Jan. '98 Reports (Last Update= 4/19/99)
Feb. '98 Reports (Last Update= 3/18/99)
Mar. '98 Reports (Last Update= 4/19/99)
Jan. '98 Reports
Sighting Date: 1/3/98, ~11pm CST
Sighting Location: Zimmerman, MN
On 1/3/98, ~11pm, a woman in Zimmerman suddenly had TV reception
trouble, then noticed a red light coming from outdoors. She opened
her front door to be hit by a blast of heat. When she looked up,
she saw a huge red glowing UFO ~500 ft in size and ~50 ft above her
house. She watched it for a few minutes before it left.
Report submitted to Minnesota MUFON.
LUMINOUS UFO SEEN IN WESTERN IOWA
On Friday, January 2, 1998, at 6 p.m., Jason B.
and Brandon C. were walking along the railroad
tracks in their hometown of Missouri Valley, Iowa
(population 2,888) when they spotted a strange
light in the sky.
"While walking down the tracks, we observed an
extremely bright light off towards Council Bluffs
(i.e. to the south--J.T.). At first we thought it was a
falling star," Jason and Brandon reported. "We
stopped to watch it for about 20 seconds."
"It was directly above us and circled the grain
elevator," Jason said. "Then it sped off very fast,
following the railroad tracks towards the east."
Missouri Valley is on Iowa Highway 30
approximately 130 miles (208 kilometers) west
of Des Moines. (Many thanks to Tim Hagemeister
of NACOMM for this report.)
National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 1/13/1998 01:00 AM
Posted : 1/28/1999
Location : Minot, ND
Shape : Fireball
I observed a large alien craft in the night sky...
I was coming home from a party that had lasted quite late, and I
must admit I was a little intoxicated. However, there is no mistaking
what I saw that night. A huge, completly silent, fiery ball of light
silently hovered over head as I drove buy. Me, and another car behind
me (I apologize for I never asked for his name) stopped and gawked
for a few moments at this beautiful sight. It hovered silently for
roughly five seconds, then, without warning, the ball suddenly zipped
off into the night sky. It was the most beautiful thing I have ever
witnessed in my life. Feel free to give me a call to talk about the
experience.
WEIRD FLASHES LIGHT UP THE SKY OVER IRONWOOD, MICHIGAN
On Thursday, January 15, 1998, at 6:50 p.m., Brian M.
was walking home from work in Ironwood, Michigan
(population 6,700). "Upon reaching my driveway, I stopped
and checked the mailbox. When I looked up again, it
seemed that a number of stars had decided to start
blinking on and off."
"The blinking appeared random, unsequenced, and
each time the objects lit, they moved to a new location
and seemed to wander erratically," Brian reported.
"Because of the on-off sequence, and large trees near
the horizon, I am unable to give an exact count, but I
would estimate that there had to have been six UFOs
scattered across the southern sky, below 45 degrees
and as bright as any other celestial objects in the sky."
He estimated that the UFOs were "tens of miles"
to the south, past neighboring Hurley, Wisconsin and
the Gile Flowage (lake).
"I walked down the drive to the south side of my
house, where it was darkest. The objects continued
their flashing and motion. Each time one 'lit,' it was in
a slightly new position. At last one worked its way
towards the southwest. The rest grouped together
within 15 degrees (of arc) and headed into the
horizon" near where "Orion was rising in the southeast."
Brian said the flashing "lasted ten minutes," and
the UFOs "were as bright as Sirius--magnitude one...
as bright as a flashbulb popping. I am an expert
skywatcher and this incident was unlike anything I have
ever witnessed."
Ironwood is Michigan's westernmost city, located
in the Upper Peninsula (U.P.) on U.S. Route 2,
approximately 605 miles (968 kilometers) northwest
of Detroit. (Email Interview)UFOUpdates
Feb. '98 Reports
National UFO Reporting Center
Sighting Report
Occurred : 2/15/1998 19:30
Reported : 2/16/1998 10:27
Posted : 1/28/1999
Location : Duluth, MN
Shape : Flash
Various colored lights flashing after power surge & failure.
Power surge/failure occured at 7:30 pm. Lights went off but glowed
hazy green for several seconds before immense lights began to flash
over the foggy sky - central location of flashes from us was WNW.
The first flash was a general bright blue followed by several defined
rays that spread out from the circumference of the blue lights this
was followed by more flashing - yellow and red lines that horizontally
crossed the original set of rays. The flasing continued a few more
seconds, was as bright as lightening: air temp. 39f; pressure 29.90.
We later learned that a powerline had been severed at the junction
of Highway 61 and the Ryan Road - 15 miles up the shore of Lake
Superior from central downtown Duluth. It seem to us that a rather
large craft may have come a bit too close to ground and that some
form of its propellent energy caused the power line to snap. We
walked over to the site of the break later and saw several power
company vehicles a couple of squad cars were present but left before
we actually reached the scene.
BLACK HELICOPTER STALKS UFO OVER AN IOWA FARM
On Monday, February 2, 1998, at 10 p.m., Susan
Landers, 50, her daughter Melissa Edgewick, 27, and
son Michael Landers, 20 were at the family farm near
Sioux City, Iowa (population 80,505) about 200 miles
(320 kilometers) east of Des Moines when Melissa
"heard the sound of jets but did not see them." She
"then heard a high-pitched hum but did not locate
the source of the noise."
"Next a dark-colored helicopter came over their
house at less than 50 feet altitude. No markings were
observed. Very large motor," reported Beverly Trout
of Iowa MUFON, who interviewed the family.
"About 15 minutes later, the mother heard the
copter and stepped out onto her bedroom's second-
floor deck (balcony). The copter was overhead, and
she could see its bottom and could feel vibration in
the house."
Michael Landers, standing outdoors on the south
side of the house, "could feel the disturbance 'wind'
from the rotors. At first, the copter was right over
their house."
Susan Landers "described two white lights--one at
each end and a red light in the middle. Since she was
aware of the green light requirement on aircraft, she
specifically looked for a green light. There was none on
the copter."
"After the copter left, all three watched through
binoculars a bright orange ball move from the east to
the southwest and then to the northwest of their
residence. At one point, the ball stopped, then moved
back to the southwest."
A week later, on Monday, February 9, 1998, at
11:45 a.m., Mrs. Landers and another son, Todd, 33,
were driving to Sioux City when they saw a strange
object hovering about a half-mile away.
The UFO was "200 feet above a nearby hill" and
"perhaps at 500 feet altitude." Both witnesses
described it as "a rectangular 'refrigerator' shaped
object, perhaps a little smaller than a mid-sized car."
At first they thought they were "looking at the back
end of a helicopter, but they saw that it had no wings.
It was moving very fast and was a dull metallic gray
in color."
Todd Landers described the UFO "as a refrigerator
laying horizontal," while his mother described "some
sort of energy bands coming from the top and bottom
of the object, each had extended outward for about
one-third the size of the object."
The glow created a shimmering effect, which
Todd Landers described as "like looking through a fire."
Five days later, on Saturday, February 14, 1998,
Michael Landers and Melissa Edgewick were returning
home at 9:30 p.m. when they spied a UFO they
described as "a 40-foot triangle" hovering above the road.
The UFO "was at about a one-and-one-half telephone
pole in height" (33 feet or 10 meters--J.T.) above the road
with "three bright white flashing lights at each corner of
the triangle and a red light in the middle. The object
moved from the east side of the road to the west side,
and at one point the bright light from the object
reflected on the nearby trees." (Many thanks to
Beverly Trout of Iowa MUFON for these reports.)and
UFOROUNDUP.
Howell, Michigan UFO 2/5/98
On Thursday evening, February 5, 1998, around 7:45 p.m. EST, a black triangle
aircraft was spotted west of Howell, Michigan heading west and paralleling
Mason Road at an elevation of 55 to 60 degrees. The observer, a high school
senior driving in his car at the time, noted that the craft had three round,
white, non-blinking lights at the three points of the triangle. He pulled his
car to the side of the road to get a better view, shut off the engine and
told me that the object was the size of a quarter held at arm's length. No
detectable noise was heard coming from the craft. Had it been a conventional
aircraft at that distance, it would have been easily identified due to the
noise of its engines. He further stated that, although he made a point of
looking for them, no navigational strobes--red, green or white--were visible
at any time. He estimated the speed of the craft to be 60 miles per hour, the
same speed as his car. It was in sight for over a minute. He also told me
that at no time did his car malfunction. He was unable to estimate its
altitude, however, since nothing presented itself for comparison. Weather
conditions at the time were partially overcast, but the moon was visible. No
missing time was reported. The credibility of the witness is high. Thanks to
Doug Parrish Michigan Director / Skywatch International
Mar. '98 Reports
National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 3/1/1998 02:20 (Entered as : 3/98 02;20)
Posted : 1/28/1999
Location : Lodi, WI
Shape : green fire ball with spark trail moving from east to west over the Badger
ordenece army ammo plant it looked like fireworks it was as big as a dime held at
arms length.
Location: Baraboo/Wisconsin
Date: 03/07/98 time: 04:00a.m.
Sighting:
My brother reports to me that there is a u.f.o. that has been
visiting Baraboo Wisconsin just above the bluff's. It has been
appearing every day around the same time in the early a.m. and
then when the sun starts to come up, it slowly rises to the clouds
and then darts off to an unknown location at incredible speeds. It
is a cigar shaped u.f.o. and (from palm of hand to palm of hand)
about 8 inches long as viewed from about 2 miles away. It is emiting
bright white and red lights with no apparent landing gears or
windows. It appears in the early a.m. "suddenly" around the same
time every day and in the same place of the bluffs every day. To his
knowledge, it has not landed but comes every day around the same time
and place.
Sincerely [email protected]
COUPLE SIGHTS TRIANGULAR
UFO IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN
On Thursday, March 26, 1998, at 9:15 p.m., Kenneth
and Katarina M. "were enjoying the clear evening" at
their home in Brighton, Michigan (population 5,686).
a town on Interstate Highway I-23 about 30 miles
(48 kilometers) west of Detroit.
"Suddenly, we noticed something unusual coming
from the north," Katarina reported. "An object passed
over our heads in a straight-line direction. The object
had a V-shape with real bright white-yellowish lights
underneath. We watched it for about four seconds
until it passed behind our house. The object made no
sound at all." (Many thanks to Tim Hagemeister of
NACOMM for this report.)
National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 3/27/1998 20:40
Posted : 1/28/1999
Location : Milwaukee, WI
Shape : Circle
Light spotted moving very fast heading NE and quickly turning W. Other simular
round lights seen w/ same characteristics. Objects moved to fast and silently to be
planes.
Myself and two friends witnessed a strange light moving North East very fast. The
object was moving very quietly. It then turned very sharply twards the West. About
a minute later we witnessed another object, which seemed to come out of nowhere
heading North East. It was also moving fast and quietly. It turned sharply to the North
and quickly faded. Another minute later we saw a light come from the North and
quickly turn East a fade like the other lights. About 30 seconds later we saw another
quickly moving object come from the North West and then fade. I am 13 and my
friends are 13 and 14. I hope you won't use that against us. There usually aren't
many planes around.
National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 3/31/1998 05:00 CST
Posted : 1/28/1999
Location : Baraboo, WI
Shape : Light
A yellow-orange light that zipped or zig-zagged, apparently a mile or two
away on the southeastern horizon.
I am an associate editor at FATE magazine, and was investigating a report
of a recurring UFO sighting in Baraboo. I met the witness, a Baraboo resident,
on both March 31 and April 5, and we had sightings on both mornings, which
were shared by one friend of mine on March 31 and two different friends on
April 5. I will enter data on the more interesting April 5 incident in a separate
posting to come. I have written about my experience in the forthcoming June
issue of FATE, but wanted to place the information here since I am not getting
a response from members of Wisconsin MUFON after three weeks since
contacting them. This is apparently a recurring incident. At 4:45 a.m. CST
on March 31, I met the witness. I was training my binoculars on the
southeastern horizon (an area known as the Baraboo Bluffs, in the vicinity of
several radio and microwave towers) when I saw a orange-yellowish light soar
a few degrees across the horizon. My friend, viewing with the naked eye, said
she saw it zig-zag. I had the impression of an old-fashioned orange computer
cursor that leaves a trail as it glides across a blank screen. It was bright,
anomalous, very short-lived, and not easy to explain. We then runined any
further opportunity to observe the light by driving off in the wrong direction, after
which it was too bright and too foggy for us to see anything more. We concluded
that the sighting may have been a UFO or other kind of anomalous ground-light
activity. I returned to Baraboo on April 5 with two other friends. We discovered
then that at least part of what our witness was describing, observing, and
photographing was nothing more than good old planet Venus, in the southeastern
sky. Disappointed, we waited around for a few hours and prepared to leave.
But once again, while I was training my binoculars high in the southern sky on
Venus (at 8:10 a.m. CDT), my friends and I had another strange sighting.
This time, a bright white light seemed to emerge from behind the center of a thin
cloud, a few degrees "below" Venus. It was tens of thousands of feet high. It
"swooped" below the cloud (from our perspective) and seemed to leave a bright
light impression or reflection before vanishing. I had the impression of the shape
of a powerfully lit electric moth. Again, this was seen by myself, two friends, and
the Baraboo witness. The whole thing seemed to resemble an extremely odd
entrail from a plane, and I have not been able to look into this yet, but (1) we
saw no physical craft, and (2) we agreed that it motion was far too anomalous,
especially since it was 8 a.m. on a Sunday, and supposedly recurring. I believe
there is some basis in truth for what the Baraboo witness has been reporting, but
fact and fallacy have been difficult to separate. The Baraboo witness may report
his extensive sightings soon by phone, but I personally can offer these two reports
which were shared by a number of my friends, and seem to be consistent with
most of the witness's claims. Since this is apparently a recurring event, I personally
recommend that somebody with more resources investigates. I am available for
more information.
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