National Institute for Discovery Science

Illinois UFO Sighting Report
Table of Contents

Abstract

Tentative Flight Path

Map of Flightpath

Computer Generated Forensic Reconstruction of the Craft Over Illinois As Seen by Police Eyewitnesses

The Edge of Reality: Illinois UFO - January 5, 2000
Video documentary of the Illinois sighting available for purchase

Witness 1:

Summary of Testimony
Testimony

Witness 2:

Summary of Testimony
Testimony
             

Sketch 1
Sketch 2
Sketch 3

Sketch 4
Sketch 5

Witness 3:

Summary of Testimony
Testimony
Sketch 1

Witness 4:

Summary of Testimony
Testimony
Sketch 1

Witness 5:

Summary of Testimony
Testimony

Witness 6:   Testimony

Witness 7:   Testimony

Witness 8:   Testimony

Summary of Inquiries at Scott Air Force Base

Summary of Inquiries at Boeing, St. Louis

Summary: The Air National Guard Rumor

Testing Preliminary Hypotheses
After hearing of the sightings of an unknown aerial object near southern Illinois on the morning of January 5, 2000, NIDS staff members have conducted a search for a prosaic answer. In so doing, several experts have been contacted and presented with the information. The following two possibilities were explored (it should be noted that the case continues to be investigated and that other hypotheses are also under consideration):

  1. The B-2 Hypothesis

  2. The Aereon Hypothesis

  3. Preliminary Physics Analysis

  4. Astronomical Hypothesis