“Rural Kansas once UFO hot spot”,
16 August 2010 (The Garden City Telegram, Kansas)
Kansas had the most sightings in the nation in 1972, according to the article:
http://www.gctelegram.com/news/HUTCH--Lane-County-UFOs
The UFO activity that year started in the spring of 1972 in Dighton. A red-orange and white light hovered until an investigating Police Officer approached in a patrol car, then moved away.
Satellite photo of Dighton, Kansas(landsat.com photo)
Road south of Dighton, Kansas(agpix.com photo)