2000: Oblong, Illinois Thee Orange Lights Coming Over The Tree-Line

THINK ABOUTIT SIGHTING REPORT

Date: Fall 2000

Sighting Time: 9:00 p.m.

Day/Night: Night

Location: Oblong, Illinois

Urban or Rural: Rural

Hynek Classification: NL (Nocturnal Light) Point or extended luminous source observed at night.

Duration: 15 seconds

No. of Object(s):  1 or 3?

Size of Object(s):

Distance to Object(s):

Shape of Object(s):

Color of Object(s): Orange lights.

Number of Witnesses: 1

Source:

Summary/Description: I was riding my bike home from a friends house when I saw three orange lights coming over the tree line beyond town. I would estimate they were 20 to 50 feet apart from each other. My first thought was that they were roman candles or flares but they just kept going up and stayed in a straight line. They went a ways up then you could see them arch back down. They went down to about half the distance then curved back up and shot off and disappeared very quickly. Not once breaking the distance between them. The whole sighting took no longer than 15 seconds. For about a month there were reports of orange lights throughout several counties in the area. I wish I could remember the exact date.