As reported

Other over Dekalb, IL

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

The report, as filed

I was 10 yrs old, it has bothered me since childhood as I am now 35...Please don't think I'm crazy but during the night of (summerish 7

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 1977-06-07 → 1977-06-24

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