Cylinder over Little Falls, MN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
It was a the size and shape of a soup can, it glowed candy-apple red, and traveled from zero to fast instantly and silently.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2005-08-07 → 2005-08-24
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