UFO reports April, May 1996
April '96 Reports (Last Update= 6/18/98)
May '96 Reports (Last Update= 4/19/99)
April '96 Reports
The following reports courtesy NUFORC:
4/1/96 22:26 Mason, MI
Unknown "Alien" body, decomposing, with silvery skin, approx 36" -
48" tall was found by Mason residents under leaves in their yard.
4/14/96, Luck, WI
Woman, husband see "huge" cluster of 5x BRIGHT lights pass from SW to NE
beneath broken clouds. Beautiful "tail of light!!"
4/14/96 2:00, Polk Co., WI
Sheriff's Dept. repts. call from citizen of large, bizarre obj. passing
overhead below clouds. Bright amber lights.
4/14/96 2:00, Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis FAA Center repts. calls from MI State Patrol regarding bizarre
aerial event over Cheboygan & other nearby towns.
4/14/96 2:05, St. Cloud, MN
Man delivering newspapers sees large "trapezoid of very bright amber lights
w/strobes" pass slowly overhead SW to NE. Silent.
4/14/96 2:05, Petoskey, MI
Emmet Co. Deputy describes multiple reports of cluster of lights "w/ flame
behind it" from MI State Patrol, deputies, local police.
4/14/96 2:10, Wyoming, MN
Man, 3 neighbors witness "huge" cluster of amber lights pass slowly from SW
to NE. Sky crystal clear. Steady pace, no noise.
4/14/96 3:10, Petoskey, MI
MI Hwy. Patrol off. w/ partner on Hwy. 31 see 2x glowing obj. overhead.
Obj. had "long, burning tail, like rooster tail." 2nd car saw.
4/14/96 3:10, St. Ignace, MI
Man, wife, 2 adults witness 2 very bright objs. pass across sky, followed
by 4 smaller lights. Huge tail 1 mi. long. Steady pace.
4/14/96 22:00, St. Johns, MI
FAA employee reports seeing 20x tiny, "pinpoints of gold or yellow color"
lights streak overhead. Multiple clusters.
4/22/96 3:15, Rochester, MN
Woman sees "bnright whitish-gold light" hovering in sky. Two smaller
lights on either side.
This report was submitted to Minnesota MUFON by the witness.
Date of Sighting: 4/7/96, 10:45pm.
Location of Sighting: Winona, MN
Witness: Wayne Modjeski
Dear MUFON,
I would like to report the following sighting I had on thr night of April 7th this year.
It was sometime between 10:45 and 10:50pm, I was walking over to visit my parents
house here in Winona. As I was walking eastward, I noticed at my upper left what
looked like something up on the powerlines along the street. As I continued walking
I realized it was a series of lights high up in the sky. These lights were traveling
westward in a rough V-shape formation, there were approximately 4 or 5 lights along
one leg of the V and about 10 along the other leg. The individual lights were moving
in somewhat loose fromation and not always a rigid distance from each other but still
maintaining the V-shape.
All the lights were a yellow-orange and did not blink or flash. The lights did
not change in appearance as they passed me on to the west, each represented as an
individual roundish yellow-orange dot (larger than a star). The longer leg with
about 10 lights was approximately three full moons in length the other leg about one
full moon. As they passed over they gradually started curving off to the north-west
eventually flying out of sight toward the horizon. They flew at a constant speed
throughout the sighting which lasted about 10-15 seconds from when I first saw them.
I listened for any sounds but heard nothing, and nobody else was in the area.
The only thing I can think of was that these were jets flying in formation,
although I kind of doubted it at the time because of the lack of blinking
aircraft lights and discernable sounds. I also thought that these might be birds
but quickly rejected that because these gave off too much light.
What I'd like to know is, was the military conducting some exercise or maneuvers
at this time, and did anyone else see this? I would greatly appreciate your help in
clearing up this mystery for me. I'm hoping won't be left as a great "unknown"
for the rest of my life and would like to know if this was military aircraft or a
bona fide UFO! Please contact me about any information. Thanks!
Wayne Modjeski
Winona, MN
(These reports courtesy NUFORC via UFOINFO)
April 27, 1996- Minnesota:
This sighting took place somewhere in the dairy farm country between
Minneapolis and Duluth. The eyewitnesses were a farm wife and her six-
year-old daughter. The sighting took place on Saturday night, April 27, at
precisely 8:50 p.m. Central time.
Mrs. X and her daughter were standing on their back porch, having just
finished with their evening chores, when they spotted the UFO. Mrs. X
described it as "a bright white light, round in shape, passed over our silo
at a very high altitude. It moved in zigzag."
Mother and daughter kept the UFO in view for 10 seconds, and then it
vanished over the western horizon.
From: Skywatch International- MORE ON THE MINNESOTA SIGHTING
Mrs. X's farm is on Highway 10 in Andover, Minnesota, about thirty
miles north of Minneapolis. The saucer, she reports, "was 45 degrees
above the horizon and very bright. Its brightness remained constant and
it was totally silent."
"I have served in the U.S. Air Force in the past," Mrs. X said.
"And I worked around aircraft and flight lines. It was not like
anything I'm used to seeing in the sky, including satellites. My son was
very excited about it, and it was his idea to go online. Also, the weather
was very good and there were very few clouds."
The zigzagging saucer was seen at 8:50 p.m. Central time on April
27 and was last seen headed for Ramsey, Minnesota.
April 14, 1996 - Across Michigan's Upper Peninsula, from Sault Sainte Marie
to Ironwood, Michigan, people reported seeing "a gigantic object with four
to seven blinking amber lights on the side and a squiggly plume of pure
white light coming out of the aft end." The UFO was seen by six Michigan
state troopers along Route 28 in Alger County. (See reports below).
May '96 Reports
(The following reports courtesy NUFORC)
| 5/4/96 5:30 |
Morris, MI |
Woman sees delta-shaped ship w/convex bottom & 3 prominent
lights over house. Illumnated entire yard w/light beam. Frightened by it. |
| 5/13/96 20:15 |
Black Hills, SD |
Man witnesses bizarre silvery disc, "as long as 2 school
buses," hover, then streak away. (Phone line goes dead. No other data.) |
National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 5/29/1996 11:10 p.m.
Posted : 1/28/1999
Location : menoken, ND
Shape : Sphere
Brightly glowing ball of light motionless, then moving, then
motionless. The object moved at various angles around an airport.
As I prepared to retire for the evening, through my bedroom, I saw a
large glowing ball of light in the northwest sky. I was shocked! It
was not moving! The object stayed in place for almost 5 minutes
before I noticed it was moving. By this time I had my 7x35 binoculars
out to get a better view. The only thing I can say is "WOW" !! IT
was silvery almost a white, and it was beautifull.
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