Older UFO Investigation Reports. (1994 and before)
Go to Lake Elmo, MN CE1/MA1 - 02 May, 1993 (Added 9/29/97)
Go to Anoka, MN - near Elk River, July 1992 (Added 2/2/99)
Go to White Bear Lake, MN CE1 - May, 1992 (Added 9/29/97)
Go to Jade's Fall 1990 Abduction/UFO report
Go to Arizona 1989 report (Added 10/28/97)
Go to St. Francis, MN Sept. 7, 1986 report (Added 2/10/99)
Go to Houston, MN July 1986 report
Go to Maribel, WI mid 1983 'Boomerang' report (Added 9/26/97)
Go to New Brighton Freeway Object 1979 report (Added 7/29/97)
Go to Spring Lake Park CE1, 9/15/78 (Added 4/14/98)
Go to New Brighton, MN Fall 1978 report
Go to Door Co., WI June 1976 report
Go to July 4, 1969 Eau Claire, WI 'Racetrack' CE3 (Added 4/3/98)
Go to Itasca State Park (MN) July, 1969 report (Added 12/16/97
Go to Duluth, MN, Sept., 1968 report
Go to Wisconsin/Minnesota Radar Visual July 28, 1952 (Added 4/29/98)
Lake Elmo, MN CE1/MA1 - 02 May, 1993
Place of Sighting: Lake Elmo, MN
Date of Sighting: 02 May, 1993
Time of Sighting: 11:00 AM CDT
Type of Report: CE1 or MA1
Local Evaluation: Unexplained
Sighting Account:
The witness was driving South on Lake Elmo Ave. N. at about 45 miles per hour. She
was about 1/4 mile north of the intersection with N. Stillwater Blvd. Looking up,
she observed an object at a location directly to her south, which she estimated to
be over Lake Elmo. Her attention was caught by the unusual appearance of the object,
which seemed to be hovering a short distance above the tree line. The object
appeared to be at about "mid windshield" level [CL Estimate: about 20 degrees or less
above horizon]. She estimated its altitude to be about 500 feet.
Map of sighting location
The witness clearly noted the sun shining on one side of the object. She indicated
that on seeing the object, she instantly recognized it as a "flying saucer" and that
she was initially "a little thrilled" to see the object.
The witness noted that as she moved south, she could tell that she was approaching
the object. It appeared to be slowly descending, at an angle about 25 degrees or
less from vertical. As she approached, the intersection with Stillwater Blvd, the
object dropped out of view. She felt that the sighting lasted about one to two
minutes.
The object was described by the witness as silver, and about 40 feet in diameter. It
did not appear to be spinning, and had no visible features (such as windows, doors,
lights, antennas, etc). Its attitude remained horizontal, and its movement was slow
and smooth all throughout the descent.
Witness sketch of object
Additional Witnesses:
None are known. The sighting was on a Sunday morning (when the roads are lightly
travelled), and the witness did not notice any other cars on the road. She did note
that there were quite a few people at the White Hat Restaurant for Sunday brunch,
but from that location the object would have been obscured by trees.
Weather Conditions:
The witness described the weather as clear, or high clouds.
Records from the Minnesota state climatologist's office indicate the following:
Temperature: 56 degrees F.
Wind: 4 knots from 40 degrees
Visibility 15 Mi. (unlimited)
Cloud Ceiling: 22000 ft, 100% Cloudy (presumably cirrus or cirrostratus)
Natural and Manmade Phenomena Check:
No known natural or manmade phenomena would be able to explain this sighting.
The witness was clearly able to distinguish this object from any prosaic object
(such as a blimp or helicopter, etc.)
Note: This location is frequently overflown by recreational balloonists. Thus, the
possibility of the object being a balloon, or other lighter-than-air craft was
considered. However, the witness indicates that she was clearly able to
distinguish this object from any prosaic object such as a balloon due to its shape
and flight path.
Sighting Evaluation:
Type: CE1 or MA1
Evaluation: Unexplained
Significance: Normal
Anoka, MN - near Elk River, July 1992
Date/Time of Sighting: July (first week, not sure of exact day) of
1992 Approximately 3:00AM CDT
Place of Sighting: Anoka, MN - near Elk River and St. Francis.
Local Evaluation: CE1 Unexplained
Type of Report: CE1 - close flyover by large object
Date of Report: 13 Feb, 1999
Investigator: Craig R. Lang - Field Investigator, MN MUFON
Sighting Background:
I was informed of this sighting while interviewing the witness's
business partner, regarding another event. After learning of this
sighting, I contacted the witness, and arranged an interview. This
report is based upon the results of this interview and followup
research. This investigation is still in progress and further
findings will be included in a subsequent report.
Witness Description:
The witness is a female, whose present age is 61 (approximately age
55 at time of sighting). She and her husband live in a relatively
rural area, north of the Twin Cities, near the towns of St. Francis
and Elk River, MN. She has a high school education. She indicates
that her health and hearing are good, both now and at the time of the
sighting. Her vision is slightly farsighted, correctable to 20/20
with reading glasses. She and a partner run a catering business in
the Anoka/St. Francis/Elk River area.
Sighting Account:
The witness was unable to sleep and was sitting in a chair in her
living room at about 1:30 AM CDT.
She was nearly asleep when she heard a loud noise to the north of the
house, and looked out her living room window (faces north), to see a
large object (see sketch below) low to the ground, heading toward the
house.
Witness sketch [CL Annotation] of object which overflew house.
She viewed the object from the underside, and indicated that it
appeared to be disk shaped and dark colored, with brilliant red lights,
evenly spaced a few feet apart along the rim. The lights did not
illuminate the field. There were no other visible features such as
"windows", etc.
The object initially appeared to be close to the ground, ascending
from a corn field across the highway from her house. [Note: She felt
that the object initially might have been landed in the field.] The
object was rapidly moving toward her house, accompanied by a loud
roar, which she said resembled that of the reverse thruster on a
commercial jet.
Witness sketch [CL Annotation] of house
plan showing witness locations.
The witness indicates that she was afraid the object would hit the
house. However it quickly (nearly instantly) passed overhead (she
thought about 20 feet up). She ran to the dining room window (facing
south), and observed the object receding into the distance over the
field to the south of the house (she felt that it was about 1/4 mile
away by this time). The motion of the object was straight and fast.
She noted that it remained low (elevation of about two hand-widths
at arm's length) in the southern sky. She continued to hear a roar
from the object as it receded to the south.
The object was quickly lost to sight as it "just faded out". [CL
Note: WX not known, could object have passed into cloud layer?] She
estimated that the entire sighting lasted only about two seconds.
CL Sketch of witness's property.
Object appeared from north of the property, passed over the house and
disappeared to the south.
Additional Witnesses:
No direct secondary witnesses are known to this sighting. However,
this event occurred during a wave of sightings which took place in the
Northern Anoka / St. Francis / Elk River area, north of the Twin
Cities, MN. We are informed that additional witnesses may exist, and
are currently attempting to locate them.
In addition, the witness in this report felt that object may have
landed in the corn field across the highway from her house. It is not
known if there were any landing traces observed, etc. We are
attempting to contact the owner of the field and adjacent properties,
to determine if they may have noticed anything unusual at that time.
This investigation is presently ongoing.
Weather Conditions:
Not known, since exact date not known.
Witness indicates that she does not remember WX conditions.
Natural and Manmade Phenomena Check:
At present, No known natural phenomenon would explain this event.
The possibility of a very low flying aircraft must be considered,
although the witness was certain that this object was not an aircraft.
Also, the sighting location is only a few miles from the Elk River
proving grounds used by Honeywell, Inc (now Alliant TechSystems, Inc)
to test military ordinance. It might be possible that this event, and
other related sightings in the Elk River area, may somehow be
associated with this. We are investigating this possibility as part
of the ongoing research into the Elk River / St. Francis sightings of
1992/93.
Other Possibilities:
Assuming that the object is truly anomalous, it may have been
ascending from the field across the highway from the witness's house.
Thus, it is possible that a sighting or encounter might have occurred
to one of the neighboring residents. This possibility is also being
explored wherever possible.
Sighting Evaluation:
CE1 - Unexplained (Investigation ongoing)
Significance: Ordinary, but significance increases in context of
other Elk River related events. Investigation of this and related
sightings in the area of Elk River / St. Francis, MN is continuing.
Further findings will be included in a subsequent report.
White Bear Lake, MN CE1 - May, 1992
Date of Sighting: May, 1992 (Exact Date Unknown)
Time of Sighting: 10:02 PM CDT
Place of Sighting: White Bear Lake, MN
Type of Report: CE1
Local Evaluation: Unexplained
Sighting Account
The witness was driving northbound on Century avenue, and was almost to the
shore of White Bear Lake. At the location where Century Ave. turns into Southshore
Blvd, tops a hill and descends to the lakeshore, she noticed a large object over
the water.
Map of sighting area showing path of witness and object
The object was located approximately 30 to 50 feet from shore, and was approximately
fifty above the water. It was moving to the left (west) along the shoreline. The
witness had had other sightings, but was surprised and puzzled by this object until
she concluded that it was similar to the others she had observed.
The witness followed the object along South Shore Blvd, as far as Hwy 61. She had
the object in view at a number of locations, where it was not obscured by trees
along the shore. At other locations, however, trees obscured her view of the object.
The object moved at a rate of approximately 30 miles per hour (as indicated by the
speed of the witness's car as she followed the object). The object's motion was
described by the witness as "chugging", indicating an erratic or oscillatory flight
path, varying in height by approximately 3 feet with a constant average elevation.
The witness estimated the rate of oscillation or "chugging" to be at about twice
per second. She indicated that the movements during these oscillations were jerky
in nature, giving her the momentary impression that the object might be in trouble.
[Note: She later decided that it was not in trouble when it performed subsequent
maneuvers.]
When the object reached the western shore of the lake, it shot nearly vertically
up to an altitude of approximately 1000 to 2000 feet, moved over the highway, and
then descended at an angle of approximately 45 degrees. She estimated that its
elevation when it reached the west side of Hwy 61 was approximately 100 ft. It
continued to move west and was lost from view. Throughout all of its motion,
the object retained a horizontal attitude. The total duration of the sighting was
approximately 10 minutes
The witness described the object as a "silver saucer", approximately 60 feet in
diameter. Its shape was lenticular, with a dome on top. The disk did not appear
to be spinning, and had a rim with between 6 to 12 lights, which the witness
described as glowing cherry red. The object was also surrounded by a cherry red
glow (aura).
Witness sketch of object [with CL annotation]
The lights and aura appeared to be pulsating together at a rate of about twice
per second. The witness felt that this pulsation appeared to be synchronized
with the oscillations in the object's flight path, although she could not
remember the details of how they were synchronized.
The object made no apparent sound (although the witness indicated that due to
allergies, she drives with the car windows closed).
Aftermath:
The witness reported the sighting to the newspaper "White Bear Press", who
appeared not to be interested in following up on it.
Additional Witnesses:
None are known. However, the sighting took place in an area of relatively high
population. Thus there may well have been other witnesses. The witness did not
notice what, if any aircraft or boats were in the area.
Weather Conditions:
The witness describes the weather as clear, with no precipitation. Due to the
inexact date of the sighting, weather records can not be obtained.
Natural and Manmade Phenomena Check:
No known phenomena, either natural or manmade would appear to explain this sighting
Sighting Evaluation:
Type: CE1
Evaluation: Unexplained
Significance: High
Jade's Fall 1990 Abduction/UFO report
Date of Sighting: 27 Nov, 1990 - (Date estimated from NOAA weather records)
Place of Sighting: Plymouth, MN
Local Evaluation: Possible CE4 - Unexplained Significance: Ordinary
Type of Report: Possible CE4 - Missing time and reported encounter with
entities.
Date of Report: 18 March, 1997
Investigator: Craig R. Lang
Sighting Background
I interviewed Jade for two hours and obtained all pertinent information. I also
gave him the name of a psychologist who has done work with Minnesota MUFON in the
past. The psychologist indicated that I should give the witness his office number,
which I did. Any followup is now up to the witness to pursue. In addition, I visited the reported site of the encounter and noted the features of the area.
Witness Description
Jade is a 22 year old male. He is a freelance graphic artist and draftsman. (During
the interview, he made sketches of his encounter, which are included in this report.
He describes himself as having a vivid imagination. He also indicates that he is very
interested in the UFO phenomenon, and has been for most of his life. At the time of the sighting Jade was 16 years old. He describes himself at that time as suffering from extreme depression. He had been hospitalized approximately three weeks prior to his encounter for this condition. He was under medication (Prozak) for it at the time of his encounter.
Jade has had one year of college and two years of tech school, but has not completed
a degree or certificate. At the time of this report, he had just started a new job,
which he indicated was going well. He indicated that he may go back to tech school
after his job kicks in. He presently resides with his parents in Plymouth, MN -
where he also lived at the time of the sighting.
Although at the time of the sighting, his relationship with his parents was strained,
Jade describes their current relationship as being very good. He indicates, however,
that his parents do not want to have anything to do with the subject of UFOs. In
particular, his mother is extremely defensive about the topic. He also has two younger brothers, which whom his relationship is also apparently good. It is not known whether his brothers are either interested in, or affected by, any UFO related phenomena. Jade's present health is reported as good, both physically and mentally. He describes his vision as near-sighted (both now, and at the time of the sighting), and he wears glasses and/or contact lenses which correct his eyesight to 20/20.
Initial Sighting Account:
It was somewhat prior to 8:00 PM. The witness had just had a significant argument
with his parents. Extremely upset, he left the house wearing only a tee shirt and
letter jacket, blue jeans with a hole in the knee, and a pair of moccasins. There had
been a recent snowstorm, leaving the streets covered with approximately 1/2 inch of
snow. Thus, his moccasins quickly became wet.
He went for a walk in his neighborhood, first walking to his girlfriend's house, then
to another friend's house. Finding neither home, he began to walk home, a distance
of about a mile. Approximately 1/2 of the distance home [see map below], he became
disoriented. He indicated that he was originally walking west-bound on 45th Street
in Plymouth, while looking down at the ground. He looked up and realized that his surroundings did not look familiar to him. He determined that he had somehow reversed direction and he was now heading east-bound.
At that time, he noted that he now felt warm, as if he had just emerged from a warm house or car. He also noted that his previously emotional upset had completely changed to a more positive state of mind, and his depression had vanished. (He states that this change has remained since that time). He ran the rest of the way home to find his parents still angry with him. However, he indicates that at that point he didn't care - "he had 'the answer'".
Initial Flashbacks:
Within a year after the sighting, he began to have flashbacks, in which he remembered
seeing a large object (described as a dark circular silhouette) over him, with a
brilliant light shining down on him. The first suggestion of a flashback occurred
while he was at a youth group with his church, studying for confirmation (religion
is Roman Catholic). He remembers his youth coordinator asking them to discuss the
time when they first "felt God". He explained to them about the time in 1990 when
he was very upset, was walking along the road and a light came down from the sky, and
suddenly everything made sense. This was the first "glimmer" of a flashback, but did
not yet include a full memory of any part of the event.
Subsequent Flashbacks and Dream Recalls:
Following the initial flashbacks, Jade began to remember the events of Nov 90 in which he was walking along 45th avenue. This included dreams and visions of objects
[presumably associated with the event]. He began to have flashbacks with high enough
frequency, that he kept a sketchbook of them [which I obtained]. With each dream,
he indicated that the details became clearer. Frequent flashbacks started to occur in approximately March/April of 1996. Subsequently, different places and things, which were presumably related to the encounter, started coming back to him. The following description is a composite scenario derived from them.
Initial Encounter Scenario:
A scenario of his initial encounter apparently emerges, in which, while he was walking on 45th St., looking at the ground. He was walking slowly. He was getting quite cold, and was trying not to think about it. There was no discernable wind, and snow had just fallen. Cars would occasionally drive by and he could hear the crunch of snow on the tires. The road had not yet been plowed, thus he was dragging his feet, trying not to get snow on top of feet, which would otherwise soak through the leather.
There was flash of light (in subsequent flashbacks, it was a spotlight-like pool of
light) on the snow. He remembers no sound of any kind but remembers that it appeared
to come from above. It appeared elliptical in shape [CL Note: like as spot light
at an angle]. He looked up to see where the light was coming from and saw a large
object to his north, over Schmidt lake. Several houses are between the road and
the lake, and the object would have been over or just beyond these houses.
[See fig1]
The light was not very far up - 100 ft at most. He remembered seeing it almost at
the treetop level. As he watched, the object moved straight over him, with the light
staying on him like a spotlight. From the side he felt that the light was not as
bright, but when it was directly overhead, it became blinding. He estimated the
beam to be about 6 feet wide, and the diameter of the object to be about 20 to 30 feet.
He covered his eyes and looked down. Then, putting his right hand over his face,
leaving just a little corner to see through, he looked up, and observed the object
again. He was able to see dark edge of a large circular object, with the light
coming form the middle of it. Due to the brilliance of the light, he was unable
to see anything except the edge.
Map of area
Alternate Location Scenario:
In a subsequent dream - rather than occurring on 45th, the scenario occurred at
a location about a half-mile away (on Schmidt Lake Rd, just west of I494.). This
scene contains a large metal sphere, which was white with vertical stripes or ribs.
Around the sphere were some old buildings, and several antennae.
It was not clear as to whether this was the same event or not (it may correspond to
a different encounter). There is no such place on 45th Ave N. but a location on
Schmidt Lake Rd, which he pointed out to me, does roughly match this description.
[See fig2].
He described a run down area with old cement buildings that don't have any windows,
a silo, etc - which was largely deserted. Behind the site is a wooded hill. In one variant of this encounter dream, he describes the incident of the object shining
the light on him, as being at this site. Thus this site may somehow be associated
with the close encounter dream, or might be the location of an additional encounter.
I was able to locate the site at the location which Jade indicated. This location
contains a round tankas he described. It is the Test Lab of a local aerospace
engineering company. The spherical tank is present, but the present building
arrangement does not match that of the pictures.
Interior Scenario:
From subsequent dreams and flashbacks, a picture of the apparent interior of the
"object" emerges. The memories begin with being awake, presumably inside the object.
Jade was apparently alert, but unable to move. There was someone behind him, gently
pulling him across the floor through (into?) a dark room of some kind. He was being
"almost dragged" backwards, as if someone was carrying him from around the chest.
He remembers being moved about three or four feet then placed on a platform -
apparently a table - rising from the floor. He describes the table as cold and hard
[Note: in another description, he the table had a smooth slippery texture, like
plastic that had been chromed over].
The table resembled restaurant cabinets and counter tops, made of hard cold stainless
steel - very smooth and rounded. The surface was shaped "almost like a large pan" -
square in shape. His impression was that it was contoured almost so that you could
sit someone unconscious in it - with a rise for the back and legs so that one would
not slide.
[See sketch of table]
Jade was lying on his right side. An entity was in front of him, which he describes
as being "curious" about him, was apparently looking at him. The immediately
noticeable thing about this entity apparently was its eyes, which were very penetrating. They were "regular" in shape but larger than human eyes. He describes the room as very large and black or very dark blue. The table was located
approximately in the center of the room, which appeared to be round. Above, there
was a "cone" of light shining down. The cone was inverted, with the smaller part just over the table, and the wider part at the top. However, from the interior, it seemed to be nearly straight up and down. He felt that the light was not very bright, but he could not tell where the light was actually coming from. Within the light overhead, there as a "mobile-like" object. This object did not move and appeared to be solid, resembling a mobile over a child's crib. This "mobile"
was solid black, perhaps due to being silhouetted against the light. The "mobile"
was very structured, and consisted of several different branching posts which ended
in black spheres.
[See sketch]
[Note: He initially remembered the "mobile" upon seeing a picture of a helicopter borne infrared camera on the bottom of a helicopter (black balls on a frame)].
He was also aware of a cylindrical post to his right, on which a mechanical arm was
attached. The arm was rectangular in shape, with a beveled edge.
[see sketch]
On the underside of the arm, were two small prongs (not even sharp) of different lengths. He estimated the width of the arm as about eight inches with the length being not more than 2 1/2 or three feet. The arm extended from the post near where he was lying. He felt that the post with the arm was moving towards him, perhaps on
a wheeled platform.
An entity was standing on either side of the table, one in front of him and the other
behind. Neither of the entities were familiar to him. All conversation appeared to
be non-verbal, (apparently telepathic), appearing to speak within his head. He was
unable to communicate with them. He was unable to remember hearing sounds (but
indicated that he is unable to remember sounds in dreams - with the exception of
music). He somehow remembers them appearing to disagree over something.
The entities all looked similar. He could clearly remember their eyes, which appeared to be associated with their communication. He sensed messages like "Who are you" and "Why are you so depressed?" as well as other (apparently empathetic) thoughts. The second entity stood behind Jade on the other side of the table. Jade felt that this second entity may have been taller that the first entity. The two entities were "handling" him, to keep him on his side. The entity on his right was "looking into" Jade, apparently communicating with him. He sensed some form of a relationship with the entities, even though they were strangers. they appeared to have "sympathy" for him [CL Note: Perhaps due to Jade's agitated state of mind at the time of the encounter]
The entities seldom if ever turned away from him, so Jade's view of the entities is largely from the front. At the level of the table, he was able to see the entities
from the about middle of their chest up. They seemed to be proportioned right.
Remembers the face being "flesh" colored, with a dull yellowish tone. He felt that
the face was "hollow", almost like it was a mask. He does not remember seeing a mouth. He indicated that the hands appeared to have two thumbs [not sure how many fingers]. They did not have any hair. The cheek bones were more prominent than what he seen in drawings of a "typical gray".
The entities had large heads with small chins. The back of the head flared out
beginning at the temples. He also remembered the eyes being spaced in about human
proportions, and being somewhat "oriental" looking. They did have whites, but the
pupils were extremely large.
[See sketch of entity].
The entities were wearing what appeared to be "jump suits". Jade noticed a vee-
shaped collar on at least one of the entities. The material seemed like a brushed
leather, only thinner. The color of garment was grayish, more metallic in appearance. He could not remember any insignia. It is not apparent what clothing Jade was wearing during the time he was in the "interior". However, when he was placed upon the examining table, he remembers his baseball hat (white baseball cap which he wears frequently, and which was on backwards) falling off, being pulled off by the bill. [Note: He remembers wearing that particular cap on the night of the encounter in November]. He also remembers the first entity's hands being visible, and every so often touching his shoulder. The second entity, behind him, was moving or bracing Jade's head or neck.
Then, For a moment the entities seemed not to pay too much attention to him - they
seemed to be talking to each other [CL Note: not able to tell if conversation was
audible, but other comments suggest that it was telepathic]. Jade felt that there
might have been some sort of disagreement between them concerning him.
Jade remembers the room as being round, with pillars around the outer edge. One
of the pillars appeared to have a hole about three to three 1/2 inches across. One
of the entities [possibly a third entity] was holding a cylinder of some sort, which
was about a foot long. It was inserting the cylinder into the hole (Jade sensed that
the object might have been heavy, requiring the entity to hold it with both hands).
The cylinder fit perfectly into the wall. [CL Note: not apparent whether it was flush with the wall after insertion, or whether there was any effect due to insertion of the object.]
He also remembers there being a "window" and a "control panel" of some sort.
[see sketch]
The panel did not appear to have buttons or lights but Jade had a feeling that it was
a control panel due to the way it was laid out - like a ledge that jutted out like a
table or counter top. He never saw any of the entities use it. However, immediately
next to [left of?] the control panel was the pillar where the apparent third entity
had placed the cylinder into the hole. He also felt that he could see a scene "outside the craft", through the "window".
The ceiling of the room appeared to have a diameter greater than that of the room.
There was a gap between the top of the wall and the ceiling. The ceiling was domed,
with the light and apparatus coming down from the middle. At the edge of the circular room, there was a rounded wall, with regular pillars.
[see sketch].
Between one pair of pillars was a hallway, coming out from this round room. It gave Jade the impression of hallways resembling the spokes of a wheel. Two halls were visible, but Jade did not remember any activity in either of these two halls. He also did not remember actually leaving the room. [CL Note: He described one hallway, the other apparently is the one through which they entered the room].
In addition, there was a large hole in the floor, [see sketch].
Jade was not sure if it was round or octagonal. He was not sure of its location within the room, but remembers a large structure over the hole. possibly coming down from the ceiling. He felt that the hole was somewhere next to the wall.
Possible Medical Effects:
No medical effects can be directly attributed to the apparent close encounter.
However, there are several anomalous medical conditions which he feels might have
bearing on the case.
1) He had problems with his contact lenses a few months after the encounter. Upon
seeing the doctor, it was discovered that there was significant scar tissue built
up around the lenses. The doctor attributed this to an error in the lens curvature
prescription, causing a poor fit to his cornea.
2) The witness' report to MUFON was prompted by a significant problem with insomnia,
in which dreams and flashbacks of the encounter would occur. He indicates that in
the past three to four months he has had many consistent dreams and visions consistent with the typical CE4 scenario.
Additional Witnesses:
None are known.
A check of the police records indicates that no unusual objects or lights in the
sky were reported to the Plymouth, MN Police Dept. Note however, that the object as described, was of considerable size, and was approximately 100 feet up in the air, in a suburban area near a heavily travelled highway. Thus, it should have been clearly visible to other witnesses. Therefore the potential exists for corroborating witness reports.
Weather Information:
Based upon the witness' recollections, there had been a considerable snowstorm that
day. He remembers specifically that the event occurred in late November. A check
of National Climatic Data Center snowfall records for November of 1990 indicated that
there was a heavy snowfall on Tuesday Nov 27, 1990, with a trace amount of snow the
following day. This implies that the snowstorm was probably tapering off, late in
the evening of the 27th, with a trace of snow after midnight. This would be consistent with his description of the weather. Thus, we can estimate that the date/time of the initial encounter to be about 8:30 PM, on Nov 27, 1990.
The following is the weather report from MSP for 2100 CST on 27 Nov, 1990:
Snow falling. Visibility 3/4 mile. 1000 ft overcast. Temp 26. Dew-point 25.
Wind from 310 degrees, 13 mph.
Freezing rain changed to snow sometime during the evening.
This roughly corroborates the witness' description of a fresh snowfall.
Natural and Manmade Phenomena Check:
Assuming that the events which the witness describes are an objective experience, no
known phenomena could produce the effects described.
Other Possibilities:
This report assumes that the object sighting, and probable subsequent close-encounter
experience, were actual objective experiences. However, the possibility exists that
this was some form of psychological artifact. It should be noted that the witness had recently been hospitalized - and was subsequently under medication for a psychiatric condition. These, and/or the actual psychological effects of the condition, might have produced an impression of this experience on him. He had also read extensively about the UFO phenomenon. I do not consider myself qualified to evaluate this hypothesis. In my view it must be evaluated by a practicing mental health professional.
Sighting Evaluation:
Possible CE4 - Unexplained, ordinary significance.
Given the size and location of the potential corroboration by possible other witnesses should exist. However, at the present time there is no actual corroborating evidence. It is possible that a close encounter with entities might have occurred, but it is also possible that this event might have been entirely psychological in nature. Thus this event must be considered a possible close encounter of the fourth kind, but of "ordinary" significance.
Initial Encounter
Possible Alternate Location
Witness Depiction of Table
Witness depiction of apparatus and objects which triggered flashback
Witness depiction of "arm" which approached him
Witness cross section of room with overhead apparatus
Witness depiction of view of room - looking toward foot of "table"
Layout of room as depicted by witness
Witness depiction of entity
Arizona 1989 report
Sighting Report: Fort Mojave, AZ V-Shaped Object, Estimated Date Nov. 1989
Date of UFO Sighting: Nov. 1989 on a Saturday ( year estimated )
Time of UFO Sighting: 10:00 PM
Place of Sighting: Fort Mojave, AZ, Mojave County, USA
Field Investigator: Casey Holt - MN MUFON
Type of Report: V-Shaped lights hovering at close range
Date of Report: Jan 19, 1997
Sighting Background
The Sighting was brought to my attention by the witness while riding on a bus to
Laughlin, Nevada while talking about a UFO conference there. She was on her way
to Arizona. We talked for about 30 minutes while filling out a MUFON form 1 and
form 2. She indicated that during the sighting she was with her daughter who was
looking the wrong way to see the object.
Witness Description
The witness is a female about 50 years of age who described herself as in good
health with good eyesight and hearing. She was wearing glasses at the time of
the interview. Her education and training was unknown but seemed to be a reliable
witness with a good memory of the sighting event. She has a daughter. She has
not had other UFO experiences. She did not give her name or how she could be
reached for follow-up questions.
Sighting Account
The witness was getting into the hot tub by her house and was with her daughter
at the time of the sighting. She looked up and saw the object with lights in a
V-Shape sitting above her house hovering motionless. She saw the object for about
2 seconds then looked away to get her daughters attention. When she looked back
at the area the object was gone. She descried it as a V-Shaped or possibly
triangular object with several lights along two of the sides. She estimated the
size to be about 14 to 15 feet across as judged by comparison to the height of
her house. The objects distance was about 20 feet away which was about the
distance from the hot tub to the house. The object was right even with the top
of the house like it was sitting over the edge of the roof. The lights were
described as 2 rows of bright luminous blue lights along the edges of the V.
There were also red lights possibly at the end of each row and some white lights
possibly at the pointed end of the V. She estimated there could have been 12 to
14 lights total and each light was round. Because it was dark the witness was
not sure if the object was a V-Shaped structure or a triangle. When she saw it
she thought it was a UFO because it didn't make any noise. She was amazed and
shocked to see it.
Click here for image of object.
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Man Made and Natural Object Check
The object does not fit the description of any conventional aircraft in that it
could hover motionless at the close range of about 20 feet without making a sound
and then vanish suddenly. A balloon possibly could float above the edge of the
house from behind and then drift back again but that would not explain the bright
lights seen on the object or its shape as being in a V.
Sighting Evaluation
Unknown aerial object appearing artificially constructed. This could represent
some significant technology. Other UFO objects with a similar description could
be the triangular shaped objects as reportedly seen in Belgium. The witness's
account of a short sighting time of only 2 seconds may not have been enough time
to get an accurate description. The actual object might have been somewhat
different. It could also raise the question of the sighting as being some kind
of hallucination but still the clear remembrance of the bright lights would make
it an unknown phenomenon.
St. Francis, MN Sept. 7, 1986 report
Date/Time of Sighting: Sunday 07 Sep, 1986 - approx 1:30AM CDT
Place of Sighting: St. Francis, MN
Type of Report: CE1 or AN1
Date of Report: 09 Jan, 1999
Investigator: Craig R. Lang - Field Investigator, MN MUFON
Local Evaluation: CE1/AN1: Unexplained pending further investigation.
Sighting Background:
I was initially informed of the sighting at the MUFON conference in
June of 1998, by a relative of the witness. On noticing my name tag
indicating Minnesota, he informed me that his relative had seen an
object in the area of St. Francis, MN. He then gave me the name,
address and phone number of the witness. I later contacted the witness
and interviewed her. She described the events in this report. She
also indicated that there were a number of reports of this type of
object. Thus other witness may be available (Note: I am still
attempting to locate additional witnesses).
Witness Description:
The witness is a female, whose current age is 79 (age 67 at time of
sighting). She resides in a rural area north of the twin cities, near
the town of St. Francis, MN. She is retired, and now runs a business
with a partner in the Anoka/St. Francis area. She describes her
health and hearing as good. Her vision is 20/20. She indicates that
she has had no other anomalous sightings or experiences besides the
event in this report.
Sighting Account:
At approximately 1:30 AM on the morning of the sighting, the witness
was awakened by the sound of her dog barking. This was unusual, as the
dog was generally very calm and quiet. She also became aware of a
sound, which she likened to that of the warning beeps from a truck in
reverse. She then went to the kitchen and looked out the window, which
affords a clear view of the back yard (see layout of yard, pictured
below).
Layout of witness's property showing location of
object and location of dog kennel
She observed the object hovering at approximately half way up to
treetop level. She indicated that she pulled the shade down, and as
she did, the object descended. When she pulled the shade back up, the
object ascended, as if in response. This up/down sequence was repeated
approximately 4 or 5 times.
The witness described the object as a well defined blue/white ball of
light. It had a diameter of approximately 4 feet, with well defined
edges. It slightly illuminated its immediate surroundings, but was
not extremely bright. The following is a sketch by the witness
(annotated by CL) of the object.
Witness sketch of object
She indicated that the object seemed to emanate a sound, which she
described as similar to that of a spinning top. She also noted that
the beeping sound was present when the object was descending. Also,
when the object descended, the intensity of dog's barking would
increase, whereas when the object ascended, the barking would subside.
The witness watched this object for up to 1/2 hour. She then decided
to go back to bed, although the object was still present. About 1/2
hour later, she looked out again and observed that it was gone, and
the dog had stopped barking.
Additional Witnesses:
Sometime later, (the next day, to a few days later) the witness was
called by a friend, who indicated that she had just seen an object
which also matched this same description. Unfortunately, this second
witness is no longer living. However this indicates that there may
have been additional witnesses as well. In addition, there are other
(unconfirmed) reports of similar phenomena in this area, in that
approximate time frame. We are attempting to locate any possible
additional witnesses.
Weather Conditions:
WX Conditions at 2400 Hours on 6 Sep, 1986:
Temp 48F Dew Pt: 42F Wind: 4 Kts from 320 degs
Visibility: 20mi Cloud cover: 0%
WX Conditions at 0300 Hours on 7 Sep, 1986: Windy and Rainy
(warm front?) Temp 48F Dew Pt: 44F Wind: 4 Kts from 240 degs
Visibility: 20mi Cloud cover: 100% with 4900 ft ceiling
The witness described the weather at the time as clear and warm at
1:30AM. Thus this might have been sometime shortly prior to arrival
of the front. The conditions at the time of the sighting would have
been those of increasing humidity, and an approaching weather front.
Natural Phenomena Check:
No common natural phenomenon is immediately known that would reproduce
this effect. However, possible explanations such as plasma, etc.
could offer some value toward understanding this event. Thus if/when
additional witnesses and details become known, this possibility may
be further investigated.
Manmade Phenomena Check:
Another possibility considered was that there might have been some
sort of utility vehicle driving through the back. This possibility
has TBD resolution. However, the witness was extremely doubtful that
a utility truck would have been driving backwards through her back
yard at 1:30 AM on a Sunday morning.
Sighting Evaluation:
CE1/AN1 - Presently unexplained Significance: Ordinary. Note: Will
be increased if additional witness or similar events are found. This
investigation is continuing. Further findings will be included in a
subsequent report.
Houston, MN july 1986 report
Estimated Date of Sighting: 26 July, 1986
(Note: The Houston Hoedown is the last Saturday of July. Thus this fixes the estimated date. The year is estimated based upon process of elimination.)
Place of Sighting: Houston, MN
Submitted by FI Craig Lang.
Type of Report: NL/MA1
Date of Report: 20 Aug, 1996
Local Evaluation: Possible misidentification of farm or all-terrain vehicle on a distant dike. Also, possible unknown (based upon impression of witness)
Sighting Background:
The object was seen by the witness, a personal friend of both my wife and myself, approximately 10 years ago. I was informed of the sighting during casual conversation on the evening of 5 June, 1996. In the following week, I followed up with some additional questions by phone, plus a tape recorded interview. A few weeks later, I performed a site visit, observing the terrain and geometry of the sighting location.
Based upon the site visit, and upon investigation into possible means of low-level hovering craft, I came to the conclusion that the object was a probable IFO - an all-terrain or farm vehicle on elevated ground in the distance. However, upon further discussion with the witness, I am not fully convinced of this explanation. The witness is relatively skeptical that the object she observed fits the behavior of a vehicle travelling the terrain described by this theory.
Witness Description:
The witness is a personal friend of Craig Lang, the principal investigator. She is presently 35 years old (thus she was 25 at the time of the sighting). She has had two years of college, with training in art and graphic design. She is currently working as an administrative assistant for a small company. She also runs a small franchise sales business. Her health is excellent. She has slightly reduced hearing, and presently wears glasses which correct her vision to 20/20 (at the time of the sighting she had 20/20 vision without glasses).
Sighting Account:
The sighting occurred after the conclusion of the Houston Hoedown. The witness had attended the festivities and was now preparing to leave the grounds (12:30 AM +/- one hour) . She was looking North from the bleachers (which faced north) toward a corn field (at the northern edge of the town of Houston) when a unusual light or set of lights in or above the field caught her attention. She described the light(s) as appearing to "hover" approximately 15 feet above the corn, travelling slowly in a northerly direction toward the Root river. The light was below the level of the tree tops - indicating that the object was approximately 1/2 mile away. The light(s) appeared to project a wide beam (at least 45 degrees) downward, but did not appear to illuminate the corn below. She also indicated that she could see no structures associated with the light.
She described the object's motion as "drifting" slowly to the North. The object then turned "gracefully" to the West, continuing at about the same speed, remaining below and in front of the tree line (immediately beyond the dike). Although the path was smooth, the witness also indicated that there was some "wobble" in the position of the light - she estimated it to be on the order of a few feet. She indicated that the motion reminded her of a "dirigible" or "balloon". She heard no noise from the object.
She watched the object for an estimated 10 to 15 minutes, then left the grounds, walking to her parents' home (about 2 blocks from the grounds), where she was staying for the weekend. The street along which she walked is parallel with the Southern border of the field, but the view of the field is largely blocked by buildings. She looked from one or more openings between buildings and may have been able to see it briefly (not clear from her description). When she arrived home she proceeded immediately to the balcony on the third floor for a clear view, but was unable to see the object from that point on. Thus, she is not sure of the actual time or manner at which the object "departed" the area. She did indicate however, that she thought it might have gone over the dike, and proceeded to the north-west, along the Root river.
The location where the object probably was lost to sight corresponds to location where tree line changes from the north to south side of the dike. At that point, a path from the dike accesses additional fields to the north, along the Root river. The object may have travelled to the north at that point, but would no longer have been visible from the town of Houston.
Additional Witnesses:
None are known. However, the witness said that she thought others "must" have seen the light.
There are also one or more other reports (from approximately that same date) of "lights" sighted hovering over farm fields.
Natural Phenomena Check:
No known natural phenomenon fits this description.
Manmade Phenomena Check:
1) Helicopter or other hovering aircraft.
The initial hypothesis (prior to site visit) was that this was likely a small "stealthy" light-weight helicopter of some sort, hovering over the field and searching for something or someone. The low noise level could have been due to the design, or to an effect of the wind direction (although the witness indicated that there was no wind). I theorized that this might have been a law- enforcement patrol looking for poachers, or poachers looking for animals (the price of Raccoon pelts was quite high at that particular time).
Upon further investigation, I discovered that in 1985, noise suppression equipment for helicopters was not commonly available. I was further informed that it would be an inefficient use of aircraft to patrol in a low hover such as I observed - aircraft patrols usually circle at about 5,000 feet to perform surveillance, and direct ground cars as appropriate.
Also, on the site visit, I found that power and telephone lines are strung over the field, making it difficult for any hovering vehicle to operate safely. Thus, my conclusion is that the object could not have been a helicopter, and also was unlikely to be any type of lighter-than-air craft.
2) Farm Machinery or ATV.
My tentative conclusion is that the object may have been a farm machine or ATV at the Northern edge of the corn field. A dike exists on the far side of the field, separating it from the Root river. There is a wide, shallow "ramp" allowing farm machinery or all-terrain vehicles to ascend onto the dike. This ramp about 1 block long, and is about where the witness indicated that the light was travelling north. The object may have been a vehicle travelling North along the ramp, then turning West along the dike.
Other Possibilities:
The witness was skeptical of the theory that the object could be a vehicle - although
she indicated that she thought this was possible. The object seemed to her to be hovering
with more of a "drifting" motion. Also, while the "searchlights" may have been trail lights or
farm machine lighting, this explanation is not a close match with the "searchlights"
described by the witness. Thus the possibility of an anomaly must still be considered.
Sighting Evaluation:
Possible sighting of a distant vehicle on a dike north of field, with the remaining possibility of an
unknown (based upon impression of witness), with a significance of "ordinary".
Maribel, WI mid 1983 'Boomerang' report
Sighting Report Maribel, WI Boomerang Object - Estimated date August 1983
Field Investigator: Casey Holt - MN MUFON
Type of Report: Large metallic object - stationary. MA1
Date of Report: Sept 9, 1997
Date of UFO Sighting: July or August 1983 (Estimated), 1:00pm
Place of Sighting: 12003 Hidden Valley Road, Maribel, WI, Manitowoc County USA
Sighting Background
This sighting was brought to my attention in January 1997 during a telephone
conversation with my brother Cory Holt while talking about crop circles. He
never mentioned the sighting to me before. I called him back talking for about
30 minutes to ask questions about what he remembered of the details. He doesn't
know of any other witnesses.
Witness Description
The witness is my brother 31 years of age. He is not particularly interested in
UFO's. He likes the outdoor activities like fishing and hunting and has good
mechanical aptitude. He has good eyesight and hasn't had previous UFO experiences.
He was probably in high school during the year of the sighting estimated at 1983.
He remembers it being a warm summer day probably in July or August about 1:00 PM.
He thought it was a UFO.
Sighting Account
The witness was doing something outside the house when he looked up and saw a
boomerang shaped object sitting up in the air to the southwest He remembers it
being shiny silver like stainless steel or aluminum. The rounded part was on top
with the tapered ends pointing downward. It looked like the shape of two parabolas
connected at the ends, one inside of the other. From the distance he was he could
not tell if it was flat or had some thickness to the main parts. He also used
binoculars to get a better view. He saw it sitting motionless for what he thought
was about 5 minutes. The size would depend on the distance but he thought is was
as large as a big airplane and estimated the distance from 1/4 mile to 1 mile away.
It filled up about 1/4 to 1/2 of the binoculars field of view which would be about
400 feet wide at 1000 yards. This would make the minimum object size 44 feet and
the maximum size 350 feet. The sun was almost directly overhead and the angle of
the object was about 1/2 way up to the sun making the elevation angle about 45
degrees. The weather was a warm day with very little wind and no clouds. After he
saw the object for 5 minutes he went into the house then came back out and the
object had disappeared. No sound was noticed coming from the object.
Click here for UFO sketch.
Click here for sighting map.
Man Made and Natural Object Check
The only familiar objects that could hover motionless for 5 minutes would be a
balloon or helicopter. A helicopter would not match the description. A balloon
could possibly be in the shape of a boomerang and coated with a silver reflective
coating but it would not be a typical balloon which are usually more rounded in
shape. Since there was little or no wind a balloon could be motionless for awhile.
Perhaps an experimental balloon of some type could produce this type of sighting.
The object was in the vicinity of being above a high voltage power line. Whether
this could have an attractive affect to a UFO type object is unknown.
The moon could appear similar to a boomerang shape when about 1/4 full but that
would not explain the silver color and it would not disappear after the witness
went into the house for awhile.
Sighting Evaluation
Unknown aerial object appearing artificially constructed. This could represent some
significant technology that we are not too familiar with. Unfortunately the sighting
was about 14 years ago and not much other information is available to determine what
it could have been or how it could function. The hope would be that if other similar
described objects were seen it might add clues as to what it was or how it behaves.
New Brighton Freeway Object 1979 report
Type of Report: MA1 - Large object and maneuvers at intermediate
to close range - Probable multiple witnesses
Date of Report: 12 April, 1997
Investigator: Craig R. Lang
Date of Sighting: Fall 1979 (estimated date)
Place of Sighting: New Brighton, MN - intersection of I35W and I694
Local Evaluation: Unexplained, high significance - Investigation ongoing
Sighting Background:
This report is a part of an ongoing investigation into a series of sightings
which occurred in the northern suburbs of Minneapolis, MN on or about the
time of October/November 1979. [Note: Due to her daughter's activities in
school, the witness is sure that the sighting occurred in either fall of
1979 or spring of 1980].
The sighting was brought to my attention by Bill McNeff, of MN MUFON, in
response to my queries for additional information on 1979 sightings. He then
located the witness and his own notes on the sighting. I then contacted and
interviewed her. During the interview, she indicated that there were a large
number of additional witnesses, as well as a newspaper article and possible
television news organization records regarding the event. I am continuing to
follow up on these additional leads.
Witness Description:
The witness is a female, 63 years of age. Her religious affiliation is Christian,
and I would describe her as being deeply religious. She also has a strong
interest in UFOs, which she says dates back to the time of her sighting. She
has had no other sightings beyond the event of this report. Her educational level
is high school. Her occupation at the time of the sighting was as a Government
Contract Coordinator. She is now retired. She describes her health as good,
both during and after the sighting. Her vision at the time of the sighting
was 20/20, and her hearing is good.
Sighting Account:
The witness and her daughter were in a car, proceeding south on I35W. Her
daughter was driving. They were preparing to exit onto westbound I694, when
they spotted the object hovering to the south-southeast of the intersection.
They noticed that all other traffic had pulled off the road. They pulled off
very close to the exit ramp to I694 to observe the object. [Note: the witness
indicates that much to all of the traffic on the road had pulled off prior
to, or while they were observing the object. They were the closest car pulled
off to the exit. The nearest car was on the order of 10 to 15 feet behind them].
Click here for map.
The object hovered over the southeast quadrant of the intersection for a time on
the order of minutes, then moved suddenly to a position approximately 3 blocks
to the east. It remained there for a very brief period, then suddenly moved
back to its original position in a path that took it slightly south of its
original track. It performed this maneuver approximately five [Note: witness
could not remember exactly how many] times.
The attitude of the object remained level as it maneuvered. It appeared to remain
at the same elevation at all times. It did not appear to rotate, except when
changing directions. After a few minutes, cars which had been pulled off of the
road pulled back on and began to leave. The witnesses did the same and exited
onto I694. At this time they lost sight of the object.
The witness described the object as being approximately the size of a house, and
of hemispherical shape and metalic in color, with a large rim with a rounded edge
(Click here for sketch). She did not notice the underside
of the object [she is not sure whether or not it was visible]. The rim had a vertical edge to it,
and had a large number of windows [witness was not sure how many. C.L. estimate: somewhere
between 5 to 20]. The windows were rectangular with rounded corners - much like an airplane
window, and emitted a yellow light.
Aftermath:
Several days later (possibly on a Saturday), a newspaper article appeared regarding
this sighting. It was indicated that many people saw this object. [Note: a
newspaper article was also described by the witness to the New Brighton CE1 Case,
which I am investigating]. The witness' daughter had indicated that her high school
English teacher had posted it on the bulletin board at school. The witness gave me
the name of the teacher, and several unsuccessful attempts have been made to contact
him. We are also attempting to follow up on this lead. In addition, I am attempting
to locate the newspaper article in library archives.
Additional Witnesses:
The witness' daughter also observed the object. Unfortunately, for health reasons
she is not available to be interviewed. The witness also indicates that there were
many cars pulled off, apparently to watch the object. Thus, there should be
additional witnesses. A followup of this investigation will try to locate some of
them.
Natural and Artificial Phenomena Check:
No known object, either natural or artificial, could perform the maneuvers which
the witness described. However, I am still investigating all possible explanations.
Sighting Evaluation:
MA1 - Unexplained - Investigation Ongoing. If this sighting can be corroborated, it
will be of very high significance.
Also of note is the apparent unusual behavior of automobile traffic on the highway
during the sighting. The witness indicated that all cars on the highway seemed to
have pulled off the road, presumably to watch the object. She also felt that the
object was maneuvering in such a way that it "wanted to be seen". This indicates
that there should be many other witnesses.
This sighting may correlate with the New Brighton Silver Lake Rd. Sighting. The
location of these two sightings are consistent with the possibility of a single
object. The size and description of the objects are approximately similar in both
cases. The witness of the Silver Lake Rd sighting was not certain of the date, but
I estimated it at the time to have been in the fall of 1978. I now suspect that
the sighting may have actually occurred in 1979, and may be of this same object. A
full report of this and possible correlated sightings will be made when sufficient
information is available.
Spring Lake Park CE1, 9/15/78
Date of Sighting: September15 , 1978
Time of Sighting: Dusk, approximately 7:30 to 8:30 PM CDT
Place of Sighting: Spring Lake Park, MN
Local Evaluation: Unexplained, multiple witness - investigation ongoing
Type of Report: CE1 - large object at treetop level
Date of Report: 14 March, 1998
Investigators: Casey Holt and Craig Lang, Field Investigators, MN MUFON
Sighting Background:
Casey Holt and Craig Lang had been investigating several sighting events which
have occurred in the fall of 1978 and/or 1979. In the process of this series of
investigations, Casey was put in contact with the primary witness, who is a
acquaintance of MN MUFON field investigator Robert Engberg. Casey then contacted
the principal witness by phone and took a report, filling out a preliminary Form 1.
Casey and Craig then arranged to interview the primary witness, who provided a
detailed description of the sighting and the names of many of the other witnesses.
Craig then contacted those remaining witnesses who were willing to make a detailed
report, and obtained form1 reports from some of them.
This report is based upon the personal interviews with three of the witnesses (a
total of two form1's), plus the telephone interviews of two additional witnesses
who did not feel that they remembered enough to make a full report. This report
should be considered preliminary. We are continuing to seek additional witnesses
to this event, and we believe it may be related to other CE1 reports from
approximately that time frame. Any further information will be included in a
subsequent report.
Witness Description:
This object was seen by a minimum of approximately 10 other people, of which we have
located and interviewed five, and have obtained form1 reports from three. The
object was seen by the primary witness, several of his children, and friends of
theirs, at the witness's home. Several other neighbors also watched the object
for an extended period of time. We are currently attempting to talk with several
of these other neighbors. In addition, a mother and son driving on nearby 85th Ave.
NE, in Spring Lake Park, MN also saw the object.
The primary witness is a retired sign painter. At the time of the sighting he was
46 years of age. His children ranged in age from approximate ages of 4 to 12 at the
time of the sighting. The two sons who filled out a form1 are a painter and a cabinet
maker, both working for the same company. All witnesses describe their health as good.
The primary witness describes his vision as correctable to 20/20 with glasses, and
the sons described their vision as 20/20. The hearing of all witnesses whom we
talked to was indicated as good to excellent. The primary witness indicates that he
has had other sightings in the past (in the 1950's), and is interested in the UFO
phenomenon. None of the other witnesses, interviewed to date, have indicated that
they had other sightings.
Sighting Account:
The primary witness and at least one of his sons were in the house watching a boxing
match (note: the date and time of the sighting were established by finding the
specific match). While they were watching the match, the primary witness's daughter
ran in the front door, saying that there was "a flying saucer over the house". The
primary witness and his son went outside to see it - observing that this was indeed
what she had seen. [In addition, several other neighbors were standing outside
watching the object.]
The object was described as a large (approximately 40 ft) silver/gray lenticular
shaped disk, with dome. (see sketch). There were a large number of lights or
"windows" on the edge [CL Note: The witnesses disagreed as to whether the lights
were on the rim, or the base of the dome]. It travelled at an extremely slow pace
(a maximum of "walking speed") from west to east, roughly in parallel with County
Rd. J. All witnesses indicated that they immediately knew "it was a flying saucer".
When first seen, and brought to the attention of the primary witness, the object
was over the house. As the witnesses watched, the object moved slowly to the east,
passing over the tree tops across the street.
The following are sketches by the primary witness and two of his sons, who made full
reports of the sighting:
Drawing of object, sketched by father [annotations by CL]
Drawing of object, by one son, and corroborated by another [annotations by CL]
All witnesses observed that the object rotated counterclockwise (as viewed from
the top). The two sons indicated that they heard a faint humming sound. The father
indicates that he also heard a mechanical "rolling" and metallic "clunk" sound, which
occurred once each rotation of the object.
During this time (probably late into the sighting) a mother and son, who were friends
of the primary witness family, were driving eastbound on 85th Ave. NE (also called
County Rd. J), within two blocks of the witness' house. The mother and son both
noticed the object [CL Note: It is not clear who first saw it ]. They initially
observed the object in the southeast corner of 85th Ave. NE and Westwood Rd. At first
they thought that it might be a blimp, but as they looked again, the son felt that
this was not the case, that it's round shape did not resemble a blimp at all. The
son described the object to be round or oval, with 8 to 12 yellow lights visible on
the rim, rotating from right to left. He felt that it was about twice the size of
his hand at arm's length.
They pulled the car onto the right shoulder of 85th Ave. NE to observe it, watching
it about 100 yards away, slightly to the south of due East. The son felt that it
was about three to four times its height above the tree line, or approximately 100
feet above the ground. He had to look up at a high angle to see the object through
the windshield. He described the motion as smooth, slow and stable. He noticed
no sound or any other unusual effects. They watched it briefly (for a few minutes),
and then continued on toward home, a couple of blocks away. [CL Note: Neither of
these witnesses felt that they could remember enough detail to file a full report.
Thus, no Form 1 was obtained from them.]
The following figure shows the probable location and path of the object, as
reconstructed from the witness descriptions of its motion.
Map of area showing probable location and path of object. [Annotations by CL]
Additional Witnesses:
There are five known witnesses, of which three, the primary witness and his two
sons, gave written (Form1) reports. In addition, two more were contacted by
telephone, but did not feel that they remembered the incident well enough to
give full reports. The total number of witnesses is estimated to be about 10.
We are currently attempting to locate and interview some of these remaining people.
Weather Conditions:
Unknown. Several witnesses indicated that it was clear and cool that day.
The sighting occurred at dusk, thus the light levels were diminishing at the time
of the sighting.
Natural Phenomena Check:
No known natural phenomena would account for these observations.
Manmade Phenomena Check:
The possibility that the object was a blimp must be considered. However, several
of the witnesses described the object as being distinctly lenticular-disk shape,
with a rotation rate of somewhat less than once per second. This configuration
does not match any known blimp. Furthermore, the witness descriptions of the
size, elevation, and motion suggest that it was at most one block away from the
witnesses in the car on 85th St, and that it passed directly overhead of the
primary witness family. The sound of blimp steering engines are relatively loud,
and would not correspond to the witness' descriptions of at most a faint humming
sound (or a periodic metallic "clank"). Thus, the apparent close proximity of the
object argues against an explanation of the sighting as the misidentification of
a blimp.
Other Possibilities:
This sighting event may correlate with one or more additional CE1 events which
occurred in the late 1970's, in the approximately the same location. These include
the "Silver Lake Rd. CE1" (Log#971129cC), which probably occurred in Autumn of
1978, in which a woman followed a similarly described object in her car, as it
travelled North parallel to I35W and Silver Lake Rd. In addition, the "Freeway
MA1" case (Log# 971129hC) may have occurred in approximately that time frame [CL
Note: The date was originally estimated to be Fall of 1979, with a high degree
of uncertainty], in which an object was observed to hover and maneuver in the
Southeast quadrant of the I35W/I694 interchange. We are currently seeking other
witnesses to any/all of these events.
Sighting Evaluation:
Classification- CE1
Local Evaluation- Unexplained
Significance- Intermediate to High, due to the large number of witnesses.
Significance will be high if we can correlate this sighting to any of the other
events which may have occurred in that time frame.
New Brighton, MN Fall 1978 ('79?) report
Date of Sighting: A Wednesday evening in late October or early November, 1978
(NOTE: We now suspect this may have ocurred in 1979.)
Location of Sighting: New Brighton, MN, Silver Lake Rd, between I694 and US Hwy10.
Type of Report: CE1 - Object observed in apparent close proximity to witness.
Date of Report: 5 Jan 1997
Investigator: Craig R. Lang, Field Investigator - Minnesota MUFON.
Local Evaluation: Possible CE1, Unexplained, High Significance
(Note: This is a preliminary report, the investigation is ongoing.)
Witness Description:
The witness is a 58 year old homemaker. She has three children and seven grandchildren. Her children were teen-aged at the time of the sighting, and are
now grown.
Sighting Account:
It was an evening in late October or early November 1978, not long before Thanksgiving and the holidays. The time was just after dinner. The witness'
husband was in the church choir and had just left for their Wednesday evening practice (He left for church at approximately 7:30 to 7:45 PM). At 7:45 PM she
went to Lund's (Silver Lake Rd in New Brighton, MN) to pick up a few grocery items.
As she departed Lund's into the parking lot, she looked up (she is a "skygazer" and says that she is always looking up). To her surprise, she saw a large object to her right just above the trees and parking lot lights. She continued to walk to her car (which was parked within 1/2 block of the door) carrying her groceries. Once she had reached her car, she again looked at the object. [CL Note: The viewing angles to
the object are different, establishing its apparent location.]
The object appeared to be hovering motionless over the bank parking lot. She described it as looking like a "cross between a donut and a battleship" with glowing lights around it. She felt that the lights were not windows, just diffuse - glowing lights of a whitish/yellow color. ( The lights were somewhat indistinct and she is not sure how many there were.) In shape, the object resembled a half-squashed blob [CL Note: an oblate spheroid]. She could not see through it. There were no perceptible surface features. It seemed to be about 60 feet across (about the size of a house, or two to three full sized trees).
The direction of the object was to the Northwest, appearing to be over [in direction of] the Bank parking lot, to the near side of Palmer Drive. It appeared to be low, just above the lights, about 100 +/-50 feet up, and seemed to her to be about 100 to 200 feet away. There was no apparent sound from the object. There also did not appear to be any unusual sensations or effects, such as heat.
There were very few people in the parking lot at that time - she remembers about a dozen or so cars. Few people were apparently coming/going at the time. (Note: In retrospect she does not know why she didn't draw anyone else's attention to the object). She remembers being transfixed by the object, continuing to stare at it. She also remembers that she was aware of what she was doing - but it was
different from normal fascination - compelling.
Initially, the object continued to hover over the parking lot. However, as she got into her car she noticed some perceptible motion. The object had started "floating" northwards in a smooth motion (with no apparent wobble).
She started the car and drove out of the parking lot via the entrance on the North side [Note: She does not remember seeing the object as she exited the lot]. She turned north (right) on Silver Lake Road, and headed for home. However, once on the way home, "something took over" and she resolved not to let the object out of her sight. She went around the block (left on 20th St. and Left on Rice Creek Rd.) and got back onto Silver Lake Rd (Northbound). When she got onto Silver Lake Rd, the object was still in sight. It appeared to be floating to the north of her, somewhat to the right of the road, not much above the treetops. It still appeared to be moving slowly but steadily northward, still with no apparent sound.
She estimates that the car was moving about 30 to 40 MPH. She kept the object in sight, apparently at a similar angle, throughout the trip up Silver Lake Rd.
Click here for image.
The object was always to the right, ahead, but not very far. It appeared to be above the trees but not over the road. She felt that she was more nearly underneath object as travelled up Silver Lake Rd. Its appearance was steady as it travelled north. She thought that there possibly were some lights as it travelled, but that the lights were less distinct. The object size seemed huge, 12+ inches at arms length. She listened and again noted that there was no sound. When she stopped at one of several stop signs on Silver Lake Rd. she could see the object continue to move slowly northward, at a constant pace.
When she reached the stop light at Hwy 10, she had to stop at the red light. While she was sitting at the light, the object shot away "like a streak of lightning" - off to the northeast. In an instant it was completely gone. [CL Note: She was very specific that it didn't just dissolve, clearly she saw it shoot rapidly away to North-Northeast.]
She turned car around and headed back down Silver Lake Rd. On her return trip she remembers wondering "Why am I the only one on the road who seems to be preoccupied with this? - why isn't everybody else interested in this?". She remembers feeling confused and asking herself "did I really see what I thought I saw?". She also remembers having distinct questions like "Why didn't I bring this to somebody else's attention?". There were not many people in the Lund's parking lot, but she wonders why she didn't wait for someone else to come out. She does not think that there was any loss of time, but she again mentioned that she felt entranced. She felt that it was exciting, but at the moment it was also disturbing.
Aftermath:
After the sighting, she initially didn't say anything. When her husband came home she indicated to him that she had had a "really odd experience", but that she "just really don't think that I can tell you - You won't believe me". She let it go, but it bothered her until she told him the next day, and at his request, she described the incident, drew a picture for husband and described the object.
The following Saturday morning, her husband noticed an article on a UFO sighting wave in the newspaper [CL Note: not sure which paper - trying to locate]. The article contained a sketch of the object. Her husband said "...come here, right now...", and when she did, he pointed the article out to her. The object which she had seen was identical to the sketch.
The article indicated that at 8:17 PM of Wed evening, something like 11 people had seen an unidentified areal object in the region Forest Lake, or North Branch, MN [CL Note: this is north of the twin cities, approximately in the object's direction of departure. The time is almost immediately following her sighting]. The article indicated that people also had seen object in the Burnsville or Apple Valley area
(Southern Metro area) at about 5:30 AM that day. In the suburb of Richfield someone saw it at about 7:30 AM. [CL Note: There also may have been some other witnesses later that day, however nobody else from New Brighton had apparently seen it].
She called the newspaper (Minneapolis Tribune) on Monday Morning and asked to speak to a reporter on article. The reporter recorded conversation with her permission. [Note: She can't remember the reporter's name.] The reporter indicated that he would be reporting the sighting to the Air Force who would be contacting her in next two to three weeks. However, she never heard from USAF.
Note: The witness indicated that she had saved the article, with the name of the reporter written on it. But she was now unable to find it (nearly 19 years have elapsed since the sighting).
Additional Witnesses:
None are known. However, Silver Lake Rd. is relatively well travelled. Thus there must have been a number of other witnesses.
From the account of the article in the newspaper, this sighting may be part of a multiple witness sighting which appears to have occurred in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, and into the Chisago Lakes, MN area on that date. I am still investigating this possibility, but have not yet been able to find the article in
the paper. (Note: she has also looked for the article and has been unable to find it).
There were also a number of other UFO related events which occurred in the same approximate time frame. These include the "Val Johnson" close encounter case in Northeastern Minnesota; an "advertising blimp" sighting which was investigated by Robert Engberg (MN MUFON Field investigator, current Hennepin County Section Director) and subsequently found to be a probable IFO, and an apparent "landing" (CE2) case. I am still investigating possible links between these events and this sighting case.
Natural Phenomena Check:
No known natural phenomenon could have produced this effect.
Manmade Phenomena Check:
A working hypothesis is that the object could have been an advertising blimp. I am investigating this possibility at present, but I do not believe that it is adequate to explain this sighting.
The object was apparently observed to be just above the tree line. If no reference objects were either directly in front of, or behind the object, its distance might not have been readily apparent. Thus, a critical factor is the variation in viewing angles between the witness and the object. If the angles were nearly the same when the witness was in different locations, the distance might have been greater than it
appeared - while presenting an illusion of being nearby. However, the witness describes views from multiple angles - indicating that the object was in relatively close proximity. This argues against the object being an advertising blimp. Also, the "distant blimp" theory can not account for the object's rapid departure as she described it.
Sighting Evaluation:
CE1 - Unexplained - High Significance
Due to the apparent closeness and the detailed view of the object, I feel that this may well be a bona-fide close encounter of the first kind. Due to the possibility of corroboration and linkage with other sighting reports, it appears to be of high significance. This sighting is presently unexplained, although I am continuing to investigate.
Door Co., WI, June 1976 report
Sighting Report: Possible NL/MA1 -- Observed June, 1976
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Subject: Sighting Report # (assigned by MUFON HQ)
Type of Report: Maneuver of the 1st kind (MA1), Nocturnal Light (NL)
Date of Report: 15 April 1996
Date of Sighting: (Date unknown but approx 15/June/1976)
Place of Sighting: Clark Lake, Door County, WI, USA
From: Craig R. Lang, Field Investigator Trainee
Sighting Background
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The witness is a co-worker of mine (a computer engineer). During casual
conversation, I mentioned that I was associated with MUFON, and was
involved in investigating UFO sightings. The witness immediately informed
me that he had observed a UFO 20 years ago. He then volunteered a brief
description of the event detailed in this report. I gave him a copy of
MUFON form 1 and asked him to fill it out with the details of his
sighting. The next day, he returned the largely competed form. '
After reviewing the form, I asked followup questions and filled in the
remaining details.
Sighting Account
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It was an absolutely clear June Night, at approximate time of 22:00
CDT. The witness (age 15 at the time of the sighting) was reclining on
the dock of a cabin on Clark lake, in Door County, WI. He was
stargazing, with his head facing to the north, when he noticed a moving
starlike light travelling approximately from North to South. The object
was approximately 35 degrees north of the zenith when he noticed it. It
caught his attention due to its motion being somewhat too fast for a
satellite. Its magnitude was approximately equal to that of the star Polaris.
The object passed approximately 10 degrees to the east of the zenith,
remaining approximately constant in brightness. At about this point, it
abruptly turned approximately 110 degrees and "shot" off to the
east-north-east. The turn was described as being "instantaneous". On
its departure phase, the object was described by the witness as
appearing somewhat like a shooting star, disappearing rapidly from view.
The initial leg of its path lasted about 4 to 5 seconds, and the
departure phase lasted approximately 1 second or less. The witness was
not clear how far across the sky it had travelled as it disappeared froview.
When asked, the witness was absolutely sure that the object on both leg
of the apparent flight path was the same.
Additional Witnesses: None
Natural and Manmade Phenomena Check:
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The initial north-south leg of the objects path suggests that it might
have been a military satellite. The departing leg suggests that of a
meteor. Thus, it is possible (but unlikely) that this object could have
been a coincidental sequence of a military satellite on a north-south
transit. In this scenario, the apparent turn could have been the result
of a shooting star occurring at the time, and beginning at the same
location, in which the satellite was crossing the terminator.
Other Possibilities:
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The object was some form of high altitude maneuver of conventional
aircraft. While the witness describes the turn as sharp, there could be
enough inaccuracy over 20 years of memory, and due to verbal
description, that the turn could have been executed by some high
performance aircraft. The witness insists however, that the turn was
"sharp" and that this explanation is not correct.
Sighting Evaluation:
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NL/MA1 - Unexplained.
While a possible explanation is given above, it is deemed unlikely by
both the witness and myself. Thus the sighting must be classified as
unexplained.
July 4, 1969 Eau Claire, WI 'Racetrack' CE3
Date of Sighting: July 4, 1969
Time of Sighting: 10:30PM CDT +/- 30 Min
Duration: about 2 to 3 Seconds (maximum)
Investigator: Craig R. Lang, Field Investigator, MN MUFON
Place of Sighting: Eau Claire, WI, "Automemories" Speedway [Note: no longer
in business],
Type of Report: CE3
Local Evaluation: Unexplained - Moderate Significance
Sighting Account:
The witness was accompanying her father to a stock car race on July 4th, 1969.
At the moment (about 10:30PM), she was sitting by herself on the top bench of
the bleachers and got the feeling that something or somebody was watching
her. Looking to her right, she observed the object depicted below:
Witness sketch [annotated by CL] showing object
and entities as seen by her.
She felt that the object was about 1000 feet away, at an elevation of about
100 feet. It had a diameter of about 30 feet. She observed the object
momentarily. She indicates that there were several entities in the window,
but was unable to see how many, or note any details in her short glimpse of
the object. She felt the impression that they were not specifically observing
her, but that they were watching the crowd in general (perhaps, she felt, with
"amusement"). The entities were only visible as brief silhouettes.
The following is a sketch map of the sighting area, indicating the witness'
location and direction to the object:
Witness sketch [Annotated by CL] showing map of sighting area.
She indicates that after seeing the object, she looked away in disbelief.
When she looked back [in a couple of seconds], the object was gone. She
indicates that she did not inform anyone of this sighting. There were no
observed discontinuities in events. Thus the witness does not feel that
there was any missing time.
Additional Witnesses:
The witness indicates that, although the park was crowded, apparently no
additional people sighted the object. CL Note: This is noteable, in that a
large anomalous object was apparently visible to the witness, while the rest
of those present do not observe it. However, the short duration of the
apparent event suggests that probably no other people saw the object. If
this phenomenon occurred objectively as described, it's manner of appearance
and disappearance greatly increases the "strangeness" level of the event.
Natural and Manmade Phenomena Check:
A helicopter or other manmade hovering craft could be considered as a
possibility. However the momentary sighting and disappearance would not be
characteristic of such a manmade craft. In summary, I can think of no
phenomena, either natural or manmade would appear to be able to account for
this event. Due to time elapsed since the event, it is now difficult to
evaluate possible explanations. However, we are continuing to investigate
possible alternatives.
Other Possibilities:
The witness indicates that she was checked for epilepsy as part of psychiatric
treatment, later on in her life. She indicates that the result of this check
was negative. Thus some form of epileptic event would be ruled out as the
cause of this anomaly.
Sighting Evaluation:
Type: CE3 - Possible high strangeness level due to proximity/behavior of
object and possible interaction with witness.
Evaluation: Unexplained
Significance: Moderate. Note: If other witnesses to this event could be
found, the significance would become high.
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Itasca State Park (MN) July, 1969 report
Sighting Report: Itasca State Park Bright Disk Shaped Object
Landed - July, 1969
Field Investigator: Casey Holt - MN MUFON
Date of Sighting: July 1969, Estimated day - Sunday
Time of Sighting: 2:30 AM
Location of Sighting: A rented cabin just outside and across
the street from the Northern edge of Itasca State Park, Itasca
County, Minnesota, USA
Date of Sighting Report: November 7, 1997
Witness Description:
The Witness is Doris Blixreed, a 71 year old high school graduate
with good vision, good hearing, and good health. She also has a
good memory of the sighting account. She is married and has a
daughter.
Sighting Background:
The sighting was brought to my attention by the witness's daughter
Kathy during a MUFON meeting in early 1997. I gave her a MUFON
Form 1 to have her mother fill out which she did on May 3rd, 1997.
I called Doris and her husband John on November 7th, 1997 to get
additional information. I also called Kathy the same day to see
what she remembered.
Sighting Account:
The witness was on vacation with her husband, her 10 year old
daughter, her daughter's friend and a cousin. There were 5 or
6 people staying in the cabin they rented. They picked up the
cousin on the way there. The cabin was located just outside the
Northern edge of Itasca State Park and had a swimming pool. There
was a house nearby with a telephone pole in the yard where the
object was seen.
The witness was coming back from the bathroom about 2:30 AM when
everybody else was sleeping. She saw something bright out the
window. It was sitting down on the ground by the telephone pole
near the house next door about a block away. She thought it was
about a little smaller than a small car, maybe 4 feet high and 8
to 10 feet wide. She saw it for about 10 seconds and described
it as bright, bright, bright. She saw what looked like windows
and thought there must be a door to allow the occupants to get
in and out. She was somewhat frightened and said to her husband,
"I see something out there that looks real bright". Her husband
turned over and went to sleep like he didn't believe her.
The next day the witness remembers packing up and leaving. She
was hesitant to go out by the landing site because she thought
the occupants might still be around.
Additional Witnesses:
When I talked to Kathy who is the daughter of the witness she
faintly remembered her mother and father talking to the manager
outside the next day. She thought they were talking about her
mother's sighting during the previous night and checking around
the yard. She said that she was sleeping during the night when
the sighting occurred.
When I talked to John, the husband of the witness he verified
that the location of the cabin was on the Northern edge of Itasca
State Park. He did not remember anything of the sighting because
he was apparently sleeping at the time.
Another possible witness would be anybody present at the house
next door at the time of the sighting or afterwards who may have
noticed possible landing traces near the telephone pole outside.
As yet no attempt to locate such a person was made by the
investigator.
Natural and Man-Made Object Check:
The object described as being very brightly lit does not sound
like any naturally occuring phenomena like a fire or burning meteor.
The description of the windows and disk shape would indicate an
object artificially constructed but not like an airplane, helicopter,
or some kind of motor vehicle. The object seen was apparently of
unknown origin and not explainable as a conventional type of craft.
This could represent some significant form of technology.
Duluth, MN, Sept., 1968 report
Date of Sighting: September, 1968
Place of Sighting: Duluth, MN
Type of Report: MA1
Date of Report: 13 Oct, 1997
Investigator: Craig Lang - Field Investigator, MN MUFON
Local Evaluation: MA1, unexplained, normal significance
Sighting Background
On August 10 of 1997, I was interviewed on the radio talk show "The Eclipse"
on the radio station WEBC in Duluth, MN. About a week after the show, the
witness called me at work to tell me that he had heard me on the air. He
had gotten in contact with the field investigator in Duluth, who took his
sighting report and directed him to me. I interviewed him over the phone
and then mailed him a MUFON form1. He filled it out and returned it to me.
I have not conducted an on-site investigation at this time. However, Steve
Hero, the MUFON field investigator in Duluth, MN may wish to follow up on
this case if he feels the situation warrants.
Witness Description
The witness is a 38 year old male. He worked in security and surveillance
at a casino in the Duluth area. He has had two years of college with a
major in criminal justice, and has had special training in military police
and medic skills. He describes his vision as 20/20 and is not colorblind.
He does not require eyeglasses. He indicates that his health and hearing
are both good. At the time of the sighting the witness's age was 10 years.
His health, vision and hearing at the time of the sighting were all good
and were apparently unaffected in any way by the sighting.
Sighting Account
As a child, the witness and his family lived on the hills over Duluth, MN
(Note: His address at the time of the sighting was 525 E. 3rd St. in
Duluth. The house is no longer there). The location looked south over the
south end of Lake Superior and St. Louis Bay. At about 10:00 AM CDT, his
father called his attention to the object. The witnesses watched the object
from the second floor of the house, observing it through binoculars for
part of the time.
To the naked eye, the object was very bright, and looked like a welding
light as seen from a distance. Through binoculars, the witnesses could
see that the object (see sketch of object) was brownish orange in color,
with a bright halo [not sure of color] surrounding it. The witness
indicated that the light from the object did not vary.
Click here for drawing of object.
The object was in the south-southeastern sky, about two hand-widths (not
very far) above the skyline. (Note, the skyline is wooded, the southern
shore Lake Superior and St. Louis bay (see skyline sketch).
It moved slightly to the south and west, but with frequent erratic direction
changes (course described as "triangular"). Between direction changes, the
path appeared to be smooth. The object did not appear traverse much of the
sky, but appeared to be travelling generally away from the witnesses. Both
witnesses watched the object for approximately 1/2 hour until eventually
losing sight of it (for reasons he can no longer remember).
Click here for sketch of object & skyline.
Additional Witnesses:
No other witnesses are known. The witness's father, who also saw the object,
is now no longer living.
Weather Conditions:
The witness stated that the weather was sunny. Due to the inexact date of the
report, the actual weather conditions are not known.
Natural Phenomena Check:
No known natural phenomenon would explain this sighting.
Manmade Phenomena Check:
The typical "null" hypothesis would be that the object was an airplane. However,
the witness stated that the object had a very erratic pattern, uncharacteristic
of aircraft.
Sighting Evaluation:
Type: MA1
Evaluation: Unexplained
Significance: Ordinary
Wisconsin/Minnesota Radar Visual: July 28, 1952
Radar/visual from the NICAP files:
Wisconsin/Minnesota Radar Visual
July 28, 1952
This Intelligence Report had come from an Air Defense Command unit near
Osceola, Wisconsin. It was dated July 28, 1952.
About 2:30 A.M., GCI radar had picked up several UFO's. As in the
Washington Airport sightings, the first tracked speeds contrasted strangely
with the later maneuvers. Most of the UFOs were idling along at 60 m.p.h.
until jet interceptors took off. Shortly after this, one object's speed
jumped to more than 600 miles an hour.
When the nearest pilot reached 25,000 feet, he spied several rapidly moving
lights east of St. Paul, Minnesota. The UFOs coincided with the track which
GCI had given him. At the same time they were also sighted by a plane
spotter of the Ground Observer Corps.
At Osceola some one had tentatively suggested a meteor shower, obviously
without knowing of the tracked speeds. But an astronomer at the Washington
Naval Observatory later reported this was impossible. Even the 600
mile-an-hour speed recorded would be entirely too slow for a meteor, and
the original reports of 60 made it ridiculous. The sighting remained
unsolved.
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