Showing posts with label Minnesota. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Minnesota. Show all posts

Friday, August 30, 2019

‘Marshall County UFO Incident’ Commemorated By Historical Society



‘Marshall County UFO Incident’ Commemorated By Historical Society

     Forty years after the Marshall County UFO Incident, the county’s historical society is commemorating the event that still has curiosity-seekers from around the world visiting its museum.

By Ann Bailey
www.grandforksherald.com
8-25-19
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Deputy Val Johnson, who was on patrol about 16 miles from Stephen, Minn., that morning reported afterward that, upon waking up 30 minutes after driving into the circle of light, hovering 3 to 4 feet above the ground, he had burns around his eyes. His patrol car also was damaged: A headlight and the windshield the car were smashed, the two radio antennas were bent and the clock on his dashboard matched that of his watch: 14 minutes slow.

Tuesday, February 05, 2019

Deputy is Knocked Out in 'UFO Attack' | UFO CHRONICLE –1979



Deputy is Knocked Out in 'UFO Attack' – The Grand Forks Herald 8-29-1979

Deputy is Knocked Out in 'UFO Attack' (-cont) – The Grand Forks Herald 8-29-1979

[...]

     [Deputy Val] Johnson was on patrol about 1:40 am when he was attacked by an "unidentified thing." It dove at his car and caused him to lose control. It then left him on an isolated rural highway, injured and unable to account for 39 minutes.

The 35-year-old deputy said he was about 10 miles west of Stephen, Minn., when he spotted a bright beam of light about 8 inches in diameter, "like a spotlight," he said. It was hovering 3 to 4 feet above the highway, he said, and it was about 2 1/2 miles away when he first saw it.
By The Grand Forks Herald
8-29-1979

Whatever Happened to County Cop Who Collided with UFO?


Whatever Happened to County Cop Who Collided with UFO?

     At 1:40 a.m. 36 years ago, Marshall County Sheriff's Deputy Val Johnson was on night patrol along a rural section of State Highway 220 near Warren, Minn., when he drove into a ball of white light.
By John Enger
MPRNews
8-27-2015

"I noticed a very bright, brilliant light, 8 to 12 inches in diameter, 3 to 4 feet off the ground," Johnson said in a taped police interview. "The edges were very defined."

Johnson drove toward the light, and woke up in the ditch a half-hour later with burns around his eyes. The windshield and one headlight of his 1977 Ford LTD were smashed. Both radio antenna were bent sharply back. The watch on his wrist and the clock on the dash both ticked 14 minutes slow.

Thursday, July 12, 2018

UFO Fireball Causes Hysteria in Minnesota

UFO Fireball Causes Hysteria in Minnesota 7-8-18

     People all across the country were freaking out Sunday when they saw what they thought was a UFO zipping across the sky.
By Joe Nelson
bringmethenews.com
7-9-18

Among them, KFAN radio's A.J. Mansour, who got the UFO ball rolling in Minnesota with a tweet saying: "You guys, I just saw a UFO in Arbor Lakes!" Mansour described it as a green shooting star with a fiery white tail.


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Thursday, February 25, 2016

100 Reported UFO Sightings in Minnesota Every Year | VIDEO

100 Reported UFO Sightings in Minnesota Every Year | VIDEO

     MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) - TV shows like "The X-Files" have explored the possibility of UFOs. And while there have been reported sightings all over the world, some say they continue to land right in Minnesota.

A local UFO group said there are about 100 reported sightings a year in the state. Although nearly 90 percent turn out to be something like a meteor or a plane, the others remain a mystery.
Maury Glover
www.fox9.com
2-22-16

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Small Orbs Move Out of UFO, Reports Witness

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Small Orbs Move Out of UFO, Reports Witness

By Roger Marsh
OpenMinds.tv
1-20-16

     Minnesota witnesses at Prior Lake reported watching a red-orange glowing ball about six feet in diameter hovering over a marsh area that rose up, emitted two smaller spheres and moved away, according to testimony in Case 73536 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

At approximately 7:30 p.m.on October 28, 2015, the two witnesses were sitting in the sun room of a house in Prior Lake watching TV when a bright circular object above the tall grass in a swampy area about 400 feet away attracted the second witnesses’ attention.

“She called it to my attention,” the reporting witness stated.“This object, about five or six feet in diameter, was rising up and moving to the left at an angle. As it rose it emitted two similar, but smaller objects, each perhaps a foot and-a-half in diameter, which moved to each side of the first object, and the three flew off together in formation in a northeast direction until they were out of sight. The objects were all a red-orange color and not quite as bright as the full harvest moon.” [...]

Wednesday, December 09, 2015

What Do Those Aliens On Fargo Really Mean?

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What Do Those Aliens On <i>Fargo</i> Really Mean?

By Melissa Maerz
www.ew.com
12-8-15

     Yes, we have definitive proof that aliens exist. At least on Fargo.

Ever since those unearthly lights first descended upon the massacre at the waffle house near Luverne, Minnesota, Fargo fans have been wondering: Was that some kind of spaceship? And if so, would the show ever directly address the existence of alien life, or would it remain one of the many cosmic jokes in the Fargo world? In “The Castle” (read the recap here), we finally got our answer as Peggy (Kirsten Dunst) saw an actual UFO hovering above the shootout that she and her husband, Ed (Jesse Plemons), were escaping. “It’s just a flying saucer, Ed,” Peggy said, delivering one of the season’s best lines. “We’ve got to go.”

Of course, a flying saucer is never just a flying saucer. There are already a million great theories circulating about what that flying saucer really means. Is it a riff on a real-life close encounter that a Minnesota sheriff’s deputy claimed he experienced in 1979? [...]

‘Fargo’ Star Patrick Wilson Talks UFO Sightings

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Fargo Flying Saucer

By Geoff Berkshire
variety.com
12-7-15

     [...]

Variety spoke with Wilson about Lou’s eventful episode, which included a touching exchange with Hank, a brutal face off with Bear, and the return of that mysterious UFO.

[...]

And in the midst of that fight with Bear, the UFO comes back. What does Lou make of that?

Lou’s a very practical guy. He seizes the moment and shoots Bear — he’s taking the task at hand. I don’t think he gives [the UFO] too much credence, until the next episode. At that moment he doesn’t have time to question it.

What about after Bear is shot and Lou lies back and stares at the UFO?

I remember thinking, “Am I dead?” There are those fleeting moments. “Do I walk to the light?” I think we’re more in that land. It’s the closest he’s gotten to death. I don’t think he’s too caught up in people from outer space at that point. We’ll address it in the way you can imagine Lou would address something.

Kirsten Dunst has that great line, “It’s just a flying saucer.”

That’s the kind of thing with this show. “Sure man, there’s a UFO. Why not?” They’ve seen everything else.

Did you embrace that feeling when you first read about the UFOs or did you ask (showrunner) Noah Hawley for an explanation?


In typical Noah fashion, you ask him about it and he’s like, “I don’t know, what do you think?” He’s not like, “Well, what it represents is…” I think that, yes, there’s this obsession with a phenomenon that seemed to be happening, and it was also the rise of “Close Encounters.” There was definitely a social awareness. But I remember when I read in episode one when it appears, I thought it was fantastic because it’s just so strange. There are just no answers to so much of this. And you’re not gonna get an answer. I think people like Peggy would go, “What? It’s a flying saucer.” Then again, she’s “touched” — which is my favorite line. [...]

Monday, November 16, 2015

'UFO Occupants' Seen in Strange Craft


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'UFO Occupants' Seen in Strange Craft

By Roger Marsh
OpenMinds.tv
11-13-15

     A Minnesota witness at Olivia reported a close encounter with a low flying missile-shaped object that was so close that craft occupants could be seen behind rectangular-shaped windows, according to testimony in Case 72323 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

The witness was driving home from Minneapolis and stopped in Olivia at a Dairy Queen and the continued driving west along Highway 212.

“When I looked out the passenger side window to the north, I noticed what at first I thought was a small airplane flying just above the tree line,” the witness stated.“I looked again and noticed the windows were too large to be airplane windows.”

The witness could not see the traditional red or green flashing aircraft lights that a small airplane would have.

“There were long rectangular windows in which I could see people standing and looking out. I grabbed my camera and tried to take a couple pictures. The craft then made a sharp 90-degree turn and headed toward me. On the front I saw three bright lights.” [...]

Friday, November 06, 2015

The Real-Life UFO Story Behind This Season Of 'Fargo'


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UFOs On Fargo

By Tracy Mumford
www.mprnews.org
10-27-15

     "This is a true story."

Those words kick off every episode of "Fargo" — they were also at the start of the 1996 movie.

Of course the Coen brothers, and now show creator Noah Hawley, are playing fast-and-loose with "truth." But one of the most unbelievable, out-of-this-world parts of season two is, in fact, "a true story."

(Stop reading now if you're not caught up, Fargo watchers.)

We're talking about the aliens.

So far, unexplained lights and UFO-talk have been in all three episodes of "Fargo," which takes place in and around Luverne, Minn., in 1979.

For these supernatural allusions, Hawley may be pulling straight from the local history books. [...]

Tuesday, November 03, 2015

Sheriff’s Deputy UFO Encounter | VIDEO

Sheriff’s Deputy UFO Encounter

By Mike Binkley
minnesota.cbslocal.com
11-1-15

     [...] A Minnesota UFO sighting from the ‘70s is considered more credible than most, in part because of who called it in.

Marshall County sheriff’s deputy Val Johnson was on patrol in the early morning hours of Aug. 27, 1979, when he spotted something strange along a rural highway.

The president of the Marshall County Historical Society, Kent Broten, knows the story well.

“What (Deputy Johnson) saw was a bright object, maybe like a foot in diameter, about three and a half feet off the ground,” Broten said. “As he explained it in the news reports, what was there all of a sudden was here, so the light just shot at him, engulfed his car in light and blinded him.” [...]

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Boomerang-Shaped UFO, Reported Over Minnesota Remains a Mystery


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Boomerang-Shaped UFO, Reported Over Minnesota Remains a Mystery - May 2013

Case closed: Boomerang object reported 300 feet from witnesses' roof line

By Roger Marsh
The Examiner
9-12-13

      A Minnesota witness at Eden Prairie reported two encounters with unidentified objects including a boomerang-shaped object that appeared 300 feet from his roof line, according to testimony in Cases 47870 and 47499 both closed as an Unknown Aerial Vehicle, the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) announced September 12, 2013.

The witness was outside smoking at 10:50 p.m. on May 18, 2013, when the first object was noticed.

"Looked up towards the Big Dipper and saw the two oval reddish lights," the witness stated. "Then noticed the crescent shape between the lights. It started on a straight path. Suddenly made multiple S-shaped maneuvers in the pattern of how a snake looks when it moves. Very, very fast."

The witness stated he lives near two airports, but has never seen anything like this before.

"It was very low and made no sound. The lights were oval and sort of dim. Clear sky. Mild humidity. It lasted maybe 10-15 seconds. It went across the whole sky in this short time and got smaller and faded out like it left the atmosphere." . . .

Friday, September 13, 2013

Disc-Shaped UFO Witnessed and Photographed By Minnesota Woman

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Disc-Shaped UFO Witnessed and Photographed By Minnesota Woman 9-2-13

Disc-Shaped UFO Witnessed and Photographed By Minnesota Woman  9-2-13

Cass Lake, Minn., woman takes photo of translucent, circular, unidentifiable object zooming across sky

By Justin Glawe
www.grandforksherald.com
9-12-13

     BEMIDJI, Minn. -- Allison Barta saw something.

It was in the sky, translucent, circular, disc-like and most certainly, positively and identifiably unidentifiable. It was also an object that was flying.

"For the moment, we were pretty dumbfounded," she said of her and her friend, Neil Peterson. "The two of us are watching it zoom across the sky, and I'm trying to get another picture of it, but I couldn't catch it."

The lone image she did capture, however, might be enough to whet the appetites of UFO enthusiasts, believers, identifiers, or whatever they prefer to be called.

The object is. ... something.

Barta was taking pictures of pelicans outside her rural Cass Lake home in northern Minnesota on Sept. 2. That's when she saw the saucer, which spanned the horizon in just a few seconds at an incredible speed, she said. The pelicans are in the photo. The object is, too. . . .

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

UFOs Over The Basilica Minneapolis | VIDEO


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UFOs over the Basilica Minneapolis, Minnesota  8-9-13
Credit: MUFON

By MUFON
Witness Report
8-9-13

     I was walking to downtown, from my place in uptown, via Loring Park. I spotted two objects hovering in the NE sky. At first I didnt pay much attention to them as I thought it was just helicopters perhaps. But then, one looked like it was sort of checking out the Basillica. Im not sure how far away they were, so it may have just been a quirk of viewpoint and unrelated to the Basillica.

That struck me as interesting so I decided to record them with my Galaxy Note 2 phone. I also tried to get enough reference points in some of the shots to triangulate size if someone is interested in doing so. Im not sure what the objects were. Im inclined to think they were manmade. They werent helicopters though, at least not normal sized ones.. nor did they have the correct lights for that sort of vehicle. (Perhaps Im mistaken?)


The objects themselves were dual colors. They looked like two square lights of some sort attached to one another, which you cant tell from the video due to the low quality. If I remember correctly the colors were a solid blue and green, but dont quote me on that... I cant recall for sure. In the video each object appears a different color versus each being a dual color.

Before I started to record, the second object had been hovering back and forth. Its the object you see hover up from the lower left in the video.

My feelings and reactions: Curiosity more than anything. Like I said, I think it was probably something of terrestrial origin and someone either testing out some kind of say.. drone, or something, or putting on a show of some sort with rc craft. They kind of reminded me of those small automated drones from some of the universities you see videos of doing synchronized flying. That or perhaps small RC craft (but silent). At first I thought there might be some sort of propeller sound, but it was just downtown noise.. As I made my way downtown no one else seemed to have noticed anything. (it was busy downtown)

How did I lose sight of the objects? See the video. They did their thing and then flew off. The second one looked like it had been landing or taking off before I started recording. Its hard to tell for sure though without a better idea of distance though. . . .

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

4.6 Billion Year Old Space Rock Found In Farmer's Field | VIDEO


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Ancient Space Rock Found In Farmer's Field

Minnesota Meteorite: Farmer Bruce Lilienthal Finds Ancient Space Rock Half-Buried In Field

By David Freeman
The Huffington Post
6-25-13

      Farmers expect to reap what they sow. So it was quite a surprise when Bruce Lilienthal found a meteorite half-buried in a field on his farm in Minnesota's Sibley County, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.

"We didn't know what it was at first," Lilienthal said of the flat, oddly heavy rock in an interview with KEYC-TV.

"We've done enough tests to be sure it's a meteorite," Dr. Calvin Alexander, a meteorite expert and professor of earth sciences at the University of Minnesota, told the Star Tribune. "It is not part of the Earth. It fell out of the sky."

Dr. Alexander told The Huffington Post in an email that he examined the 33-pound rock at his office in Minneapolis on May 30, after Lilienthal and his wife brought it in. A variety of tests -- including chemical analysis and electron microscopy -- convinced him that what he calls the "Lilienthal object" is an iron meteorite. . . .

Monday, August 08, 2011

CRYPTOZOOLOGY NEWS | VIDEO: ". . . Officials Have Been Unable to Identify a Mystery Carcass Found in Douglas County"

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Mystery Roadkill Prompts DNR Investigation


Mystery Roadkill Prompts DNR Investigation

By Joe Nelson and Laurie Stribling
ksax.com
8-5-11

     Alexandria, Minn. (KSAX) - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officials have been unable to identify a mystery carcass found in Douglas County with certainty, prompting further investigation.

The dead white mammal was spotted this week on a Douglas County road with five claws, dark tufts of hair on its back and head and long toenails.

Roadkill is nothing new for Minnesotans, but this curious creature got people talking.