As reported

Cylinder over Bloomingdale, IL

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The report, as filed

It was right above walmart store,maybe this was their computer? seemed to pose no threat. some customers could see? are these ufo's dumb? silent but stould still without moving.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #161555). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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November 1, 2014 · 5:00 PM · LIGHT

Bloomingdale, IL

I was walking outside to my car and noticed a large bright light in the sky to the East. I saw a dim light to the right of it at a good distance and a dim light to the left and up higher at a distance. It appeared to be an obtuse triangle perhaps. I thought it was an unusual star formation perhaps. The light to the right of the bright light grew brighter and larger. I continued to watch it for 20 seconds or so as it grew larger. When it reached the brightness and scale of the star to the left I thought it unusual. After about 15 seconds the two lights began to grow dim. After growing dim over about 15 seconds, all three of the lights were gone. I thought it could be a few aircraft, but being in the aviation field, the day, the time of year and the time of observation, I firmly believe it could not be any sort of aircraft going to O'Hare International Airport. Traffic going to O'Hare is very little on a Saturday at 7PM this time of year. It was unlike anything that I have ever personally seen.

August 29, 2009 · 9:00 PM · SPHERE