Sphere over Richton Park, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
We were driving East on Sauk Trail when I noticed a spherical, extremely bright, white reflective-looking light in the sky ahead of us that seemed to be pulsating. I would compare the color of the light to the color of a white LED light. I started recording with my phone. It did not appear to be moving, but rather, hovering. We watched/filmed it for just about a minute and then it just disappeared. It did not seem to fly up, down or to either side; it just vanished. I only saw one. Once you press play, zoom in to see it better. Myself, my fiancé and our 9 year old son were present during this event. I am always looking at the sky to see if I can spot anything interesting, and my fiancé was driving, so I had the opportunity to record it.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #145280). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-03-12 → 2019-03-29
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