Description

Documentary: Edge of Reality: Illinois UFO, January 5, 2000 by Darryl Barker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFkgYRR4hH4

Time: Began around 4:00 AM.

Object Description:

* Massive, silent, triangular or arrowhead-shaped.
* Moved in ways defying known aircraft capabilities.
* Initially spotted by truck driver Melvern Noll in Highland, described as a "two-story house with a penthouse" featuring red and bright internal lights.
* Police officers described it variously as a "gigantic bright light radiating white light," an "elongated cigar," a "huge, arrow-shaped, triangular object," and a "huge, arrowhead-shaped object, concave in the rear."
* Officer Jany noted the underside looked like "building blocks" or "pipes."
* Officer Stevens reported a low-frequency buzzing noise.
* Movement: Slow movement over treetops, sudden bursts of incredible speed (e.g., 6-7 miles in 2-4 seconds), distinct banked turns.
* Altitude: Estimated between 500 to 1,000 feet, sometimes lower.

Key witness accounts include:

1. Officer Barton (Lebanon PD): Initially saw multiple bright lights and a red flashing light, thought it might be a plane crashing. Object changed shape from a gigantic bright light to an elongated cigar, then a triangle estimated at 1000 feet altitude. Made a flat turn and suddenly moved 6-7 miles in seconds.

2. Officer Matt Jany (Shiloh PD): Saw a "huge, arrow-shaped, triangular object floating" with three large lights illuminating the ground. Estimated width 75-100 yards. Object moved a significant distance "within the snap of a finger or a wink of the eye" silently.

3. Officer Craig Stevens (Millstadt PD): Described a "huge, arrowhead-shaped object, concave in the rear," moving slowly at 500-1,000 feet. Noted rear lights, a strobing white light, and a red blinking light underneath. Heard a "low-frequency buzzing noise." Attempted a photo but it failed.

4. Dupo Officer: Also spotted the object.