Triangle over Fairmount, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
V or triangle shoes craft 3 lights one in front larger/brighter. Has seen shooting stars and satellites and airplanes while investigating cemetery. This was not any of those, changed directions on a dime, very quick shooting short distances before spinning again and going other directions moving erratically. It was directly south of the cemetery.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #171575). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2022-08-30 → 2022-09-16