Appearance / Description of Object(s)

ALTITUDE: low to the ground, above tree line SIZE: massive, like a football field, seemed to almost fill the sky MATERIAL: metal, constructed of plates possibly held on by rivets SHAPE: expansive, elongated hexagon---saw *only* the underside LIGHTS: yes; color like that of car headlights; sporadic placement; constant illumination (*no* flickering; *no* light on ground) WINGS: no SOUND: none SPEED: "slowish" and steady INTERACTION: no response to yelling at object ELECTRICAL/STATIC INTERFERENCE: none TIME FRAME OF OCCURANCE: between 15 seconds to one mintute TIME OF DAY: night; 9:57 p.m. Central Standard Time SEASON: late Winter/early Spring; March YEAR: 2002 LOCATION: rural Kansas; Osage or Douglas County; near Overbrook, KS; around Stubbs Road RESPONSE: awe and befuddlement

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

The object passed directly above us.

Description of Area / Surroundings

Sighting took place in rural area. Military bases/distance from Overbrook: Fort Leavenworth, KS--85 miles to the Northeast; Fort Riley, KS--97 miles West/Northwest; McConnell Air Force Base--145 mile Southwest. Nuclear power plants: Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant in Burlington, KS--49 miles South

Full Description & Details

[From original 'brief description']:

My best friend was driving her car; I was in the front passenger seat, and our friend (also our housemate) was in the back. We were driving on rural roads to go visit her (friend in backseat) sister and brother in law who lived around Overbrook, Kansas. I was looking down while rolling a cigarette when she exclaimed, "Look!" For some reason, I immediately looked up and out the window and so did my best friend; it seemed as though we just knew where to look. Surprisingly, we did not feel afraid but were filled with awe, and I had the presence of mind to look at the car's clock and record the time. After a few seconds, we stopped the car; we got out and watched the object until it disappeared. When we got back into the car, I asked if they each agreed upon what was witnessed. We were all in agreement.

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[Full Description]:

The object flew above the tree line, though seemingly not too much higher. It is difficult to gauge, being as it was at night, over a basically flat field with few trees, and I am not an expert at altitude. I try to explain it like this: extend your flattened palm between one foot's distance from the tip of your nose to maybe the full extension of your arm (flexibility of distance to account for fallibility of memory); this is about how it seemed, except that the breadth was more expansive. it was LARGE. MASSIVE. kinda like a flying football field in the sky. It appeared to be constructed of some kind of metal, with a flat bottom, and I remember specifically being amazed that I could see that the bottom was not a singular piece of material, but was composed and consisted of plates of metal that looked to be pieced together with rivets. it reminded me of a quilt. The undercarriage also had several (don't know how many--more than 10 I would say) lights, which I recall to be similar to regular car headlights, except probably much more powerful, and were puzzling to me because they seemed to have been, figuratively, sprinkled on--their arraingment appeared sporadic, haphazard, disorganized, erratic. To my recollection, they were constant, and did not flicker, nor did they graze the ground. I remember only seeing the underside of the object, which we all agreed appeared to be wingless. The shape is difficult to describe, because it doesn't conform to any geometric shape; the closest I've been able to come is to compare it to a slightly elongated hexagon. But the main feature for us, and what took us aback, was that it was absolutely, positively SILENT. I could not tell the speed at which it traveled, except to say that it did not dart, and stayed on a "straight" course over the field at a steady and deliberate pace: imagine a pope's hand waving slowly over a crowd. I wish I had kept track of the time with my watch, but I was absorbed in the sight; however, I think we watched it somewhere from 15 seconds to a minute before it met the horizon line and was beyond our vision. I yelled at it in the hopes that it would show some acknowledgement, but it did not. To my recollection, we did not experience any interference with any electrical components of the car or accessories on our person, nor do I remember static on the radio, but knowing my friend, we were probably listening to a CD--don't know if that matters.

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

Given what I perceive as the criteria for what constitues a "natural" versus "man-made" object, I believe that the object can objectively be ruled out as "natural." I think that it is reasonable to examine the object as a man-made aircraft . I also believe that given the degree of my knowledge about the object and its affiliations, I cannot, with any certainty, postulate as to its origins.

Witness Background

I am an off again, on again college student who has lived in the Deep South most of her life, and recently moved back after a 3 1/2 year stint in Kansas. I am not strongly affiliated with any organized religion, and do think of myself as having what might be known as a spiritual life. I have not made many decisive calls on the metaphysical. Anything might be possible could sum it up.

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

I am, and remain, skeptical of alien abduction as a "true" phenomenon (I tend to side with alien abduction as a sensory-based metaphor and phenomenon of the psyche). Since I don't have a plethora of evidence or percentage figures to aid, I perceive sightings of UFOs (in the popular culture sense) as runing along a continuum, with some being hoaxes, some legitimate, some misconceptions, some misrepresentations, some possibly accurate in their conclusions, and perhaps some a combination. Provided they are not attempting to deceive, I emphasize the relevance of respect for the validity of the *experience* of every person who reports "unusual" phenomena. Belittlement engenders silence, and silence nourishes ignorance. I think many sighters' accounts are truthful to their perceptions and are of value; afterall, they did experience *something.*

Other Comments

If you have had experiences concerning an object closely resembling the one I have described, feel free to contact me at mothmanos@yahoo.com.

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