Light over Crystal Lake, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Five bright orange lights appeared on a staggered formation. The flew approximately 2 minutes this way. We noticed that two changed direction and vanished. Shortly after that, the remaining lights separated in the sky to blend in with natural stars. They were totally silent.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #142547). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-07-31 → 2018-08-17
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Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD