Triangle over Rockisland, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I seen what looked like a flock of birds flying but as it got closer it was perfect triangle with dim lit lights moving in unison. If it were a car on the ground I'd say it was moving about 40-50 mph. It made no sound at all. There was a helicopter off in the distance that you could hear and it was going the opposite way. The ufo was traveling from Illinois to iowa.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #160598). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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