A witness driving along Pryor Road about 8:30 p.m. on October 3, 2011, reports an object between 3,000 and 5,000 feet.
"Once it was within maybe a half-mile of my location, I realized this was no plane," the witness stated. "I had my windows down and absolutely no sound coming from it."
The witness described the object.
"It had many white lights and some green ones. It crossed over the road and continued in a southeast direction maybe another 5-10 miles and then began turning back to the north."
The witness telephone a daughter, who initially laughed at the idea of a UFO, but soon saw the object herself.
"It turned back to the north. It came into her view. She was about five miles northeast of me. She also was stunned and described the same thing back to me. Freaked us out."
Then on October 4, 2011, a Missouri couple also in Lees Summit and driving along 350 Highway at 470 watched an object they first thought was an airplane make a sharp direction change.
The object "turned completely sideways and showed a vast array of lights - white, green, blue flashing - in a pattern at first, and then quickly pulsating in a random pattern," the reporting witness stated.
The object hovered and then moved again.
"It then hovered in place for a short time, then rotated back to horizontal. We could only see white lights when it did this. It then very quickly flew southeast at approximately 300-400 mph. Then it stopped abruptly in the sky over what would be downtown Lee's Summit. It then hovered in place and turned back toward us going northwest. We could once again see all of the colored lights on what appeared to be the bottom of the craft."
The object then continued northwest and moved out of sight.
Lees Summit is a city in both Jackson and Cass counties, MO, population 91,354.
No images or videos were included with either MUFON report, and both were filed on October 4, 2011. The above quotes were edited for clarity.
Missouri is a current UFO ALERT 3 rating, with a high number of UFO sightings nationally. Missouri had 27 reports in September 2011 - the 8th highest reporting state - while California had 86 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 and as yet uninvestigated report filed with MUFON. Please keep in mind that most UFO reports can be explained as something natural or manmade. If Missouri MUFON State Director Debbie Ziegelmeyer investigates and reports back on this case, I will release an update. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.
MO, October 4, 2011 - Unidentified object sighted while driving on 50 HWY E in Lee's Summit at 470 interchange, MUFON Case # 32347.
My wife and I were driving home from the school we work at when we saw a strange flashing object in the sky. We were driving on 350 HWY as it turns into 50 HWY E at 470 in Lee's Summit. At first we thought it was an airplane landing at the Lee's Summit Airport...then it sharply changed direction, turned completely sideways and showed a vast array of lights...white, green, blue flashing in a pattern at first, and then quickly pulsating in a random pattern. It then hovered in place for a short time, then rotated back to horizontal. We could only see white lights when it did this. It then very quickly flew southeast at approximately 300-400 mph...then stopped abruptly in the sky over what would be downtown Lee's Summit. It then hovered in place and turned back toward us going northwest. We could once again see all of the colored lights on what appeared to be the bottom of the craft. The craft continued northwest and flew quickly out of view. In the area at the same time were at least 2, maybe 3 helicopters. I have never seen anything like this and have always been very skeptical of UFOs.
MO, October 3, 2011 - Huge object with white and green lights - flying at around 3,000-5,000 feet - much larger than a commercial plane, MUFON Case # 32340.
Driving north on Pryor Road in Lees Summit MO around 8:30pm when I noticed what I thought was a low flying plane coming towards my location from the north west. As it got closer I realized how low it was flying (no more than 3000-5000 feet) and became concerned. Once it was within maybe 1/2 mile of my location I realized this was no plane - I had my windows down and absolutely no sound coming from it - it had many white lights and some green ones. It crossed over the road and continued in a south-east direction maybe another 5-10 miles and then began turning back to the north. I was on the phone with my daughter and was trying to describe to her what I was witnessing and she laughed but after it turned back to the north it came into her view (she was about 5 miles northeast of me). She also was stunned and described the same thing back to me. Freaked us out!
Yes, I am positive we are not alone in the vastness of the universe. Yes, I am sure that we may be visited by those from other planets. Maybe in the past, maybe now, maybe in the future at some date.
No, I do not think they will equip their mode of transportation with blinking white, green and blue lights...until such time the skies become too crowded with their presence.
That time has not arrived as of today.
If they are supposedly traveling across space to get here...they would not use lights to advertise their presence.
Whatever was observed, and I am sure something was observed...it was not from another part of the universe...it came from Earth.