Witness image of area where sphere objects were seen. MUFON database.
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An Illinois couple and 6-year-old son are hoping other witnesses come forward after they saw a cluster of six "sphere-like objects" moving in formation between 50 and 70 feet off of the ground near the Northlake Police Station on July 25 2010, according to testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
"My wife and son looked up and we saw a group of six sphere like objects in the sky, they were in a loose formation, but were also kind of spinning around each other," the father stated.
Their first thought was that they were looking at balloons, but the wind direction seems to discount that theory.
"We thought it might be a cluster of balloons, but they were traveling against the wind and were illuminated by both the sun and the objects themselves. We watched them as they traveled over the tree's and eventually disappeared behind some tree's and houses."
If you were a witness to this event, please file a report at MUFON.com.
The reporting witness stated that by the time they were able to take a photo, the event was over. He submitted one image of the area where the event took place. Original image.
Northlake is located in Cook County, Illinois, north of Chicago, population 11,878. We recently reported from this general area: Metallic sphere UFO near Chicago had 'triangular halo' around it.
The following is the unedited and as yet uninvestigated report filed with MUFON. Please keep in mind that most UFO reports can be explained as something natural or manmade. If Illinois MUFON State Director Sam Maranto investigates and reports back on this case, I will release an update.
IL, July 25, 2010 - Cluster of six sphere-like objects in a formation. MUFON Case # 24756.
I was walking to Walgreens with my wife and my 6 year old son to run an errand for my mother-in-law. As we were walking and chatting, My son was asking me what I thought this thin, whispy cloud looked like.
I responded that it looked like a bird to me and I continued to scan the sky.
As we crossed the road and passed beside the new Northlake Police Station, I glanced up and saw the formation.
I said out loud "What is that?"
My wife and son looked up and we saw a group of six sphere like objects in the sky, they were in a loose formation, but were also kind of spinning around each other.
We stopped walking and took note of this group of objects as they were traveling about 50-70 feet above the tree tops. My son was very excited about the sighting and exclaimed that they seemed to be illuminated, to which my wife concured.
We thought it might be a cluster of balloons, but they were traveling against the wind and were illuminated by both the sun and the objects themselves. We watched them as they traveled over the tree's and eventually disappeared behind some tree's and houses. My wife and son were both very excited and we talked about it and compared notes of the sighting.
I tried to get photos or video, using my cell phone, but by the time I got my camera ready, it was over. I took photos of the area and the trees on our return trip to be used in any comparison.
We are hoping someone else might have seen this extraordinary cluster of objects too!
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