Formation over La Grange Park, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
While looking west at approximately 8:00 pm I noticed a light coming fast from the south to the north several miles away and fairly low. As it crossed my position in front of me I could make out a shape with two points of light at each end. It continued north and then made a turn to the east and appeared to circle to the south as I lost sight of it. The shape was moving faster relative to the planes in the sky as I am situated on a flight path to midway airport and o’hare. I have seen military jets up close and didn’t hear the tell tale afterburners.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #179349). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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