Light over Philadelphia, MO
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
The objects were white and circular emitting great amounts of light. There were 8 of them acting with great speed. They were able to move in all directions but mainly followed the one in front of them. They were irregularly spaced moving in a jagged line. The observer was at the time a 17 year old boy who went hunting for deer. On the way to his spot, he saw the event take place in a hay field. Upon seeing this he knew no one would believe him so he went to grab his phone and record them. By the time he finished recording he noticed that the objects could not be seen on the video and had disappeared from view.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #167352). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-11-29 → 2018-12-16