Circle over Eldridge, MO
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
On August 8th, approximately 9:30 pm, I was driving home. I was only about a mile from my house in Eldridge, MO. I noticed in the sky above me, an orange ball that seemed to be glowing with a slight flicker. It was stationary and did not seem to be moving other than an occasional flicker. I pretty much came to a complete stop on the road to watch it. I watched it for about 10 seconds, then it began to move higher and as it did so, it quickly decreased in size and disappeared. I have never seen anything like this before. Very unusual and definitely ORANGE! It seemed to be close like when you see a small plane flying above. It only took about 3 seconds for it to disappear into the sky. You could tell it was traveling because it quickly but gradually decreased in size as it moved away.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #112582). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-08-05 → 2014-08-22