As reported

Circle over Libertyville, IL

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The report, as filed

bright white, round object (the size of a green pea if held at arm's length) flew through 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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I was driving and saw several people looking up and so I quickly looked up. I saw an object that was long and round like a jelly bean with a head that had what looked like a square box on the front . The object was not moving and hoavered above. There weren’t any windows in the craft And it resembled a submarine. There wasn’t any sound. It was totally quiet. I pulled over to see if I could get a photo. By the time I was able to find a parking spot , the craft began to move to the east- NE. Then it quickly vanished. I wasn’t able to snap a photo.

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