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Analysis of Peoria, Illinois UFO Sightings in 1973
We analyzed all 1 UFO sighting reports in Peoria, Illinois to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "oval" (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- May was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Wednesday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- 05/23/73 was the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Sightings occured more often during the late night, between the hours of 00:00 - 03:59 (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
UFO Reports in Peoria, Illinois from 1973
These Peoria, Illinois UFO reports from 1973 are presented as they were submitted other than paragraph breaks added for easier readability where necessary.
You can click the 'Report' link to view the original report along with any photos that may have been submitted to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC).
Full Report Text:
Saw a U.F.O.
over backyard at very close proximity to house located across from airport. Saw first hand object and passengers inside. The reason I remember it so vividly was our son was a small baby three weeks old.
I was up watching TV after having fed the baby and put him back down. I got up to get a drink of water in the kitchen. I did not turn any lights on in the rest of the house just the light from the TV set.
The drapes in the family room were closed so it was hard to see just the light from the TV screen. I got to the kitchen sink and looked up and there it was right over our back yard. It was just a few feet from our kitchen window over the back yard.
I was just paralyzed for a shor time and stood in awe of it. It was pulsating light and I could see figures inside but couldn't tell what they quite liiked like. I finally made my body move and I ran in the bedroom to get my husband up.
By the time he got going and we got back out to the kitchen it was gone but not completely. It hovered around out about a half mile. I watched as it dove and spun and glided so gracefully.
My husband never did see what I was pointing out to him and to this day I think he thinks I lost my mind but I know what I saw and I know how close it was to me and I know how frightened I was at the time. Now I wish I had called the police to report it but my husband said no way he didn't want anyone to think his wife was a fruit cake, but I know what I saw and I know I watched the thing fly around for almost 15 minutes. We are directly across from the Greater Peoria Airport and I wanted to call the tower and ask them if they saw it but I didn't do it and now I regret that decision also.
I have talked with several other people who have also had an experience that was of an out of this world kind and I want to record it so that others know they are not alone when they say they saw a U.F.O.
I did see it very clearly and I did watch it for quite some time before it finally glided out of my line of sight. I went to bed but I did not sleep well for several weeks after that strange occurence. I am not a nut case I can assure you t! hat this is what really happened.
I would be glad to talk with you by phone if you wish. Thanks for letting me record this event. ((NUFORC Note: Date is approximate.
PD)).
Peoria, Illinois UFO Sightings From 1973 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
| Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Oval | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Peoria, Illinois UFO Sightings From 1973 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
| Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| May | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Peoria, Illinois UFO Sightings From 1973 By Weekday
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the day of the week the sighting occured on.
| Weekday | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Peoria, Illinois UFO Sightings From 1973 By Date (Top 5)
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the date the sighting occured on, limited to the top 5 dates with the most sightings.
| Date | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| 05/23/73 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Peoria, Illinois UFO Sightings From 1973 By Time
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the time of day the sighting occured during. We took logical 4 hour windows in order to split the day into early morning, morning, afternoon, evening, night, and late night buckets for this analysis.
| Time Of Day | Hours | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late night | 00:00 - 03:59 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in Peoria, Illinois
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Peoria, Illinois.
All Illinois Cities with reported UFO sightings in 1973
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per city in Illinois in 1973. You can also view the state-level list of UFO sightings in Illinois in 1973.
| City | Number of Reports | View Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Peoria | 1 UFO Reports | Peoria, Illinois UFO Sightings in 1973 |
| Salem | 1 UFO Reports | Salem, Illinois UFO Sightings in 1973 |
| Mundelein | 1 UFO Reports | Mundelein, Illinois UFO Sightings in 1973 |
| Sigel | 1 UFO Reports | Sigel, Illinois UFO Sightings in 1973 |