Circle over Virginia, MN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
we were in a tent. it was late and then this red glowing circle ball came by the tent. it sat there for about ten min. i was so scared cause i thought it was the fire yet the fire wasnt lit! this has happened in virginia mn alot red chinnese so called lanterns. but they are not drones no something more then we can think of.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #116619). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-08-19 → 2014-09-05
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