Object was hovering just below the clouds for about two seconds. Then the object just shot up in the air. Object was white, but looked silver when the sun hit it.
Object flew away when F-16s from the local airport were about ready to fly by it.
Object flew away when F-16s from the local airport were about ready to fly by it.
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Springfield
USA
2 seconds
2 seconds
39.78
-89.67
cylinder
IL
Occurred : 8/13/2008 14:15 (Entered as : 08/13/08 14:15) Reported: 8/13/2008 12:54:57 PM 12:54 Posted: 10/31/2008 Location: Springfield, IL Shape: Cylinder Duration: 2 seconds Characteristics: There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object
Object was hovering just below the clouds for about two seconds. Then the object just shot up in the air. Object was white, but looked