Circle over Lansing, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Was out EARLY taking pics had heard reports of lunar activity for the date
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #166197). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2021-11-16 → 2021-12-03
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July 4, 2019 · 10:00 PM · FLASH
Lansing, IL
My husband and I were watching the westward sky for fireworks. I noticed what I thought was a red twinkling star. The object then began to move in a slow northerly direction. My husband believed it was a plane. The object then stopped and hovered in place for about 10 seconds and immediately accelerated and traveled in the opposite direction. We watched while the object began to travel downward quickly. It then began to climb back upward and traveled in a large circle. It went back and forth, east to west, and north to south for the next few minutes. It dropped and rose again and then continued westward until it was out of sight. It kept blinking bright red the entire time.
August 25, 2012 · 8:50 PM · SPHERE
Lansing, IL
Observed what appeared to be a ball of orange fire that made no sound travel from south to north over my home for 3-4 minutes duration.
July 11, 2008 · 8:50 PM · TRIANGLE
Lansing, IL
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