While driving west in Machesney Park, I noticed a string of lights located low in the sky, below where the stars are. There were about five lights and they were not moving in the sky, which I would expect if it was a plane. The two lights on the rightmost section, and the one on the leftmost section, were the brightest.
I followed the lights which appeared to flash periodically and they were red and green. It was a clear night with no clouds in the sky and almost full moon. At one point the lights turned off, then turned on, then off again,and finally turn back to stay. The lights appeared to eventually lean to the right. The lights traveled from the northeast to the southwest. I had called my wife to tell her what I saw and and our kids looked outside and could see it too, even when I was 25 miles away from home. I drove from Winnebago County to Stephenson County till it was getting late and I was not catching up to it.
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I followed the lights which appeared to flash periodically and they were red and green. It was a clear night with no clouds in the sky and almost full moon. At one point the lights turned off, then turned on, then off again,and finally turn back to stay. The lights appeared to eventually lean to the right. The lights traveled from the northeast to the southwest. I had called my wife to tell her what I saw and and our kids looked outside and could see it too, even when I was 25 miles away from home. I drove from Winnebago County to Stephenson County till it was getting late and I was not catching up to it.
((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no contact information. PD))
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Machesney park
USA
90 minutes
90 minutes
42.35
-89.04
unknown
IL
Occurred : 3/3/2018 23:20 (Entered as : 3-3-2018 23:20) Reported: 3/4/2018 12:44:58 AM 00:44 Posted: 3/8/2018 Location: Machesney park, IL Shape: Unknown Duration: 90 minutes Characteristics: There were lights on the object
While driving west in Machesney Park I noticed a string of lights located low in the sky, below where the stars are.