Light over Beaumont, KS
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
We were on highway 400 about 50 miles east of Wichita Kansas. To our north at about a 45 degree angle above the horizon there was a yellowish light for a few seconds, then another about 7 degrees to the right of that (my finger length at arm’s length is about 7 degrees). The first light went out and a third light appeared a few degrees below the second one. These two stayed on together for about 3 seconds then a string of 6 lights appeared below the third on and stayed on for about 5 seconds. The second light then turned off and about 2 seconds later the string of lights went out. All the lights were a bright yellowish color and moved slightly relative to each other.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #164174). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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