Circle over Sherman, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Looking to east we saw two large orange lights in sky. Looked to be about height we would expect Helicopters to fly. They slowly moved west towards us then changed direction to the east. One of them went first then the other one changed direction. Speed of movement was similar to that of a Helicopter in search mode. I saw many helicopters when I lived in Ft. Campbell. I never saw them in night sky as orange balls of light. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #115133). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
Ask for the records
What would the paper say?
For a dated, located U.S. sighting, FAA radar data and ATC communications are the records most likely to exist. Through Aletheca, the house instrument, anyone can commission the request — filed, chased, and published in the open, refusals included. The draft goes over already written: the records sought, and the date window they would live in.
Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-10-15 → 2014-11-01