An Illinois witness at Lake County reported watching and photographing a bright light UFO that appeared to have five smaller orbs inside of it, according to testimony in Case 81037 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

The witness noticed a bright light in the sky at 5:30 p.m. on December 18, 2016.
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“Thought it was a star or planet, but then it started flashing and then started moving more to my right,” the witness stated.“Thought it was a satellite, but thought it was too large to be one.”