Unknown over Scanlon, MN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
My friend and I were walking to my car when he notices a very large charcoal black blur moving faster then any plane I've ever witnessed cross the clear night sky, the craft made zero noise but we could clearly see the moon's reflection off the top of the enormous craft before it was gone. 5 mins later In the distance there was a blinking orange light that was circling around a large area, then seemed to change course and follow the same direction as the other object but at half the speed and medium low altitude, we could hear the Jet's engine roaring the sky as it passed. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #127169). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-04-30 → 2016-05-17