NUFORC Sighting 78798

Occurred: 2010-11-08 16:45 Local
Reported: 2010-11-08 15:26 Pacific
Duration: 15 min.
No of observers: 1

Location: Joliet, IL, USA

Shape: Sphere
Characteristics: Left a trail

Orange sphere with a tail pointing up.

I was driving west and saw a bright orange sphere with a tail. It was lower than the new moon which was also low on the horizon in the west. It was in full view for several minutes and I lost sight of it when I entered a lower spot in the road and arrived home, where it was no longer visible. I also saw what appeared to be the same thing in the middle of the night about 2 nights ago.

Posted 2010-11-21