Unknown over Lakin, KS
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Pilot of aircraft at 28,000 ft northwest bound over Lakin, KS, reported sighting a big silver thing southeast bound, less than 1,000 ft above his aircraft. The big silver thing was not known to air traffic control.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #118244). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-04-02 → 2015-04-19
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