Unknown over Evanston, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Locagion: over Lake Michigan, seen from South Blvd. Beach in Evanston, IL. 200-300 yards from shore @ about 10:00PM. A hovering obje
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 2005-08-16 → 2005-09-02
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