Unknown over Barrington Hills, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
pinpoint of light moving SSE, became brilliant with a flash, picked up speed and disappeared. Very high altitude. Clear starry night.
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 1999-07-04 → 1999-07-21
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