Oval over Park Forest, IL
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The report, as filed
I saw 3 round strange looking objects in the sky
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2005-10-03 → 2005-10-20
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October 29, 2020 · 12:00 PM · OVAL
Park Forest, IL
I was driving in a car with another passenger, around noon on the approximate date of October 29th/30th of 2020. We were at Sauk Trail and Western Avenue where I noticed a white oval/rectangle shape moving in the sky west to east. It had no other color to it. The closest object I can think of that it looked like was a helicopter but it was all white which most helicopters are not. It then moved along going lower to where it disappeared behind trees and was no longer visible. It did not move any faster than a usual object in the sky such as a helicopter or plane but it was very unusual and of a single white color. It was absolutely not a cloud. It made no audible noise, no lights of any kind, no unusual speed, in fact the thing most strange about it was just that, that it was of such uniform color white/off white. The shape was also strange as it appeared generally close but looked like a roundish oval blob. We both saw the object and are very perple! xed by it.
April 7, 2018 · 8:00 PM · CIRCLE
Park Forest, IL
I watched for maybe a minute and I saw more aircraft. They were in single file formation, some were flying side by side. I called to my granddaughter and told her to bring her phone. I tried to count how many. I think I counted up to 20. They weren’t moving fast but, not too slow, but at a steady pace. They were headed southeast towards Crete, Il. My granddaughter did manage to capture a video. I asked a few of my neighbors, but of course they didn’t see anything. I just can’t imagine why there were not any more witnesses because they were in full view for so long. They lit up the sky; illuminating stars that I believe couldn’t be seen without their illumination. After, they left the sky was still glowing and the stars were still shining for what seemed like a minute.
September 15, 2015 · 3:28 PM · OVAL
Park Forest, IL
I spotted, then observed the large bright light for 40 minutes before going back to bed. I selected "oval" from the drop-down, but its outline was more precisely shaped like the number 8, but with the top circle slightly into the bottom circle, and solid white light. It was motionless, did not flash or change color, but did slightly dim on occasion, as if being covered shortly by clouds. It was at least twice the size and brightness of Venus (when its at its brightest in the summer, but nowhere close to where Venus is actually located in our sky.) It was directly east from us, located about 40 degrees from the horizon from my perspective. There are stars in that region of sky and airplanes flying way off in the distance (toward Lake Michigan and IN), but this was not either of those or a meteor (40 minute observation) and huge in comparison. I did get the impression it was quite a distance eastward and at a substantial high altitude, but I had! no reference point to be certain about those aspects. I know the normal sky geography in that region well... I walk my dog every night between 9:30 and 11;00 PM and look out my kitchen window in that direction often several times a night between midnight and 5:00 AM. Whatever this was, it should not have been there, was not seen days before my sighting and nothing now several days after, extremely extraordinary and not even remotely similar to anything seen in that region of sky or anywhere else! I have no way of knowing if it could have been from this planet or not, but I can absolutely attest to the fact that it was there, and it wasn't a natural object. Even at that time of night I'd bet other people also saw it, as it was that obvious.
June 19, 2007 · 9:30 PM · SPHERE
Park Forest, IL
Twin dots heading southwest near chicago. ((NUFORC Note: ISS orbiting with Space Shuttle. PD))
October 6, 2001 · 10:00 PM · TRIANGLE
Park Forest, IL
THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHAPE LIKE A TRIANGLE WITH CIRCLE LIGHTS IN EACH CORNER TER WITH A LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE A REDDISH ORANGE LIGHT WAS BLIN