REF: UAP/2000s/172Unexplained
2004-08-21
Tinley Park lights
Tinley Park, IL · USA·Repeat mass-video events·2000s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
Three red lights in silent triangular formation videotaped by dozens over Chicago suburbs on multiple dates (2004-2006); extensive amateur footage archive.
§ BWitnesses
Hundreds; dozens of videos
§ CEvidence & Documentation
Multiple synchronized home videos
§ DOfficial Investigation
None official
§ EStatus Assessment
Unexplained; balloon-flare hypotheses contested
§ FVerifiable Sources
NUFORC/MUFON archives; 'UFOs Over Earth' documentary
§ GCross-referenced cases6
2004-11-14🇺🇸 USA
USS Nimitz 'Tic Tac' encounter
Carrier group radar + FLIR + pilot intercept
2006-11-07🇺🇸 USA
Chicago O'Hare saucer
Airport mass sighting
2004-03-05🇲🇽 Mexico
Campeche FLIR incident
Military IR video
2004-2019 (fleet)🌐 Global
'Metallic orb' global fleet observations (AARO era)
Sensor-tracked orb class
2000-01-05🇺🇸 USA
Illinois police triangle
Multi-jurisdiction police sighting
2008-01-08🇺🇸 USA
Stephenville lights
Mass sighting + FAA radar reconstruction