Light over Kirkland, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was driving from Kirkland to Belvidere, facing east when I saw an orange/red light glowing brighter and brighter for about 3 seconds, then dimmed out over the course of half a second. Then it happened immediately after, getting even brighter the second time, and fading out even quicker. I changed direction and headed north for two or three miles, and I saw two cars pulled over together, and another car pulled over about half a mile away from the other two. I pulled over a half mile later, got out of my car and saw what appeared to be a shooting star, but it was closer than usual, with white and greenish colors. It was heading north as well, and was in my line of sight for a second before disappearing towards Wisconsin.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #132526). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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