Cigar over Bennett Springs, MO
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Bright silver cigar shaped object moving across the sky from west to east Approximately 15 minutes minutes later 4 stealth bombers flew in the same direction I'm assuming out of Whiteman Air Force Base.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #142049). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-06-29 → 2018-07-16