Light over Justice, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was watching a fireworks show when I saw a red orb coming towards my direction. I was stunned because the same thing happened to me eight years ago. That time I was with someone and saw 6 red orbs over roughly two hours. As tonights orb came towards me a Southwest jet was coming from the southwest towards Midway airport. I'm located about 6 miles southwest of the airport. At one point the jet was under the orb. I would take the elevation of a jet six miles before landing, and double it. That would be the elevation of the orb I saw tonight.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #176576). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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