Circle over LakeView, MN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
But only terrestrial legs! The answer (probable) is Advertising Blimp ... As the photo is TOO GOOD ... probably basis for an AD, (advertising blimp Co. AD). The 2 photo's may be professionally staged for their own benefit, (using PD NUFORC) (purposely taken, cloudy weather-effect, staged, valid, but 'leaned-on' (semi-hoaxed). Sorry Peter ... I have No true information on above (this is opinion only). We agree w/ this assessment. We suspect that the ring of red lights is the result of an advertising light display from a local casino. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #121187). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-08-06 → 2015-08-23