Timeline for UFO sighting that inspired the Sufjan Stevens song "Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois." (Yes fans might reference the song "Arriving UFO.") The Discovery Channel will rebroadcast a special, UFO OVER ILLINOIS on March 2nd and March 3rd (info at bottom). There is a second documentary, THE EDGE OF REALITY: ILLINOIS UFO JANUARY 5, 2000 (from which most of the below info is culled) available for purchase online. I think The Edge of Reality documentary is more complete and interviews all the officers, but ironically, is shorter. They interview Officer David Martin, whose sighting at Shiloh, Illinois, is excellent testimony and is absent from UFO Over Illinois. The Discovery Channel documentary (UFO Over Illinois) tries to recreate the sightings using computer animation created by Sigma Animations. A lot of their documentary focuses on this task, in my opinion, to the detriment of documenting testimony. To get a complete picture of the sighting and alternate hypotheses regarding the sighting, viewing both videos is necessary. =--=-= om=-=--= Nick P.S. For discussion group examining all Sufjan's lyrics, follow this link: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/Clouds_of_Hope/?yguid=1247490 To buy the EDGE OF REALITY video on VHS, go to: http://dbarkertv.com/default2.htm
Witnesses: Melvern Noll. Highland, Illinois Businessman. approximately 4 AM, January 5, 2000. Saw UFO in Highland, Illinois. He saw the UFO, which at first he thought was a star, until it started coming toward him. He described it as being like a two story house floating over Highland with large windows and intense bright lights and red blinking lights. It passed over him slowly and when it nearly stopped, he got scared. He went to the Highland police station to report it and to tell them to alert the Lebanon police department. St. Clair County, Police Dispatch send out report of UFO sighting in Highland at 4:11: AM. They described it as Malvern Noll reported it, though they misidentified him as a truck driver (he is a business owner). Officer Ed Barton Lebanon, Illinois Police Department. 4:18 AM. He received the report and thought they were kidding. Then he sees the UFO's bright lights (so bright they blotted out the stars around it), but doesn't know what it is. He follows UFO, thinking it is an aircraft about to crash, which is near Summerfield, and at 4:21 he asks dispatch to ask Scott Air Force Base if they have planes flying in the area. He notices that the UFO is coming towards him, so he pulls over to watch it. He stands as it passed near him, turned around, and floated away. He called dispatch at 4:24 AM and said it was heading, rapidly, over to Scott and Shiloh towns. Officer David Martin, Shiloh, Illinois Police Department. 4:23: AM. H spots UFO in a field. He observes a huge, floating arrow-shaped triangular craft with three big bright lights shining down and lighting up the sky. The craft made no sound, yet accelerated rapidly. He saw the UFO, which had been hovering, suddenly accelerating down the road in the blink of an eye. Officer Craig Stevens, Millstadt, Illinois Police Department. He sees UFO and describes it as a "huge" arrow shaped object with concave back. It was very low to the ground and he got a good look at it. He saw a strobe-like white light across theback of the UFO, with a red blinking light on the bottom. It banked right and headed toward St. Louis. He got a Polaroid camera from his trunk and took a photo of it, but the coldness of the camera made it function poorly-- all you can see is a pattern of blurry lights. Computer analysis of the photo found it was impossible to determine the shape of the UFO. Stevens was familiar with military planes and it did not resemble any in terms of behavior and sound. Officer Matt Jany, Dupo, Illinois Police Department. 5:03 AM He pulled over to look in the sky, another officer came by and when he told him what he doing, they both laughed about it and the other officer took off. Then he spotted the UFO It was far off in the distance so he looked at it with binoculars. He saw the UFO turn back to the East. He communicated with Officer Stevens of Millstadt about the UFO. lllinois locations timeline list: Highland 4 AM Summerfield 4:18 AM Lebanon: 4:23 AM Shiloh 4:23 AM Millstadt 4:28 Dupo 5:03 AM For more info on UFO research, contact The National Institute for Discovery Science official website. http://www.nidsci.org/ Or the Center for UFO Studies: http://www.cufos.org/ Discovery Channel :: Episode :: UFO Over Illinois On Air (et/pt): MAR 02 2006 @ 08:00 PM. MAR 03 2006 @ 12:00 AM. UFO Over Illinois. UFO Over Illinois. ... type: tvlistings url: dsc.discovery.com/tvlistings/episode.jsp?episode=0&cpi=23008&gid=0&cha... On Air (et/pt): MAR 02 2006 @ 08:00 PM ET MAR 03 2006 @ 12:00 AM ET ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
