Triangle over Lesterville, MO
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Flew in rapid succession. Appearing then disappearing quickly and flying at speeds and heights I’ve never seen. Friend saw it first then I saw and we watched for close to five minutes. They continued to fly and started coming down lower and then disappeared. An orb was then in the trees behind us and remained steady. That orb was in trees for nearly an hour appearing then disappearing. No sounds were heard from the orb and it stayed in same spot for duration. My co-campers witnessed and the camper family next to us saw it as well. They even extinguished their campfire to see more crafts throughout the night. The next day another family on-site said they saw the crafts too and spoke about it although unprompted by my party.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #176797). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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