UFOMYST
CaseLight1997

Chicago, IL, USA

Large green flash of light (probably 2 miles wide*1 mile high) right after the MIR & the spaceshuttle disconnected. Lasted about .5 of

Report quality: Moderate49/100

This score reflects report-quality signals on file — how complete, corroborated, and precisely located the report is — not a claim about whether the sighting was a real craft.

  • No parseable duration on file
  • Detailed witness text (134 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1997-09-15
Where
Chicago, IL, USA
Shape
Light
Duration
—
Geo
41.850, -87.650 · exact
Slug
light-over-chicago-il-1997-021d09
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave1997

    The Phoenix Lights

    Arizona, USA (Phoenix–Prescott–Tucson corridor)

    The largest mass sighting in modern U.S. history — actually two events: an enormous silent V of lights (many insisted one solid craft blotting out stars) crossing the state around 8pm, and a string of stationary lights…

    Open wave →

In context

  • Chicago, IL has 413 sightings on file here.
  • 1997 brought 55 reports from Illinois.
  • The 1990s skewed 16.2% light reports; the archive-wide figure is 20.3%.

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

Report

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