Other over Belleville, IL
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The report, as filed
Odd looking thing in the sky.
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 2005-01-09 → 2005-01-26
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January 12, 2021 · 6:00 PM · LIGHT
Belleville, IL
We stood outside for a minute watching the 2nd helicopter and looking across the sky to see what they were following. That is when an overhead star I was directly looking at started to move. It was much higher than the two helicopters and it started flying south too, but then turned up into the sky and disappeared into the distance.
September 19, 2018 · 6:19 AM · LIGHT
Belleville, IL
Witness went to the kitchen and from my patio doors saw two pulsating, strobe like lights in the Eastern sky. The lights flashed red and white and were above the tree line. The lights came closer growing in size and hovered side by side. The one on the left moved away from the other light and the lights of both objects pulsed faster and brighter. Then the light on the right went to the East and witness watched until it was out of sight. The other light went south and was observed to move fast across the sky until it was out of sight. Neither one diverted from its path, in other words they moved straight in a path. Witness first thought of the lights that flashed on high towers but realized there are no towers there. Witness thought it might be a reflection but there was nothing in the house behind that was lighting up and there were no windows behind witness. The lights reminded witness of strobe lights as they were pulsating very fast. They were too large an! d too bright to be airplane lights and moved much faster. Witness lives near an Air-Force base and an airport so observes airplanes, jets, and helicopters on an hourly basis. The only thought was that it might have been large drones.
April 30, 2017 · 8:30 PM · TRIANGLE
Belleville, IL
Close to the horizon, there were 3 lights in a triangular shape. As we watched, they turned in a circle, still keeping their triangular formation.
December 18, 2015 · 6:00 PM · TEARDROP
Belleville, IL
It then quickly jetted to the left and lifted straight up in the sky. I have noticed this object for months but never seen it move that fast in an opposite direction . During the summer months, i could see it but thought maybe it was a satelite! Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
November 13, 2015 · 9:30 PM · RECTANGLE
Belleville, IL
November 13th, 930pm. It was a crystal clear evening with very little moonlight. I was standing out on my deck looking at the stars as I often do. Something caught my eye to the West. At first I thought it was a satellite. This was very high altitude. I then noticed that there were two soft glowing lights, one on each end of a rectangular shape. The shape had a slight curve toward the middle of both the front and back. It was traveling North to South. It also seemed to have a swirling bluish green glow moving in a random pattern all over the shape. I have viewed many satellites, the ISS and aircraft of all kinds. I have never seen anything moving this quickly across the sky. I would guess on average, a satellite would take 45 seconds to a minute to cross through my vision of sight. This object covered that same distance in 6-8 seconds. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
December 5, 2012 · 10:50 PM · FORMATION
Belleville, IL
3-4 orange lighted over belleville.