Light over Normal, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
White/yellow ball of light that started high in the sky and slowly moved down toward earth. Did not land. Faded out slowly as it got closer. No blinking, just a steady bright light until it faded out. Looked almost like a plane in holding, but it was nowhere near the airport.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #136235). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2017-09-17 → 2017-10-04
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