Light over Frankfort, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
An orange glowing orb floated silently over our home.
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 2011-06-07 → 2011-06-24
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January 8, 2017 · 5:30 PM · FORMATION
Frankfort, IL
We often see strange lights gathered in this spot. We were playing Scrabble last night and the house shook and rumbled so my husband and daughter looked outside and saw what they believe to be two fighter jets. Fifteen minutes later we left for mass and saw 9 lights gathered at the spot! In 9 years, we have never seen that many lights gathered there. It is highly unusual.
October 24, 2016 · 7:00 PM · FORMATION
Frankfort, IL
Orange lights low in the eastern sky, as seen from interstate 355 and Southwest highway. Most holding in a formation relative to one another and stationary in sky, though possibly descending slowly while in formation. Appeared to be between Harlem Avenue and Ridgeland avenue, east of 191st st.
July 31, 2015 · 9:45 PM · CIRCLE
Frankfort, IL
On Friday, July 31, 2015, one adult male and adult female were driving 80th avenue heading north, about a half mile from route 30. At the stop sign of 80th ave. and WN Ave. The male first saw about six lights in a jagged line seeming to be hovering in one spot. The first craft had a red light, the others were orange. The female got out of the car to video tape the event when all the crafts began to move from north west to south east in a straight line, the red one in front. As they moved passed the two adults one buy one they blinked out. The last one continues to be seen until it went behind some trees.
October 12, 2014 · 5:30 PM · DIAMOND
Frankfort, IL
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
October 7, 2014 · 10:00 PM · OTHER
Frankfort, IL
My husband called me outside to look at a bright light much larger than the stars and it seemed low in the sky. I grabbed the camera and he took several photos. We do not know why the leaves on the tree are so bright unless it is the result of the flash. Enlarging the photo shocked me, as it looks like an ugly face to me, yet it was in the sky. Have no idea what this was. We live in a rural area and this is not the first time we saw odd lights in the sky. There was no sound, but noticed two blue lights in the photos near the ground.
May 11, 2013 · 11:00 PM · TRIANGLE
Frankfort, IL
Three red/orange objects in tight triangular formation flying low and slow north to south.