Formation over St Charles, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was watching for satellites when I noticed what I thought was a jet stream and when I looked at it with my binoculars I saw a straight line of small lights {solid not flashing}. They were tightly spaced but there were spaces in some spots of the line. The center light seemed to be the brightest. It was traveling from the NW to the SE. Example below ... ....... .......;....... ......
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #163416). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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December 5, 2003 · 5:00 PM · LIGHT
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No outline visible other than the bright light.