Light over Algonquin, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
My associate messaged me around 12:15 am, saying there was a UFO visible from his house so I came by around 12:25 at the latest and from then on saw the object which looked like the brightest star in the sky and was slowly making its way to the right, from our position it was moving south. It would hover and move randomly about within a small vicinity, up, down, left, righy, etc. But generally maintained the southern path. I headed home, got my brother and we followed it. It eventually around 4am settled just above the horizon west of Algonquin and dimmed as the night progressed until it dimmed out completely around 4 when dawn was beginning.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #127667). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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