As reported

Cross over Blaine, MN

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

The report, as filed

Driving down hwy 65. Saw something rectangular shaped in sky but wasn’t moving. Pulled off next street to take photo and it was gone. I don’t normally believe in this stuff, but this spooked me out big time, and I had to share.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #138230). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2017-12-31 → 2018-01-17

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