FORM 112 - MADAR SIGHTING
INFORMATION REPORT
FESTUS, MISSOURI - JANUARY 10, 2021
I. DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT
January
10, 2021;
Festus,
Missouri
9:00 am. CST.
The primary
witness and a
buddy were
taking a walk
in the woods
near his
house. His
buddy sighted
the silver
disc craft
first, and
using their
cell phone
zoomed in on
the object and
started taking
3 pictures.
After hovering
for about 5
minutes, the
craft moved at
unbelievable
speed, first
left, then
right, then
zoomed up and
away as the
witness
described it
“at a speed
faster than
anything they
had ever
seen”. Primary
witness seems
very credible
and stable. Photos
can be viewed
in case folder
under "images".
(Source:
MUFON)
II.
MADAR DATA
The
nearby MADAR
site at
St. Louis,
Missouri, node
70, is 30
miles to the
SE and
recorded two
anomalies, the
first being a
"code blue"
correlation
with the
sighting at
Festus. The
time of the
sighting was
estimated as
being 9:00 am
but the MADAR
alertStart was
documented at
15:10:47 UTC
or 9:10 CST.
The data from
the compass
heading change
from 94
degrees prior
to over 106,
qualifies this
event as an
MSV (multi
sensor
verification).
Four
to five
minutes prior
to the alert
there were
spikes on the
magnetometer,
which could be
evidence of an
object
entering
Missouri
airspace at
9:07-9:08 am
CST. This
anomaly lasted
about 6
seconds during
the suggested
"entry" phase
and it appears
to have
reverted to
normal
readings after
the UAP idled
down. A check
of the status
mode readings
(1 minute
datapoints)
subsequent to
the alert show
a spike at
15:25 UTC
which was 9:15
am CST, which
could have
been the
departure
phase..
III. STATUS OF INVESTIGATION
This
potential
sighting of
interest was
investigated
by MUFON.
IV. CONCLUSIONS
This
sighting was
investigated
by MUFON and
the case
given the
conclusion of
"Unknown UAV",
closed, and
approved. (CMS
113331).
Photos can be
viewed in case
folder under
"images".
Fran Ridge
MADAR
Operations
Director