Circle over Warren, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I thought I was looking at a bright star low on the eastern sky. I got my binoculars out and looked at it. I saw green light on outside edge of circle, reminds me of August birthstone color, there was a < in white lights protruding in from the right side about 1/4 into the circle. It didn't move. I watched for about five minutes then went to bed. My husband said it was probably a satellite, my boss told me he didn't think so. I have no clue as to what I saw. It was far away in the sky. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #125361). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-01-12 → 2016-01-29
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