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A disc-shaped object possibly five miles wide was reported hovering over downtown Kansas City, MO, while a series of other odd events were reported from the same region, according to August 10, 2011, testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

The witness is a member of Missouri MUFON and had just left her office and was traveling west on 23rd Street in nearby Independence, MO, near Noland Road, on August 7, 2011.

"I saw a huge, disc-shaped, dull gray metallic object hovering at what looked like the north half of downtown Kansas City directly to my west and slightly north," the witness stated. "You can see the Kansas City skyline clearly from the high hill I was driving on."

The woman is an investigator with MUFON and had received a report of a similar craft spotted over South Kansas City. The UFO appeared to be very large.

"The object did not move and I saw it clearly for two to three seconds, which was long enough to know I saw something. It was a disk shape, with flat sides, and a domed top. I could not see any details or lights. I estimate the size to be 5 miles wide."

But the massive object did not move away - it just disappeared.

"I got the feeling that it was still there - just that I couldn't see it anymore."

The investigator immediately alerted others, including MUFON field investigators in the same area. She then arrived home, and having only her cell phone camera, went outside to take photos of the sky.

"Just as I turned the camera off I noticed what looked like a commercial jet flying at high speed and low (maybe 5,000 feet or less) and almost completely sideways with both wings clearly visible. It was banking hard to the left heading from northeast to southwest. That type of manuever is usually reserved for smaller craft and fighter jets, not a commercial airliner."

She described the jet.

"The jet was a silver and peach color - the peach may have been a reflection of the sun. I tried to get the camera ready again but was not fast enough. Total time in view was approximately six seconds."

Then another large object appeared in the same area.

"Right after the jet was out of sight, a large, round, white object the size of a dinner plate at arm's length with a hole in the center appeared and disappeared in the exact same location as where I first saw the jet appear, or when I first noticed it."

The witness then assembled a timeline of events as the strange occurrences continued.

"12:15 PM - A witness called to report a giant UFO over south Kansas City. MUFON Case # 30711."
Witness testimony: "As called into ASD at 12:46 pm today by the witness who wishes to remain anonymous. He would not provide contact information due to his job in KC government. "My wife and I were getting in the car on our way to lunch today when my neighbor pointed to the sky to our north and said "Look at that!" We looked in that direction and all three of us saw a large gray metallic disc-shaped object with low dome on it. It was hovering at first, then started moving slowly in a north direction. It disappeared for a couple of seconds, then reappeared further away. We saw no lights or windows and heard absolutely no sound. There was a small private airplane in the area and he must have seen this object because he flew right over the spot where it was as it moved away! I don't know what the altitude was but I'd guess 1,000 - 2,000 feet - it was pretty low. My best guess for the size of the thing is 3 - 5 miles across! None of us could believe what we saw. This is the first time my wife and I have seen a UFO and we are stunned. We decided to call someone but don't want any publicity or anyone else to know who we are. My job is too sensitive and I can't risk putting my name out there. I called to see if anyone else saw this - someone else must have seen it! We watched it for about three minutes total time, then lost sight of it behind the trees."
"1:30 - 3 p.m. - a UFO spotter and photographer in Topeka, Kansas (72 miles from Kansas City) photographs multiple UFOs in "battle mode." He has been able to capture UFOs on film using a special method and AB UV sunglasses.

"2 p.m. - a Kansas City MUFON member reported a large number of UH-60 helicopters flying very low at tree top level at 125th and State Line in south Kansas City. This is definitely not a normal occurrence for that area.

"4:20 p.m. - I saw the large disc over downtown Kansas City, then the plane and white disc.

"5:20 p.m. - A MUFON field investigator saw a strange cloud with structure north of Iatan, MO, from his vantage point across the river in Kansas.

"10:30 p.m. - My daughter called. She was watching the skies and saw a black helicopter with no markings flying very low at tree top level in Independence, MO, just a few blocks from my house.

"3 a.m. - Sunday - St. Louis, MO- a MUFON field investigator and her entire neighborhood were awakened by a very loud strange banging and humming noise along with what sounded like gunfire, that lasted for several minutes. The vibration seemed to be coming from a spot in the sky. They have not identified the source yet."

No images or videos were included with the MUFON report, which was filed on August 10, 2011. The events occurred on August 7, 2011. The above quotes were edited for clarity.

Missouri is a current UFO ALERT 4 rating, with a higher than average number of UFO sightings nationally. Missouri had 18 reports in July 2011 - while California had 54 UFO reports - the highest reporting state in the nation.

You can read more details about other recently reported cases at the UFO Examiner home page.

The following is the unedited report filed with MUFON. Please keep in mind that most UFO reports can be explained as something natural or manmade. Debbie Ziegelmeyer is the Missouri MUFON State Director. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.

MO, August 7, 2011 - Huge Disc -shaped object hoovering over Downtown Kansas City. MUFON Case # 30797.

I left my office and was traveling west on 23rd street in Independence, Missouri just past Noland road when I saw a huge disc shaped dull gray metallic object hovering at what looked like the north half of downtown Kansas City directly to my west and slightly north. You can see the KC skyline clearly from the high hill I was driving on.

As a UFO investigator, I shouldn't be shocked by anything, but in this case, I was very surprised by what I saw, especially since I had received a report earlier in the day from a witness who described a similar very large craft in South Kansas City.

The object did not move and I saw it clearly for two to three seconds, which was long enough to know I saw SOMETHING. It was a disk shape, with flat sides, and a domed top. I could not see any details or lights. I estimate the size to be 5 miles wide.

I immediately called several people I knew and other MUFON field investigators to see if they could see anything from their vantage point.

After I arrived home, I found that I had left my good cameras at the office and only had my cell phone camera (it figures). So I went outside and started taking random photos of the sky. Just as I turned the camera off I noticed what looked like a commercial jet flying at high speed and low (maybe 5,000 ft or less) and almost completely sideways with both wings clearly visible! It was banking hard to the left heading from Northeast to Southwest. That type of manuever is usually reserved for smaller craft and fighter jets, not a commercial airliner.

The jet was a silver and peach color - the peach may have been a reflection of the sun. I tried to get the camera ready again but was not fast enough. Total time in view was approximately six seconds.

Right after the jet was out of sight, a large round white object the size of a dinner plate at arm's length with a hole in the center appeared and disappeared in the exact same location as where I first saw the jet appear, or when I first noticed it.

I then posted a message to the Missouri MUFON chat list about what was going on and after receiving some other messages put together a timeline of events. -

12:15 p.m. - A witness called to report a giant UFO over south Kansas City (see other report filed) -

1:30 - 3 p.m. - A UFO spotter and photographer in Topeka, Kansas (72 miles from KC) photographs multiple UFOS in "battle mode." He has been able to capture UFOs on film using a special method and AB UV sunglasses. -

2 p.m. - A Kansas City MUFON member reported a large number of UH-60 helicopters flying very low at treetop level at 125th and State Line in south Kansas City. This is definitely NOT a normal occurrence for that area. -

4:20 PM - I saw the large disc over downtown KC, then the plane and white disc. -

5:20 PM - a MUFON field investigator saw a strange cloud with structure North of Iatan, MO from his vantage point across the river in Kansas. -

10:30 PM - my daughter called, she was watching the skies and saw a black helicopter with no markings flying very low at tree top level in Independence, MO, just a few blocks from my house. -

3:00 AM Sunday - St. Louis, MO- a MUFON field investigator and her entire neighborhood were awakened by a very loud strange banging and humming noise along with what sounded like gunfire, that lasted for several minutes. The vibration seemed to be coming from a spot in the sky. They have not identified the source yet.

Note: I don't know if this is related, but since it is also strange I thought I'd mention it. The next day (Sunday) a big storm came in very quickly with high winds that caused a large number of power outages throughout the city and took our power out for 7 hours.

Just prior to the storm, I took my Nikon camera outside to take some pictures as it came in. I had the camera set at 1/200 sec without flash and multi-shot mode. I took 6 pictures in a row, then analyzed them. In one shot out of the series there are multiple orbs in my yard, and in subsequent photos there are tiny red and blue lights that can't be explained. No rain was falling at that point.

After taking the photos, I went inside and the lights flickered on and off six times. I then took a nap (which is unusual for me) and was unaware that the power had gone completely off. I was in a dead sleep, and was awakened by a loud static noise with lots of voices talking at the same time coming from the radio. I sat up and looked at the radio, but the power was out so it should have been impossible for that to happen.

On Monday, we had two guests and a guest speaker from St. Louis MUFON attend our monthly meeting. After it was over we were standing outside talking and I saw a bullet-shaped white line, then a white crescent shaped object appear and dissapear very quickly. These were west of our location in Westport in Kansas City. No one else saw anything.

I am surmising that some of these objects are things that come into view for a short period of time, and are noticed by clairvoyants like me, but not by others. Perhaps they are entering or exiting wormholes, or are cloaked somehow and uncloak accidentially for a few seconds.