Sphere over Odell, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
There were 4 of us flying in a Cessna 172. We were at 5500 feet heading south bound and saw a black, round object off our right wing. It was about 10 feet in diameter and 50 feet or less from our plane. I saw it at the 1:00 position from our plane and I continued watching it for about 5-10 seconds until we passed it. After watching it for about 2 seconds and I called out to the others in the plane, “What is that black, round thing?” Two others in the plane witnessed the object as well.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #179504). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-11-21 → 2023-12-08
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