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Wheaton · IL, USA
Three orange light following each other, east to west.
Christopher · IL, USA
Triangular orange fireball moved vertical 1/4 mi, then horizontally several miles, until disappearing.
Naperville · IL, USA
Mysterious single light south of N'ville zipping very fast up, down, sideways, angling upwards, then downwards blinking at times.
Sterling · IL, USA
Two different ufos and an alien/robot figure.
Wheaton · IL, USA
Object hovering for 1 minute, brightly lite and loud. Then moved past slowly. I called FAA to see if they knew what it was.
Lombard · IL, USA
Formation of lights hovering very low with no noise, one after another, for several minutes.
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
Large white bright light moving left to right and looked like it was coming down as if it was going to land. Then stood still in the s
Marseilles · IL, USA
Various self piloting fireballs. Succeeded by red light craft.
Ottawa · IL, USA
Strange fire-like lights in the sky (3 total) near Ottawa, IL, that extinguished after a few minutes, leaving only a red light.
Jonesboro · IL, USA
Fireball.
Mount Morris · IL, USA
4 orange glowing objects sighted flying in single formation.
Morton grove · IL, USA
I was on my roof and noticed an orange/firey ball circling around in the sky. It appeared as a Chinese lantern but it wasn't one.
Niles · IL, USA
Very bright 1 foot in diameter ball of artificial light traveling at high speed over Niles, Illinois.
Chicago · IL, USA
saw what I thought was an airplane on fire. It moved over the city and picked up heading southwest on the opposite side of my building
Ottawa · IL, USA
Transparent object, flying low overhead, then turning to fly away, once noticed.
Mokena · IL, USA
Dark orange fireball settles in the west.
Rolling Meadows · IL, USA
Orb that pulsed on and off, that fly across the fly like shadows and if the go faster they light. They appear every other day here.
Liberty · IL, USA
Diamond shaped brilliant white light with red light in eastern sky at 12 o’clock descended to 6 o’clock position rapidly – lights did n
Rather not say. · IL, USA
While outside for a smoke I noticed an unusually large and very bright light moving very slowly towards town. The thing that interested
Jonesboro · IL, USA
Directly south I watched a solid white light descend from sky from about 80°, moved really slowly.
Glenarm · IL, USA
Brighter Mars red lights horizontal to ground.
Crestwood · IL, USA
Fireballs over Illinois.
Chicago · IL, USA
As I open my front door, I noticed a soundless amber light streaking through the scarcely clouded night sky coming my direction.
Palatine · IL, USA
A grayish square shaped structure floating through the sky in Palatine, Illinois.