Posted: July 5, 2010

Date: July 4th 2010
Time: Evening.

Yesterday, July 4th 2010 we were blowing up fireworks in my neighbors yard, when we spotted about 9 orange balls flying at a very constant, yet fast speed. They appeared and crossed the horizon disappearing after about a minute. The first one we saw looked like a comet, but then the others appeared out of basically nowhere, it almost looked like the movie transformers.

Date: July 4, 2010
Time: Approx: 9:45 p.m.

It was about 9:45pm almost 10:00pm on July 4, 2010. We just got done watching the fireworks display in Millstadt and was heading back to Belleville when we saw many strange orange lights in the sky. They were all moving slowly in a spread out line. Many people were pulling off the road to get a better look.

Date: July 4, 2010
Time: Approx: 10:00 p.m.

Yes! We were outside last night (July 4, 2010) around 10:00pm, Elgin, IL, great view from our balcony, we can see so much, and in a row, maybe 1 minute apart. We saw this orange light. I got out my binoculars and looked as close as I could, and it looked like an eagle with it's tail on fire, no kidding. There were like 10 the whole night, same straight line same direction.

I thought it could be someone pulling a prank, like a balloon or something, but how could it go in that same exact path? This was too weird. We have seen 3 different times, and this time of year, strange things over our place. I distinctly remember last year, we were out walking and was what looked like a paper bag with a green light in it, like those that people put outside during Christmas to line their
drives, and again, it flew too fast and straight line like these orange ones, except it was lower and we could see it clearly, no sound again either. Hmmm, is something watching us?

Date: July 4, 2010
Time: 10:51 p.m.

At 10:51 pm Central time (Chicago) I saw a red and an orange lights flying side by side probably about 50 feet or more from one another, hard to judge. Flying north as a pair. Flying at the same exact speed. No apparent sound. No flashing lights. Solid orange and red light all the way. Very weird.

Then, at 11:07 pm, I saw a single orange solid light flying north. Again, no sound that I could tell and no flash. Solid light. I caught this second one on phone video.

At 11:39 pm I have, on phone video- flying in same flight path, another orange light flying south to north. No apparent sound. No flashing light.

Each time it was the largest thing in the sky. Also, each time they appeared triangular as they were approaching, then they just looked like balls of light as they passed.
Very strange! Thanks.

Date: July 4, 2010
Time: 10:00 p.m.

My entire family and I also witnessed strange objects in the sky on the 4th of July, 2010 over Orland Park, Illinois (a southwest suburb of Chicago). While sitting outside on the driveway, enjoying the local fireworks, we saw something tracking at a fairly quick pace across the sky from South to North.

It was at almost exactly 10:00pm. The object had a steady orange glow to it and traveled in a straight line. It was the brightest and largest (natural) light in the sky, aside from the moon, and made no sound whatsoever.

We watched in awe until we lost sight of it in the darkness. About 2 minutes later, we caught sight of another object, identical to the first. It traced the exact same flight path as the one prior. They both appeared to be flying below cloud level. If you receive any more information about what this might be, we would certainly appreciate your input. This was definitely not something you see every day! Thank You!

Date: July 4, 2010
Time: 12:55 am
Location of Sighting: Chicago, IL.
Number of witnesses: 10
Number of Objects: 1
Shape of Objects: Triangular.

Full Description of Event/Sighting: I was with my family (extended family as well) and we were sitting around a table and checking the sky every so often because people were celebrating the 4th of July. One of my cousins noticed a bright light and pointed it out to the rest of us. It was about 30 degrees above the horizon. It was very far away and was moving slowly, so we were thinking it was an airplane or something along those lines. As it approached, it became clear that it was not an airplane.

It was moving in a northerly direction, about 20 degrees off of true north. It was pretty bright, and with a bit of a yellowish tinge, and had an orange (slightly dimmer) tail, the tail was not long, only about a quarter of the length of the entire thing. It was very high (based on size and apparent speed), and it seemed to move slowly.

There was no discernible noise. It took about 4 minutes for it to pass over us. We lost sight of it over a house, about 40 degrees above the horizon (on the other side of us). It was visible for about 4 minutes. I had originally thought it was a asteroid, meteor, or satellite burning up in the atmosphere, but it was visible for far too long.