A glowing type orb or fireball landed in our back field

On a monday night I was in bed and woke to my mom and dad talking about a ship in the back field. My dad told my mom she should put coffee on so if they came up we could have a cup . I ask who and my mom said the guys from the ship . I asked what people and was told the ones from the ship , I asked where were they and saw told the back field. I went to the window on the side porch , and saw what looked like a glowing orb or fireball . It was in the back field , behind our barn about 150 yards away . The next day I woke up and found I had missed school , my mom and dad were death on me going to school . I was just a bit confused and even more so when I found my dad was still home . He never missed work !