As reported

Oval over Farmington, MN

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The report, as filed

Saw a craft in the sky that had a light on the belly of the craft that is much brighter than any light I have seen on a flying craft, it moved in a small forward motion, dipped behind a cloud for less than 5 seconds than disappeared from the sky even though it should have been visible after the cloud passed. Object was shining a beam of light down the back of the object, moving in a way most reminded me of a hummingbird with it moving in small circular motions, no sounds like a helicopter or any other craft. Before it dipped behind the cloud the light flared up to be much brighter.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #159162). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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