere. And shot across the sky.
July 4, 1997 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
St. Charles, MO
Bright blue-green ball. From North East travelling towards south west. Almost directly overhead. Duration less than 2 seconds, about 15
July 4, 1997 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Florissant, MO
Several of us had just finished watching the 4th of July fireworks when we saw a bluish/green light streak across the sky.
July 4, 1997 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Belleville (3.5 Sw Of Scott AFB), IL
Royal Blue light moving very fast, east to west almost directly overhead. Small teardrop shape.
July 4, 1997 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Crestwood (Near St. Louis), MO
My wife and I were on our deck watching the fireworks display at Webster Groves Recreation Center, about a mile from our location. A br
July 4, 1997 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Creve Coeur, MO
During fireworks display I was looking at the sky and saw a blue/white disk-shaped object traveling east-to-west.
July 4, 1997 · 9:25 PM · LIGHT
Olney, IL
Object flashed overhead, bright blue/green
July 4, 1997 · 9:20 PM · LIGHT
Arnold, MO
greenish streak traveled east to west.
July 4, 1997 · 9:18 PM · LIGHT
Chesterfield, MO
Above us a bright bluish light appeared which lit up the sky then diminished to nothing.
July 4, 1997 · 9:15 PM · LIGHT
St. Louis, MO
Rapidly moving blue-green in sky over fireworks spectators
July 4, 1997 · 9:15 PM · LIGHT
St. Charles, MO
Observed a blue-green light crossing the skyfrom Northeast to Southwest (paralleling theMissouri River).
July 4, 1997 · 9:15 PM · LIGHT
Plymouth, WI
Large v-shaped lights over fireworks display. Very high up.Sat still for 40 min. Began to move slow for 1 min., then streaked away VERY
July 4, 1997 · 9:15 PM · LIGHT
Oakville, MO
BRIGHT OBJECT OVER HEAD MOVING WEST . GREENISH COLOR MOVING SLOW AND THEN TAKES OFF FAST WITH A LONG TAIL. THEN DISSAPPEARED MOVING
July 4, 1997 · 9:15 PM · LIGHT
Mark Twain Lake, Monroe City, MO
Adults + children sitting on lake bank awaiting fireworks,see a bright blue ball streak fast across skyline, decend andseemingly to go
July 4, 1997 · 9:15 PM · LIGHT
Granite City, IL
Fourth of july celebration.
July 4, 1997 · 9:15 PM · LIGHT
Elmwood, IL
Unusual object descended from clouds. Not a firework, never came up from the ground.
July 4, 1997 · 9:15 PM · LIGHT
Des Peres, MO
I was getting ready to go to a friends house. Me and my friend noticed that there was a strange blue glow that illuminated us to the po