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UFO. United States

ID #1617448781
Added Sat, 03/04/2021
Author July N.
Sources
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Status
Fact

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness
Incident date: 
05.1998 15:30
Location: 
Фридли, MN
United States

I was driving south on University Avenue through Friedley when a passenger and I noticed a faint light in the southeast sky. It took about 30 seconds, and we were able to clearly see 4 light balls. None of us could believe what we were seeing. 

The bright white lights looked as if they were hovering several thousand feet above the ground over the northern part of Minneapolis. The day was clear, without clouds. I slowed the car down and leaned over the window to see more clearly. My passenger and I explained to each other that we both saw it. 

Two of the lights seemed to go out a little, then seemed to rush south on the horizon, a few seconds later the third seemed to do the same. The brightest ball began to move across the sky, first to the southwest ... it didn't just fly slowly, it covered a huge distance in less than a second, then immediately turned and flew higher and to the northeast… I guess every time it flew through the sky, it flew over 20 miles. It continued to perform absolutely impossible maneuvers for about 45 seconds, and then flew through the sky to the southwest.

I leave this description for everyone to learn from it as much as they want. I know what I saw. I had a witness with me. The experience left us physically shaken because we had NO explanation for what happened. It wasn't for a split second... we watched these glowing balls float in the air and then go off at a thousand miles an hour! The latter was the cherry on the cake and made me sweat, because it (whatever it was) circled intelligently over the city, making sharp zigzag maneuvers that no rocket, plane, helicopter, or rocket could do.

Now I'm just in shock. It's been eight years since it happened, and I can't get it out of my head.

Original news

I was driving south on University avenue through Fridley when my passenger and I noticed some faint lights off in the southeastern sky. About 30 seconds passed by and we could then see the 4 balls of light clearly. Neither of us could believe what we were seeing. The bright white lights looked as if they were hovering a few thousand feet off the ground over the northern section of Minneapolis. It was a clear day with no clouds. I slowed down my car and leaned part way out the window to see more clearly. My passenger and I explained to each other what we were seeing as it was happening. 2 of the lights seemed to fade a little then seemed to zoom south across the horizon, a few seconds later the 3rd seemed to do the same. The brightest ball began to move across the sky at first to the southwest….it didn’t just slowly fly either, it covered a huge distance in less than a second then made an immediate turn and flew higher and to the northeast… I’m guessing each time it cruised across the sky it was flying more than 20 miles. It continued to make what would be absolutely impossible maneuvers for about 45 seconds then shot across the sky southwest.

I am leaving this description for anyone to take from it what they will. I know what I saw. I had a witness with me. This experience left us physically shaking because we had NO explanation for what happened. This wasn’t a split second thing… we watched these balls of light hovering in mid-air then speed away at thousands of miles per hour! The last one was the icing on the cake and brought me to an all out sweat because this (whatever it was) was intelligently cruising around above the city making sharp zigzag maneuvers that no rocket,plane,helicopter, missile could make.

I was close minded before this event…. now I’m just freaked out. It’s been eight years since this happened and I can’t get it out of my head.

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