Tinley Park lights (2004–06)

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🛸 Case · 6 min readTinley Park lightsEncyclopedia article, with sourcesThe Tinley Park lights were repeated sightings of silent red lights, often in a triangular formation, over Tinley Park and nearby suburbs south of Chicago, Illinois, between 2004 and 2006. Hundreds of witnesses saw the initial sighting on August 21, 2004, cap…

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1. Monday 24 April 2017 · 1 report

2. UFO Near Chicago IL (suburb) 📍 Chicago, Illinois, USA

3. Sunday 5 April 2020 · 1 report

4. UFO spotted in Chicago suburb? 📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States · 🎥

5. Saturday 18 July 2020 · 1 report

6. What is this thing over Chicago? 📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States

7. Sunday 23 May 2021 · 1 report

8. UAP over Chicago airport, 2006. Over a dozen employees (pilots + technicians) saw UAP hover over airport for 5 mins. This is one picture that exists 📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States

9. Saturday 22 January 2022 · 1 report

10. UAP Sighting - example of "plasma" UAP "lights"? 📍 Evanston, Illinois, USA · Light Given the recent discussions on UAP lights and plasma/oid and Ken Shoulder's EVO, offering a personal experience that maybe can help with the discussion about the nature…

11. Wednesday 28 September 2022 · 1 report

12. Strange lights above Chicago 📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States · Light

13. Wednesday 26 July 2023 · 1 report

14. Triangle UFO in San Diego 21:30 · 📍 San Diego, California, United States · Triangle · 🎥 At 9:30pm today while driving my girlfriend and I distinctly saw a triangle of glowing orbs moving across the sky going north in San Diego. It was moving very smoothly i…

15. Friday 29 September 2023 · 1 report

16. UFO in Chicago? 01:01 · 📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States · Triangle Is this a Triangle Ufo? Photo taken Friday 9/29/23 at 1:01 am in Chicago, Illinois while trying to get a picture of the full moon. Sorry about the quality, it was shot w…

17. Friday 29 December 2023 · 1 report

18. Remember this video? What do we know about it? 📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States · 🎥 I remember this video made waves for a short while a few months ago. It was filmed somewhere near Chicago. Does anyone know what city/village this was? I've lived near C…

19. Friday 17 January 2025 · 1 report

20. Orbs over Chicago 17:36 · 📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States · Orb · 🎥 Date: Friday, Jan 17 2025 Time: 5:36pm Location: Chicago, IL I looked up at what I thought was two stars but then one started moving. I started recording and followed as…

21. Tuesday 25 March 2025 · 1 report

22. Three dark blue objects 21:30 · 📍 Midland TX · Triangle · 🎥 Witnessed three dark blue glowing objects that appeared to maintain a flat triangular shape. They seemed to be too low for satellites. Ruling out drones - moved way too …

23. Friday 26 December 2025 · 1 report

24. Summer 2025 UAPs over Chicago. 📍 Chicago, Illinois, USA · Light · 🎥 I captured these high flying luminescent or illuminating lights flying thousands of feet high. Changing directions. And none of these things could be seen when I took my…

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