Light over Gray Summit, MO
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was outside with my husband smoking a cigarette looking at the stars and noticed them moving slowly. I told my husband and by the time he looked up they were forming a triangle pattern. When the triangle pattern was made they stayed that way for a few seconds and then all darted off at a high rate of speed into different directions. They just looked like stars. If I hadn't been paying attention it would most likely go unnoticed.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #143074). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-09-21 → 2016-10-08
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