Other over Des Plaines, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Floating dark object, only 40 ft. away , thought to be Alien probe,I thought of camera, it sensed that, shot up
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 2006-02-25 → 2006-03-14
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March 6, 2020 · 7:35 PM · FLASH
Des Plaines, IL
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Des Plaines, IL
Source of the report elects to remain anonymous; provides no contact information. Possible sighting of a celestial body?? PD
May 14, 2017 · 10:20 PM · FIREBALL
Des Plaines, IL
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