Light over Fridley, MN
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The report, as filed
Bright red/orange ball of light over Moore Lake (Hwy 65), for 2-3 min, motionless over tree line, then fades.
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 2010-07-01 → 2010-07-18
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April 18, 2020 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Fridley, MN
Clear skies approximately 9pm Saturday April 18th. I noticed an object moving across the sky as a light similar to a Star. They did not have blinking lights or sound. I then noticed another one behind it then another and another moving from south west to North East in a line. I counted over sixty as this continued for at least a half an hour from when I noticed them. Most stayed in this line with a few out of line and one coming from the south. I texted a friend who live a ways from me to go outside and check it out also. They moved faster than aircraft I have seen in the past and at a height that made me first think of a satellite. When they had all passed I then noticed a smoke like substance filling the skies that resembled clouds. There were no tails that would make one think of comets or meteorites just a solid consistent light like a Star. My cell phone was also acting up as I was trying to get photos and text friends to see this however I’m not sure if that was related to the event.
April 16, 2020 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Fridley, MN
We saw 23 lights flying north east about 10 seconds apart each one. Different trajectory then Starlink
April 2, 2019 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Fridley, MN
The light was the only light in the sky. Was watching it and it suddenly moved erratically sort of zigzag pattern. Would then stop and sit for a few minutes then move erratically again. This went one for well over an hour until it took off instantly. You could not see it take off. It was there than just gone. We have video of it. First video kept going black. Could not see the light. But could when viewing with same camera but in photo mode. Second video was able to record from older phone camera
December 4, 2015 · 6:00 PM · CYLINDER
Fridley, MN
I video taped 1 main cigar to circular shaped, bright purple. It flew like a plane towards me then it stopped and went up and down and sideways. There were to small orbs, a red one 1st then later a green one. They would fly to the craft and then leave and circle around up and down. It could have been drones. Not sure.
October 31, 2015 · 3:00 PM · CIGAR
Fridley, MN
traveling west on west moore lake rd.I noticed what I first thought to be a small aircraft. This was within 5 miles of a airport. It appeared to be moving about half the speed it should fly. this craft was only 500 to 800 feet up. so I looked closely. craft did to not appear to have wings, so I looked for a tail, no tail either. at this point I was looking through small bare trees, though still clear to view. I slowed car to 15 mph and viewed. This was clearly not a plane. It was a cigar shaped bright stainless steel looking craft. moving perhaps 50 mph in bright sunshine. I thought, wow, I am actually seeing a ufo. no mistake here, clear as a bell. At this point I pass Fridley High school, so I sped up to get up to stop sign where there is clear view for several miles. It was gone. could not say if it disappeared or sped off. There is no doubt here. a clear sunny daylight sighting of a shining cigar shaped craft 30 to 40 feet long. 5 to 8 feet thick, no windows I could detect. In the span of ten seconds out of view, it was gone. No balloon, no drone, no remote plane, or any other simple thing to explain it. I saw something not explainable.
May 14, 2015 · 5:30 PM · OVAL
Fridley, MN
After testing a recently purchased camera, as I was looking through the pictures, I discovered something that I noticed in a picture. After Magnifying the image I discovered an oval of light with a distinct series of 8 round lights on the edge with a cluster of more in the center. I am sending the image direct from the Media Card. I just wondered if it could be a UFO. ((ADDENDUM FROM WITNESS)) I've never seen anything Like that in any picture, as far as the Building the Angle of it doesn't line up with any possible reflections they would be parelell to the ground, and the Meta data proves the flash didn't fire... also its the brightest thing in the sky. ((END ADDENDUM)) The object in the photo looks like the image of an LED flashlight. PD