| Sighting Report |
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| Occurred : 4/24/2004 01:30 (Entered as : 04/24/2004 1:30) Reported: 4/24/2004 8:52:56 PM 20:52 Posted: 4/27/2004 Location: Tinley Park, IL Shape: Light Duration:3 -5 minutes |
| Red Light Hovering Motionless In the Sky At 0130 hrs on 4/24/04, I was driving westbound on I-80 through the far southern suburbs of Chicago. Upon crossing under the Harlem Ave. overpass, I noticed a single cherry-red colored light hanging motionless in the sky south/southwest of the expressway at about a 70 degree angle to the horizon. It was about the size and intensity of a very bright star. At first I thought it to be the port-side red wing light on a plane but the odd thing was there were no other navigation lights visible (no belly or tail strobe, no green starboard wing light, etc.) I also thought that it might be a star or planet at first, but as I drove westward I eventally passed under it at which time it was then behind me (but still motionless in the same position on the sky). I then got off of I-80 and headed southbound on U.S. Route 45 (LaGrange Rd.) and the light was still there in it's original position with my car now headed south and the light being to my left still at about 70 degrees to the now eastern horizon. Although I couldn't tell how big or high up it really was, I got the impression that it was lower than planes would be heading into Midway Airport (I was at 19500 south and Midway is at 6300 south on the Chicago area's street grid). Also of note was there was no noise, and if it were a helicopter, I think I would have been close enough to hear the rotors, see other navigation lights and probably even see some of the body of a helicopter. There was no shape discernible here...just the bright, hovering pinpoint of light. After briefly heading west on 195th St., I then turned south, but when I looked for the light in the eastern sky, it was gone. I noticed the light had a vey crisp, clean color to it...no twinkling like a star and it's color was differant than a red radio antanea light or plane wing light...it was almost the shade of those old "blue dot" taillights or maybe those bright new LED lights used on new stop lights and railroad crossings. NOTE - Although I do have an interest in UFO's, this was the first time I've seen or reported anything unidentified first-hand. |