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Imagine Officer Darin Layman’s surprise when he spotted a flying saucer zipping down Interstate 44 in Missouri. He might even have let it fly on by, but then it slid from one lane to another–without signaling.

Layman, of the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office stopped the, um, craft, for the maneuver. He also noticed that though it had license plates, its tags were expired. When he approached the cockpit, out popped two “alien enthusiasts” who explained the contraption was an art car. Where were they going? Roswell, New Mexico, of course!

The officer took a photo with the craft’s occupants and posted his shot to Facebook. Caption: “Friendly humanoids have come in peace.” The department added that the traveler had been, “warned about our strict enforcement of warp speed on the interstate” and to “keep his phasers on stun-only while traveling.”

This was far from the craft’s final traffic stop. But you can see bodycam footage of that first stop embedded below:

The unique art car’s driver and creator was Steve Anderson. His copilot was Marylin Dicks. They traveled from Indiana to Roswell for the annual AlienFest, which kicked off July 5th. The festival included an alien chase, pet costume, and light parade.

This festival has been held every year since 1996 to celebrate the 1947 incident in which an Army Air Force weather balloon crashed outside the city and made some locals swear aliens were landing.

After their Missouri traffic stop, Anderson and Dicks put their flying saucer in hyperspeed to make the festival. They were stopped twice more in Oklahoma. They also stopped in Oklahoma for some last minute repairs to the brake system. Then they rolled on to New Mexico. Just over the border but before Roswell they were pulled over again.

Everywhere police stopped the art car they ended up taking pictures and posing with the craft with big smiles on their faces. You can learn more about all of the flying saucer car’s traffic stops in the video below:

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Henry Cesari

Henry Cesari joined MotorBiscuit in 2021 and brings his deep interest in vintage cars, trucks, and motorcycles to the site. Having restored his first classic car at just 16 years old, Henry has wrenched on everything from overland campers to Japanese motorcycles and even pre-war Bugattis. Henry is also an avid attendee at local car shows and genuinely enjoys connecting with fellow auto enthusiasts.

Henry earned a Bachelor’s in Anthropology and English from the University of Vermont. He has since incorporated his love of the written word with his admiration of classic cars. While Henry is interested in vintage cars, he believes the golden age of cars is yet to come. He is confident journalists will play an important role in this revolution by exposing the industry as it is now and envisioning its possible future.