Circle over St. Paul (around), MN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Was driving home on 494W after leaving Perkins (off France St), and saw a Huge Circle shape (Left of Highway). It had several faded lights creating this circle, and it looked as though it was in a cloud or fog. It was not moving. I was driving, - so I called my cousin who was driving a mile or two behind me. She saw it too. There was a recent bad car accident, so I was unable to pull over anywhere to take a photo safely. I saw an airplane flying (at airport) and it was TINY compared to this object. We suspect that the display is the result of advertising lights, projected from a local casino. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #121457). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-08-21 → 2015-09-07