As reported

Unknown over Saint Peters, MO

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The report, as filed

I noticed a bright light in the sky sitting still, I thought it was odd so I kept staring, for about 10 minutes, I couldn’t take my eyes off of it, there was a soft orb of light around it. It would sit still and then move, both slowly and quickly, in zigzags and swirls around the same area of sky. It suddenly started moving very quickly towards the sky, still very high, over where I was standing and I got goose bumps all over, I was scared so I ran inside and haven’t gone back outside. It was an hour ago now and I’m still freaked out, no sleep for me tonight.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #171671). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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