As reported

Sphere over Villa Park, IL

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

The report, as filed

Clear evening. Looking at an airplane light (small, red) in sky to south/southwest. Suddenly saw orange orb travel from south to north. It was not glowing, but was barely visible, and seemed to shad darker at the top. Height unknown. Size comparison: the airplane light would fit 20 to 30 times into the comparative size of the orb. There was no sound, and it's movement was straight and extremely fast. It was a bit hard to see, but it sped faster than my head could turn. No chance of it being a reflection in my glasses, by the way it sped ahead of my turning head.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #131084). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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