Triangle over Bloomington (just N of; on I-55 N), IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Driving northbound on I-55 around mile marker 178/179, a very bright light was observed and appeared to be hovering around 150-200 yards up. As we got closer, we noticed 2 white lights and one red flashing light on the back point of the triangular snap. The object appeared large with nothing observed to be holding it up. It did not move the entire time it remained in sight.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #138625). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-01-23 → 2018-02-09