Light over Taylors Falls, MN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Two bright orange round objects traveling fast in a straight line. Second object was 3 to 4 seconds behind the first. We watched them for 30 to 40 seconds. Altitude was that of a small airplane. Objects flew from a Southwest to Northeast direction from Minnesota into Wisconsin Both objects brightness faded quickly and vanished well before the horizon in the same spot in the sky. The second one 3 to 4 seconds after the first. There were no lights such as an airplanes. We saw no exhaust such as a jets and we did not hear any engine sounds.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #159513). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2020-09-16 → 2020-10-03
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