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Progressive Jones

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29. Late 70s' for me.

Sat May 22, 2021, 12:08 AM

May 2021

I saw a blu-ish light moving across the sky. Could have been a jet, as I didn't live more than 8 miles from O'Hare Field, in Chicago.
Here's the thing, though --- that light was moving across the sky much quicker than a jet would appear to be moving.

The very next day, I spotted an article in the newspaper possibly related to what I saw. At the time, there was a "UFO spotting/studying" program at Northwestern University (not sure if it still exists). On the night that I saw that possible UFO, there were numerous reports called in to this group at NU, describing the same thing I saw. Many of those who reported it claimed to see multiple lights out over Lake Michigan that eventually headed West, over the city.

That's my UFO story, for what it's worth.

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Late 60's at night rickford66 May 2021 #4

Late 70s' for me. Progressive Jones May 2021 #29

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