Light over Taylorville, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
We were traveling west just outside of Assumption, IL going towards Taylorville IL. Myself,my daughter, my neighbor,her stepson and my
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 2002-09-18 → 2002-10-05
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