Chevron over Dekalb, IL
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
White object = chevron; blue object = orb The blue orb shape is enlarged in blue_thing.jpg. Bluething3 is also somewhat enlarged. I didn't notice the V-shaped object in whitething3.jpg until I enlarged it. [NUFORC annotation: Camera Anomaly - Probable]
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #175538). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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