Unspecified over Champaign, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Woman & 9-yr. daughter heard "sirens" then noticed obj. sitting above nearby trees. Looked "like Xmas lights." Followed them.
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 1995-11-02 → 1995-11-19
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September 19, 2022 · 6:50 PM · EGG
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This object was moving slowly in a straight line. No transponder lights. No wings. No tail section. No sound at all. It was very bright as if it was a light. My son and daughter and mother and my girlfriend all saw it. I also took video of it. Along with pictures. It was too low to be a satellite. Made no trail.
December 7, 2017 · 11:00 AM · EGG
Champaign, IL
I was on the way to class with friend and noticed an egg shaped object hovering and what sounded like a cracking sound. The object was too far to discern any other details. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
November 15, 2017 · 9:00 PM · CIRCLE
Champaign, IL
I was on a Greyhound going to Chicago from Champaign with my boyfriend and it was about 9pm, probably several miles away from Champaign. We both saw a very large half circle that was orange in the sky. I thought it was the moon at first but we saw the moon, and this was completely different. It was very large, like almost bigger than a billboard on a highway. I noticed another passenger was frantically looking for it as well, when it disappeared in a matter of seconds. You saw it, blinked, and it was gone. Source of report indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD
October 8, 2016 · 11:15 AM · RECTANGLE
Champaign, IL
I looked up at the sky from my backyard and saw a rectangular silver panel (like the side of a Mac truck) with nothing else around it. It appeared to be at the height a hot air balloon or a blimp. It was just gliding along above the tree line. While I was observing, it made a sharp turn (90° turn), then dipped below my line of sight. It had to be at least the size of a large trailer home. Literally looked like a semi truck's haul was floating by. Gave me the creeps and didn't really sink in until an hour or so later that I had seen something that didn't make any sense!
August 2, 2016 · 9:35 PM · LIGHT
Champaign, IL
At 9:35 PM, I was sitting outside on my patio, looking at an unusually clear sky in Champaign County. Out of the corner of my eye, a white light drew my attention. I looked to the NW sky and saw what I thought to be a satellite or space station. However, upon a closer look, I saw two lights moving at the same speed, one seemingly following the other. I watched them move across the sky toward the south-west. They were moving at a speed similar to the space station I saw overhead last month. But there were two of them. Both lights disappeared behind what must have been a cloud high in the sky. However, keeping my eyes focused in that direction, I witnessed a single light, moving at what looked to be the same speed, only this time it was moving in the exact opposite direction, as though it was retracing its steps. I have never seen anything quite like this, and I am at a loss for a logical explanation.
November 23, 2009 · 1:00 AM · OVAL
Champaign, IL
Well, it has taken me a while to actually talk about this. I didn't tell anyone at school about this because... why would I risk the hu