Occurred: 2001-04-18 00:00 Local
Reported: 2001-04-19 00:00 Pacific
Duration: under 1 min.
No of observers: 2

Location: Illinois State line (close to), IN, USA

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Lights on object

clear starry night sky.crosslike or starlike object seen in the sky.very bright white...(opaque).larger than surrounding stars.object seen above horizon line as we are travelling on interstate 90 in Indiana(close to Illinois state line)...late in the night.(will confirm time with spouse.the object rose vertically and moved in the opposite direction we were travelling .as it rose vertically, i moved forward in my seat,turned my head upward and to the left as it passed over the roof of the vehicle.as the object was passing i got a side view and a bit of the back...many small red lights curved around the "base"...lights flashed on either side. the flashes possibly obscured more red lights on the far side.the red lights curving gave the impression that the object was cicular or at least the "base" was.

Addendum to original report:

i viewed a bright , white crosslike or starlike object with many smaller red lights late on 4/18/01on interstate 90 in indiana.

clear starry night sky.crosslike or starlike object seen in the sky.very bright white...(opaque).larger than surrounding stars.object seen above horizon line as we are travelling on interstate 90 in Indiana(close to Illinois state line)...late in the night.(will confirm time with spouse.the object rose vertically and moved in the opposite direction we were travelling .as it rose vertically, i moved forward in my seat,turned my head upward and to the left as it passed over the roof of the vehicle.as the object was passing i got a side view and a bit of the back...many small red lights curved around the "base"...lights flashed on either side. the flashes possibly obscured more red lights on the far side.the red lights curving gave the impression that the object was cicular or at least the "base" was.



NUFORC Note:

We spoke with this witness, and we found her to be quite lucid and serious-minded in her description of the event. PD


Posted 2001-04-28

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