UFO falls in Missouri with red flame

Summary

In February 1958, a witness in Sweet Springs, Missouri, spotted an object between 10 and 20 feet long, dark in color with a red flame at the tail. The object was descending in a straight line and appeared to crash. The observer checked the supposed crash site but found nothing. The Air Force conducted ground and aerial searches without success. Although the report mentions the possibility of a meteor or aircraft, no conclusive evidence was found. The case was classified as "unknown" due to the lack of data.

The report highlights that the witness, a 21-year-old man, was considered credible by authorities. However, the short observation time (two seconds) and the absence of physical evidence led to the conclusion that the nature of the object could not be determined. The description of the object and its behavior suggest something beyond the conventional, but without physical evidence, the mystery remains.