Triangle over Champaign, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
fast moving triangle with neon green light at each end, making no sound as it moved
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 2009-04-02 → 2009-04-19
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September 19, 2022 · 6:50 PM · EGG
Champaign, IL
This object was moving slowly in a straight line. No transponder lights. No wings. No tail section. No sound at all. It was very bright as if it was a light. My son and daughter and mother and my girlfriend all saw it. I also took video of it. Along with pictures. It was too low to be a satellite. Made no trail.
December 7, 2017 · 11:00 AM · EGG
Champaign, IL
I was on the way to class with friend and noticed an egg shaped object hovering and what sounded like a cracking sound. The object was too far to discern any other details. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
November 15, 2017 · 9:00 PM · CIRCLE
Champaign, IL
I was on a Greyhound going to Chicago from Champaign with my boyfriend and it was about 9pm, probably several miles away from Champaign. We both saw a very large half circle that was orange in the sky. I thought it was the moon at first but we saw the moon, and this was completely different. It was very large, like almost bigger than a billboard on a highway. I noticed another passenger was frantically looking for it as well, when it disappeared in a matter of seconds. You saw it, blinked, and it was gone. Source of report indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD
October 8, 2016 · 11:15 AM · RECTANGLE
Champaign, IL
I looked up at the sky from my backyard and saw a rectangular silver panel (like the side of a Mac truck) with nothing else around it. It appeared to be at the height a hot air balloon or a blimp. It was just gliding along above the tree line. While I was observing, it made a sharp turn (90° turn), then dipped below my line of sight. It had to be at least the size of a large trailer home. Literally looked like a semi truck's haul was floating by. Gave me the creeps and didn't really sink in until an hour or so later that I had seen something that didn't make any sense!
August 2, 2016 · 9:35 PM · LIGHT
Champaign, IL
At 9:35 PM, I was sitting outside on my patio, looking at an unusually clear sky in Champaign County. Out of the corner of my eye, a white light drew my attention. I looked to the NW sky and saw what I thought to be a satellite or space station. However, upon a closer look, I saw two lights moving at the same speed, one seemingly following the other. I watched them move across the sky toward the south-west. They were moving at a speed similar to the space station I saw overhead last month. But there were two of them. Both lights disappeared behind what must have been a cloud high in the sky. However, keeping my eyes focused in that direction, I witnessed a single light, moving at what looked to be the same speed, only this time it was moving in the exact opposite direction, as though it was retracing its steps. I have never seen anything quite like this, and I am at a loss for a logical explanation.
November 23, 2009 · 1:00 AM · OVAL
Champaign, IL
Well, it has taken me a while to actually talk about this. I didn't tell anyone at school about this because... why would I risk the hu