Light over Goreville, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Our location is 8 miles northwest of Goreville, Illinois. At 2am, my mother saw a bright light due east of us. Jupiter had already passed over the house. Object grew larger - bright light the diameter of a dime at arm's length. It was flashing at a rate of 3 times per second. Witness states is was the same color as Jupiter. As it approached, it seemed to have a smaller bright sphere on its leading edge. Object moved from East rising overhead to the south, where it was no longer visible. Witness is retired English teacher, holding a masters. Writer is Managing Editor for an Internet publication.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #116983). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-01-23 → 2015-02-09