Police officers Joseph Lukasek and Clifford Schau and fireman Daniel De Giovanni on patrol noticed unexplained dimming of their spotlight and headlights, saw setting-sun-like orange globe straight ahead down the street to the west (street oriented to 268° azimuth), various maneuvers as they pursued it over 1-1/2 miles and U-turns, seen to north, passing over their car behind them to east and again west, approaching to within 150-300 feet (?). Noiseless, changed to cigar shape at one point. Disappeared high up in the sky like a black shade pulled up from the bottom. Moon reportedly seen to the east in clear sky (actually west, at about 274°-275° setting at 276° at about 3:30 a.m, 90% full, and street oriented to 268° so moon not visible through Vi mile of buildings lining alleyway of W. Wellington Avenue). Independent witness Helmut Reuter saw the red-orange cigar-shaped object to the west at 3:15 a.m. from 73rd Avenue, Elmwood Park.

Google map of this location.