AMS received 49 reports about a fireball seen over IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, NE, SD and WI on Monday, May 4th 2026 around 02:18 UT.







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| ID | UT Date & Time | Local Date & Time | City | State | Dur. | Magn. | D. Sound | C. Sound | Frag. | Observer | Exp. |
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| a | 2026-05-04 02:15 UT | 2026-05-03 21:15 CDT | Racine | WI | ≈1.5s | -17 | - | - | Rob S | 2 | |
| aa | 2026-05-04 02:20 UT | 2026-05-03 21:20 CDT | Romeoville | IL | <1s | -5 | - | - | - | Jon D | 2 |
| ab | 2026-05-04 02:20 UT | 2026-05-03 21:20 CDT | IL | ≈1.5s | -10 | ? | ? | - | Heather N | 4 | |
| ac | 2026-05-04 02:22 UT | 2026-05-03 21:22 CDT | Hammond | IN | ≈1.5s | -13 | ? | ? | ? | Joshua P | 2 |
| ad | 2026-05-04 02:45 UT | 2026-05-03 21:45 CDT | North Aurora | IL | ≈3.5s | -13 | - | - | - | Maritza V | 1 |
| ae | 2026-05-04 02:24 UT | 2026-05-03 21:24 CDT | Chicago | IL | <1s | -10 | ? | ? | ? | Vincent H | 1 |
| af | 2026-05-04 02:30 UT | 2026-05-03 21:30 CDT | Albion | WI | ≈1.5s | -13 | - | - | - | Allison C | 1 |
| ag | 2026-05-04 02:01 UT | 2026-05-03 21:01 CDT | Winfield | IL | ≈3.5s | -6 | - | - | - | Leo A | 1 |
| ah | 2026-05-04 02:19 UT | 2026-05-03 21:19 CDT | Chicago | IL | ≈1.5s | -14 | - | - | - | Taylor G | 1 |
| ai | 2026-05-04 02:21 UT | 2026-05-03 21:21 CDT | Carol Stream | IL | ≈3.5s | -16 | - | - | - | Nathaiel I | 2 |
| aj | 2026-05-04 02:18 UT | 2026-05-03 21:18 CDT | Elgin | IL | ≈3.5s | -23 | - | - | - | Mary A | 3 |
| ak | 2026-05-04 02:10 UT | 2026-05-03 21:10 CDT | Chicago | IL | ≈1.5s | -11 | - | - | - | Allison D | 3 |
| al | 2026-05-04 02:19 UT | 2026-05-03 21:19 CDT | Chicago | IL | ≈3.5s | -13 | - | - | - | Brenea B | 2 |
| am | 2026-05-04 02:20 UT | 2026-05-03 21:20 CDT | Addison | IL | ≈1.5s | -4 | - | - | ? | Jessica T | 2 |
| an | 2026-05-04 02:19 UT | 2026-05-03 21:19 CDT | Chicago | IL | ≈3.5s | -11 | - | ? | - | Sarah M | 2 |
| ao | 2026-05-04 02:17 UT | 2026-05-03 21:17 CDT | Mount Prospect | IL | ≈1.5s | -10 | - | - | - | TheDingo8ABaby J | 3 |
| ap | 2026-05-04 02:10 UT | 2026-05-03 21:10 CDT | Algonquin | IL | ≈7.5s | 0 | - | - | - | Kirti S | 1 |
| aq | 2026-05-04 02:20 UT | 2026-05-03 21:20 CDT | Tower Lakes | IL | ≈1.5s | -15 | - | ? | ? | Jack S | 3 |
| ar | 2026-05-04 02:25 UT | 2026-05-03 21:25 CDT | North Barrington | IL | ≈3.5s | -6 | - | - | - | Charles L | 2 |
| as | 2026-05-04 02:11 UT | 2026-05-03 21:11 CDT | Bull Valley | IL | ≈1.5s | -12 | - | - | - | Kelly S | 1 |
| at | 2026-05-04 02:10 UT | 2026-05-03 21:10 CDT | Bristol | WI | ≈7.5s | -12 | - | - | - | Nancy C | 3 |
| au | 2026-05-04 02:19 UT | 2026-05-03 21:19 CDT | Peru | IL | ≈3.5s | -9 | - | - | - | Betillo A | 1 |
| av | 2026-05-04 02:20 UT | 2026-05-03 21:20 CDT | IL | ≈1.5s | -8 | - | - | Andrew C | 2 | ||
| aw | 2026-05-04 02:20 UT | 2026-05-03 22:20 EDT | Coloma | MI | ≈3.5s | -7 | ? | ? | ? | Wes R | 2 |
| b | 2026-05-04 02:20 UT | 2026-05-03 21:20 CDT | Scotland | SD | ≈1.5s | -13 | - | - | ? | Elliott L | 1 |
| c | 2026-05-04 02:18 UT | 2026-05-03 21:18 CDT | Crofton | NE | ≈1.5s | -7 | - | - | Chris W | 1 | |
| d | 2026-05-04 02:15 UT | 2026-05-03 21:15 CDT | Lee's Summit | MO | ≈3.5s | 0 | - | - | ? | Jim K | 1 |
| e | 2026-05-04 02:19 UT | 2026-05-03 21:19 CDT | Farmington | MO | ≈1.5s | -7 | - | - | ? | Sarah T | 2 |
| f | 2026-05-04 02:19 UT | 2026-05-03 21:19 CDT | Sauk Rapids | MN | ≈1.5s | -6 | - | - | Jacob T | 3 | |
| g | 2026-05-04 02:20 UT | 2026-05-03 21:20 CDT | Granger | IA | ≈7.5s | -19 | - | - | - | Robert R | 2 |
| h | 2026-05-04 02:19 UT | 2026-05-03 21:19 CDT | Minneapolis | MN | ≈1.5s | -13 | ? | ? | Brett L | 2 | |
| i | 2026-05-04 02:20 UT | 2026-05-03 21:20 CDT | Richfield | MN | ≈1.5s | -13 | - | - | ? | Elle E | 1 |
| j | 2026-05-04 02:20 UT | 2026-05-03 21:20 CDT | Bloomington | MN | ≈1.5s | -22 | - | - | - | fredrico r | 2 |
| k | 2026-05-04 02:20 UT | 2026-05-03 21:20 CDT | Ankeny | IA | ≈3.5s | -9 | - | - | - | Dave B | 1 |
| l | 2026-05-04 02:40 UT | 2026-05-03 21:40 CDT | Ashland | WI | ≈7.5s | -13 | - | - | ? | Chris W | 2 |
| m | 2026-05-04 02:30 UT | 2026-05-03 21:30 CDT | Saint Paul | MN | ≈1.5s | -11 | - | - | ? | Madeleine V | 2 |
| n | 2026-05-04 02:15 UT | 2026-05-03 21:15 CDT | Ottumwa | IA | ≈3.5s | -11 | - | - | - | Ronda F | 2 |
| o | 2026-05-04 02:20 UT | 2026-05-03 21:20 CDT | Roodhouse | IL | ≈3.5s | -10 | ? | ? | - | Heidi C | 1 |
| p | 2026-05-04 02:15 UT | 2026-05-03 21:15 CDT | Bettendorf | IA | ≈3.5s | -13 | - | - | ? | Jason B | 3 |
| q | 2026-05-04 02:20 UT | 2026-05-03 21:20 CDT | Brussels | WI | ≈1.5s | -15 | - | - | - | Reagan S | 2 |
| r | 2026-05-04 02:23 UT | 2026-05-03 21:23 CDT | Clinton | IA | ≈7.5s | -12 | - | - | - | Silver S | 3 |
| s | 2026-05-04 01:19 UT | 2026-05-03 21:19 EDT | Leiters Ford | IN | ≈1.5s | -11 | ? | ? | - | Baylee A | 2 |
| t | 2026-05-04 02:20 UT | 2026-05-03 21:20 CDT | Hebron | IN | ≈3.5s | -8 | - | - | - | Andrew B | 2 |
| u | 2026-05-04 02:20 UT | 2026-05-03 21:20 CDT | Valparaiso | IN | ≈3.5s | -11 | - | - | - | Nick S | 4 |
| v | 2026-05-04 02:19 UT | 2026-05-03 21:19 CDT | Michigan City | IN | ≈3.5s | -7 | - | - | - | Claire C | 1 |
| w | 2026-05-04 02:18 UT | 2026-05-03 21:18 CDT | Brandon | WI | ≈1.5s | -11 | - | - | Jonah L | 1 | |
| x | 2026-05-04 02:15 UT | 2026-05-03 21:15 CDT | Munster | IN | ≈1.5s | -24 | - | - | - | Miriam P | 1 |
| y | 2026-05-04 02:21 UT | 2026-05-03 21:21 CDT | Madison | WI | ≈1.5s | -7 | ? | ? | ? | Rose H | 1 |
| z | 2026-05-04 02:21 UT | 2026-05-03 21:21 CDT | Monona | WI | ≈3.5s | -9 | - | - | Ben K | 5 |