Light over DeKalb, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
We were driving home and I turned to look to before turning right, when I first saw 8 bright lights. Four of them went left and the lights went to a small twinkle. Five bright lights remained and changed formation a bit but stayed mostly together. It appeared to have flashing lights that moved in a circular motion. This is the second time we have seen these lights. Previous occasion, through binoculars, the craft appeared very large and in somewhat of a triangular shape. They hovered for quite some time and moved in all directions with ease and great speed. Helicopters were heard before lights were seen.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #138674). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-02-07 → 2018-02-24
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