NUFORC Sighting 159860

Occurred: 2020-10-10 06:15 Local
Reported: 2020-10-11 15:16 Pacific
Duration: 1.5 hours
No of observers: 1

Location: Independence, MO, USA

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Lights on object, Landed

Observed 2 white lights moving in tandem forward and back, up and down just before dawn.

On October 10, 2020 at about 6:15am Central time (still completely dark outside) I observed from inside my kitchen looking out through my sliding glass door, toward the east, two white lights separated by approximately 50 yards. These lights, one brighter than the other, moved in tandem together forward and backwards, and up and down a number of times. I was located about a block and a half away from the lights looking across an open field. The incident lasted for approximately 30 minutes. The activity was occurring above a paved road.

After the 30 minutes these lights settled down behind a tree line but I could still see the lights through the limbs and leaves while it was still dark. As the sky began to brighten a fog appeared to form on the field toward the east side near the lights. I don't know if this was a natural fog or if it was generated by something having to do with the lights. I continued to observe the area where the lights went down, without taking my eyes off the area, for about another hour. By now, the sun had risen above the horizon and the lights had not reappeared from below the tree line. At this point, there was no sign of the lights. I never saw them leave the area. I don't know what happened to them and could no longer continue my observation.

Posted 2020-12-23