Reports of a large bright coloured object in the skies over South Bend Saturday night left gazers shocked and in awe over what they saw. A member of the Michiana Astronomical Society said the object may have been a fireball.
Michigan Fireball A huge fireball travelling across the South Bend skies before dawn Thursday also was seen in Michigan, Ohio and Canada, according to other news accounts. A Tribune reporter watched the fireball confirmed by some Canadian astronomers as a meteor as it streaked across the sky from north to south before the sun came up in the eastern sky.
People called in from Medina, Strongsville, Valley View and other areas south of Cleveland, saying they saw a comet in the sky. Many were startled by a bright light streaking across the sky just before dawn.