Light over Spring Grove/Fox Lake, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Rideshare experience; While driving for Uber, noticed a large super bright stationary light in what I would guess was the NW sky. My passenger and I watched it for roughly 20 minutes between Lakemoor, Il and Spring Grove, Il. It never moved. Then somewhere after 20-25 minutes, it disappeared. I went to see if it was still there while driving and it was gone. It certainly was not an airplane in que, loitering for landing permission at Ohare. It was stationary for at least 20 minutes without changing in size or brightness. While I chose "there were lights on the object," I never saw an object, merely the lights on the object.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #144311). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-01-01 → 2019-01-18