Occurred: 2012-08-18 22:00 Local
Reported: 2012-08-28 10:46 Pacific
Duration: 1-2 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Elmhurst, IL, USA

Shape: Cylinder
Characteristics: Lights on object, Emitted other objects

Bright orange cylinder with four bright flames in middle. Unmanned. Very quiet. Traveling east to west.

Bright orange cylinder heading east to west. Cylinder shape such as a large lampshade with four bright flames in center. No gondola for passengers. Appeared to be unmanned. About the same altitude that a helipcopter would be traveling. As it passed by, object made a "whooshing" sound. Moved at a moderate pace.

Posted 2012-09-24

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