Miller CO, MO being encounter — February 14, 1967

On February 14, 1967, farmer Claude Edwards reportedly noticed his cattle staring in one direction while he went out to feed them near Tuscumbia in Miller County, Missouri. In a field stood a broad, mushroom-shaped grey-green object on a central tubular support. Oval openings or lights around its rim gave a multicoloured, moving appearance. Numerous small figures moved around its base with an awkward, waddling gait. Edwards described the figures as grey-green, very short and apparently neckless, with widely spaced dark, goggle-like eyes and protruding dark facial parts that might have been breathing equipment. Their motion later inspired the “space penguins” nickname; they were not described as literal birds. He said an invisible boundary prevented him from approaching. Two stones he threw also failed to reach the object. The figures retreated behind its support, after which the craft rocked or tilted and rose away toward St Elizabeth. The case reached APRO around 1969 and was later investigated by Ted Phillips. A circular area of altered or dry soil was reported, but the surviving retellings do not independently establish its cause. Edwards initially requested anonymity, contributing to the delayed publication history. Later articles also disagree about his age and the figures’ height. The county museum preserves the family setting and drawings alongside a modern retelling; these provide historical context without converting a single witness’s account into a verified extraterrestrial landing.