Flash over Byron/Salem Corners, MN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Me and my two friends were driving back home from going to town to get groceries at the local store and out of nowhere a bright light flashed then shot straight down and circled then completely disappeared. There was only one bright light that did that in the sky. We are straight minded people who pay attention. We knew exactly what we saw and can’t forget what we seen
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #137911). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2017-12-16 → 2018-01-02