Cigar over Hinsdale, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Observed to the South/Southwest from Downtown Hinsdale 3 orange circles flying in a triangle formation that maintained formation. Lower left burned out/disappeared first, then upper circle. Lower Right circle maintained speed and disappeared. Moments later, 2 more orange dots appear to the South maintaining speed and formation. Disappeared 3 minutes later. 45 seconds-1 minute later a signle circle appeared straight south. Lost sight due to incident report for occupation. Observed objects/lights were observed with surrounding aircraft (Midway airport near by)but did not show signs of flashing/blinking lights normally found on commercial aircraft wings.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #110934). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-07-01 → 2014-07-18
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