SIGHTING: CHICAGO - MIDWAY AREA, ILLINOIS (UNITED STATES)

Witness Testimony

"I had spotted something up in the sky. Myself and a friend of mine we had seen this strange light or star like object something up in the sky towards the West and Southwest; just a bit above the horizon.I did measure this with my fists and I came up with three fists high off the horizon. This event was taken place on the evening of Thursday April 30 2014 at exactly 8:44pm CST or 24 hour time which is 2044 (20hr 44min)This time I use my tripod and I use my iPhone with a app called ProCamera. The both of us were outside for at least about 15 to 20 minutes or so, while we were having a smoke break. I was smoking my cigar and my friend smoked is cigarette.Both of us are into stargazing astronomy with the Chicago Astronomical Society, and we are just beginners and we are learning about the stars and planets of the nighttime sky.Also during this event, I had called our IL MUFON investigator Jim Wolford at around 9:15pm Thursday April 30 2014. I had also emailed Jim Wolford both of my photo and video explaining what I had seen up in the night sky.I am sending a clear steady shot of both of my video and a still photo picture of a close-up of what we had seen on Thursday April 30 2014 at exactly 8:44pm CST or 24 hour time 2044 (20hr 44min)"