Cylinder over Pine city township, MN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Saw a bright white bar shape in the sky. Disappeared after about 30 seconds. Did not appear to be moving in any direction. Took 3 pics right in succession. Each picture looks different when zoomed in. Very strange. Helicopter was in the are immediately after it left
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #171302). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2022-08-16 → 2022-09-02