Circle over Smithville, MO
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was driving east on I 435 near Smithville, MO, at about 6:20 am (it was still pitch black), when I saw a very bright circle white light off in the distance (above Liberty, MO area). The light stayed stationary for about 6 seconds and then went straight down toward the ground, from my view it went behind the tree line and disappeared. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #131740). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-12-09 → 2016-12-26
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