Six Missouri witnesses report watching "a strange gold ball of light" that flew northwest to southeast above the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City that appeared to change size and then "disappeared in front of our eyes," according to July 18, 2011, testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
"The size of it was smaller than the full moon, "the reporting witness stated. "It was a bright gold color and was perfectly round. The light did not pulse or waver, and there were no blinking lights on it like you would expect from a conventional aircraft."
The group also noticed a helicopter in the area at the same time.
"The helicopter made circles around the object it as it moved along."
The witness described the movement of the object.
"The object moved at different heights and inconsistent speeds, and we thought it was going to crash due to the angle it was headed down (45 degrees), but it did not. It changed size, probably based on moving further away and closer to us. It turned completely white then just disappeared in front of our eyes. We heard the helicopter noise but nothing else, as if there was no other craft in the area."
One of the witnesses took photographs of the object. Missouri MUFON is attempting to get access to those photos. No images or videos were included with the MUFON report, which was filed on July 18, 2011. The incident occurred on July 16, 2011. The above quotes were edited for clarity.
Missouri is a current UFO ALERT 5 rating, with a low number of UFO sightings nationally. Missouri had 12 reports in June 2011 - while California had 42 UFO reports - the highest reporting state in the nation. Missouri is on our Watch List.
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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, July 16, 2011 - Gold UFO chased by helicopter near Liberty Memorial in Kansas City. MUFON Case # 30247.
As called in to ASD on 7-18-2011 by one of the witnesses:
I was with five other adults visiting the Liberty Memorialin Kansas City, Missouri on Saturday night July 16. As we were walking down the steps to leave, I noticed a strange gold ball of light flying N.W. to S.E. The size of it was smaller than the full moon. It was a bright gold color and was perfectly round. The light did not pulse or waver, and there were no blinking lights on it like you would expect from a conventional aircraft. The helicopter made circles around the object it as it moved along. The object moved at different hights and inconsistent speeds, and we thought it was going to crash due to the angle it was headed down (45 degrees) but it did not. It changed size, probably based on moving further away and closer to us. It turned completely white then just dissapeared in front of our eyes. We heard the helicopter noise but nothing else, as if there was no other craft in the area. After the object dissapeared a plane came in the area, but we did not pay much attention to it so I don't know what type of plane it was. One of the men with us got some pictures of the object and helicopter. I would like to know if anyone else saw this object.
Note from FI: I am attempting to get a copy of the photos.
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