Sphere over Grand Chain, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
On this night there was a haze in the sky with some moon. There were mostly orbs and one after the other for an hour before moving away. I have seen these for months now with other objects mixed in. This was a small portion of video of that night and went on continuously for an hour. They would come into view coming from the north and split off, some moving southeast and some going south. I think the haze in the air made them glow when they made there turn. They always seemed to making very big circles miles even. I have had trouble sending in reports. I think I have been trying to send to much video so I have kept it short this time. I have many hours of video. I do not live near a airport and they are not people flying drones and I know what a satellite looks like. If you need more call.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #178056). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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