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Great Lakes · IL, USA
A witness near Great Lakes, Illinois reported a very large, silent disk-shaped object in July 1963, in a sighting that lasted about eight minutes.
Great Lakes · IL, USA
A witness near Great Lakes, Illinois described a circular object with lights, seen hovering and appearing to spin in two directions with visible sparks, lasting about 20 minutes, July 1963.
Waukegan · IL, USA
Witnesses in Waukegan, Illinois reported a stationary formation of objects high in the afternoon sky, with additional objects joining and departing over about 15 minutes in June 1963.
Great Lakes · IL, USA
A witness at the Great Lakes Naval base in Illinois reported a large object flying slowly overhead during boot camp in March 1963, in a sighting that lasted about 15 minutes.
Chicago · IL, USA
SITTING IN AVALON PARK ON A FALL NIGHT AT APP.1030 PM I SAW A METALIC OBJECT TRAVELING FROM E TO W I DIDNT GIVE IT MUCH THOUGHT BUT IT
Chicago · IL, USA
In the summer of 1962, witnesses in Chicago, Illinois, reported a disk-shaped lighted object in the sky, an event some later associated with a plane towing an illuminated sign.
Chicago · IL, USA
In 1962, a witness in Chicago, Illinois, reported a large object with colored revolving lights positioned between two metallic cylindrical objects, over about thirty minutes.
Benton · IL, USA
In 1962, a young witness in Benton, Illinois, reported a saucer-shaped object that nearly landed nearby in daylight before flying away when their mother approached.
Lawrence County (rural agriculture field) · IL, USA
In 1962, a witness in rural Lawrence County, Illinois, reported a disk-shaped craft observed at close range over a rural agricultural field, for about fifteen minutes.
IL/IN state line (near; rural crop field) · IL, USA
In 1962, a witness near the Illinois-Indiana state line reported a disk-shaped craft hovering about 25 feet above a rural crop field, observed from as close as 10 to 20 feet.
Palatine · IL, USA
In 1961, a witness near a missile base in Palatine, Illinois, reported five orange disk-shaped objects bobbing up and down and side to side, over about thirty minutes.
Arlington Heights · IL, USA
Saucer shaped object hovering near flight path of O'Hare Airport at about same level as airplanes going in for a landing
Chicago · IL, USA
In 1961, a witness in Chicago, Illinois, reported a disk-shaped saucer in the sky over the city, remaining visible for about five minutes before it left.
Rockford,il · IL, USA
While walking home from small store in our apt.Complex, I saw a bright lite heading down from sky. I thought the light looked as th
Chicago · IL, USA
AS I LYE IN THE NIGHT, MY EYES FOCUSED ON HEAVEN, FIVE DISCS SILENTLY PASSED OVER SOMETIME ROUND ELEVEN. THESE OVAL SHAPED OBJECTS GAVE