Light over Springfield (South Of), MO
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Crew of B757 at FL330 passed on south side by white light making at least 200 knots more than we were. We were at .80 Mach and G/S of
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 1999-12-23 → 2000-01-09