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Northbrook · IL, USA
I looked up from my balcony and thought I saw a vertical feather floating in the wind.
Rolling Meadows · IL, USA
cigar form ship , 3 light on board 2 on corners on in center. speed was so fast . was fog around ship . also size of ship close to empi
Gardner · IL, USA
Cigar shaped bright white object. Disappeared instantaneously
Gurnee · IL, USA
3 long bright orange objects seen by 2 people in Gurnee IL
Batavia · IL, USA
Three lights, arranged in such as manner as to portray a submarine, only in my field of view for about 30 sec. ((anonymous report))
Danville · IL, USA
Unknown object in sky.
Cedarville · IL, USA
Witness rptd a shiny, reflective, cigar-shaped obj pass over his field of vision while driving on HW 26. ((MUFON CMS case.))
Springfield · IL, USA
Rural road outside of Springfield w/ my daughter and in the sky was a very low flying slow moving cigar shaped obj.((anonymous report))
Effingham · IL, USA
Large Dark object hovering over forest area behind a subdivision, disappeared when I got close to it.
West Chicago · IL, USA
Craft just disappeared.
Joliet · IL, USA
cigar shape light glowing blue with white lights on right side and left side white with lights
Shelbyville · IL, USA
I seen a silver looking cigar shaped craft flying with no contrail intersect under a jet flying with a contrail.
Elk Grove Village · IL, USA
I was outside with my boyfriend on our back patio. I live right next to airport so I'm used to seeing lots of lights and airplanes and
Newton (near) · IL, USA
Can't explain but blue light lost 3 minutes.
Hinsdale · IL, USA
3 orange/red circles maintain formation and speed.
Mokena · IL, USA
My wife and I were siting outside when 3 cigar shaped neon blue lights about 7 to 10 feet long came out of no where very brite, traveli
Chicago · IL, USA
On 18 February 2014, at 6:55 p.m, my adult daughter and I were taking out the garbage. We stepped into the alley, emptied the cans, a
Vernon Hills · IL, USA
Silent tube-like crafts-objects like nothing I have ever seen anywhere!
Lindenhurst · IL, USA
Shiny Silver object flying over farm field in Lindenhusrt Illinois.
Chicago · IL, USA
Shiny silver blimp-like aircraft - no wings..
Chicago Heights · IL, USA
Orange glowing lights over Chicago Heights, IL
Homewood · IL, USA
Bright, fast-moving, glowing or flaming object moving south to north approx.10 - 15,000 feet. 'Flames' went out at passed overhead.
Decatur · IL, USA
Strange lights above decatur ill.
Morris · IL, USA
I saw a reflective object in the sky followed by unmarked black helicopters.