UFO flap in KC area sparks investigations

Kansas City, Missouri, June 19, 2009
A rash of UFO sightings in the greater Kansas City area have prompted investigations by Mutual
UFO Network field investigators. Sightings in St. Joseph, Kansas City, Independence, Sedalia,
Warrensburg and Lenexa from December 31 to the present have increased in number.

Some of the more spectacular sightings are as follows:
Two Warrensburg women witnessed a large circular unidentified object on the evening of December
31, 2008 and the morning of January 1, 2008. Christina Cooper, a professional photographer,
and her friend reported the sighting to MUFON. A third witness, who wishes to remain
anonymous, and who was in a different location, spoke to the investigator by phone. The sighting
occurred on the evening of December 31 at 6:30 PM and again at 12:30 and 1:30 AM on
January 1. The object was circular in shape, reported to be close to the road, approximately 60
feet off the ground and had several bright white lights on it. It landed at one point on 50 Hwy.
Since the unidentified object may have been in the area for several hours, it is possible that
other people saw it. The locations are Hwy 13 North of Warrensburg and south of I-70, and
Hwy 50 between Kansas City and Warrensburg.

In March a UFO was spotted by several college professors in St. Joseph, Missouri, who viewed
the object through a telescope. Two of the witnesses made drawings of the object, which were
large orange fireballs in a tear-drop shape. The UFO moved away and disappeared.
In late May a large oval object was spotted traveling from South to North from the UMKC campus
in Kansas City, and in June a large cigar-shaped silver UFO was witnessed in Sedalia by 20
people standing in an Applebee’s parking lot.
On June 17 a large bright craft was viewed for over an hour, then multiple planes and helicopters searched the area in Lenexa.

Other sightings have been reported to the KC MUFON office. If anyone has seen UFOs in the area, the Kansas City MUFON Director, Margie Kay, would like to be contacted at
margiekay06@yahoo.com or 816-833-1602 during the day. Reports may also be made at
www.mufon.com. Visit www.missourimufon.org for more information. Reports may remain
anonymous if desired.