Published: 9:41 AM 9/22/2009

Editor's Note: I was contacted a couple of weeks ago by one Lawrence Gessner, former Sheriff in Sheridan County, city of McClusky, North Dakota. He told me a remarkable story.

While actively serving as Sheriff on July 10, 2003, he saw an unknown diamond-shaped UFO. He was at home at the time of the incident. His wife also saw the object.

Mr. Gessner also told me that when the State Crime Bureau heard about his UFO sighting, he was told to not discuss it, as it would lower his credibility. He had busted some methamphetamine labs, and defense attornies would use his report of the UFO to discredit him at trial.

He followed their instructions until about three years ago, when an illness caused him to resign his Sheriff position. He was then free to go public with his story.

He also had served 14 years with the U.S. Air Force, with all of his work involving planes. In other words, he was an expert witness.

What you will see below are photo copies of the original police report he filed, titled, "Unidentified Flying Object Report." They are presented in two jpeg files. His real name is used here with his permission.