A disc-shaped UFO looked as though it was escorting AAL576, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (twin-jet), as it flew over Omaha, Nebraska, March 22, 2010, at 5:22 p.m., according to testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) database.

The witness was watching the sky from the Benson neighborhood in North Omaha.

"The motion was at first a bit unstable as it seemed the craft was trying to maybe right itself in the windy conditions," the witness stated. "I could not perceive any sound, lights, windows or other like structures. There were definitely NO WINGS or other stabilizers."

The witness stated that the object looked as though it was observing or escorting the jet.

"The UFO appeared to be simply observing, if not "escorting"? the jet on its approach path. I will pursue FAA records for any flight radar anomalies."

Benson is a historic neighborhood in Omaha, NE.

Other recent reports of UFO activity show similar sightings where objects seem to be around or trailing commercial air traffic.

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 Nebraska MUFON State Director John C."Jack" Kasher, Ph.D. investigates and reports back on this case, I will release an update.

Nebraska, March 22, 2010 - Disc craft "escorts" commercial jet. MUFON Case # 22461.

3-22-10 5:20pm

With the beautiful blue sky, all types of planes and birds flying about, I was very drawn to sky watching yesterday March 22, 2010. I am a very experienced observer of man-made and natural airborne objects. I have been to 3 air shows at Offutt AFB and constantly monitor the skies for anomalous activity.

Yesterday, my partner and I must have seen 3-5 bald eagle, multiple hawks, and of course the gulls that seem to fly between the various lakes around Omaha.

While watching various birds and planes in the backyard with naked eye and binoculars around 5:15-20pm, I noticed a commercial jet approaching from the SW at standard altitude.

Commercial jets fly towards Eppley Airfield over our Benson neighborhood quite frequently and seem to almost be gliding in with the engines barely audible at times. This was a twin-jet, but I couldn't discern the airline since the sun was very bright in the SW sky.

In an attempt to determine the airline, I focused my 8X27 Bushnell binoculars on the jet. Flight Aware data shows the plane as AAL576, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (twin-jet). This is consistent with my observations, though I didn't t get a chance to read anything on the plane. Though I must say, I wasn't disappointed!

Once the plane was almost over the gable of the east-facing side of the house from my vantage point on the edge of our patio, I got it in binocular view. Then something AMAZING occurred.

As you know, I have had multiple UFO sightings since December 2008. But this was VERY shocking!

Out of nowhere, appeared a self-contained disc-shaped object. I cannot say with certainty which direction the UFO came since I was looking through binoculars and had just gotten the jet into focus. To my best recollection, it came in VERY quickly along side or a bit higher than the jet. But I cannot say from which direction. I was just baffled that ANY object would come so close to a jet.

There has to be some kind of radar signature for this thing, unless it can avoid such detection! For obvious reasons, I then ignored the jet and locked in on this amazing craft. The motion was at first a bit unstable as it seemed the craft was trying to maybe right itself in the windy conditions. I could not perceive any sound, lights, windows or other like structures. There were definitely NO WINGS or other stabilizers.

The UFO appeared to be simply observing, if not "escorting"? the jet on its approach path. I will pursue FAA records for any flight radar anomalies. For comparison, the flight path data on Flight Aware for AAL576 was as follows for that time frame:

05:20PM 41.12 -96.06 13° North 290 334 0.50 8,400 -1,680 Minneapolis Center
05:21PM 41.20 -96.04 349° North 279 321 0.48 6,700 -1,680 Minneapolis Center
05:21PM 41.21 -96.04 12° North 285 328 0.49 6,500 -720 Minneapolis Center
05:22PM 41.28 -96.02 15° North 244 281 0.42 5,900 -840 Minneapolis Center

The lat/long for our house is Latitude: 41.281923 / Longitude: -96.007064. Thus, the unknown craft was flying somewhere between 5000-7000 ft., almost directly overhead. I maintained the UFO in view for about 40-50 seconds as it continued on the path of the jet and yelled for my partner to come outside to confirm what I was seeing. I didn't want to let the craft out of view, but I did try and briefly locate it via naked eye as I stepped off the patio to the north into the driveway. Neither of us could see it with our naked eye, but I could still see it very clearly in the binoculars at it cruised steadily in a northerly direction. The sun light glistened off the metallic surface and the object did not waiver in motion as a balloon or other lighter than air object likely would. I eventually lost sight as it went through the bare branches of our north neighbors mulberry bushes. Ironically, my dad had just asked me the other day if I had seen any discs lately. Yes, I guess I have.

Though I am frustrated with the lack of "official" information on these craft, I am convinced these are not of human origin. This was not a "pearl" or "orb", but rather a solid, metallic, disc craft. Why are "they" still pursuing such basic observations of our activities? My guess is they are still exposing more and more people to their presence. I cannot support the idea that this was a hologram or military drone. But why continue with the shell game? It's time to engage in more direct communications with these entities. The disclosure is up to "We the People"! Let's just hope they have are here to help, because we have little to no chance if they are here to take us over.

I will agree to third party release if I am given all information on to whom it is being given. MUFON can be quite frustrating to work with sometimes and I cannot say I fully trust who is behind the scenes working with this info!

Side note: I obviously would have preferred to have my camera at the ready, but I didn't expect to have this sighting. I did video tape another jet BTA2278 on a very similar flight path about 20 minutes later, but didn't capture any anomalies that I am aware. That flight data is almost identical:

05:37PM 41.12 -96.08 17° North 281 323 0.48 6,500 -1,020 Minneapolis Center
05:37PM 41.15 -96.07 9° North 279 321 0.48 6,300 -1,020 Minneapolis Center
05:38PM 41.20 -96.06 17° North 277 319 0.48 5,500 -1,020 Minneapolis Center
05:39PM 41.28 -96.03 16° North 263 303 0.45 4,500 -1,020 Minneapolis Center