Live Intercept Case ID: be4579f6

SIGHTING: GOOD HOPE, IL

Sighted On

Wednesday 28. January 2009

Reported On

Wednesday 28. January 2009

Classification

Fireball

Duration

3 seconds

Witness Testimony

"Green Fireball Sighted in Western IllinoisWhile driving south down route 67 just North of Good Hope, IL, we witnessed a brief white light followed by a long green flash of light falling just above the horizon. This occurred within less than a mile from our car, over a field. It lasted about 3 seconds and disappeared with no debris left behind."

Source: NUFORC

Intelligence Discussion

Coordinates

Latitude

40.5578°

Longitude

-90.6735°

Technical Specs

Classification Fireball

Duration 3 seconds

Source NUFORC

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Avon, Illinois (United States)	2020-04-26	Unknown	00:10:00
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Lynn Center, Illinois (United States)	2020-03-02	Sphere	00:07:00
Aledo, Illinois (United States)	2019-08-22	Circle	00:00:06
Danville, Iowa (United States)	2019-05-13	Sphere	00:00:20
Dunlap, Illinois (United States)	2019-05-03	Other	00:00:25
Cuba, Illinois (United States)	2019-04-16	Sphere	00:08:11
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La Grange, Missouri (United States)	2018-07-19	Cigar	01:00:00
La Grange, Missouri (United States)	2018-07-14	Disc	00:01:00
Liberty, Illinois (United States)	2018-07-07	Sphere	01:05:00
Canton, Illinois (United States)	2018-04-19	Teardrop	00:00:20
Morton, Illinois (United States)	2017-10-08	Saturn-like	00:40:00
Muscatine, Iowa (United States)	2017-08-11	Unknown	00:05:00
Lewistown, Illinois (United States)	2017-08-09	Other	00:00:06
Lewistown, Illinois (United States)	2017-06-29	Other	00:01:00
Lewistown, Illinois (United States)	2017-06-29	Other	00:01:00
Lewistown, Illinois (United States)	2017-06-27	Disc	00:01:00
Croton, IA	2017-06-10	Light	5 minutes
Peoria, IL	2017-06-08	Oval	12-15 minutes
Kewanee, IL	2017-05-29	Changing	5-10 seconds
LaFayette, IL	2017-03-09	Light	5 minutes
Galesburg, Illinois (United States)	2017-02-22	Circle	00:00:10
Galesburg, Illinois (United States)	2017-02-20	N, A	00:00:30
Galesburg, Illinois (United States)	2017-02-19	Cylinder	00:00:15
East Peoria, IL	2016-12-21	Other	2-3 minutes
Pekin, Illinois (United States)	2016-10-26	Flash	00:02:00
Quincy, Illinois (United States)	2016-09-21	Star-like	00:02:00
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Macomb, IL	2016-08-26	Triangle	2 minutes
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Canton, IL	2016-05-29	Rectangle	15 seconds
Burlington, IA	2016-05-28	Sphere	1 minute
Peoria, IL	2016-04-21	Sphere	20 minutes
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Galesburg, Illinois (United States)	2015-06-24	Sphere	Undisclosed
Quincy, Illinois (United States)	2015-06-20	Unknown	Undisclosed
Peoria, Illinois (United States)	2015-06-08	Disc	Undisclosed
Peoria, Illinois (United States)	2015-05-06	N, A	01:00:00
Quincy, Illinois (United States)	2015-05-05	Sphere	Undisclosed
Peoria, Illinois (United States)	2015-04-20	Sphere	00:10:00
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Quincy, Illinois (United States)	2015-03-17	Square, Rectangular	00:01:00
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Avon, IL	2014-11-07	Sphere	15 minutes
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Peoria, Illinois (United States)	2014-11-01	Star-like	Undisclosed
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Montrose, IA	2014-09-12	Other	3-5 minutes
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Jacksonville, Illinois (United States)	2014-08-30	Star-like	00:00:31
Pekin, IL	2014-08-12	Diamond	30
Pekin, IL	2014-08-12	Diamond	30
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Burlington, IA	2014-04-10	Light	15-20 seconds
Peoria, Illinois (United States)	2014-03-21	Triangle	Undisclosed
Canton, Illinois (United States)	2014-02-06	Triangle	Undisclosed
Galesburg, Illinois (United States)	2014-01-16	Disc	03:00:00
Virginia, Illinois (United States)	2014-01-07	Triangle	00:05:00
Jacksonville, Illinois (United States)	2014-01-07	Circle, Disc, Oval, Sphere, Triangle	Undisclosed
Green Valley, Illinois (United States)	2014-01-07	Circle	Undisclosed
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Quincy, Illinois (United States)	2013-08-12	Circle	Undisclosed