Unspecified over Charleston, MO
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
3 yellow/orange spheres in wide triangle form. Stationary for over half hr at about 6000 feet. Two faded. Last one stayed, and moved west toward Mathews and slowly dropped while changing colors. Orange to red. As it was fading at a distance a silent fast moving object flew from south to north flickering very rapid red white lights.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #130046). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-09-15 → 2016-10-02
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