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UFO Sightings in Mt. Vernon, Illinois

6 documented UFO sightings in Mt. Vernon, Illinois since 1965, peaking in 1965 (1 reports); most often described as disk.

1965–2011 · peak 1965 (1 reports)

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a late summer afternoon in a suburban neighborhood on a very clear day, with a moderate breeze blowing from the west. I looked up to w

I was standing in my front yard looking at the night sky when I noticed overhead a star-like object. ((NUFORC Note: Satellite? PD))

Silent wingless silver tube.

Bright lights shaped as a triangle

I was driving down route 15 ,when i noticed the craft resting on the ground It was about 200 yards away.

UFOs reported to police in IL, (60 mi NW of Mt. Venon, IN) ((NUFORC Note: Report by Francis Ridge, experienced UFO investigator. PD))