A Missouri man near Platte City reports a black triangular object was hovering 50 feet over his cow pasture and beaming a light to the ground at approximately 9:15 p.m. on May 8, 2010, according to testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

The man spoke with Missouri State Section Director Margie Kay and asked to remain anonymous.

The man stated that he stood about 300 yards from the object and that it had one white light at each of the three corners, and a blue-white light underneath. The object was described as at least 100 yards in width from corner to corner.

"After he watched it for about 5-10 minutes, the beam of light went out and the craft moved upward into the clouds until he could no longer see it clearly," Kay stated in the report. "The UFO then moved in a Southwest direction very slowly, and just above the clouds. He stated that there was no sound whatsoever. He could see the lights on the UFO as it moved through the clouds."

The man stated that he was "too paralyzed to move and go get a camera, but he thought that it would be too dark to get a picture anyway." Kay also questioned whether or not the man has explored the ground area where the light was beaming too - and he had not, but planned to do so sometime this week.

Platte City is in Platte County, Missouri, population 3,866, and is the county seat.

Missouri, May 8, 2010 - Large triangular UFO flying Southeast. MUFON Case # 23220.

Note: I took this report by phone this morning May 10, 2010 by a man who said he lived in the county near Platte City. He wishes to remain anonymous. I asked him to keep in touch with me and if he remembered anything else to give me a call. I named him John Doe because he did not want to give his name out, saying that his job would be in jeopardy if word got out. I assured him that all information would be kept confidential, but he said he couldn't take the risk. Margie Kay

Report:

The man stated that he went outside to tend to his dogs at approximately 9:15 PM when a light in the Northwest part of his pasture where he keeps cows caught his eye.

He said that there was a beam of light coming down from a black triangular object. It looked like the depth from top to bottom was approximately 50 feet or so, the sides were very even and squared. There were three small white lights, one on each corner of the object, and one big white/blue light in the center. The object was approximately 300 yards from his position and looked like it was at least 100 yards in width from corner to corner.

After he watched it for about 5-10 minutes, the beam of light went out and the craft moved upward into the clouds until he could no longer see it clearly. The UFO then moved in a Southwest direction very slowly, and just above the clouds. He stated that there was no sound whatsoever. He could see the lights on the UFO as it moved through the clouds.

He stated that he was too paralyzed to move and go get a camera, but he thought that it would be too dark to get a picture anyway. He has never seen anything like this before. I asked him if he had gone to look at the area where he saw the light beaming down on his field and he said no, but he would sometime this week.

He seemed somewhat afraid to go look at it. His wife was inside the house at the time and he has not told her about this, but wanted to tell someone what he saw. I also asked him to send me a sketch.