As reported

Formation over Zion, IL

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The report, as filed

6 to 8 lights in formation in eastern sky heading 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 2013-02-28 → 2013-03-17

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February 11, 2016 · 7:00 PM · DISK

Zion, IL

This sighting also occurred on 2/7/16 at around the same time, exact time not documented. I looked up from my computer to look at the window that is above the kitchen sink facing towards the street and I saw a bunch of yellow lights. I was curious at first, then I saw the outline of a saucer. The object was moving slowly right, soon it would be out of my vision due to the window ending. I scrambled to my feet to try to get a picture of it via my iPad, but it had moved on, trees blocking the shot. I sat back down to tell those I know about it before it happened once more, about half an hour later. I managed to get a picture in which it looked like a tiny blip, the neighbors' porch light taking the attention of the picture however, as the neighbors' lamp itself looked like a ball of light. I told my mother about what I saw and she got up and opened the front door to look, and she said that she saw an outline of something over Lake Michigan. I went back to what I was doing, until it happened again today, 2/11/16. As of this moment, it has only happened once, and it was around the general time of the first sighting. I was unable to get a good picture again, but I'm waiting for it to come by again like it did on the 7th. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD

May 29, 2013 · 11:35 PM · LIGHT