Mysterious 'Baby Sun' at Night Spotted by Illinois Driver

I'm certainly no expert on pretty much anything, but safe to say the one thing most drivers don't expect to see at night is the sun in the sky. That's what one driver in Illinois claims they encountered recently and they have pictures to prove it.

This brand new report shared with the National UFO Reporting Center site happened near Streamwood, Illinois just after midnight on July 25, 2026

This eyewitness report said "It was moving slowly then stops, then moved again and stopped. Then moved again and then shot straight up and was gone...This was very weird it looked like a baby sun floating around. The orange was glowing like it was on fire but it was not on fire. The color was like none I ever seen."

While this sounds highly unusual, this Illinois person shared 3 pictures which you can see here. If you're not familiar with Streamwood, Illinois, it's a part of the greater Chicagoland region.

Whenever there's a strange sky event near Chicago, you have to consider that O'Hare International Airport is a factor as it's a major hub of travel in the United States. However, the pictures this Illinois person shared don't look like any type of conventional aircraft and the movement described doesn't seem to be a craft we're familiar with either. Any time a flying object looks odd, you have to consider that atmospheric conditions played a role in affecting how it appears on the ground. I am befuddled about what the object is in their pictures, though. By definition, that makes it an unidentified flying object.