Cylinder over Elmhurst, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Bright orange cylinder with four bright flames in middle. Unmanned. Very quiet. Traveling east to west.
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 2012-08-15 → 2012-09-01
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