The car was built by Indianapolis-area mechanic Steve Anderson from a Geo Metro. It has been spotted numerous times on the roads of Indiana as well as at car shows. The driver said the vehicle was on its way to the Roswell UFO Festival 2024, which starts Friday.

Car Built by Indiana Mechanic

The Roswell UFO Festival is a celebration of "our fascination with extraterrestrial phenomena and ... the wonders that await beyond the stars." It is held in Roswell, New Mexico, where a UFO is reported to have crashed in 1947.

Roswell UFO Festival

The Crawford County Sheriff's Office took the encounter in stride, posting about it on Facebook. The post has since gone viral, drawing almost 1,000 comments and being shared almost 7,000 times.

Sheriff's Office Takes It in Stride

The sheriff's office joked that the driver of the UFO-shaped car was warned about the strict enforcement of warp speed on the interstate and to keep his phasers on stun-only while traveling.

"He was also warned about our strict enforcement of warp speed on the interstate and to keep his phasers on stun-only while traveling," the sheriff's office stated.

The story was written by David C.L. Bauer of the Jacksonville Journal-Courier.

"By David C.L. Bauer"

The encounter took place in Crawford County, Missouri.

"Crawford County, Missouri"

The car was shaped like a UFO.

"UFO"

The story has gone viral, drawing almost 1,000 comments and being shared almost 7,000 times.

"Viral"