Light over East Moline, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Two star like object one flew over the top of me hovered over the top of me. Didn't make any noise real bright like a star thought it might be a plane but I didn't see any red or green lights couldn't make out any wings it hovered over the top of me it was so bright I couldn't make out any shape it had a dark bottom and real bright on top I looked down for about 20 seconds it was already in deep space and then I seen the other one fly across the sky to the exact same spot a disappeared
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #145531). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2017-12-21 → 2018-01-07
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