Triangle over McHenrry, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Seen light out of corner of my eye. Was instantly sure it was a shooting star until I was able to look right at it and noticed it was three lights in a triangle shape traveling straight east about 1/3 the speed of a shooting star. I would say they were traveling parallel to the ground. Don't believe in ufos. Not a perfectly clear night but clear enough I don't think a light could be as defined as they were shining on a cloud layer. Would say very slightly hazy. No moon visible. Very strange.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #126334). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-03-08 → 2016-03-25