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Jan., 2004 Reports
Date: 2004
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date Posted: 4/1/2004
Day/Night: Nighttime
Duration: 1 hour
No. of Witnesses: 2
No. of Object(s): Single
Summary:
I saw a body of shiny metal fly through the sky and me and my buddy were awe struck
Full Description & Details
The shiny body of metal was moving so slow when it landed that I was amazed and
didn't reliaze how fast time really was moving.
***
Feb., 2004 Reports
Occurred : 2/12/2004 20:40 (Entered as : 02/12/2004 20:40)
Reported: 2/12/2004 10:45:53 PM 22:45
Posted: 3/2/2004
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Shape: Rectangle
Duration:4 minutes
Long rectangular vertical shaped object with several bright white strobbing lights
My business partner and I went to our east facing window after seeing some
flashing lights out of the corner of our eyes. When we went to the window we saw
a Long skinny Rectangular shape(roughly 100 feet above us), it was VERTICAL,
roughly 15 feet in length, with several(maybe 6 or more)lights on it. The lights were
all a very bright white and they were flashing and strobing. The light would start
on the bottom and was strobbing and getting progressively brighter as it went up.
Then it would repeat this. It made no noise. It looked like a floating rectangle. We
watched it strob and flash as it flew off to the east horizon.
***
Occurred : 2/13/2004 19:11 (Entered as : 02/13/2004 19:11)
Reported: 2/26/2004 4:03:28 PM 16:03
Posted: 3/2/2004
Location: Eveleth, MN
Shape: Light
Duration:15 seconds
Two large lights above the treetops about 150 feet from our car that radiated light
that affected my wife and I
My wife and I were driving home on a Fayal Township road about six miles Southeast
of Eveleth,MN. We were about one-half mile from home and traveling North about 30
mph when we both noticed two large white lights slightly above the treetops near the
right side(East)of the road. My wife asked me what it was. My first thought was that
they were the landing lights of an airplane which had just taken off from a nearby
airport. I slowed down our car and rolled down the window,but we could hear no
sound of an airplane. My wife glanced at the dashboard to see if the lights were
affecting the electrical system of the car and they weren't,but she noticed the time
was 7:11 pm. As we drove along slowly we noticed that the lights were only about
150 feet away from our car. Then I saw a dimmer red flashing light between the large
lights which appeared to be about two feet in diameter and about ten feet apart. The
white lights suddenly turned bluish white and seemed to grow in size and radiate
from the object and at that instant I felt overcome by the early stages of sleep paralysis.
I immediately floored the gas pedal and as we got away from the lights the sleep
paralysis subsided. The experience lasted about 15 seconds. When we got home
we wrote down separately what we had just seen and then compared notes. My wife
said the lights were stationary thoughout the experience hovering above the treetops.
She did not notice any change in color of the lights,but that there was white light
projected from the two large lights and lit up the treetops brightly. She saw red lights
between the two large white light,but did not see them flash. My wife described feeling
as beening possessed or under hypnosis during the experience. There didn't seem
to be any missing time as it was 7:20 pm when we were writing our notes of the
experience. The skies were clear.
***
March, 2004 Reports
Occurred : 3/7/2004 01:37 (Entered as : 03-07-04 1:37)
Reported: 3/7/2004 8:32:41 AM 08:32
Posted: 3/9/2004
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Shape: Fireball
Duration:10 minutes
seen three fireball type crafts hovering over local park as i was walking back from
friends house. the center craft had a beem of green light flowing all the way to the
ground i got scared and ran like hell.
***
UFOs SIGHTED IN THE LAKE SUPERIOR REGION
"Ellen Pfeiffer of Ironwood (population 6,293)," in Michigan's Upper Peninsula,
"called the Globe to say she and a friend had seen the bright light reported by
a Kimball, Wisconsin man as an unidentified flying object Sunday evening,"
March 21, 2004. "Pfeiffer said she and Darlene Korhonen were coming out of the
Pioneer Park Apartments around 6:15 p.m. when they saw something in the sky
that was neither a star nor an airplane." "'It was absolutely awesome,' Pfeiffer
said, 'I never saw anything so bright. We couldn't figure out what it was.'"
"Forrest Wiedbrauk of Kimball, Wisconsin told the Iron County Sheriff's
Department that he had seen 12 bright lights over his house. The lights turned
orange, and the craft took off over the house, according to thereport."
On Friday, March 12, 2004, eyewitness M.N. "was driving eastward on
Wellington Street in Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada," at the southeastern
end of Lake Superior. "As I came to the central part of the city (known to us
residents of the Lake Superior region as "Soo, Canada"--J.T.), I noticed a
straight beam of light hovering in the early morning sky" around 4 a.m. "from the
top of the hill that was on my northern side."
"My vehicle came to a complete stop at a cross street, and I looked all the way
down to the end of the street (7 blocks away--M.N.) because the street ends at
the base of the hill and has a metal stairwell leading to McDonald Avenue."
"Although being 7 blocks away, my eyes were able to focus on a little dark figure
that was standing very still. This caught my curiosity, and, as I slowly drove
towards it, it started moving from side to side with fluid movements, as if it was
hovering in mid-air. It moved as if it was confused, or afraid, and didn't know
what to do."
"As I got closer, the figure's appearance seemed to have metamorphosed into
a transparent, shadow-like entity that very swiftly flew up the stairs. To my
astonishment, the beam of light that I had seen in the sky a few minutes ago,
and a couple of miles away, was now at the top of the hill, only about 100 feet
(30 meters) away." "With my heart racing and blood pumping, I drove as fast
as I could eastward along the base of the hill until I came to the nearest hill
street and drove up McDonald Avenue to see what was happening. In a matter
of seconds, travelling from the bottom to the top of the hill, I arrived at the top
of the steps only to find three circle-shaped burn markings on the pavement
of the street." "Approximately 10 seconds later, I heard a very weird kind of
gunshot sound, looked up to the sky and saw a bright light shooting up into
the stars. As I was watching the spectacle, a surreal kind of peaceful feeling
came upon me, and it felt as if every hair on my body were standing on end.
The feeling only lasted for what felt like 30 seconds, but when I looked at my
watch, it was a good 40 minutes later."
"I drove home in astonishment and only told a very few good friends. Since
that night, I have heard other accounts of some kind of bright light hovering
across the summit of that hill very slowly, with a beam of light shining down
from it." (See the Ironwood, Mich. Globe for March 24, 2004, "A confirmation
on the UFO." Many thanks to Jim Hickman for this newspaper article. The
Soo encounter was an Email Form Report.)
***
Date: 21 Mar 2004
I am interested in keeping in touch with others who follow UFO activity in
Minnesota. We had some strange lights in our area last Sunday March 21st,
around 7:30 p.m.. One guy reported a V shaped object with lights, a lady
said it was one green-bluish light that broke apart in to three lights. They
were spotted at Cass Lake, Deer River and Rice Lake. (near Mahnomen)
Others say it was a meteor entering the atmosphere and burning up.
Have you heard any reports on this date?
***
Subject: Frazee MN sighting
Date: 21 Mar 2004
This is a hear say report from a person that does not wish to make a report.
On Sunday the 21st of March a large, silent craft was spotted just after sundown,
about 3 miles north-north west of Frazee (9 miles east of Detroit Lakes).
I've looked the last couple of nights since and have seen strange lights,
not to say those can't be explained as satellites or planes though they
weren't navigation lights like you would expect on aircraft.
Really, this is just an FYI that people still look at the night sky with
wonder and still want to know the truth.
***
Oblong UFO south of Moose Lake, MN
March 21, 2004
My husband and I spotted an object in the sky above the tree line of I35
near exit 227, south of Moose Lake, MN on Sunday, March 21, 2004 around
7:30 in the evening. It was oblong shaped with a green light on each end
and a white & red light in the middle, all in a line, blinking fast. At
first we thought maybe it was an airplane about to crash, but it stayed in
the same position for nearly 15 seconds. Then it just disappeared!
Do you know of anything that was picked up by radar?
Thank you for your assistance!
***
Occurred : 3/21/2004 19:21 (Entered as : 03/21/2004 19:21)
Reported: 3/21/2004
Posted: 3/23/2004
Location: Champlin, MN
Shape: Fireball
Duration:10 seconds
blue fireball descending - we were driving north on us highway 169. as we looked to
the east, three of us saw what seemed to be a blue light hurtling towards the ground
some distance away. we were afraid it was an airplane. we never saw an explosion,
the blue fireball just disappeared from view behind the tree line. i speculated that
perhaps it was a helicopter landing on a nearby (15 miles away) hospital ( unity
hospital, fridley, mn) and then I decided to check for any websites that might have
information and I found this one. it was very eerie that others have seen this blue
ball of light- the picture shown was the exact same thing we saw.yikes.
NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of the fireball seen over Canada.
Please see the following URL: http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=229bcf98-ae28-497c-a1c1-0d838c277148
***
Occurred : 3/23/2004 21:35 (Entered as : 03/23/2004 21:35)
Reported: 3/23/2004
Posted: 3/28/2004
Location: Oakdale, MN
Shape: Triangle
Duration:6 to 7 minutes
A triangular, slow moving, silent, lighted with 6 lights on base with green and blue
being dominate, subdued yellow and red also, On this night My fiance', her daughter
and myself winessed a triangular object traveling NE over Oakdale MN. It passed
directly over our vehicle as we were driving due south. We seen it initially comming
towards us about 2 or 3 miles away. I said to my fiance, look, theres a UFO. In jest
at first because we are both sky-watchers. I said this because I am not used to
seeing aircraft with dominate blue and green lights on it. There were 6 lights visible
from the bottom of the craft. Two lights 1 blue and 1 green that were dominate.
There were 3 yellow/white lights about 1/3 as bright as the green and blue lights.
Also a slightly fainter red light. The red light was on the leading edge of the triangle
at the apex. 2/3's of the way back to the base of the triangle were the green and
blue lights nearer to the edges. At the base were the 3 yellow/white lights located
centered on the base between the green and blue lights. As it came closer and
then right over us it was very clear that this was not a helicopter because my best
guess would be that it couldn't be more than 1200 feet in the air and there was no
sound. I seemed to be going no mre than 80 miles per hour. I turned around to
follow it and kept up pretty well at 50 MPH. I was in a residential area and soon had
to stop. We stopped abd watched it for several minutes and seen 1 helicopter
going from SE to NW seemingly going towards this object. There was also another
helicopter going directly N and to our left that seemed to be headed in that direction
also. It was very easy to hear and see that these were helicopters as we were
stopped now with the windows down. As the object in question reached about 5
miles to our north it started to change direction to more northwesterly as opposed
to NE. It made a apparently very slow turn, but as I was so far to the south of it....
it could have just been the distance that made it look slow. Ater that we were
unable to see the object. We decided at this time to go back to our home! I am
former Air force and have a better than average knowledge of aircraft and their
characteristics... this is the first time I was stumped ;)
***
Minnesota – Flying Triangle OAKDALE
The witness reports, On this night My fiance, her daughter and myself witnessed a
triangular object flying northeast on March 24, 2004. It passed directly over our vehicle
as we were driving due south at 9 PM. We saw it initially coming towards us several
miles away. I said to my fiance, "Look, there is a UFO". In jest at first because we
are both sky-watchers. I said this because I am not used to seeing aircraft with
dominate blue and green lights. There were 6 lights visible from the bottom of the craft.
Two lights, with a blue and a green that were dominate. There were three yellow/white
lights about 1/3 as bright as the green and blue lights. Also, a slightly fainter red light.
The red light was on the leading edge of the triangle at the apex. Two thirds of the way
back to the base of the triangle were green and blue lights nearer to the edges. At the
base were the three yellow/white lights centered on the base between the green and
blue lights.
As it came closer and then right over us, it was very clear that this was not a helicopter
and it was flying at 1200 feet altitude and there was no sound. It seemed to be going no
more than 80 miles per hour. I turned around to follow it and kept up pretty well at 50 MPH.
I was in a residential area and soon had to stop. We stopped and watched it for several
minutes and saw a helicopter flying NW seemingly going towards this object. There was
also another helicopter going directly N and to our left that seemed to be headed in that
direction, also. It was very easy to hear and see that these were helicopters. As the
triangle reached five miles north of us it turned to the northwest. I am former Air Force
and know aircraft but this is the first time I have been stumped ;)
Thanks to Peter Davenport UFOcenter
***
West Central Minnesota Sighting - Photos
Date: Date: March 31, 2004
Time: Time: 9:30 p.m.
I have continued to see various assorted craft off and on for well, years. Tonights
craft was particulary interesting because of the apparent shape. Which was different
to me. I noticed a bright flash and went for my camera. The lights hovered in the
eastern sky for about 5 minutes and then diappeared by imploding or shutting off
all at once. Let me know what enhancements might show on this. Hope all is well
or as well as can be for you and yours Brian.
In describing the brilliant flash - I would say an electric white/blue, as lightening.
In describing movement – It would be best to say it was like something that had
been moving very fast and suddenly stopping. It had a hanging sense to it as if an
unstable slight spin. The turning was slow and it gave an appearance of adjusting
the actual lights. The lights appeared to have a sequencing effect. To say they
went from odd positions to a more uniform alignment. After they came into ‘straight
line’ forming a V with an odd nose. A ‘W’ type of nose. Then they just faded down
and a quick white/blue flash and it was gone. I do not know what direction it came
from. I can only say it ‘materialised’ in the eastern sky. With the exception of
maneuvering the lights it made no drastic moves. I do not know which way it went
because it seemed to implode or leave in the manner in which it appeared. Flash
and gone. The sky was clear. All other natural and satellite features were in normal
placement. The temperature was in the 20’sF. Slight breeze.
To take a wild guess as to elevation of object I would say just above small craft path.
The placement was toward the lake. I think it was above the lake. The lake is 7
blocks east downhill from my home. To describe structure I would call it a very
interesting bit of ‘piecework’. I mean to say it was not in alignment when it first
‘appeared’. It performed some kind of structuring act. It may be best to call it W
shaped. I say that because though it was V in overall shape, at least by the
manipulating of the lights it also formed an indent like the W or a ^ at the V center.
I did not detect any sound other then a humming sensation at the top of my head.
Myself and my dog and cat were the witnesses for this that I am aware of. The cat
a HUGE Orange Tom Tabby went to the west in the bit of thicket to hunt. The dog
a miniature Schnauzer/Lhasa (Benji) was mildly distressed. He could hear something
and wanted to go into the house. He growled for sometime but that could be
because he does not like his cat to be hunting in the dark! We have sighted strange
black dogs…they look like hienna’s in stature, they stalk the deer trail through the
west hillside.
Thank you for your time. I bring this one up because its shape was new to me. I
see a lot of oval shaped objects and Spheres. Orbs abound! I stand contrary to ALL
digital orbs being Blurfos. I have seen hundreds of orbs pass through this part of the
world. They can be seen with the naked eye. They are not an aftershot. Another words
they are there before a picture is even taken. I have seen ‘cloud’ forms in a number of
locations in this area. They appear to be intelligent and have a set purpose what that
purpose is…I do not profess to know!
Photos can be viewed at: http://www.hbccufo.org
Brian Vike, Director, HBCC UFO Research, Phone: 1 250 845 2189
E-mail: hbccufo@telus.net, Website: http://www.hbccufo.org
[Sighting report courtesy of Brian Vike and HBCC UFO Research.]
***
Occurred : 3/31/2004 21:30 (Entered as : 03/31/2004 21:30)
Reported: 4/1/2004
Posted: 4/9/2004
Location: West Central, MN
Shape: Unknown
Duration:approx: 5 minutes
V Shaped Lights.Photos can be viewed at: http://www.hbccufo.com/index.php
I have continued to see various assorted craft off and on for well, years. Tonights
craft was particulary interesting because of the apparent shape. Which was
different to me. I noticed a bright flash and went for my camera. The lights hovered
in the eastern sky for about 5 minutes and then diappeared by imploding or shutting
off all at once. Let me know what enhancements might show on this. Additional
Information Below In describing the brilliant flash - I would say an electric white/blue,
as lightning. In describing movement - It would be best to say it was like something
that had been moving very fast and suddenly stopping. It had a hanging sense to it
as if an unstable slight spin. The turning was slow and it gave an appearance of
adjusting the actual lights. The lights appeared to have a sequencing effect. To say
they went from odd positions to a more uniform alignment. After they came into
straight line forming a V with an odd nose. A W type of nose. Then they just faded
down and a quick white/blue flash and it was gone. I do not know what direction it
came from. I can only say it materialised in the eastern sky. With the exception of
maneuvering the lights it made no drastic moves. I do not know which way it went
because it seemed to implode or leave in the manner in which it appeared. Flash
and gone. The sky was clear. All other natural and satellite features were in normal
placement. The temperature was in the 20'sF. Slight breeze. To take a wild guess
as to elevation of object I would say just above small craft path. The placement
was toward the lake. I think it was above the lake. The lake is 7 blocks east downhill
from my home. To describe structure I would call it a very interesting bit of piecework.
I mean to say it was not in alignment when it first appeared. It performed some kind
of structuring act. It may be best to call it W shaped. I say that because though it
was V in overall shape, at least by the manipulating of the lights it also formed an
indent like the W or a ^ at the V center. I did not detect any sound other then a
humming sensation at the top of my head. Myself and my dog and cat were the
witnesses for this that I am aware of. The cat a HUGE Orange Tom Tabby went to
the west in the bit of thicket to hunt. The dog a miniature Schnauzer/Lhasa (Benji)
was mildly distressed. He could hear something and wanted to go into the house.
He growled for sometime but that could be because he does not like his cat to be
hunting in the dark! We have sighted strange black dogs - they look like hienna's in
stature, they stalk the deer trail through the west hillside. Thank you for your time.
I bring this one up because its shape was new to me. I see allot of oval shaped
objects and Spheres. Orbs abound! I stand contrary to ALL digital orbs being
Blurfos. I have seen hundreds of orbs pass through this part of the world. They
can be seen with the naked eye. They are not an aftershot. Another words they
are there before a picture is even taken. I have seen cloud forms in a number of
locations in this area. They appear to be intelligent and have a set purpose what
that purpose is I do not profess to know! Hope all is well or as well as can be for
you and yours Brian.
Thank you to the witness for the report. HBCC UFO Is following up on this report.
Brian Vike, Director HBCC UFO Research Home - Phone 250 845 2189 email:
hbccufo@telus.net Website: http://www.hbccufo.com
***
April, 2004 Reports
St. Paul, Minnesota
Date: April 1, 2004
Time: 8:30 p.m.
My wife and I saw the exact same thing over downtown St Paul last night heading south
around 8:30 PM. We believe it was a flock of geese flying at a high elevation that were
catching the last rays of sunlight.
Additional Information Below:
We live in a high rise in downtown St Paul, Minnesota, so I believe we have a different
vantage point from which to view the phenomena than someone on the ground would
have. At approximately 8:30 PM on Thursday we went out on our balcony to have a
cigarette. The sun had set and it was fairly dark.
My wife noticed the flying "V" formation heading due south. The sight was identical to
the picture you posted on Rense.com. or here at: http://www.hbccufo.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1150
She pointed it out to me and we stared at it. Our initial thought was that it was a UFO.
But as we observed for about three minutes we noticed that the formation
metamorphised into a sloppy looking "W". Then we saw a piece of it break off and go to
the other side forming a lopsided "V" formation again. There was a cloud formation to
the southeast that was slightly illuminated on the top as well. Both the formation and
the cloud to the southeast faded out simultaneously.
There is a large Canadian goose population around here. Typically we can see flocks
flying south near the end of the evening. Based on our observation we thought that the
"V" was a flock of geese flying at a higher than normal elevation and they were catching
the last rays of light on their underbellies.
Again, we could be wrong. I have seen unexplained sights in the sky before but this
was the first time I had ever seen an illuminated flying "V". In this particular instance
though, I think that the sight we saw probably had a natural explanation.
It may very well be that what you observed portrayed different characteristics and was
not the same phenomenon we observed. I wish you luck in solving the mystery.
The witness for the sighting below are referring to the sighting report which took place
on March 31, 2004 and the witnesses to that case had taken a number of photos of
what they saw. Also a link to the March 31, 2004 sighting is included in this new report.
Thank you to the witness for the report.
Brian Vike, DirectorHBCC UFO ResearchHome - Phone 250 845 2189
email: hbccufo@telus.netWebsite: http://www.hbccufo.com
***
May, 2004 Reports
Occurred : 5/6/2004 01:14 (Entered as : 05/06/2004 1:14)
Reported: 5/6/2004
Posted: 5/10/2004
Location: Big Lake, MN
Shape: Diamond
Duration:10 seconds
Small, burnt orange colored craft paralleled flight path of well-lit helicopter. I heard
a low-flying helicopter so I looked out my bedroom window. The helicopter had
bright lights on the front and was flying at 700 ft moving southeast. After the
helicopter flew from view I saw a burnt orange object flying from the same direction
the helicopter came from (west-northwest) and flying in the same direction
(southeast) on a parallel flight path just north of the helicopter's flight path. The
orange craft appeared to move at 1.5 times the speed of the helicopter and it
made no sound. It appeared diamond shape as it flew away, but from the side,
as it passed, it appeared more like a flattened ball. I was impressed at its smooth
flight characteristics and that it made no sound. It exhibited no strobe lights nor
the red and green lights of an aircraft. Jst a burnt orange color.
***
Occurred : 5/10/2004 22:45 (Entered as : 05/10/2004 22:45)
Reported: 5/12/2004
Posted: 6/4/2004
Location: Woodbury, MN
Shape: Triangle
Duration:15 minutes
Witnessed 3 faint lights moving NNE to SSE. Lights formed a triangle and moved
VERY slowly to the SSE. About 1/3 the speed of an normal satellite Lights moved
together without changing speed or position within the triangle. They may have
been satellites, but I have been observing satellites for several years and have
never seen this. The speed itself was highly unusual and the three objects
maintained position throughout the event.
***
Occurred : 5/19/2004 18:45 (Entered as : 05/19/2004 18:45)
Reported: 5/23/2004
Posted: 6/4/2004
Location: Fairmont, MN
Location of Sighting: 1/2 mile in Back of mt of house
Number of witnesses: 3
Number of objects: 1
Shape of objects: circle
White, round light in the sky with what had appeared to be smoke by it.
Full Description of event/sighting: It was raining hard and I needed a smoke so I thought
I would sit in my car. (It was still daylight out.) I was only out there about 3 minutes or so
when I noticed a white, round light in the sky with what had appeared to be smoke by it,
I couldn't give a size but it was smaller than half of the sun a perfect circle it was. It did
not move. Not knowing what it was I ran in the house and yelled to my brother and my
husband to come and look but by the time they reached the window facing that direction
they could see the smoke that was still there, and no light object, and just to note the
smoke seen was not coming from the ground or from any direction if was just around
the object. I know what I saw was a light not a plane or anything like that it just sat in the
same place. I know it was not there when I first stepped outside because it was just
that noticeable. I then called non-emergency police department in Fairmont to see if
maybe any one had reported seeing anything in sky she told me no and I replied I don't
want to tell you what I saw because I think you would think I was crazy. Thank you for
reading my story.
Thank you to the witness for the report.
Brian Vike, Director, HBCC UFO Research, Phone: 1 250 845 2189
E-mail: hbccufo@telus.net, Website: http://www.hbccufo.org
[Sighting report courtesy of Brian Vike and HBCC UFO Research.]
***
Subject: sighting 5/20/04
Hello. I've never reported anything like this before, nor have I ever believed in
anything like this before, so I feel like I'm crazy, but I suppose that's normal.
Last night at 11:15pm (approx.) I was driving east on Co.Rd. 19 through
Carlos Avery in Stacy (Chisago County). I was in an area that was quite
heavily wooded and to the north within or possilby beyond the trees and I saw
a lot of scattered bright lights. I wasn't sure what to think of whatever it was,
so I kept looking, then suddenly, in the sky above the road (above the tree line)
I saw 4 large white-yellow lights, the two in the center appeared larger than the
two on the sides. It seemed to hover there and I was so terrified that I put my
sun visor down to block it so that I wouldn't be able to see what ever it was. I
then proceeded to floor it and got as far away from the area as I could, and as
soon as I saw a couple other cars (about a mile down the road) I finally got up
the courage to look around the sky, but I didn't see anything. My husband
called the sherriff's dept. to inquire about any thing out of the ordinary going on
in the Avery, but they said they were not aware of anything. Should I do anything
further in regards to reporting this event? Is this a common occurance? Should
I be concerned about anything regarding this event?
Chisago County, MN
***
Occurred : 5/22/2004 23:00 (Entered as : 05/22/2004 23:00)
Reported: 5/27/2004
Posted: 6/4/2004
Location: Inver Grove Heights, MN
Shape: Flash
Duration:2 minutes
My friend and I witnessed approximitly 12 greenish tinted lights standing still in the sky
for approx. 2 minutes. My friend and I were planning on sleeping outside around his
campfire one night. So we went outside and set up camp. Then at around 11:37pm,
we were listening to Led Zepplin. As we woke up and looked up we noticed some
strange lights in the air. We yelled for my friends parents. His parent came out and we
just stood and watched these strange lights in the air. They were sort of a greenish
tinted light. The 12 lights were an oval shapped and did not look real big. From our
view they looked about 1 centimeter. So if they were up close i would have to guess
they were all about the size of a small jet. This unidentified object sat still for approx.
2 minutes. Then in an instant, they just vanished.
***
Occurred : 5/27/2004 22:30 (Entered as : 05/27/2004 22:30)
Reported: 5/29/2004
Posted: 6/4/2004
Location: Minnepolis, MN
Shape: Circle
Duration:Unknown
While driving in a residential area a noticed blinking lights that stayed in the same
spot. I saw lights in the sky that were blinking, it was cloudy but I could make out a
circular object from where the the were blinking. The object appeared the remain
stationary.
***
location: Downtown Minneapolis
date of event: 5/28/2004
time of event: Approx. 12:30am
event duration: 3 minutes
weather conditions: Clear
previous UFO experience: Some
additional witnesses: None
number of UFOs: 6-7
shape: globes
color: white-amber
speed: unknown
sound: none
size: small
lights: lights slightly pulsing
other details: Sighted directly above the IDS Tower, on flightpath from MSP Airport.
distance: unknown
altitude: unknown
direction of travel: righ to left
angle of observation: approx 45 degrees
how UFO left your view: obscured by building
movement: moved straight across my field of vision
facing direction: North
photo/video/sketch: No
c1: Lights only
c12: Passed overhead
c15: Under cloud ceiling
your report: At approximately 12:30 AM, on 5/28/2004, I observed several lights
passing over the IDS Tower in a "V," shaped formation. One of the objects seemed to
dance, or move, around the other objects in formation. The objects moved from right
to left across my field of vision. They disappeared behind a building. I attempted to
photograph them with a digital camera, however, it was too dark for the objects to
show up. I heard no sounds or other affects associated with the sighting.
***
Occurred : 5/28/2004 23:15 (Entered as : 05/28/04 23:15)
Reported: 6/14/2004
Posted: 6/18/2004
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Shape: Light
Duration:45 to hour
I saw a light in the sky, it was moving around at odd angles, would disappear and
reappear. I had pointed it out to two people who were also on that terrace at the
beginning. One of the two gentlemen recalled seeing it two nights before, and
thought it was a balloon. Balloons do not move like that. Niether do planes, jets,
blimps, or anything else of an earthly nature.
***
June, 2004 Reports
Occurred : 6/8/2004 22:30 (Entered as : 06/08/2004 22:30)
Reported: 7/9/2004
Posted: 7/25/2004
Location: Mound, MN
Shape: Triangle
Duration:2 minutes
3 red lights that formed a triangle in the sky moving slowly and then just disappeared.
We only saw this for a few minutes. It appeared to be two of the following: 3 red lights
in a triangle formation. They moved slowly, as if drifting and then they just disappeared.
***
Occurred : 6/15/2004 14:30 (Entered as : 06/15/2004 14:30)
Reported: 6/15/2004
Posted: 6/18/2004
Location: St. Paul Park, MN
Shape: Circle
Duration:
The stars were very bright, even when you have the city lights surrounding you.
Just finished up work and went outside for a cigarette. I glance up in the sky and
where I'm standing I see a bright sparkle light the size as if it's a moving star going
at a sporadic speed. Location to my best description would be southeast and up
passing one of the planets (can't name the bright star at that time). What was odd
about this light is when it passed this star it then went to an incredible "halt". And
did not move for another 20 minutes. Too tired, went to bed. What I find weird is
this pattern of this particular "light" has been going on for years. Has anyone else
around the area seen these "moving lights that go then stop"?
***
Occurred : 6/18/2004 23:30 (Entered as : 06/18/2004 23:30)
Reported: 7/9/2004
Posted: 7/25/2004
Location: St. Cloud, MN
Shape: Light
Duration:5 seconds
I saw a light in the sky that traveled in a straight line. This light lasted approx. 5
seconds. this is the second time in a month.
***
Occurred : 6/30/2004 01:15 (Entered as : 06/30/2004 1:15)
Reported: 7/1/2004
Posted: 7/8/2004
Location: Hubbard, MN
Shape: Other
Duration:30 min.
It was the strangest blue light we had ever seen and then it changed and started
following us all the way home.
My friend and I were coming home from a casino taking the back roads home as we
normally do. It was a bright night out-almost a full moon and the stars were very bright.
Very clear. We were coming up a hill and at the top of the hill on the other side of a row
of trees was a bright blue light. I was driving slow because the area is known for alot
of deer. The light was nothing I had seen before and I asked my friend to look at it. I
slowed down to almost a stop and observed it for a short time. We were talking
about it being a strobe light like on a police car or something, but it was solid blue
and wasn't emitting light in a fixed manner. It was almost throwing light like a laser
but like ribbons of light. It didn't light up the field it was in so you couldn't see what it
was attached to. We discussed it being a tractor but the light was so weird I had
never seen anything like it before. Then the light started coming straight towards us
at a fast rate and I freaked. I hit the gas and started down the road. I told her to keep
watching it and tell me what it does. We came upon another hill so we lost sight of
it for a second then she said that it must have been an airplane because it's in the
sky now. I asked her what it looked like (I couldn't see it - we had an old Rambler
car and I'm missing the side mirror). She said she wasn't sure what kind of plane
or what it was. Then I told her I would stop and take a look. We slowed down and I
rolled my window down and I looked out and I knew immediately it wasn't an airplane
or helicopter. It had two panels of light on it and they were changing colors randomly
from left to right. They would be green, yellow, red, white, orange and blue. At this
point I had no doubt in my mind what it was we were observing. We were a ways
from the next town and no cars on the road so I drove the old Rambler as fast as it
would allow. The thing in the sky followed us at a distance of maybe a mile. When
we came to the next intersection and I had to turn it turned with us and kept following
us out the right side. It stayed a mile away from us at all times until we got to the next
town. There is a lake there and it was hovering over the lake and that is the closest it
got to us. We got to a major highway 4 miles down the road. I figured we would wait
for a car and follow it. We waited at the stop sign but nobody came so we sat and
watched for it and it appeared north of us again. I sped out for home -15 miles. My
friend saw it only once in the next 4 miles. It stopped dead in the sky and headed due
east and a high rate of speed. We had to go through another small town to get home
yet and nobody was in sight so we kept speeding home. We never saw it again until
we got home and it was coming at us about 1-2 miles out over town. The lights were
doing the same thing on it the whole time it followed us. We were so freaked out we
headed home and ran in the house and thought about what to do next. We went into
the yard after our blood pressure came down to look for it but nothing but stars and
the moon. Thank God.
***
July, 2004 Reports
location: 494 East bound @ Marshall ave/st bridge
date of event: 07-05-04
time of event: 11:00pm
event duration: 2 seconds
weather conditions: clear / zero precipitation
reported: no
previous UFO experience: yes
additional witnesses: 1
number of UFOs: 1
shape: teardrop
color: red light / white light
speed: unknown
sound: none
size: of a small car
lights: red with white halos
other details: object disappeared under a bridge and into the wall
distance: 150-200 yards ahead
altitude: 20 feet
direction of travel: west
angle of observation: 10 degree
how UFO left your view: disappeared into the inner wall of a bridge
movement: continuous
facing direction: east
photo/video/sketch: yes
c1: Lights only
c2: Vehicle/solid object
c15: Under cloud ceiling
c13: Within 500 feet of ground
c14: Within 500 feet of witnesses
As I was driving down 494 heading East bound at around 11:00 pm on July 5th I saw about
150- 200 yards before me near the bridge that is at the Marshall exit, a teardrop shaped
object or craft that had a predominant red light surrounded by white halo and a white light
at the end of the object at the point of the teardrop shape. I only saw this for a couple of
seconds as it was rapidly moving under the bridge but definetly not on the road about 20
feet off the ground. It was not on the road and it was not traveling on the overpass bridge
itself. As soon as I saw the object it was moving near the entrance mouth of the bridge
then disappeared into the wall inside the bridge itself .It did not come out of the other side
of the bridge. There was no other traffic on the HWY ahead of me at the time or behind
me and no cars on the ramps coming on to the HWY. I also noticed no airplanes,
helicopters or any other conventional crafts in the night sky at the time of the sighting.
***
Lone Lake Park in Minnetonka, Minnesota
Date: July 13, 2004 Time: 9:45 a.m.
http://www.hbccufo.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1578
I just read your article on Rense about western Minnesota orbs spotted today. and
was reminded me that yesterday (July 13) I took a walk around a small lake in the
western Twin Cities area with a friend about 9:45 a.m. We had stopped to rest on
a bench on the west end of the lake overlooking it when my friend asked, "What are
those?" At first I thought they were birds, and said so
But then we agreed they were much too high. There were 8 or 9 white orbs swooping
and dancing around, orbiting each other. We were looking almost into the sun toward
the east; they were probably about 40 degrees above the horizon. Then I noticed a
much larger object streaming across the sky, SW to NE, above them yet in their
midst. We watched the show for about a 1-1/2 minutes, and then all of them simply
disappeared.
Additional Information:
The lake is, I believe, what is called a kettle and is surrounded by hills. I have
photographed it and painted it and may have a photo -- if you want.
All objects were bright white, but were near the sun -- at least from our vantage point.
I had to shade my eyes from the sun in order to see them. My friend's spot on the
bench was slightly shaded by a tree, which is no doubt why she spotted them first.
Thank you to the witness for their report.
Brian Vike, Director HBCC UFO Research
Phone 250 845 2189 email: hbccufo@telus.net Website: http://www.hbccufo.com
***
Occurred : 7/12/2004 18:30 (Entered as : 07/12/2004 18:30)
Reported: 7/15/2004
Posted: 7/25/2004
Location: St. Cloud, MN
Shape: Sphere
Duration:one minute
This time I saw what looked to be spherical, and in the broad daylight!!
My whole life I have searched the heavens looking for things that ought not be there.
Up until about 7 weeks ago, no such luck... at least not anything I could come up with
as a better explanation. This is my third report in two months. I saw a sphere slowly
moving across the sky for a minute. It was highly reflective, or had a little light coming
of of it. It proceeded to cross in front of a cloud, I watched as it passed by the cloud for
about 10 seconds, then it disappeared from sight, I watched for the next couple of
minutes, in case it entered the cloud, but it didn't reappear. The object at no time had
a contrail.
***
July 14th 2004
West Central Minnesota V Shaped/Colored Objects
Date: July 14, 2004
Time: Intervals from 3:00 a.m. CST to 5:00 a.m. CST
It was a mostly clear sky with a profound sliver moon with bright Venus
in the easterly sky. We witnessed Orb like stars of multiple colors.
They were aligning from multiple directions to V shaped format then
"shooting" north. There was a horrendous humming in the top of my head I
don?t think it is audible however, more electrical. Static. Did the best
I could for pictures but does not do the event justice. I am going to
get a night camcorder stills do not do moving phenomena justice. These
are crops from multiple stills HP photosmart 320. "No other effects."
See if someone can clean them up more to show the multiple orbs formatting.
Thank you to the witness for this report and the excellent pictures.
To view the pictures, please visit:
http://www.hbccufo.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1572
Brian Vike, Director, HBCC UFO Research
Phone: 1 250 845 2189, E-mail: hbccufo@telus.net
Website: http://www.hbccufo.com
***
West Central Minnesota Another Similar Object
Date: July 16, 2004
Time: 5:00 a.m. CST
Bright light appears in Eastern sky. Just 'appears'. 'Turns on' No other
flight of Orbs type of thing just appears! Appears to morph or separate
itself. Abrupt turn off. Not fading or anything like that, not 'shooting
away'. I didn't take a still after turn off! Kick me! Venus is on lower
horizon but viewable separately. Again multiple stills are attached. See
if someone can do more. I also ran 7 minutes of Sony video but I am new
to the camera and I am learning what to do to download and then send
video so as soon as I am adept I'll send that to you. I have a friend,
the man can interface with computers I swear! Very patient teacher too.
Pictures can be viewed at:
http://www.hbccufo.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1585
Brian Vike, Director, HBCC UFO Research
Phone: 1 250 845 2189, E-mail: hbccufo@telus.net
Website: http://www.hbccufo.com
***
Occurred : 7/16/2004 01:00 (Entered as : 07/16/2004 1:00)
Reported: 7/16/2004
Posted: 7/25/2004
Location: Maple Grove, MN
Shape: Disk
Duration:4HOURS
A CRAFT FLEW IN FROM THE EAST AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND STOPPED
INSTANTLY AND HOVERED FOR 4 HOURS
1AM JULY 16, 1 SAUCER SHAPED CRAFT WITH RED YELLOW GREEN AND BLUE
LIGHTS THAT SEEMED TO SPIN FLEW IN FROM THE EAST AT A DOWNWARD
ANGLE AND LOOKED LIKE A FALLING STAR THEN STOPPED WITHOUT SLOWING
AND HOVERED. THE NIGHT WAS OVERCAST AND THE OBJECT WAS THE ONLY
LIGHT IN THE SKY AFTER 15 OR 20 MIN IT FLEW IN A ZIG ZAG AND STARTED TO
HOVER AGAIN. A SHORT TIME LATER FOUR WHITE BALLS SEEMED TO FALL
OUT OF THE LEFT SIDE. THEY LOOKED LIKE MISSLE DEFENSE FLARES FROM
A FIGHTER JET. THEN THE CRAFT SEEMED TO DRIFT SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH
AND WAS IN SIGHT TILL THE SUN CAME UP AND THE CRAFT MADE NO SOUND.
***
Occurred : 7/16/2004 12:45 (Entered as : 07/16/2004 12:45)
Reported: 7/16/2004
Posted: 7/25/2004
Location: St. Cloud, MN
Shape: Chevron
Duration:7 minutes approx
Two possible craft seen in the mid-afternoon sky following the Mississippi. I might be
looking too hard but I just saw another one. It flew as gracefully as a bird, incidentally
one of the reasons this may be a misidentification. The craft was in the shape of a
black wing. It flew around in circles first up the Mississippi toward me, asscending
some. At its closest point, I saw what seemed to be manufactured rather than something
of God's hand. If it was a bird, it would have been close enough to make out more clearly.
I could see that it was shaped as a wing, and looked further off. Then for about four
minutes, I watched as it turned and moved southward away from me along the river.
During the ladder half of this encounter, it was joined by a smaller object, along the treeline.
Taking thermals into account, this corse makes me wonder if I did see anything this time,
after all if I did, then its the second time this week. I also made a report on Tuesday.
***
Occurred : 7/21/2004 23:00 (Entered as : 07/21/2004 23:00)
Reported: 7/22/2004
Posted: 7/25/2004
Location: Breezy Point, MN
Shape: Unknown
Duration:7-10 seconds
A bright light appears to intesify as it enters atomosphere and then dims to small light
like satellite and travels away.
I was laying down on the dock at 11:00pm cooling in the winds and watching the stars
when a very bright object appeared as if it was entering the atmosphere. The bright light
gained in intensity for a period of maybe two seconds. It appeared to be mostly white. It
was almost like having a heavenly flashlight shined in your face it was so bright. And
then the light dimmed until I saw only a small point of light like a satellite. The pinpoint of
light then traveled southeast at about satellite speed, but then seemed to raise in
elevation until it disappeared. About 15 minutes later a similar object appeared.
***
Occurred : 7/22/2004 22:30 (Entered as : 07/22/2004 22:30)
Reported: 7/25/2004
Posted: 7/25/2004
Location: Blaine, MN
Shape: Circle
Duration:5 minutes
Looked like planet at first (Mars). It was changing colors and was stationary (hovering),
but then began to move away slowly until out of sight.
***
National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 7/30/2004 11:00 (Entered as : 07/30/2004 11:00)
Reported: 12/5/2004
Posted: 12/14/2004
Location: Akeley, MN
Shape: Triangle
Duration:30 minutes
encountered 33 foot ufo in road close as 20 feet for over 30 minutes
duration other evidence w/ photo
Object approached within 30 feet of me and then stopped. I stood for 25
minutes in front of it recording mentally the lights and configuration.
It was over a gravel road just after a rain so there were nn tracks in
the road just rocks that had slid sideways. I then stepped forward
towards it and it backed up 20 feet and then shot off to the right
through a break in the trees. It made no sound. and left in a flash
making a pppphhhhtttt sound as it departed.
((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous. PD))
***
Central Minnesota Floating Object And Shapes In Our Lawn
Date: July 31, 2004
Time: Approx: 7:00 p.m.
Hello Brian. I have attached the Photos for you. Thank you. and I do look forward to
the results of you opinions.
What happened is as follows.
A very strong, loud thunder and lightning storm was making its way though Central
Minnesota. It was about 7:00 pm on July 31, 2004 and was still light outside. The photo’s
I took appear as if it is late night. I was standing out on my front patio watching the
storm get nearer when literally it seemed in the blink of an eye an Orb with a radius of
about 3 to 4 feet with a glow to it was floating in my front yard. (For about ½ hour). It
happened so sudden but felt like hours had passed. I can account for some of the time
but not all of the time.
I also felt as if I were floating (vertically) like walking on air when I was taking the pictures.
No matter what I did to get true lighting, the energy of what was there seemed to drive it
out of the picture, again the outside was light.
I was a bit stunned to see this Orb so close and so radiant, yet silent without motion. I ran
indoors to get my Sony Digi-Cam and asked my wife to come look at the Orb. Oddly
enough she said what’s new when it comes to us and she paid more attention to the storm.
What few pictures (because of remaining disk space I had) is all I took. You can see the
approach and then the very direct picture is what I can only say the only “Real Entity”
photo I have ever seen.
I have provided you with the Original Untouched Pictures along with a few enhanced ones
as well to draw out details. What is in the picture (aside what is in the event) is: to the left,
a Street Lamp) The Orb in on the right side) The Being is next to the Street Lamp.
The day after this event I was mowing my lawn and I noticed there were many, many frogs
all over my lawn and some salamanders too. You would think that is a common thing in
Minnesota, but not for this area. I spoke to a few (not about the pictures) but about the
frogs and salamanders. I was looked at strangely when I said how many I had in my
yard and was told that it was extremely odd. As in “Out-of-Place”.
My daughter who is 4 years of age began saying the “Red-Man” is here and he beats his
drum. (The Redman) moves very quickly. And how his long skinny arms make him move
faster. Our 14 year-old says she too see “Someone (a female type figure)” often. I can
only think of the oddities of recent contribute to whatever it is that visits on occasion. The
home is a year-old. As anyone would figure new homes make settling noises, but ours
comes with mist, odors and movement. Again, on occasion, you can see whatever this
thing is, some would call it a grey or something like that I suppose, but it is here.
It almost seems (and it really took some time to weigh out the rationally of it all), that
somehow and for whatever reason out little spot we live on is some kind or type of portal.
We still have shapes in our lawn that appeared after this event. And not to lose you on
this like some who can only fantasize. We have experienced one particular area of 3 in
our yard where very plush green 1.5 foot circles exist (the freeze and snow have not
effected them) and an almost (Tron) looking thing/being that zips through them every
now and again. It is very difficult to explain the exacts.
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Photos are © 2005 CodeM. To view the photos:
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Brian Vike, Director, HBCC UFO Research
Phone: 1 250 845 2189, E-mail: hbccufo@telus.net
Website: http://www.hbccufo.com
***
Aug., 2004 Reports
Occurred : 8/4/2004 16:19 (Entered as : 08/04/2004 16:19)
Reported: 8/6/2004
Posted: 8/11/2004
Location: Apple Valley, MN
Shape: Sphere
Duration:2-3min
approximately at 16:19 I was observing the sky (it was beautiful) and there were a few
passenger planes passing, going in and out clouds. Then I noticed from far away an
object coming towards me from the north (i think); it was far away so i thought to myself
hmmm that plane looks like a UFO, but the closer it was coming the more obvious it
became to me that it was UFO! It never hit the clouds, so i can say its size was smaller
then the passenger airplanes (more than twice), it was flying approximately twice the
speed of the planes (constant speed), but i didn't have any means to capture the image.
It appeared to me as a silver shining ball, very vivid. This is first time in my life I've seen
a ufo during the day time and that vivid. I've seen them at night many years ago, but this
was something.
***
National UFO Reporting CenterSighting Report
Occurred : 8/14/2004 23:00 (Entered as : 08/14/2004 23:00)
Reported: 8/14/2004
Posted: 8/24/2004
Location: North Branch, MN
Shape: Formation
Duration:1 minute
Five objects rising slowly and quickly disappearing
Five objects appeared to slowly elevate high above the ground, looking
like large peices of paper rising off a fire. They then quickly moved up
and away at a 45 degree angle, shrinking to the size of stars until they
could no longer be seen.
***
National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 8/15/2004 23:12 (Entered as : 08/15/2004 23:12)
Reported: 11/14/2004
Posted: 12/3/2004
Location: St. Paul (southern part), MN
Shape: Formation
Duration:7minutes
three craft travel in formation above Minnesota
six of us were lying on the ground in a thinly wooded park after dark
watching the sky. One of us saw a moving object in the sky and pointed
it out. I thought it was a human-made satelite at first, however as we
watched two other objects aproached it in a triangular formation. The
objects appeared as white lights, about the size that an average star
would appear. The three craft traveled slowly accross the sky for
several minutes, then quickly sped up and traveled outside of the area
that we could see.
((NUFORC Note: Date is approximate. We have looked at the photographs
provided, and our impression is that the pinkish object is the contrail
behind a high-altitude jet. The sky is still light in the photo, and the
object is to the west of the witnesses. PD))
***
National UFO Reporting Center* Sighting Report
Occurred : 8/18/2004 21:00 (Entered as : 08/18/2004 21:00)
Reported: 10/1/2004
Posted: 10/27/2004
Location: Plymouth, MN
Shape: Oval
Duration:10 sec
side by side reddish very fast tip to tip flying surfboards in Minnesota.
My family were sitting out in the front yard around 9:00-9:30 Sept 18th.
A very clear night. We were looking at stars and talking about meteors
and other things in the night sky. My 6 year old daughter asked if I had
ever seen any UFOs. I said with all the sky watching I've done over the
years I never had. I do think they exist.
I'm an aviation buff. I do a lot of amature astronomy & sky watching.
Meteor showers, Planets, Northern lights, Helicoptors, military
aircraft. I've seen some pretty spectacular meteors. Even one that hit
the earth. I know aircraft & stuff in the sky.
About 2 minutes after I said I'd never seen a UFO my wife said "is that
one?" I thought she was kidding. The kids got pretty excited. I looked
up to the west. What I say sent a chill up my spine. 2 dark red oval or
surf board shaped objects traveling side by side. They looked like two
sets of eliptical wings like a WW 2 Spitfire but no fuselage. It looked
like they had some kind of internal glow or lighting. A rust red or dark
orange. I thought it looked like they had some kind of geometric pattern
on the bottom that mimiced the eliptical shape of craft. Maybe a light
or window. My 9 year old daughter thought on of them tilted a bit and
she could see the top and it had some kind of structure like a box on
the top.
They seemed to be in formation. Traveling very fast straight east. No
sound at all. We get a of approaching air traffic for Mpls, St Paul Int
airport. Pretty high up here. I know they were not any They apeared to
get get kind of close and then make a sharp 30 degree turn.No slow down
what so ever. They made about 3 or 4 of these quick course changes and
were headed straight north. With in 3 or 4 seconds they were compleatly
gone. The whole event lasted maybe 10 or 12 seconds.
We all compared our notes and had seen the exact same thing.
I've seen a lot of stuff in the sky and knew what I was seeing but I've
never seen any thing like this. They manuvered like no aircraft I'ver
ever seen and were incredably fast. It was pretty amazing.
((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous. We would like
to correspond with the witness in order to request an illustration of
what the witnesses observed. PD))
***
TWIN CITIES, MN, August 19, 2004 Mass UFO Reports:
The first incident involved one, or possibly two, unidentified white objects, which were
seen by many witnesses over the Twin Cities, MN, area on the afternoon of Thursday,
August 19. At first, we assumed that the object(s) might be high-altitude, helium-filled
balloons, carrying scientific instruments, since measurement by witnesses suggested
they were at, or above, an altitude of 50,000 feet. This suspicion was enhanced, we felt,
when we received a statement from an FAA office, informing our Center that the National
Weather Service facility at Chanhassen, MN, had reported that their office had launched
weather balloons on August 19th.
However, when our offices spoke with that NWS facility on August 20, the personnel there
stated that they had launched no balloons on the prior day, and that they thought that the
object might be a large Canadian balloon, launched as part of the Canadian "MANTRA"
scientific project to study nitrogen levels in the atmosphere. Thinking that the mystery had
been solved, we then discovered that although that MANTRA project had announced
publicly that they would be launching a large balloon during August, it had not yet been
launched, as of August 20.
Hence, at this writing (August 24th), we still do not know what the white objects were, a
mystery which also has yet to be solved by several local news stations in the Twin Cities.
We would like to invite witnesses to the event to submit short reports of their sighting,
using our Online Report Form. It would be helpful if the witnesses would state where they
were located, at the time of their sighting, and the direction and angle of elevation at which
they were looking, as they viewed the object.
The reports NUFORC has already received can be seen in the data for August 2004.
***
National UFO Reporting CenterSighting Report
Occurred : 8/19/2004 09:00
Reported: 8/19/2004
Posted: 8/24/2004
Location: Bloomington, MN
Shape: Unknown
Duration:8 hours
We watch an object in a fixed point in the sky, appearing metalic. Crystal
Clear Blue sky. The object appeared directly overhead at about the 2
O'Clock point in the sky and slightly north. It was first observed at around 9:00 am
((NUFORC Note: The witness does not indicate a date, but we assume he is
alluding to the white object seen over the Twin Cities, MN, on Thursday,
August 19, 2004. We are still attempting to determine what the object was.
NUFORC received its first telephoned report about the object described above. PD))
***
Occurred : 8/19/2004 13:00 (Entered as : 08/19/2004 13:00)
Reported: 11/25/2004
Posted: 12/3/2004
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Shape: Sphere
Duration:5 Minutes
I seen an object in the sky, thought it was a balloon, but it was too large and too high,
in five minutes it barely moved.
On that day I was working at a company called Active Style, located in Minneapolis
on the North East Side. Company Address is 3300 Pacific Avenue. It's near Broadway
and Washington in Minneapolis, roughly 3 Miles North out of Downtown Minneapolis.
I went outside to the parking lot to have a cigarette. While outside I looked up and seen
something that caught my eye. At first I thought it was a balloon that may have got
away from the Minnesota State Fair as that was going on in St. Paul at the time. But
as I watched it for a time, it was too shiny, and too large to be a balloon that one could
hold onto and hope to remain on the ground. It was way up in the sky and very
glimmery. It seemed almost stationary as I was out there for 5 minutes and it barely
made it about 2 inches across the sky if you were to hold up your index finger and
middle finger and look to the sky. Using that as a distance to measure, if possible. I
just thought it weird and went back into work.
***
Occurred : 8/19/2004 15:30 (Entered as : 08/19/2004 15:30)
Reported: 9/17/2004
Posted: 9/29/2004
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Shape: Sphere
Duration:approx 2 hrs
White sphere viewed with naked eye and telescope in broad daylight was most
likely a high altitude balloon
A white sphere was reported on local radio to be moving against the wind above the
city, despite relatively brisk winds from the west. I observed a very small silver sphere
to the east northeast at approximately 80 degrees from the horizon. The object was
moving very very slowly to the southwest. The sky was clear and visiblilty was
excellent from south Minneapolis. The object reflected sunlight and was not luminous.
Observation of the object under 150x magnification with a refracting astronomical
telescope revealed it to be a very high altitude balloon of significant size. It was seen
to slowly deform and show tension lines which shifted as it returned to its original
shape. No instrument pakage was visible. Consultations with meterologists at the
University of Minnesota confirmed that every observation I made was consistent with
the behavior of a very high altitude balloon (+50000 feet), where it would not be
affected by lower altitude winds, explaining its anomalous behavior in seeming to
move against the prevailing wind. ((NUFORC Note: One of many reports of the same
object. The object has yet to be identified by law enforcement, the FAA, the National
Weather Service, or local media outlets. We do not know what caused the sighting. PD))
***
National UFO Reporting CenterSighting Report
Occurred : 8/19/2004 15:50 (Entered as : 08/19/2004 15:50)
Reported: 8/20/2004
Posted: 8/24/2004
Location: Minneapolis area, MN
Shape: Other
Duration:5+ hours
Daylight star over twin cities, minnesota.
At around 3:30 pm or son on thrusday i was riding in a car and heard on AM
talk radio they were talking about people looking up at something in the
sky and there were some crashes from people looking and to pay attention
to driving etc. well i finally stuck my head out the window and after only
a few seconds spotted what appeared to be a star in the day sky. I dont
know if this was a weather balloon or what but it stayed there for hours
the last time i looked it was starting to get dark out and it was still
there(there were no other stars yet) I took many pictures of this and can
provide them to anyone who wants. it even made the local news for a while
but they dont seem to be talking about it anymore. The object did seem to
move very slowly in the sky over a period of many hours but i dont
understand how any weather balloon could move so slowly and be visible for
so long. I have no idea the altitude but i would imagine it was really
high, probally 100,000 feet and the object must have been huge. There were
some reports from aircraft at 35,000 that said it was still just a dot
from up there. i observed it for periods of ten minutes at a time or so
between going in my house and calling people to tell them to look etc. It
did seem to change shape ever so slightly like it became elongated(such as
what a weather ballon would do) it also appeared to emit small pulses of
light off it.
((NUFORC Note: One of several reports from the Twin Cities area. At first,
we thought the object might be a balloon, launched from Canada, as part of
the MANTRA scientific project, but the balloon had not yet been launched
on August 19. The local news media covered the event extensively. We do
not know what the object, or objects, were. Please see other reports. PD))
***
National UFO Reporting CenterSighting Report
Occurred : 8/19/2004 16:00 (Entered as : 08/19/2004 16:00)
Reported: 8/19/2004
Posted: 8/24/2004
Location: Rosemount, MN
Shape: Light
Duration:1+ hours
Bright object in daytime sky, MN
I'm still watching one of the objects just right above (a bit north) of my
house. Earlier there were 2, but one disappeared. The object which appears
to be either lit by sunlight or emmitting a light was moving westward and
then stopped and has been hovering for about an hour. The other one of the
same descrption was to the east and moving east - then just disappeared.
As I study the one that is hovering - it seems to have lights on the
bottom (but I am using a weak telescope).
((NUFORC Note: One of several reports from the Twin Cities area. At first,
we thought the object might be a balloon, launched from Canada, as part of
the MANTRA scientific project, but the balloon had not yet been launched
on August 19. The local news media covered the event extensively. We do
not know what the object, or objects, were. Please see other reports. PD))
***
National UFO Reporting CenterSighting Report
Occurred : 8/19/2004 16:00 (Entered as : 08/19/2004 16:00)
Reported: 8/20/2004
Posted: 8/24/2004
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Shape: Circle
Duration:2 hours
large object minneapolis baffles experts.
kstp am radio 1500 had callers regarding object in the sky. very very high
but clearly visible. must have been a huge object. some said weather
baloon but according to eyewitness news kstp faa has not got a clue and
neither does the national wheather service. pleae check into this. I can't
believe that the FAA does not know what it was. after all. it was there in
plain sight for many to see.
((NUFORC Note: One of several reports from the Twin Cities area. At first,
we thought the object might be a balloon, launched from Canada, as part of
the MANTRA scientific project, but the balloon had not yet been launched
on August 19. The local news media covered the event extensively. We do
not know what the object, or objects, were. Please see other reports. Witness
elects to remain totally anonymous. PD))
***
Occurred : 8/19/2004 16:30 (Entered as : 08/19/2004 16:30)
Reported: 9/5/2004
Posted: 9/9/2004
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Shape: Teardrop
Duration:Several Hours
Strange object in Metro sky
This is a report of the same UFO sighted in the Twin Cities area on this date-
thousands of people saw this- it went right over the metro. I left work in downtown
St Paul around 4:30 in the afternoon. As I walked down the street I saw several people
pointing up. As this is an odd occurance in the middle of the city, I felt compelled to look up.
My experience is about the same as the others who reported. It was a white or metallic
reflective object, circle or somewhat teardroped in shape. I don't believe it had lights of it's
own, it just looked like reflected sunlight. It did not appear to be moving and was very high.
It was quite small to the naked eye. Others have mentioned, and I agree, a pea held at
arms length would have covered the object. Where and when I viewed it, it was very near
overhead. Perhaps a handswidth or two from directly overhead. Reports of the object
spanned the Twin Cities metro- sighting of this object was also reported on 8/19 and 8/20
in Wisconsin. It was a rather obvious sight since the sky was crystal blue with no (few)
clouds. I did not spend more than a few minutes watching this object. I did see reports
on the news that said it had been around for hours. I'm very interested to get an explaination.
***
Occurred : 8/19/2004 17:00 (Entered as : 08/24/2004 17:00)
Reported: 8/30/2004
Posted: 9/1/2004
Location: St. Paul, MN
Shape: Circle
Duration:>=4 hrs
White circular object observed 2.5 handspans above horizon for 4+ hours by 8 people
in St. Paul, MN. Some friends and I were all at a backyard barbeque and one of the guys
there asked if I had seen the UFO yet. I was puzzled and he explained that on WCCO
they had reported a white floating thing that hadn't moved for hours. We all went outside
and watched it for a good for hours while we cooked up our food. The neighbors in the
next door yard had a pair of 7x35 binoculars they were using to look at the object and let
us take a look. I saw what appeared to be a pale white orb that was a bit stretched out
on the top side. Like a blunted teardrop, kind of. The object appeared to be stationary
but during the course of our BBQ, it appeared to have moved from 12 o'clock to about
10 o'clock at a uniform height of 2.5 handspans (arms extended) above the horizon. A
dime held at arms length completely obscured the object. I believe that even a popcorn
kernel held at arm's length would have covered it. 3 of the 8 of us had about 3 beers
apiece over the course of the 4 hours. As to our credibility, we are all of sound mind.
I am a military veteran, one of the guys there is a Mennonite/Quaker type guy, one lady
is a research biologist, and another works in a health diagnostic lab. The remainder
were college students. Everyone there was of a rational mindset. In summary -- 8 of us
saw something in the sky that we can't quite explain. The idea of a balloon was (forgive
the pun) floated but the object was far too stationary for that to be true. Also, it should
be noted that as the sun set, the object, suspended above the western horizon, remained
consistently luminous -- a large white circloid with no noticable shading.
To be honest, we got bored with it after a while and ceased to pay attention to it. Prior
to this we noted it had been drifting relative to the trees. Left to right, facing west. When
we wondered about it's position around 2100 hours, we weren't able to find it.
((NUFORC Note: We presume the date indicated above is correct, but a similar event
occurred near the Twin Cities on August 19. We will contact the witness for clarification.
Several news outlets reported the incident, and it remains unexplained, according to two
of those media, as of September 8, 2004. PD)) ((ADDENDUM FROM WITNESS))
Peter- Yeah, it was Aug 19...the day everyone around here was seeing it. Sorry about
that, I don't usually keep track of the date. It was all over the radio, TV...and then interest
just disappeared. Odd, you'd think that folks would be interested in knowing what the
heck was just floating stationary for such a long period of time. Most folks just
dismissed it with weather balloon. It might have been but it certainly didn't exhibit
balloon like properties, chiefly that whole not moving thing. Let me know if you learn any
more about the flying object that has, to date, been unidentified. Cheers! ((name deleted))
((END ADDENDUM))
***
Occurred : 8/19/2004 17:00 (Entered as : 08/19/2004 5:00)
Reported: 10/12/2004
Posted: 10/27/2004
Location: Chaska, MN
Shape: Rectangle
Duration:4.5 hours
Bright Object in skies above Minneapolis area, August 19th, 2004.This is in response
to the audio program you aired on 10-12-2004 on the object above the Minneapolis area.
I was listening to the program and was also emailing one of your guests, Will. He
suggested I provide a description of what I saw on August 19th, 2004. I arrived home to
Chaska, MN (about 5 miles from the Chanhassen Weather Center) from a business trip
to Madison, WI. the last 110 miles of the trip heads pretty much East to West heading
into and through the Minneapolis area. As I was unloading my vehicle my neighbor
stopped by (he is retired military) and we chatted a little bit. When I asked him what I
had missed the last couple of days, he pointed in the sky directly above us and said,
see that, it's been in the spot since 9:00 am this morning. I looked up in the sky and saw
a very bright object, very high in the sky. I asked hime what it was, and he said nobody
knows. He said reports had been on TV and radio, but nobody knew what it was. I ran in
the house and grabbed my 10X binoculars and focused in on it. It was very bright, light
looking into a bright light and had a sloped rectangular shape (trapezoid?). The brightness
was unusual. The light seemed to, well, move like when you look at an asphalt road and
see the heat coming off the surface. As I watched it, I noticed from the middle of the
object to the bottom of it, was a grey V shape. More like a rounded V, coming from the
middle sides of the object and meeting at a point in the bottom of the object. I ran back
in the house and grabbed my video recorder. It has a 150X digital zoom. I tried to focus
on the object, but couldn't keep it steady enough as I lay on my back in my yard. I
recorded it for about a minute, then reviewed what I had recorded. All you could see
was a bright light in the sky, it did not focus very well. So I went back to watching it
through the binoculars. The object did move a little as I watched it. If I held my hands
above my head, at a distance of about 2 feet apart, that is the distance it moved by
7:30pm. My military neighbor came back over to my house to let me know, that if it was
something unknown, he was guaranteed that there would be military jets flying around.
I just kept watching. Around 8:30, I asked another neighbor to look at the object through
the binoculars and describe what he saw. He saw it the same way as I did. His wife
looked at it and agreed. Both were as curious as I was on what the object was. By
9:00pm, the object had continued to move (another 2 feet measured by holding my hands
above my head). As my neighbor and his wife watched with me, the sun began to sink
into the horizon. As the sun goes down, it does turn a reddish orange. As the sun turned
that color, so did the object. Leads me to believe the object was highly reflective, and
reflecting light from the sun. As the sun went down, the moon was rising from the SW.
The moon rose and the object stayed in the same location. Once the sun was totally
below the horizon, we could no longer see the object. Even though there was still some
sunlight left in the horizon. Through the whole time I watched the object, it moved, drifted
in a North to South direction. I wasn't looking straight up in the air, but the object was
about 75 degrees above the horizon. I checked for reports the next day if there were
sightings to the South, like Iowa or Nebraska, and nothing was reported. BUT, I did see
reports on August 20th that an object was noticed in the skies around Phoenix. Some
of the pictures that were submitted looked very similar to what I saw. Again, submitting
this based on the comments Mr Rense made from your show.((NUFORC Note: We
have amended the time above to 1700 hrs. PD))
***
National UFO Reporting CenterSighting Report
Occurred : 8/19/2004 17:00 (Entered as : 08/19/2004 17:00)
Reported: 8/27/2004
Posted: 9/1/2004
Location: St. Louis Park, MN
Shape: Sphere
Duration:1-2 hours
A round, white craft flew at about 60,000 ft. in the air for about 5 hours
I (14) was outside shooting my wrist rocket, when my sister (11) says:
"What's that white thing up there?" I disregaurded it and said "Oh, it's
probably just a white balloon that was let loose." I didn't think anything
of it until my dad called me into the kitchen and showed me the article
about it in the paper, and I told him that I saw that the day before, but
i never though anything of it... It was white, round, and just stayed
there at about 60,000 ft. and hovered in the same spot for about 4 hours.
When I went inside after shooting (1-2 hours later), I noticed that it
hadn't moved.
***
National UFO Reporting CenterSighting Report
Occurred : 8/19/2004 17:00 (Entered as : 08/19/2004 17:00)
Reported: 8/26/2004
Posted: 9/1/2004
Location: Lakeville, MN
Shape: Sphere
Duration:Several hours
Video of object over the Minneapolis metro area on 8-19-04
I first learned of the object when my brother phoned to say it was on the
local news. I stepped out onto my front porch and looked toward the north
up at maybe a 60 degree angle. It was very easy to see. Here is a video I
took of it: http://www.kevinandtammy.net/video/ufo.asx
The video causes the object to appear smaller than it did to the naked eye.
To get a better apporximation, hold a pea at arms length and that would be
similar in size to the object in the sky. The pea would be maybe just a bit larger.
I'm an air traffic controller and I'm not aware of our center tracking any
aircraft which may have been dispatched to investigate it further. Upon
learning of the object and hearing that it may be a weather balloon, I
phoned work to find out what the upper winds were doing. From the mid
levels up to 60,000ft the winds were steady out of the west at 60 knots.
Had the object in the sky been a balloon I would think it would have drifted in
the direction of the wind. This object hovered for hours with very little
movement. If anything, it moved in a very slow southwestward direction.
***
National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 8/19/2004 17:00 (Entered as : 08/19/2004 17:00)
Reported: 12/4/2004
Posted: 12/14/2004
Location: Shorewood, MN
Shape: Egg
Duration:5hours
object floating over minneapolis area August 19, 2004
this is concerning the object seen floating high above the MSP area on
August 19, 2004. I observed this through my 8 inch telescope at low and
high power and can positivily identify it as some sort of large balloon.
It had a long tether hanging from it and was white and transparent. This
was definitly man-made. What is odd is that no official organazation
seems to claim responsibility. I would guess it got loose from somewhere
in the western U.S.
***
National UFO Reporting CenterSighting Report
Occurred : 8/19/2004 17:00 (Entered as : 08/19/2004 17:00)
Reported: 8/19/2004
Posted: 8/24/2004
Location: St. Paul, MN
Shape: Light
Duration:3 hours
Bright light hovers for hours in broad daylight, thousands of people see it.
I saw this object in the middle of the day, the sun was shining, the sky
was bright blue. THOUSANDS of people across all of the metropolitan area
viewed this object for half a day, until the sun went down. there were
numerous phone calls to local news stations, as well as the mentioning of
it on local news channels.
The object was a bright white point of light, and was VERY slowly moving
in a westerly direction. the object was higher then high (cirus) clouds, which
passed infront of it. A local Weatherman thought it was a stationary high
altitude balloon. and had fuzzy pictures taken with a telephoto lens to prove it.
((NUFORC Note: One of several reports from the Twin Cities area. At first,
we thought the object might be a balloon, launched from Canada, as part of
the MANTRA scientific project, but the balloon had not yet been launched
on August 19. The local news media covered the event extensively. We do
not know what the object, or objects, were. Please see other reports. PD))
***
Occurred : 8/19/2004 17:00 (Entered as : 08/19/2004 17:00)
Reported: 9/7/2004
Posted: 9/9/2004
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Shape:
Duration:Above the Metrodome
The round object above the Metrodome.
It was the day of the last yankee vs. twins game at the metrodome is when my uncle
cought my attention to the sky. What appeared to be right above us (between a 85-75
degree angle from where we were standing) was a white, sort of round object in the sky.
Ifigured it was a weather ballon or a star, but it was just an hour before the game started
in broad day light. We had brought binoculors and i look to see what it was, it was
tremendously high, much higher than the plane that past by, so it was up there, then i
thought it was a sattle light, but ive seen satlites in the sky, but only when it was really
dark, this was large enough to see during the day. A few other people saw it also, i let
them look throught the binoculors also, they didnt know what it was. But it just was in
one spot for the longest time, then after a while, it was move, but very slowly. As i keeped
looking into the binoculars, just wonerding what it was, it appeared to be round, it was
hard to tell it it was moving in any way, but i noticed a dark spot in the middle, my uncle
descibed it as a donut shaped object, and it was clearly shinny in the binoculars reflecting
the suns light or something. The last i saw of it was when we went into the dome, it moved
from the place from where we first saw it to a good distance if you put your pointer finger
sideways torwards the sky, it moved the length of your pointer finger (mine is around 3
inches). It was amazing to see, then my unckle told me about this site and that other
people witnessed it!! So i hope my information was helpful.
***
National UFO Reporting CenterSighting Report
Occurred : 8/19/2004 18:00 (Entered as : 08/19/104 18:00)
Reported: 8/26/2004
Posted: 9/1/2004
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Shape: Circle
Duration:3.5 hours
White high-altitude object suspended over Twin Cities and witnessed for 12
hours
On the 19th of August, I witnessed a round white object over the Twin
Cities (Minneapolis-St. Paul) area around 18:00. The earliest reports I
heard were 9am in the morning and it was there until dark.
I personally did not hear about it until around 6pm in the evening when a
small blurb was mentioned on the radio.
The object drifted slowly but not very far while under my observations and
exhibited no unusual characteristics that one would expect if this were a
high-altitude research balloon.
The meteorologists from the local TV stations said that it was above the
cirrus clouds indicating an altitude greater than 30,000. This would make
the object VERY big indeed.
A local person with a high-powered telescope viewing it said it did indeed
look like a balloon.
Perhaps that would satisfy most people's questions, but how does an
untethered balloon stay in basically the same position for at LEAST 12
hours in a row? Especially in the Midwest where fronts are blowing through
every few days? Perhaps it was the center of a very slow moving low
pressure system? Officially, NO ONE has claimed ownership for the object
and there has been NO official explaination.
Here are some links to various local TV stations that covered (briefly)
the event: http://wcco.com/localnews/local_story_232202348.html
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4938203.html
http://www.kstptv5.com/article/stories/s1972.html
http://www.coasttocoastam.com/shows/2004/08/20.html#ufo
http://www.visi.com/~rschwa/arspix/IMG_2068.JPG Here is a photo that I
took, although it was almost dark by the time I got home to get my camera.
It is completely unedited and shot with a CoolPix 990 digital camera...
http://www.bombardiersoftware.com/MPLSUFO.html Please feel free to email
me if you have further questions.
***
National UFO Reporting CenterSighting Report
Occurred : 8/19/2004 18:20 (Entered as : 08/19/2004 18:20)
Reported: 8/29/2004
Posted: 9/1/2004
Location: Waconia, MN
Shape: Circle
Duration:
Bright object seen by thousands and reported on all local news stations
I saw a white/silver object moving from the east to the west above the
cirrus clouds. It seemed to be conducting its own light, which after dark
charges to yellow then red. The sun had been down for awhile when this
happened so I do not think it was reflection from the sun. In my
binoculars it appered as if the object may have been exibiting rotation,
but it was diffuclt to observe any details. The object would move slowly,
then stop suddenly and hover. I don't think the winds aloft would make a
ballon behave this way. In order for all these people to see this object
which was tens of thousands of feet in altitude this object must have been
very large. Just in terms of what a 747 looks like flying above cirris
clouds I would say this object was 4 times larger.
***
National UFO Reporting CenterSighting Report
Occurred : 8/19/2004 19:00 (Entered as : 08/19/2004 19:00)
Reported: 8/20/2004
Posted: 8/24/2004
Location: St Paul, MN
Shape: Circle
Duration:not sure
This item is from WCCO news in Minneapolis Mn
There's an unknown object hovering in the sky over the Twin Cities, and it
doesn't appear to be a bird or a plane. Meteorologist Tony Zaleski of the National
Weather Service in Chanhassen says the white object appears to be higher than
the white, whispy cirrus clouds, which means it's probably higher than 30,000 feet.
Although the object looked like it might be rotating, it doesn't appear to
be going anywhere. Zaleski says that probably would rule out a satellite.
Patrick Hogan at the Metropolitan Airports Commission says folks in the
tower at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport thought it might be a
weather balloon. But Zaleski says if that's true, the Weather Service
didn't release it. The Federal Aviation Administration hasn't returned calls
about the mysterious object.
((NUFORC Note: One of several reports from the Twin Cities area. At first,
we thought the object might be a balloon, launched from Canada, as part of
the MANTRA scientific project, but the balloon had not yet been launched
on August 19. The local news media covered the event extensively. We do
not know what the object, or objects, were. Please see other reports. PD))
***
Mysterious Minnesota UFO
http://www.coasttocoastam.com/shows/2004/08/20.html
A mysterious shiny, white object was spotted in the skies over Minnesota on Thursday,
August 19th. Some witnesses suggested the object was a research balloon; however,
the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Weather Service could not
determine what the object was. Coast listener Jon B. from Minneapolis shares this
account:
"This evening I had started to mow the yard and looked up to see this bright object in
the sky. It was a clear blue sky, nothing else in the air, not even a cloud. I first thought
it was a planet like Venus or Mars, but it was so bright and just hung in the air. It seemed
out of place. I ran and grabbed my video camera and shot about 2 minutes. The object
seemed motionless, but slowly drifted over time. I first noticed it in the north east sky
about 1 o'clock. Over the next 2 hours it drifted to the south west and was still visible in
the evening sky, but had now turned orange because of the setting sun. It was now
close to 9pm and I looked up a few minutes later and it was gone. Probably because
of the setting sun. I still thought it was a balloon or a planet, but it seemed too bright.
Then I heard on the news, Channel 5 was going to mention it on the air. They had
better video, but still no one knew what it was. They mentioned that the weather
service and the FAA did not know anything about it. So maybe, just maybe. I should
have thought something was up when I watched 2 planes do a 180 and turn around
about 20 miles out of Minneapolis on my way home around 5:30pm. It was odd to see
the contrails of not 1 plane, but 2 in close proximity maybe 5 minutes apart."
watch video (KSTP-TV):
http://www.coasttocoastam.com/timages/page/Minnesota_UFO.asx
***
location: st paul, mn usa
date of event: 8-19-04
time of event: 5:00
event duration: 3.5hrs
weather conditions: clear
previous UFO experience: none
additional witnesses: 2
number of UFOs: 1
shape: round
color: white
speed: little
sound: n
size: round
lights: n
other details: reflection
distance: ?
altitude: 10,000+
direction of travel: s
angle of observation: 30-35
how UFO left your view: darkness
movement: very little, slowly heading towars the s
facing direction: west
photo/video/sketch: n
c18: Stationary
your report: My brother called and told me about the object. He had heard
about it on the radio. Some speculate it was a weather ballon, but we don't. Very
noticeable because of reflection, lost sight of it as sun set. To me it seemed very
stationery for a long time 45-60mins. then slowly moved southward until sunset.
***
Occurred : 8/20/2004 22:00 (Entered as : 08/20/2004 22:00)
Reported: 9/8/2004
Posted: 9/9/2004
Location: Grand Marais, MN
Shape: Other
Duration:30 minutes
3 stars moving in a triangle formation near the Minnesota-Canada border?
I was camping with a friend in the northern Minnesota woods. It was very dark at night,
and we were very clearly able to see the stars in the sky. While watching, we saw what
appeared to be 3 stars moving in a straight line across the sky. Whatever the stars were,
they appeared to be very, very high in the sky. Looking up, they appeared to be less than
an inch from each other, but as high as they were, they could have been a couple of
miles apart. I've seen one star move before, assuming it to be a satellite or jet plane.
This is the first time I've ever seen 3 move together in what appeared to be formation.
There was a single star out front and 2 other stars behind it side by side, in a triangle
formation. The stars continues across the sky and we watched until we lost sight. They
were travelling from southwest to northeast (into Canada) ((NUFORC Note: We wonder
whether the witness means a duration of 30 seconds, not 30 minutes. We will
correspond with him to clarify that point. If it is 30 seconds, he may have been witness
to the triplet of satellites that are reported to our Center quite frequently,
and which are thought to be U. S. Navy satellites, which orbit in formation. PD))
***
National UFO Reporting CenterSighting Report
Occurred : 8/24/2004 17:00 (Entered as : 08/24/2004 17:00)
Reported: 8/30/2004
Posted: 9/1/2004
Location: St. Paul, MN
Shape: Circle
Duration:>=4 hrs
White circular object observed 2.5 handspans above horizon for 4+ hours by
8 people in St. Paul, MN.
Some friends and I were all at a backyard barbeque and one of the guys
there asked if I had seen the UFO yet. I was puzzled and he explained that
on WCCO they had reported a white floating thing that hadn't moved for
hours. We all went outside and watched it for a good for hours while we
cooked up our food. The neighbors in the next door yard had a pair of 7x35
binoculars they were using to look at the object and let us take a look. I
saw what appeared to be a pale white orb that was a bit stretched out on
the top side. Like a blunted teardrop, kind of.
The object appeared to be stationary but during the course of our BBQ, it
appeared to have moved from 12 o'clock to about 10 o'clock at a uniform
height of 2.5 handspans (arms extended) above the horizon. A dime held at
arms length completely obscured the object. I believe that even a popcorn
kernel held at arm's length would have covered it. 3 of the 8 of us had
about 3 beers apiece over the course of the 4 hours.
As to our credibility, we are all of sound mind. I am a military veteran,
one of the guys there is a Mennonite/Quaker type guy, one lady is a
research biologist, and another works in a health diagnostic lab. The
remainder were college students. Everyone there was of a rational mindset.
In summary -- 8 of us saw something in the sky that we can't quite
explain. The idea of a balloon was (forgive the pun) floated but the
object was far too stationary for that to be true. Also, it should be
noted that as the sun set, the object, suspended above the western
horizon, remained consistently luminous -- a large white "circloid" with
no noticable shading.
To be honest, we got bored with it after a while and ceased to pay
attention to it. Prior to this we noted it had been drifting relative to
the trees. Left to right, facing west. When we wondered about it's
position around 2100 hours, we weren't able to find it.
((NUFORC Note: We presume the date indicated above is correct, but a
similar event occurred near the Twin Cities on August 19. PD))
***
Sept., 2004 Reports
Occurred : 9/2/2004 19:45 (Entered as : 09/02/2004 19:45)
Reported: 9/4/2004
Posted: 9/9/2004
Location: St. Paul, MN
Shape: Light
Duration:1- 2 minutes
9/2/04 On a clear blue sky evening I noticed a bright star that seemed to be going straight
into the atmosphere. I was sitting on my patio at dusk and as I looked straight up I noticed
a bright star or planet. But, what was strange is there were no other stars/planets around
because it was still light out. So, I was just watching the bright star shaped object.
Thinking that maybe it was some sort of reflection from a high flying plane. But, it wasn't
changing direction or flickering. As I stared at it trying to get my roomate to look at it. I
noticed that it seemed to be going into the atmosphere. It was getting dimmer and dimmer.
Until it disappeared. But, it wasn't like the light source was dimming. It was like it was
being enveloped by the atmosphere.
***
National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 9/6/2004 00:00 (Entered as : 09/06/2004 00:00)
Reported: 9/7/2004
Posted: 9/9/2004
Location: Lakeville, MN
Shape: Unknown
Duration:?
Lakeville Minnesota- neighborhood sees object together
I did not personally see this, but it was explained to me that it was green lights moving
in a circular motion in the sky and a whole neighborhood was watching them, kids were
even crying. police squad cars were seen moving towards the scene. and the lights
moved over trees and disappeared. even though i did not personally see this myself i
will be investigating it, i will search for people that may have taken home video, i am
going to contact city hall and i will also be taking video footage of all my research.
this is not a complete report at this time. but hopefully i will have more information in
the future.
***
National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 9/7/2004 12:00 (Entered as : 09/07/2004 12:00)
Reported: 9/7/2004
Posted: 9/9/2004
Location: Lakeville, MN
Shape: Unknown
Duration:15min
Four sperical orbs rotation counter-clockwise, clockwise, and stationary for about
a 15min duration then decent; evidence on the way.
Tonight is the 7th of September and I havn't seen a UFO with this much complexity
and mistique ever. From my friend's house in Lakeville along cedar we saw four green
solid lights in the horizon about 3 miles away (about.) These sperical orbs rotated
counter-clockwise for about 8-10mins and changed course spontanoiusly. They rotated
clockwise for a short time and eventually stopped rotation and retained at square and
stationary decent twords the ground. As it decended the orbs sowed their roation and
sunk twords earth. The total specticale was only about fifteen minuted till we decided
to hop in our cars and follow the cellestial visit - about five minutes later by the time we
reached the main road the UFO sank faster then we could trace it so it so as far as we
know it just dissapeared. These sperical green-lighted orbs seemed inquizative and
changed its roation at an unrecognizable frequincy whilst my companions could only
watch in awe at the most fucked up sight we've ever seen. By the way i have a friend
who recorded the whole of this sighting on a video recording cell phone..
((NUFORC Note: Date is approx. We do not understand why the witness indicates that
the date is approx., given that he submits the report on the date the event occurred. PD))
((NUFORC Note: Advertising lights?? PD))
***
location: Jackson, MN, USA
date of event: 9/8/04
time of event: 9:20 PM
event duration: 15 seconds
weather conditions: dark, clear skies
previous UFO exper.: Jointly ran UFORM (uk), wrote for a number of UFO magazines
additional witnesses: none known
number of UFOs: 1
shape: boomarang
color: opaque/yellow
speed: dependant on distance maybe 1000mph+
sound: none whatsoever
size: two fingertips held at arms length
lights: overall glow
other details: Odd almost invisible, had to use peripheral vision to see clearly
distance: 1500ft to atmosphere
altitude: 1500ft to atmosphere
direction of travel: SE to NW
angle of observation: 90
how UFO left your view: behind nearby buildings
movement: smooth - fast-straight line
facing direction: South, rotated to East
photo/video/sketch: I can draw it easily
c12: Passed overhead
c17: Continuous flight
your report:
I always look to the night sky, maybe from being involved with UFOs, astronomy etc. I
looked up and caught a faint glowing object moving smoothly across the sky from SE
to NW, hard to tell altitude because the object could be seen through, stars behind
object could be seen through and were not distorted.
If I believed in boomerang ghosts, this would be the one! It did not rotate, just moved
with the bent part forward all the time. The skies were very clear, lots of stars, but the
object, although seen clearly, was easier to see if I looked off to the side slightly and
used peripheral vision. This may be because I had just parked my car in the garage
and still was suffering the effects of going from light to dark, not adjusted to the lack
of light.
It moved in a straight line and dissapeared behind the next door neighbours trees/building.
I live in the center of Jackson, MN, but there are relatively few lights to cause any glow.
***
National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 9/11/2004 22:30 (Entered as : 09/11/2004 22:30)
Reported: 9/11/2004
Posted: 9/29/2004
Location: Anoka, MN
Shape: Light
Duration:3 min
quick flashing lights west of anoka minnesota
at aproximatly 10:30 PM I went to let the dog out, and noticed a very rapid white
flashing light in the distant westeren sky. I watched it for a few seconds and then
called my wife to look at it. the light was flashing faster then once second, the light
made some fast moves to the right, then left at an upward angle then right at a
downward angle. I looked away for a second and it was gone.
***
Couple In West Central Minnesota Sees Bright Light Grow Larger Then Splits Into 6
Date: September 14, 2005 Time: 7:30 p.m
Posted: September 16, 2005
See the URL below for pictures:
http://www.hbccufo.org/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=3212
Hey Brian, something new for me here in West Central Minnesota. They
started as a single, bright white light in the western sky. I noticed the bright light
at about 7:30 p.m. CST. It grew brigger and bigger. At approxamately 7:45 p.m.
Then split into six lights, like a triangle within a triangle. I grabbed the camera
and went outside.
I got two shots in a row before it burst, sending all six lights in
various directions and out of sight. Just gone and beyond fast! As if it
was never there, it went that fast. 7:50 p.m.
God knows I've seen alot of them and I have photographed close to a
hundred, all various shapes and sizes and different manuvers. This was
different, which is why I am sharing it. See if you can find someone to
do some photo work. This tonight, September 14, 2005.
The main thing was it presented as a single bright white light in West
sky. Moon was to the SE. Then became six lights in the shape of a
triangle within a triangle. Then the six burst off in different directions.
If I had the working equipment it would have shown the morphing that
they are capable of perfectly.
Additional Information:
Brian:
A woman and her friend who live about 6 miles west of me called me just
a while ago. She said a friend had told her to call me because I have
had sightings over many years. It turned out I did know the person she
referred to. She asked if I had seen anything on Wednesday night. I told
her yes I had. I then asked what she had seen. She and her friend were
on the deck of her lake property and they noticed a big white light low
in the west. No other stars were out yet as the sun had just gone down.
It grew larger as it came closer. She told me it was alarming and they
were scared yet curious. She said it was as big as a full moon. Just
when they were thinking to go inside for cover it split into smaller
lights. Blue-green, red-magenta, amber. These were in triangle positions
one of each color. The bright white light was gone.
They became almost terrified, but then the lights each individually went
separate ways and all was back to normal. Her friend does not wish to
discuss it ever again. He was so terrified. She asked me to tell her
what I know. I laughed and told her I knew as much as she did. She said
she didn't believe me. I told her an expirience no matter how documented
or profound is never proof. Guilty until proven innocent kind of thing.
I assured her I believed her. For what that is worth. I suggested that
she make a report to you but she felt that was out of the question at
this time. She wished to remain respected in the community. I told her I
took no offense by that statement. I thanked her for calling me. I told
her I would share their story. You may wish to add her statements to my
report.
Thank you to the eyewitness for the report. The photos are © Anna-n-Moss
2005. Thank you to James Neff for doing up a super enhancements.
Brian Vike, Director HBCC UFO Research Home - Phone 250 845 2189 email:
hbccufo@telus.net Website: http://www.hbccufo.org HBCC UFO RESEARCH
Newsletter At: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HBCC_UFO_Newsletter/
HBCC UFO Research, Box 1091 Houston, British Columbia, Canada - VOJ 1ZO
***
National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 9/16/2004 20:30 (Entered as : 09/16/2004 20:30)
Reported: 9/16/2004
Posted: 9/29/2004
Location: Grand Rapids, MN
Shape: Sphere
Duration:2 minutes
this thing was super bright!!!
ultra bright white sphere travelling from south west toward north east at medium
altitude. No noise, or any other lights observered. was travelling away from us at what
appeared to be high but constant rate of speed.
***
National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 9/18/2004 03:15 (Entered as : 09/18/2004 3:15)
Reported: 9/22/2004
Posted: 9/29/2004
Location: Spring Grove, MN
Shape: Diamond
Duration:4 hours
One very luminated bright light just hovering in the sky, than it would slowly fade,see
a haze than re-appear.
We were out at our farm house on the weekend of Sept. 17-19, 2004 like we do just
about every other weekend. Friday night the stars were just beautiful and bright, as
usual on a clear night. Saturday night we went outside and sat on the deck looking
up at the stars then we went inside to get ready for bed. My husband got up at around
3AM and went down to the kitchen and a few minutes later he was hollering at me
to rush downstairs because there was something in the sky that wasn't there before,
EVER. (My husband grew up on this farm so he is very familiar with all the surroundings).
I rushed downstairs into the kitchen and looked out our bay window, there in the sky,
it seemed so close, a very bright luminating light. I looked down at my watch and it read
exactly 3:15AM. It just stayed suspended in the sky getting brighter than it would slowly
fade to where you could not see it all, but you could see a cloud or some sort of haze
as to where it was, than all of sudden it would re-appear, stay very, very bright for
about 15-20 min. than fade away and than you could see the haze for about 3 minutes
than it would re-appear. The same process over and over again. Than off to the east
my husband tells me to look left there is another one. However, this showed multi-colors
and was further away but it would fade and come back like the other. Oh, also when
we stood there very quietly there was this humming sound in the air like being at a
power plant. Another thing was, that our dogs would not go outside, but the dogs at
the nearby farms were barking just a bit different than normal. We went outside, got
on the roof, walked down the driveway just watching both of them, mainly the more
luminated one because it seemed so darn close. We watched the whole time until
they even left. The sun started to come up all the stars slowly started to disappear
as they normally do, but these two lights stayed until 7 AM. They slowing lifted into
the sky, it took them approx. 1 hour to where they were completly out of our view.
The whole time we just kept saying "I do not believe this, I can not believe this." But
once daylight hit and all the other stars left we knew we have seen something. We
told eachother that we wouldn't tell anybody because they would think we were nuts,
but we told 2 people and they said "Oh, you were probably still sleepy and didn't know
what you saw." But we knew what we saw so I had to find a website to tell to somebody.
((NUFORC Note: We suspect the witnesses were observing celestial bodies. PD))
***
SAUCERS UP NORTH
On Saturday, September 18, 2004, at 7:25 p.m., UFO Roundup editor Joseph
Trainor was working aboard a tour train in northern Minnesota when he spotted
an unusual-looking contrail in the sky to the northwest at an elevation of about 35
degrees above the horizon. "We had completed the train's run-around maneuver
at Palmer's Siding, approximately 17 miles (27 kilometers) northeast of Duluth,
Minnesota, and we were on our way back to Union Depot," Trainor said, "We were
traveling at 30 miles per hour, and I would estimate that we were a mile or two east
of French River, Minn. when I spotted the contrail. It was a clear blue sky, no
clouds, so the white plume was quite noticeable. I also saw that it was a very short
and wide contrail, no more than four object-sized lengths from the object itself."
"I observed it with the naked eye for 20 seconds, but it was too distant for me
to make out any details. So I grabbed the pair of Sport 4 X 30 binoculars we keep
aboard the train--to spot ships out on Lake Superior--and focused in on the object.
It was no jet. What I saw was a silvery white disc with a fiery red tint around the
leading rim. I don't know if it was reentry heat or the glow of the setting sun
responsible for the red tint. The rear of the disc was totally obscured in white
contrail mists. They were streaming off the disc, fanning out into a wide plume,
much wider than a normal jet aircraft's contrail."
"The object was very high. I would estimate its altitude at 60,000 feet (18,000
meters). It was west of the train and traveling due north. The object was much,
much larger than a conventional jetliner. I would estimate that the object was at
least five times as large as a Boeing 747 jumbo jet."
"Our train passed a stand of fir trees, which obscured my view for five or six
seconds. When I looked again through the binoculars, the sky was completely
clear. The object and its contrail were gone. There is no way it could have
reached the northern horizon in that brief span of time unless it had suddenly
accelerated to aspeed of thousands of miles per hour."
"Definitely a daylight disc! That's my fourth UFO," Trainor said, adding that
he had previously seen UFOs in August 1963, August 1996 and December 2000.
French River, Minn. (population 40) is on Lake Superior's north shore about
340 miles (544 kilometers) west of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada.
***
West Central Minnesota Bright W Shaped Object
Date: September 25, 2004
Time: 3:45 a.m. CST
Well defined craft. Brightly lit. Non-morphing. W. Like something out of
Star Wars? See if someone can enhance this. Hp photosmart 320. Severe
inaudible humm craft stopped and hung almost as if to pose for the
shot? No further comment.
View 3 Photos At:
http://www.hbccufo.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1908
Brian Vike, Director, HBCC UFO Research, Phone: 1 250 845 2189
E-mail: hbccufo@telus.net, Website: http://www.hbccufo.com
[Sighting report courtesy of Brian Vike and HBCC UFO Research.]
***
National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 9/25/2004 13:00 (Entered as : 09/25/2004 13:00)
Reported: 10/10/2004
Posted: 10/27/2004
Location: St. Louis Park, MN
Shape: Oval
Duration:10 minutes
2 objects circled eachother for 5-8 minutes, only until they were directly overhead
did we get to see the oval shape, and silver color.
My daughter and I were out on our deck. She is studying cloud formation, and weather
prediction, so we routinely watch the skies daily, and nightly. The sky was clear, although
it was a bit hazy, as the sun did not hurt our eyes to look up. I pointed at 2 objects in the
sky, and she soon located them as well. They were very high up, as I am not good with
distance, I would say higher than I have ever seen a bird, but yet when I saw them I said
"look at how high those birds are". She had said that they don't look like birds, as they
were shining. We did not hear any engine sound, and observed that these objects were
flying in circles around eachother in perfect sync, slowly. After watching for about 5-8
minutes, these 2 objects left their circular pattern, and one turned away flying straight
North, which as we watched went directly above our heads, and the other followed
within 30 seconds of the other, again staying in perfect sync, and distance of one another.
Once these objects were directly above us, we could see a different angle of them, and
noticed that their southeast corner or side was shining as the sun was shining on them.
It was at first thought to be white, then we noticed it was a silver color when the sun hit
them. I have seen very few birds fly that high, and this was even beyond that. We live
over a direct path of airplane flight, and during this time not a single airplane was in the
area. We also live in a flight area of what I believe to be Military airspace, as the Military
base is not far from here. I can just about guarntee that this was an unidentified flying
object. UFO's do exsist, I just can't say for sure that this is what it was at the distance
we saw it at, but I also cannot find any other explanation.
((NUFORC Note: Date is approximate. PD))
***
location: Cambridge, MN
date of event: 9/27/04
time of event: 7:50 PM
event duration: 2 minutes
weather conditions: Clear, dusk
previous UFO experience: 26 years ago. Unrelated
additional witnesses: none
number of UFOs: 1
shape: light spot
color: white light
speed: ??? Very high alt. Difficult to say
sound: None
size: Slightly larger than Venus
lights: Single light. Very bright and consistent
other details: Did not change brightness with angle overhead. NOT sun reflection
distance: far. high altitude
altitude: very high. Possibly 50,000 ft + ???
direction of travel: West to East
angle of observation: From about 30 degrees in west until gone in the east.
how UFO left your view: over horizon, out of view
movement: straight
facing direction: West when first observed
photo/video/sketch: no
c1: Lights only
c12: Passed overhead
c17: Continuous flight
your report:
Living in the open country, I am very accustomed to seeing passenger liners pass overhead.
This object, however, showed absolutely NO blinking lights (as a jet would)...even when
viewed with binoc's...which I had time to go inside and get. At dusk, it was brighter than Venus
and was very consistent. First reaction was an unusually bright satellite, but I can't correlate
it to anything man made. I'm told it was not the Int'l space station...wrong tragectory. I have
seen unusually bright passenger liners reflecting sunlight at dusk, but they ALWAYS change
reflection as they pass across the sky and there is always a noticeable delayed rumble and
their color is always more amber. This made no sound, and had absolutely no blinking (flying)
lights that could be observed, even with binoculars.
Had someone told me this was a very large satellite, that would be a simple answer...but there
are none of this size that I can find any information on. The event took about 2 minutes total,
and other than lack of anything plausible, was rather uneventful. I want someone to tell me
what [huge] satellite this was...but nobody can. Was without question the brightest object in
the sky.
***
location: Southeast if facing Minneapolis
date of event: 9/27/04-10/2/04
time of event: 4:00-4:30 A.M.
event duration: very long until sun comes up slightly
weather conditions: very clear
reported: yes, tried to get in touch with channel 5 news.
previous UFO experience: no, never seen anything like this.
additional witnesses: parent, mother
number of UFOs: 1
shape: clearly saucer
color: red, blue, white, blinking
speed: 0-maybe bursts of 1000 or more from the distance it was going fast.
sound: none too far
size: with binoculars it was about on a ruler 5cm at the distance
lights: blinking constantly and not like a plane i have had flight training.
other details: it moved in figure 8's and circles minute and complex then it
would gradually move across the sky to the right of the moon.
distance: who knows possibly edge of earths atmosphere it seemed to be combating winds.
altitude: over 40,000 I know that.
direction of travel: to the right of moon gradually not constant.
angle of observation: 45-50 degrees
how UFO left your view: didn't it was so clear it was unbelievable I just got tired and
went to sleep because it wasn't doing anything spectacular except for a few circles and
awkward left and right movements.
movement: left,right,strait up,strait down,to the right as if observing something.
facing direction: for me it was directly southeast.
photo/video/sketch: I tried getting the video camera working but the distance and texture
of the object on camera was just a circle when I zoomed in and it was not recorded I just
watched it for a bit using the camera but the binoculars were better suited.
c1: Lights only
c2: Vehicle/solid object
c4: Physical traces
c18: Stationary
c16: Change in motion
your report: This was very unusual for me I'am normally sleeping at this time but
had a college paper due the next day so I ended up staying awake longer. Anyway this
craft or space anomally did some very interesting stuff it would sit there and you'd stare
at it real good focusing and suddenly it would move suddenly real quick and real odd unlike
any craft I've ever seen. It really is weird to me thats why im typing this report right now I
feel others need to see this. It has been in the sky every night now since 9/27 when I first
saw it with my mother and 2 younger brothers. If you want to contact me please do but
your best bet is to e-mail since Iam at college 4:30p.m.-11:00p.m. and my parents both
work during the morning and evening shifts full time.
***
National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 9/29/2004 21:10 (Entered as : 09/29/104 21:10)
Reported: 9/29/2004
Posted: 10/27/2004
Location: Chaska, MN
Shape: Unknown
Duration:30 minutes
Multicolored stationary point of light in ENE sky
Looked through binoculars after noticing this light in the sky. It was stationary, with
alternating red/blue/green/yellow/purple. It was viewed in the ENE sky, maybe directly
over Minneapolis. ((NUFORC Note: Twinkling star, we suspect. PD))
***
Oct., 2004 Reports
National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 10/2/2004 16:00 (Entered as : 10/02/2004 16:00)
Reported: 10/3/2004
Posted: 10/27/2004
Location: Burnsville, MN
Shape: Diamond
Duration:2 minutes
I saw a diamond-shaped silver object hovering with little to no motion in the southward sky.
In a clear sky, I saw one silver object glistening in the sunlight that looked diamond-shaped.
It appeared to hover without any motion. I looked for blinking lights like on airplanes, but
saw none. I was in Burnsville, MN looking at it in a southward sky. Since I was driving my
car at the time, I couldn't stop to get further details. Telescopic instruments would've
been helpful! =)
***
location: Brooklyn Park/Crystal border
date of event: 10-9-04
time of event: 8:15 PM
event duration: 1-3 seconds
weather conditions: clear/calm
previous UFO experience: None
additional witnesses: None
number of UFOs: 1
shape: unknown/not all visible
color: Black or dark color
speed: unknown
sound: none
size: undetermined
lights: no marker lights
other details: bluish exhaust(?) color-like burning propane w/o the orange tint
distance: between 2-5 miles from my position
altitude: at or below 5000 ft.
direction of travel: north to northwest
angle of observation: 60 degrees best estimate
how UFO left your view: moving away from me
movement: straight and ascending
facing direction: north
photo/video/sketch: none, but I could make a sketch
c2: Vehicle/solid object
c12: Passed overhead
c17: Continuous flight
your report: On the evening of October 9, 2004. About 8:15 PM,
I was walking my dog, heading north on Douglas Drive towards 63rd Avenue. Douglas
Drive borders the westside of Crystal Municipal Airport. Nothing was out of the usual
for that night-quiet with a few airplanes landing from a westerly approach to the airport.
I had just looked down at the ground and looked back up to the sky when a streak of
blue light appeared above and forward moving away from me. There was no noise
from this. I thought I had a reflection of some sort on my eyeglasses-which it wasn't,
then I thought the object was a shooting star-but it didn't have a white tail. My last
view of the object was looking directly into its exhaust tail and seeing small lighter
blue orbs which appeared to be dual exhaust ports. At this exact moment the blue tail
and the lighter color orbs vanished completely as if the object's powerplant was shutoff.
I thought this might have been from rocket boosters-but even that would have made
some sort of noise or boom effect. In the brief instant the orbs vanished, I could see
in the faint glow what appeared to be two black tips-perhaps exhaust cowlings? Then
the object disappeared before me just like that. I did not see a wing silhoulette even
from behind like the view I had. Could this have been a Stealth aircraft from what I
have described?
***
Twin Tailed Sphere Seen In Ellendale, Minnesota
Date: mid October 2004
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Ellendale, MN
Objects: 1
Witnesses: 1
Duration: 3 minutes
Report received via online form:
I was heading south towards Ellendale, MN. I was driving a Chevy Impala with
tinted windshield. I looked up into the sky and noticed what I at first thought was a jet
very high in the easterly sky. I looked again and thought that something about it
wasn't right. The part that should be the plane was huge for the height the object
was. And the contrails were short and further apart than a regular jet.
I live in fly-over land, so I know a jet when I see one. The object that should have
been the plane, looked like an oval or round shape and it was white. Until I saw the
photo that was taken in Canada of a simiular object I thought what I had seen was
a meteor.
Further information
Hi Barb,
Thank you for your quick response to my sighting. I would like to help you. I will
try to answer your questions the best that I can remember.
I am referring to the same photo in Canada you sent me. The objects are very
similar. The contrails were not quite as wide apart as the trails in your file photo,
but the part that should have been a plane was definitely not. It was more like
a round object. That's why I thought I had just seen a daytime meteor until I
found your web site.
I re-thought my direction of travel. I was actually heading east towards Ellendale,
MN. I looked up and saw the object heading in almost true north. It seemed to
be moving faster than a jet would be traveling at that altitude. Also from where I
was observing it was moving across the sky from the south. The time of day
would be around 2:30pm in early October. I pulled my car off to the side of the
road and watched it for 2 to 3 minutes wishing I had my video cam with me. I finally
lost sight of it after clouds blocked my view.
I have one other similar object to report that I saw just 2 weeks ago. I did not take
notice of it as much because I assumed it was another daytime meteor.
I was in Owatonna, MN in an Wal-Mart parking lot in my car waiting for my wife to
pickup a couple of things. I was facing the west, time of day was roughly 4pm. I
saw the same type of object with similar contrails, it caught my attention again
because it was not shaped like a jet. It was round or oval bright white and very
high in the sky heading straight east. I followed it for about 45 - 60 seconds, I
remember looking away from it for just a second and it was gone. I got out of my
car to find it, but it had vanished, no contrail signs, nothing. Then I looked around
to see if anyone else had seen it, but I saw nobody looking up into the sky.
When I was a kid about 10, I remember playing with some motorized cars at the
elementary school basketball court. The clouds were low and broken. I remember
I looked up at the sky for just a few seconds and saw an oval shaped shiny object
with two fins on the back and a box sitting between the two fins. No one else saw
it. I was living in northern California at the time in a town called Grass Valley. It sits
in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada's. It was one of those things you just never
forget. I hope I have been able to help you. Please let me know if you are able to
find anything out about these sightings. And I will be carrying a camera of some
kind with me from now on.
Thank you
ellendale.bmp map image
Thank you to the witness.
Barb's note: the Canadian photo the witness was referring to is NWSURC File# SSR-04-14
NWSURC, Barb Campbell, Director, Box 263, Maidstone SK S0M 1M0
Ph: (306) 893-4009, E-mail: contactus@nwsurc.com, Web: www.nwsurc.com
***
National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 10/10/2004 21:00 (Entered as : 10/10/2004 21:00)
Reported: 10/10/2004
Posted: 10/27/2004
Location: Fairbault, MN
Shape: Flash
Duration:1/2 hour
Metor or craft descending then sudden flash of light
A bright shining light descending from the sky. Everyone on the highway witnessed it
descending with a bright luminous tail. Suddenly large bright flash as if it vanished
causing all traffic to come to a hault. I phoned my husband who was 100 miles away
who also was driving. He witnessed it as well falling from the sky like a meteor.
***
National UFO Reporting Center* Sighting Report
Occurred : 10/15/2004 23:00 (Entered as : 10/15/2004 23:00)
Reported: 1/29/2005
Posted: 2/8/2005
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Shape: Sphere
Duration:10min
11 balls of solid light formed a circle around the horizon, sat still for a while then
quickly darted around and disappeared.
I was driving down highway 36 when all of a sudden 10 spheres of bright
white lights appeared in the sky around my vehicle. They were in a
perfect circle around thew horizon and were quite low in the sky. My
best judgment tells me they were agligned aroung a 10 to 15 mile
circumfrence. I then looked through my moonroof and there was one
directly above me. It appeared to follow along right above my car as I
drove down the hwy. The 10 in teh circle then began to quickly dart
about and then began to all quickly move outwards and then disappeared
over the horizon. I looked up at the one above me and it moved straight
up into the air slowly and eventually disappeared into the clouds above.
The spheres themselves were perfect in shape and did not blink of flash
or pulsate. Their light was solid and very bright. They stayed perfectly
still while they were at rest and darted around around like no plane or
helicopter I have ever seen. I rolled down my window to listen for the
sound of a helicopter or plane, but there was only silence. My wife is
witness to this. ((Note: Witness indicates date is approximate. PD))
***
Nov., 2004 Reports
National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 11/6/2004 01:15 (Entered as : 11/06/2004 01:15)
Reported: 11/6/2004
Posted: 11/9/2004
Location: Mankato, MN
Shape: Fireball
Duration:1 min
round green fireball
On 11-6-04 at 1:15 am i went out to the deck for a smoke and something caught my eye.
At first I thought it was a falling star. It was a bright green round object that started falling
down then swooped up and flew away at unbelievable speeds. The funny thing is that me
and a friend saw the same type of thing about 8-10 years ago...It almost looks like a green
ball of a roman candle but much clearer and moving in different dirrections.
***
1_Sighting_State: MN
2_Sighting_County: Hennepin
3_Sighting_City/Town: Minneapolis
5_Sighting_Time: 8P.M.
8_Duration: 30sec
11_Sighting_Date: 11/7/04
14_Temp: cool
16_Wind_Speed: calm
17_Visibility: clear
38_Wit_Account: 1. I was with my girlfriend watching the northern lights. We were in the
parking lot of her apartment building looking due south.
2. Two fast moving stars west to east. Faster than anything in orbit, but slower than a meteor.
4. I noticed right away it couldn't have been an airplane. It didn't have any collision beacons.
I was in awe. I knew I was seeing something unusual. Something uncommon. I've watched
meteor showers, and gone star gazing many times before. I told my girlfriend to watch the
lights.
5. Two star-like points of light. Always equal distance apart. Traveling at a high rate of speed
from west to east. The object(s) flew in a straight line for 60% of the time they were visible.
At once both lights started making movements upwards, circles, and loops. Within seconds
the lights faded as the flew up higher into the sky. There was no sounds. The lights were
maybe magnitude 1. They weren't brilliant, but star like. Easy to be seen in the glare of South
Minneapolis. They never brightened, or dimmed, until disappearing up into the sky.
114_Observed: Light
115_Observed_Number: 2
116_Observed_Shape: star
117_Observed_Color: yellowish white
118_Sound: none
121_Real_Size: Smaller
125_Apparent_Size_Star: equal
127_Brightness: Star
173_Action: At first the object(s) flew on a straight line, west to east. At one point they changed
directions, made loops, and circles. Then flew upwards and vanished into the night sky. They
kept the exact same distance between them the entire time. This was overhead South
Minneapolis. The two lights never brightened. They faded out as the rose skyward.
174_Witnesses_Number: 1
***
National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 11/7/2004 16:30 (Entered as : 11/07/2004 16:30)
Reported: 11/7/2004
Posted: 11/9/2004
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Shape: Cylinder
Duration:6 TO 10 SECS.
Silver cylindrical object; no wings; no vapor trail; no sound passing SE to NW just
before sundown.
Before sunset; straight-line flight from SE to NW; silver; may have had reddish color at
the leading end; no visible wings; no vapor trail; no discernable sound. It passed beneath
the dispersed contrail of a jet, but appeared to be at some altitude(maybe 20,000 feet?).
Object was 5 or 6 times longer than wide and blunt at each end. The rate of passage
from my perspective was similar to a jet airplane, but the impression was that it was not
being propelled so much as gliding. It was first spotted by my 5-year old grandson, who
asked what it was. I looked up expecting to see an airplane.
***
Occurred : 11/7/2004 19:00 (Entered as : 11/07/2004 19:00)
Reported: 11/7/2004
Posted: 11/9/2004
Location: Zimmerman, MN
Shape: Circle
Spotted circular objects that showed up on my digital camera that wasn't there.
We were watching the northern lights. You could see them with the naked eye, but
I was taking pictures with my digital camera, and things that were not there, showed
up on my digital camera. Some pictures they are there, and others they are not within
seconds from them, they were anywhere from 1-about 5 in each picture I took.
***
National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 11/7/2004 23:00 (Entered as : 11/07/2004 23:00)
Reported: 11/25/2004
Posted: 12/3/2004
Location: Shakopee, MN
Shape: Other
Duration:2 Minutes
On November 7th 2004 my friend and I seen two red lights blinking across
the night sky moving very slowly.
On November 7th 2004 my friend and I had just returned from Mystic Lake
Casino. I was walking my friend to his car which was parked at our
garage located in the back of our home. Crossing the back yard I had
happend to look to the southern part of the sky. That night the
"Northern Lights" were visible in the sky. As I looked to the South part
of the sky, I noticed 2 bright red lights flickering in the distance.
They seemed to be only a few blocks away, could have been miles, but
they seemed close. I pointed it out to my friend, and we watched it for
a while. He said it was a plane, but I said it's moving way to slow,
maybe it's a helicopter. But there were no other lights on it. Just two
red lights that would blink or flash one after the other. My friend told
me to stop talking about it, because he had to drive 40 miles alone back
to his home. I don't know what it was, but it was awesome.
***
West Central Minnesota Unknown Oval
I am not sure if you can think back, but I have been receiving a number of reports
and pictures of some strange objects around the same area in which this photo
comes from. I also have heard of a few other reports coming in also, same area.
Although this is a short report, the picture is of interest. I also just found out tonight
that a rash of sightings were reported back east here in Canada and in the United
States for the same date and roughly around the same time period.
West Central Minnesota
Date: Saturday, November 8, 2003
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Object was oval in shape. Coming from the east and horizontal. As
it gets very close it turns to a vertical position and emits a red
glow. Remains ‘sideways’ for a few seconds then simply blinks off.
Just disappeared. The moon was rising to the southeast of vantage
point, air was surreal and it was quiet. No other remarks.
Brian Vike, Director, HBCC UFO Research
Canadian Toll Free UFO Hotline 1 866 262 1989 - Free call.
Home - Phone/Fax 1 250 845 2189, email: hbccufo@telus.net
Website: http://www3.telus.net/public/wilbur8/hbcc_ufo_research.htm
***
National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 11/8/2004 20:15 (Entered as : 11/08/2004 20:15)
Reported: 11/8/2004
Posted: 11/9/2004
Location: St. Peter, MN
Shape: Light
Duration:10-15 min
3 glowing dual colored lights above southern Minnesota town
This was typed about 20-30 min after the sighting.
The city is located in a river valley. Slightly above the far side of the valley, I looked out
my window, and say two very bright lights, one slightly, though directly above above the
other. After watching, a third one appeared above and slightly to the left of the other two.
Then the lowest one started to move to the left, and unfortunately it dissapeared behind
some trees. I (being in the top floor of a dorm) tried to run to get a better view, but the other
two "twinkled" out. At that time, it reminded me of a video I have seen that was taken from
above a town it New Mexico or Colorado (I don't remember, but it was the one that many
people caught on tape, and the military said that they were very bright burning flares). I
then saw where the three lights were, there appeared three red lights. As I saw these, they
slowly went together and after being one red light for a short time (1-2 sec) it dissapeared.
***
West Central Minnesota Sighting
Date: November 9, 2004 Time: 5:30am CST
U.S.A. UFO Reports Posted: December 17, 2004
See: http://www.hbccufo.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2146
for original article with photos and analysis.
Early Tuesday morning an object was noticed coming in slowly from the eastern horizon
and then passed over and remaining at the same speed (slower then normal aircraft)
moved off to the west. The size of the main light and positioning of the objects other lights
were such that one could clearly know that it was NOT any known light formation.
The anomaly was lower in the sky then would be identifiable craft. That coupled with the
formation of its lights as well as its speed which was best described as casual quickly
put this event in the realm of the unknown.
To gather more information the photos were sent to Linda Moore of www.roguesighting.com.
A request for opinion was also sent to Minnesota MUFON whose complete analysis is yet
pending. In an effort to keep reference points in the photos I tried to keep the moon as well
as Venus and a satellite in the frames… or so I thought!
Linda, whose motto is “In any and all unknowns always investigate what is known”. Her
finding was a bit chilling. By accessing astronomy information for that day and time and
exact location she found what I had thought to be Venus and a Satellite NOT to be the case.
This elimination brings to light one thing. There were two other objects big enough on the
horizon that one could think they were normal sky entities. SO we have now three unknowns.
There was yet another surprise pointed out by preliminary photo analysis by Minnesota
MUFON. Commented on by Linda in the above diagrams.
This photo is where the surprise object comes into play as pointed out by Minnesota
MUFON. The object (s) made not discernable noise. They did not alarm my dog or cause
any other known strange events. There did not appear to be a battery drain nor any
electrical disruption.
While searching for other similar anomalies I found two during a reasonable time frame,
which I encourage you to visit and judge for yourself.
www.hbccufo.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2034
My conclusion based on Linda Moore’ good advice…
It is KNOWN and clear to me is that another strange event has occurred in the skies
over West Central Minnesota. What is UNKNOWN is who, what and why…
It is my opinion based on the FACT that I have witnessed so MANY different types of
anomalies and events that I am indeed a candidate for the skeptic fury.
Is it possible for someone to win the lottery numerous times? When they do are they
accused of cheating? I can only share my truths to the best of my abilities. I KNOW I
am not alone in making this statement… “THESE UNKNOWNS WILL NOT REMAIN
ANONYMOUS FOR MUCH LONGER!!!” We as humankind must continue to “HURRY
UP AND WAIT”.
In the meanwhile there are far reaching opinions as to how to react to “REALITY
ENCOUNTER” it interests me as to what that reaction will be…
In fact it frightens me.
***
Minnesota - Array of Lights
GLENWOOD -- At 5:30 AM, the witness saw unidentified lights in the southeastern
sky on November. 9, 2004 in West Central Minnesota. She ran out to their driveway
and snapped three pictures with her digital camera, an HP Photosmart 320. Each
picture included the moon which was halfway between its last quarter and the new
moon stage. Enhancement of two of the images and superposition revealed that
there was an array of lights which were moving slowly to the right and rotating
counter-clockwise. About 45 seconds elapsed between the second and third
pictures which are superimposed here. Blue is frame 2, Red is frame 3. Purple is
overlap. Movement is from Blue to Red. Investigation will continue.
Thanks to Bill McNeff of Minnesota MUFON
***
National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 11/12/2004 13:15 (Entered as : 11/12/2004 13:15)
Reported: 11/22/2004
Posted: 12/3/2004
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Shape: Cylinder
Duration:2 mins
Silver metallic cylinder moving slowly on Hwy 55 Minneapolis from east
to west
I was traveling east on Hwy 55 and as I approached 46th St. I saw this
silver cylinder object without any tail and wings travelling very slowly
and at times hovering without motion above Walgreen, from east to west.
I turned around at 50th and by the time I reached 46th it was gone.
***
location: Pennock, MN 56279
date of event: 11-27-04
time of event: Approx 17:30
event duration: 10 minutes
weather conditions: clear & sunny
reported: N
previous UFO experience: ? Maybe
additional witnesses: 3 children
number of UFOs: 2
shape: oval
color: metallic
speed: Unknown
sound: wind-like
size: Unknown
lights: fiery glow above & below oval
other details: My son had told me that he saw an "orb" earlier this summer.
Today he told me this was "the same". Also, what caught my attention, was that
hundreds of geese came out of no where & circled around our community, the entire
time the light was present. It's not unusual to have geese migrate through our area
but something seemed odd. There were so many & they just kept on circling. My
dog kept running around the house barking at them.
distance: Unknown, although 1 orb did come closer than the 2nd.
altitude: ?
direction of travel: One went west & the other went west
angle of observation: about 60 degrees
how UFO left your view: The first orb was present before we came to our window.
The second orb just came out of no where & went west, then disappeared into thin air.
This appeared to be furthur away & appeared as a bright white light.
movement: The "orb" which moved to the west first appeared as a white light
but then came closer & appeared as an oval (kind of cigar shaped) with a fiery orange
glowing light above it & below it.
facing direction: North
photo/video/sketch: I took a photo but I'm sure it was too far away. My camera is a 35mm.
c1: Lights only
c2: Vehicle/solid object
c3: Animal reaction
c12: Passed overhead
c16: Change in motion
c17: Continuous flight
your report: I was in my living room at approximately 17:30 on 11-27-04, when I
saw/heard hundreds of geese flying very low outside. They were circling around a small
area. I told my kids to look out the window at them. My children told me, "Mom there's a
UFO outside". I came to our sliding glass window & looked out. I saw a white ball of light
high in the sky to the west. Suddenly another ball of light appeared in the sky out of no
where. My oldest son had told me about a similar incident, which had occured in the late
summer. He told me about the incident, when it happened but I thought it was just his
imagination. He told me the "orbs" we saw today where just like the single light he had
seen in a nearby park. His friend saw it too. The geese never did land but flew off, shortly
after the light moving eastward just disappeared as quickly as it came. I'm not sure what
we saw today but I thought it was worth reporting.
***
Photo Of 'Huge' UFO Over Minnesota
From Brian Vike, Director - HBCC UFO Research 11-30-3
http://www.rense.com/general45/pht.htm
They are back BIG time!
November 29, 2003, 6pm Saturday
West Central Minnesota
Five witnesses.
I only got one really good picture. I have a bunch of other shots but they are not as
good. I saw bright flash in western sky. HUGE bright light. Then it ZIPS to a southeast
position. Sits there. I yelled for (hubby) and then for the boys who were having band
practice. The object had by then moved to a southwest position and just sat there.
Multiple lights flashing and appeared to be changing in shape. I will have each of them
write up a separate statement.
The object then SINKS on the horizon VERY SLOWLY. As if to land? This lasted a
good total of 20 minutes as of us able to view it. AND it was HUGE. Biggest I have ever
seen for the distance. Hubby had to leave and the boys were a little shell-shocked.
They just couldn't believe what they saw. I continued to watch and a JET came in or
at least it sounded like one and I grabbed my camera and keys and went to my car
to pursue it. By the time I got down to the lake I no longer could see it or the jet. But
it was HUGE!!!! I will send their statements later. They went off to a friends' house.
See http://www.rense.com/general45/pht.htm for photos
Brian Vike, Director, HBCC UFO Research, Phone: 1 250 845 2189
E-mail: hbccufo@telus.net, Website: http://www.hbccufo.com
[Sighting report courtesy of Brian Vike and HBCC UFO Research.]
***
Dec., 2004 Reports
Mille Lacs County, Minnesota Objects Hovering Over Field
Date: December 15, 2004
Time: 7:00 p.m.
HBCC UFO Research Note: The names in this report have been changed to protect
the witnesses privacy. Also HBCC UFO Research is looking for anyone else who
may have witnessed this event on the evening stated in the date above. Or any other
time around this time frame. Message: I have a sketch to go along with this report- I
can email it later I guess! This is a report of my 19 year old son, Carl.
It was on December 15, 2004 at 7:00 p.m., Carl and a friend Bill were at Barry's
house on county road 101 between County roads 23 to the south a nd 11 to the West
(Mille Lacs County, Minnesota). They saw a lot of lights in a field- thought at first it's
just tractors harvesting. Then they looked more- saying- tractors don't have that
many lights... it looks like.. fire trucks? But what are fire trucks doing in a field? They
drove over to look, on county Road 101... Carl said they were "freaking out" and
looked at each other.. " Are We Nuts ? Holy Crap that's .. what is that ?" They saw
two crafts, one higher than another, hovering at about tree top level. They said they
were listening out open windows and didn't hear anything either.
They described the crafts from the side they saw as four-sided, about 30 feet long.
Two blue lights on top, going on and off slowly. Green lights along the sides, flashing
fast. Two bright, bright lights at the ends on the bottom and a soft "reddish" "sort of
glow" coming from the center bottom. Oh and the craft itself was "dark grey". Carl
and Barry said they were approximately 100 feet away, they didn't know what to think.
Carl turned the truck so the head lights would try to shine on the crafts.... and that is
when they took off fast, without turning one way or the other- just took off right above
tree-top level heading north. Carl and Barry said they drove 90 mph down 101 but
the things were "long gone". Carl raced home to tell me since I have talked about
UFOs before and he never ever thought there was such things.
Diagram posted to site: http://www.hbccufo.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2148
MilleLacsMinn.jpg
Brian Vike, Director, HBCC UFO Research, Phone: 1 250 845 2189
E-mail: hbccufo@telus.net, Website: http://www.hbccufo.org
[Sighting report courtesy of Brian Vike and HBCC UFO Research.]
***
Lakeland, Minnesota Former Police Officer Observes Strange Object
Date: December 17, 2004 Time: 3:50am - 4:30am
U.S.A. UFO Reports Posted: December 17, 2005
Approach_Direction: Southern Sky Departure_Direction: Moved back and Forth in the
Southern Sky Witness_Direction: South
Description: On December 17th, 2004 at 3:50am I was finishing up my nightly eBay
postings in the basement family room, and proceeded to retire to bed upstairs. I
looked out the patio doors when I noticed an odd glowing orange colored light in the
southern sky.
It was 10 minutes later and the object started changing color pulsating between red,
green, and blue. This object at random would stop dead in the sky; begin spinning in
a circle quickly stop again, and then go like left, right, further away, closer back.
My wife woke up around 4:30am and I started to tell her about it, but stopped because
at the time she was having some health issues. I then went to get my night vision but
was somewhat unsure about pointing the red beam it gives off to see in the dark and
was concerned about becoming noticeable to the object. I thought about calling the
Sheriff also? I continued to watch the glimmering light change from red to green to
blue and feel asleep in a chair looking out the window at the object, waking up later
around sunrise.
I am a former police officer and have a college degree; I have also had 2 other
occasions to witness some unexplainable sightings with witnesses. It's funny how
your mind tells you that it's nothing, but in your gut you know its something.
It was very clear that night with the temp around 9 degrees.
Color/Shape: Roundish orange changing to pulsating red, green, and blue
Height & Speed: to far to tell
TV/Radio/Press: no
UFOINFO:- http://www.ufoinfo.com Official Archives for UFO Roundup, AUFORN
Australian UFO Reports and Experiences, UFO + PSI Magazine plus archives of
Humanoid Sighting Reports (Albert Rosales), Filer's Files, UFO News UK.
***
National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 12/21/2004 01:00 (Entered as : 12/21/2004 01:00)
Reported: 12/28/2004
Posted: 1/11/2005
Location: St. Paul, MN
Shape: Circle
Duration:Ongoing
Appear as two very bright stars with red centers. They are fairly fixed
in the sky in a southeast location above the Mississippi River. I don't
know how long they have been there; I first noticed them the week before
Christmas.
***
Minnesota Dark Triangular Craft
Date: December 23, 2004 Time: Approx: 1:00 a.m.
Triangle UFO Sightings Posted: April 12, 2006
HBCC UFO Research Note: If anyone who may be living in and around the Minneapolis/
St. Paul airport who may have witnessed this craft, would you please be kind enough
to pass along the information. Thank you, Brian
I was home for the holidays, which is Minnesota. This was over a year ago, so I believe
the date was Dec. 23rd 2004. My mother had picked me up at the Minneapolis/St. Paul
airport, and due to typical delays we were headed home around 1:00am. We took
Highway 55 south towards where my mom lives.
Now, there's plenty of air traffic around there, flights coming and going, commercial and
military. I've seen plenty of examples in my times near the airport, so I know what an
inbound plane looks like.
This is where the story makes me question the workings of the human mind: I had
actually seen a blurb about a lot of Black Triangle sightings around there, and asked
my mother if she had heard anything, mostly joking.
A few minutes later I noticed two bright lights in the sky pointed in our direction, they
were coming from south of us and pointing North. It looked like a car way far off and
quite high up had its high beams on. I stopped paying attention for a while, but then
realized it was still there. We were headed in different directions, but the thing
seemed to not be getting anywhere. We were a couple of miles from the big coke
refinery along the highway. As we got closer, I realized this thing really wasn't moving.
By then I saw that there were 3 white lights, two to the sides pointing ahead of it and
one at the front center. There was also a larger red light centered between the 3. For
the life of me, I can't remember if that light was blinking, but other than that one light
there were definitely no blinking lights on this thing.
As we got nearer I just couldn't believe it. How could I have been talking about this
thing just minutes ago and suddenly there it is? And the perspective of the viewing
as we approached again told me that it wasn't moving, the red light could have been
the top of a tall cell tower, except for the white lights around it, and I did see a dark
triangle, but no details beyond the shape, though it seemed the front light may have
been cast back along the bottom of the thing. My mother was driving and couldn't
see what I was looking at, but certainly could hear me freaking out as we passed it.
We went around it like a car goes around a stationary object. As we were passing
it I saw smaller lights along the back, if the back was indeed where the two south
lights were.
I thought the only way this could be a regular plane and look like this is if there were
lights being cast back at the wings so that those little fins would cast shadows
between each of them to appear to be individual white lights. That front light did not
seem to be the source for such a phenomenon and I could distinguish no other
wing characteristics.
In hindsight, of course, I wish we would have stopped. I've thought of it many times
since. But we kept going and I kept looking out the back window at it, and it stayed in
view for a long time. If it would have been a plane coming in for a landing I would
never have seen it for that long, on the approach, passing it, nor out the back of the car.
I asked my friends if they had heard of any sightings. No one knew what I was talking
about. It seems so odd that that thing could sit there next to the highway without anyone
noticing, but I guess with all of the air traffic and cell towers, people just don't look that
closely. My assumption is its presence had something to do with that coke plant. I lean
towards a military source for this thing, but that's all speculation.
Anyway, each time I go back I watch for something like it. I see plenty of planes coming
in for landings and each one I can easily distinguish from what I've seen.
Let me know if you need more details, though I'm not sure I've got any more to provide.
I'm not a great judge of size or distance, so speculating about how big or how high up
is sketchy. Thanks for keeping on top of these things.
Brian Vike, Director HBCC UFO Research Phone 250 845 2189
email: hbccufo@telus.net Website: http://www.hbccufo.org
HBCC UFO Research, Box 1091 Houston, British Columbia, Canada - VOJ 1ZO.
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