UFO Photographed Over Paderborn, Illinois; Witnesses Include Investigating Police Officers

A rural Hecker resident reported to the Monroe County dispatcher that on Oct. 23, just after 7 p.m., that a bright object was viewable hovering just over the horizon to the northeast of Hecker. It was suspicious because the witness stated the object appeared to be lower than the normal viewable stars / planets.

Monroe and St. Clair County deputies patrolled the area and set up a viewing area in rural Paderborn along Floraville Road. The object remained stationary and twinkled with red, green, blue and orange light. Witnesses reported the object drifting slightly at about 8 p.m.