Danville, Illinois bright white light sighting
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Two Illinois State Police officers observed a bright white light flying through the air in a southwesterly direction from Danville that displayed amber and orange colors; the object appeared to momentarily affect their vehicle's FM radio during a 20-mile pursuit.
“ISP OFFICERS CALVIN SHOWERS AND JOHN MATULIS, DISTRICT TEN, REPORTED AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 PM, NOVEMBER 7, 1957, SIGHTING A BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT FLYING THROUGH THE AIR IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION FROM DANVILLE, ILLINOIS. OFFICERS TRIED TO FOLLOW IN THEIR CAR IN THE SAME DIRECTION AND DROVE GENERALLY IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION FOR TWENTY MILES WHEN THEY LOST SIGHT OF THE OBJECT. DURING THIS TIME IT APPEARED AS BRIGHT WHITE, AMBER AND ORANGE. THEY REPORTED FOR A FEW SECONDS IT SEEMED TO AFFECT BOTH THE RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER OF THEIR FM TWO-WAY RADIO.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1957-11-06
- Precision
- day
- Location
- near Danville, Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Illinois
- Branch
- FBI
- Unit
- Illinois State Police, District Ten
- Sensors
- eyewitness
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_8
Case ID: 1957-FBI-7AA8F4
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