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CaseTeardrop2014

Northlake, IL, USA

((HOAX??)) We seen a green and red teardrop shape light heading S at a 45 deg. angle then it made a sharp turn heading N for about 50'.

Report quality: Low25/100

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  • Duration parsed: 15s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (124 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
  • Summary contains a HOAX marker
When
2014-10-24
Where
Northlake, IL, USA
Shape
Teardrop
Duration
15 seconds
Geo
41.917, -87.896 · exact
Slug
teardrop-over-northlake-il-2014-2d0ff7
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In context

  • This is one of 3 reports logged in Northlake, IL.
  • This case is one of 173 Illinois reports filed in 2014.
  • Teardrop craft made up 0.8% of 2010s reports, vs 0.9% across the whole archive.

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