Unspecified over Springfield, MO
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
At 2:58 am at Springfield SW of Columbia, 130 miles away. A witness stepped outside to view the lunar eclipse just before it's totality, and saw a very faint, but large V shaped object moving steady southeast overhead. It appeared grey, made no sound, and had no lights. It appeared metallic and thick. It was very hard to see against the dark sky. (MUFON CMS)
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #165963). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2021-11-16 → 2021-12-03
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