Light over Galena, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Location: Galena, IL Time: 9:17 pm CST approx. Eastern sky somewhat south, opposite of where Jupiter was in the western sky and about the same distance from horizon. A very bright light with a distinct orange red color was observed stationary in the sky. I checked where Jupiter was in the west, Orion was south west, and it was none of those. I thought maybe Mars but it was to bright and appeared large. I went in the house to check the Internet for a sky map and when I came out again it was gone - maybe 4 minutes later.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #118312). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-04-12 → 2015-04-29
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