Sphere over Albert Lea, MN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was at work out in the front parking lot and on the edge of some dark storm clouds moving in 5 very bright balls of light just appeared out of nowhere and was not a plane or anything they just sat in a line for about a minute or 2 and vanished somehow instantly I also took a video I would like to share of this from my work truck.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #179087). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-08-01 → 2023-08-18
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