Circle over Hermantown, MN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
The object appeared to be in color of blue red and green and white. It was moving in one area of the sky for at least 10 minutes. Possibly a "twinkling" star? PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #126948). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-04-18 → 2016-05-05
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May 12, 2020 · 2:30 AM · LIGHT
Hermantown, MN
I went outside to walk my dog before going to bed at around 2:30am. I live in a townhome complex in Hermantown, MN. As I was walking my dog, I heard a sound that I can only describe as ominous. It was like a low grumble/rattle and sounded almost like construction equipment. Confused, I looked around and saw nothing nearby, and due to the time, nobody would be working. I decided to call a friend, as the feeling of something bad about to happen made me feel extremely worried of being outside. As I walked around the townhome complex, I was gazing at the stars, as the sky was pristinely clear. I saw what I assume to be an airplane (a few rhythmic blinking lights moving at average speed). Then, as I scanned the sky, I fixated on what appeared to be an extremely bright star. As I watched this star while talking to my friend, I noticed it was moving. I stopped walking to ensure I wasn’t seeing things, and the object continued to move across the sky smoothly yet quickly headed north/east (toward Lake Superior). The object moved at an upbeat pace, and appeared to be getting smaller and smaller. I walked around the corner, as it was about to be blocked from my view by one of the townhomes, and by the time I rounded the corner a minute later, it was gone. The eerie feeling had left my body, too. The airplane was still visible in the sky. Overall, I was shocked that I saw something so clearly that looked so much like a star. It blended in perfectly to the night sky, only detectable by a still eye. It was brighter than all other stars, however dimmed as it got further away and smaller.
September 10, 2000 · 9:10 PM · TRIANGLE
Hermantown, MN
my feiance and I were driving home from a weekend out of town. We were driving south on hwy 53 just north of hermantown minnesota..When