| 12 Apr 1897 - Nilwood, Illinois, USA |
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12 April 1897 14:30 Nilwood, Illinois, USA 
A craft shaped like a cigar with a dome,
On the property of Z. Thacker, 19 kilometers north of Carlinville, an unknown object landed. Before the three witnesses could reach it, the craft, which was shaped like a cigar with a dome, rose slowly and left majestically toward the north. Witnesses: Edward Teeples, William Street and Franklin Metcalf. One cigar-shaped object was observed. Hynek rating: CE1: Close Encounters of the First Kind Vallee rating: CE1: UFO comes within 500 feet of the witness, but no after effects are suffered by the witness or the surrounding area. Other sightings in this area Sources: 812 |
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