Ex U.S. Air Force Veteran Observes Giant Fireball Over Des Plaines Illinois

Date:  December 4, 2012
Time:  Evening.

I just saw it. It was totally silent moving from the north to south at a very high rate of speed. It was probably within 500 feet and disappeared in an instant.

Additional Information:

Hi, yes it was on December 4, 2012. I live in Des Plaines, Illinois, which is right outside Chicago and very close to O'Hare International Airport.

I am very used to seeing planes in the area and I am ex-U.S. Air Force veteran, so I know a plane when I see one. 

All I can say is that it looked like a giant fireball flying from north to south and I could see it from my window looking west.

The airport is  about 4-5 miles south west of me and it was not heading that direction to land, which was strange because it was very low to the ground (maybe 500 feet up).

It made no noise and just glided slowly across the sky. It moved fast, but not too fast.

It was gliding at about the same speed you would think a landing plane would fly in to land, except it was moving perfectly horizontal and not downward.

The only think I can think is that it may have been a meteor but it was big and round and not breaking up.

Also, there were no other meteors in sight. I really think I saw a U.F.O. I called the police to report it so I am sure I am on their nut list now lol!

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Military Man Observes UFO At Phuoc Vinh, Vietnam

Posted: March 28, 2009

Date: 1969
Time: 21:00 hrs - 23:00 hrs

Location of Sighting: Phuoc Vinh, Vietnam.
Number of witnesses: Just me, as far as I know.
Number of Objects: 1
Shape of Objects: Couldn't be sure, far away.

Full Description of Event/Sighting: I was pulling Green-line duty with 3 other 1st Cav. soldiers who were sleeping. I had a star light scope, a radio and all the stuff you would expect in/on a bunker. This bunker was a big well fortified bunker. We were all on top of this bunker from my best recollection. I was pulling my stint, let the others sleep. This bunker was on the western facing perimeter. This night was a beautiful night with no overcast. Many small brilliant stars were in the night sky. No moon, as far as I remember especially facing out west. The starlight scope was working very well. I'm going into a little detail to set the stage leading up to my sighting. I know it's not to the point Please bear with me.

As I was scanning the western night sky. and all of a sudden something to the Northwest caught my eye. It was a very brilliant whitish, silver and with a hint of blue more of a rounded shape. It was fairly far away. The main thing about this object was it would move to my left, or South in jerky movements , hover, do it again and again. It never lost the same brilliance or colors the entire time. Additionally it left a amber or reddish trail (like a tracer) as it moved only to suddenly stop on a dime. I watched this thing for several minutes.

By this time it was in the Southern Horizon. Then, all of a sudden it shot up skyward on a 45 degree angle towards the North. It was totally out of sight in seconds. I was thinking should I report this? I decided not. I would wait to see if anyone else would, then I would to. I didn't have the presence of mine to wake the other guys. Mainly, I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I have reported this to Mufon about 1-2 years ago. I keep my eyes skyward quite a bit now. I've had 2 other sightings. One, in Poerta Vallarta Mexico. last year 2008.

It was a fast mover across Banderos Bay 20-30 miles in only several seconds. It was very dim,in a very dark night sky. The other was a very unusual huge transparent round ball shaped thing. It had either port holes or crater like figures within it. We were driving North in Lockport, Illinois when I looked up about 60 degrees high in the sky. It was moving pretty fast, Maybe a thousand MPH. It was in the clouds, but I could easily make out the outline of this, whatever it was. That about sums up stuff I've seen. There is no doubt in my mine about my 1969 R.V.N. sighting. That, was not from this world. I hope this helps.

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