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Orland Park · IL, USA
Big Huge Bright Light Seen Over By My Cousin's House In Orland Park
Chicago · IL, USA
Bright white object in sky of north side Chciago traveling west at a fast speed.
Lockport · IL, USA
Multicolored large, bright object in Southeast sky over Lockport, IL. ((NUFORC Note: Probably the star, Sirius, we suspect. PD)
Lacon · IL, USA
Four to six EXTREMLY fast moving lights, "played" around 5 stable, glimmering vertical "stars".
Lombard · IL, USA
3 Lights stopped and turned on a level plane
Evanston · IL, USA
Red laser light beam in Evanston, Illinois
Mounds · IL, USA
lights in clouds, 4 witnesses for sure
El Paso (rural) · IL, USA
Single Low Flying Star Like Object in Central Illinois. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of International Space Station. PD))
Schaumburg · IL, USA
((NUFORC Note: Probable Mars sighting. PD)) Bright light over Schaumburg moving from the N to the S, and from the E to the W.
Tinley Park · IL, USA
I saw one red light the size of a star move quickly then stop. Another red light met w/it and they moved on together.
Chicago · IL, USA
Low-flying craft with vapor trail spotted at nightfall.
Chicago · IL, USA
odd bird-shaped flying device spotted in urban area
Newton · IL, USA
we were feeding animals and there were about 7 lights in the souther sky and they were bright yellowish-orange. they were there for abo
Oblong (rural) · IL, USA
pulsating row of 4-5 very bright lights in SW sky (southern IL), Triangle of 3 lights of same intensity, also small pulsing orbs
Springfield · IL, USA
Flickering colored lights appear in the sky at the about the same time each night for ~ 45 min. ((NUFORC Note: Celestial body? PD))
Chicago · IL, USA
A large, green ball of fire fell out of the sky over Chicago, viewed from just North of the city
Collinsville · IL, USA
I had just gotten out of my car. The night was mild for November and clear. I paused to look up at the stars above the roof of my hou
Barrington · IL, USA
Quick flash in the sky
Mt Carmel · IL, USA
Flahing lights from a huge object in a sky behind cloud cover
Decatur · IL, USA
Was approaching Illiopolis IL on Interstate 72 headed east. Object came straight down all the way to the ground. It was huge, as bright
Salem · IL, USA
The Curtain Call.
Elmhurst · IL, USA
ufo spaceship in elmhurst
Evergreen Park/Tinley Park/Orland Park · IL, USA
strange. dozens saw it . happens all the time
Oak Forest · IL, USA
At approximitly 0:00 I spotted three red circular lights in the western skies over Oak Forest, IL. The three large red light seemed mo