Light over Clarksburg, MO
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
October 19,2023 05:51 Clear sky, many stars visible. Stepped off my front porch and looked upwards, facing south-by-southwest, when I saw an object, star-like in appearance, flying in a tight circle around the star Aldebaran of the Taurus constellation. I only witnessed this strange behavior for a second or two before the object suddenly stopped and took off in a straight line to the left, passing through the center of the Orion constellation and continuing on until it was out of sight. It took 45-60 seconds to cross the sky, moving at what seemed a slower pace than when it was circling the star.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #179009). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-10-16 → 2023-11-02
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