Light over East Peoria, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was at a restaurant in East Peoria by the riverfront. I had just finished eating and was walking back to my car. It was clear night decided to snap some photos of the stars. I noticed a very bright star and snapped photos. My phone didn't store the original ones so snapped away again. I snapped photos of the stars by the electrical tower by the restaurant and of the bright light saw over the gas station next to the restaurant. I showed the photos to a friend and they said look at your photos again. There was not just one light but 3 in a triangle formation and the lights were moving. Later after friend zoomed in on the 3 lights together found out it was a solid object. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #139721). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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