Triangle over Big Falls, MN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
The lights continued in a straight line for a few seconds, paused momentarily, the shot upwards and disappeared. I couldn't see much detail of the craft itself, but it looked metallic, as there were areas near the lights where it was illuminated enough to see a little bit of the curves of the craft. I live in the country, so no light pollution, no airplanes (this obviously wasn't an airplane anyway), it is a relatively clear night, and it was well above the tree line, so I had a very clear view.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #158100). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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