Cylinder over A few miles north of Osawatomie, KS
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
The object was hovering in the sky completely stationary. I noticed it out of the car window. I'm not sure how far away it was. It was a clear sunny day and just caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of my eye. Zoom in to the right side of uploaded pictures to see object.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #178455). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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