As reported

Light over North Branch, MN

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

The report, as filed

Large bright solid reddish yellow light moving west to east. Light ejected projectiles in groups of 2 towards the ground that looked like the end of a meteor when it fizzles out 4 times for a total of 8 identical projectiles then just disappeared, not flares no sound and too low to be a commercial airliner. Tried to take video but didnt turn out.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #144030). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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March 10, 2015 · 12:24 AM · UNKNOWN

North Branch, MN

My younger sister was in her room and noticed what looked like the lights of an airplane out the window, to the southwest, through a crack in her curtains. Given the small area for her to see the lights, she began to doubt it was from an airplane as they remained stationary, so she and my other sister went outside to see if they could get a better look. There was no sound to be heard, so they decided it wasn’t a helicopter either. As they continued to watch, the lights grew dimmer and disappeared. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD

October 10, 2008 · 2:00 AM · LIGHT