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Taylorville · IL, USA
I lived in the country (on farm) and i was coming home about 1 mile from my house when i thought a car came up behind me and when it go
Chicago · IL, USA
A witness in Chicago, Illinois reported a disk-shaped object hovering above a highway on July 9, 1964, in a sighting lasting about 30 seconds.
Evanston · IL, USA
Witnesses in Evanston, Illinois watched a disk-shaped object with lights remain stationary above them at roughly a 45-degree angle, in a sighting lasting five to seven minutes in July 1963.
Great Lakes · IL, USA
A witness near Great Lakes, Illinois reported a very large, silent disk-shaped object in July 1963, in a sighting that lasted about eight minutes.
Great Lakes · IL, USA
A witness at the Great Lakes Naval base in Illinois reported a large object flying slowly overhead during boot camp in March 1963, in a sighting that lasted about 15 minutes.
Chicago · IL, USA
In the summer of 1962, witnesses in Chicago, Illinois, reported a disk-shaped lighted object in the sky, an event some later associated with a plane towing an illuminated sign.
Benton · IL, USA
In 1962, a young witness in Benton, Illinois, reported a saucer-shaped object that nearly landed nearby in daylight before flying away when their mother approached.
Lawrence County (rural agriculture field) · IL, USA
In 1962, a witness in rural Lawrence County, Illinois, reported a disk-shaped craft observed at close range over a rural agricultural field, for about fifteen minutes.
IL/IN state line (near; rural crop field) · IL, USA
In 1962, a witness near the Illinois-Indiana state line reported a disk-shaped craft hovering about 25 feet above a rural crop field, observed from as close as 10 to 20 feet.
Palatine · IL, USA
In 1961, a witness near a missile base in Palatine, Illinois, reported five orange disk-shaped objects bobbing up and down and side to side, over about thirty minutes.
Arlington Heights · IL, USA
Saucer shaped object hovering near flight path of O'Hare Airport at about same level as airplanes going in for a landing
Chicago · IL, USA
In 1961, a witness in Chicago, Illinois, reported a disk-shaped saucer in the sky over the city, remaining visible for about five minutes before it left.
Quincy (rural) · IL, USA
A witness near Quincy, Illinois reported a saucer-shaped object with lights and a dome atop it, seen for about seven seconds in May 1954.
Chicago · IL, USA
A witness in Chicago, Illinois reported a metallic, silver, round, saucer-shaped object, observed for about 45 minutes in April 1952.
Johnston City · IL, USA
A 13-year-old witness in Johnston City, Illinois reported watching an object in the sky on a warm July evening in 1947, observed for about 45 seconds.
Atkinson (6 miles north of) · IL, USA
Young boy witnesses disc in sky above Illinois farmland in December 1925.