A Minnesota witness in Coon Rapids reported watching and videotaping four white, cylinder-shaped objects moving overhead at about 10,000 feet where each object appeared to have a black band at its center area, according to testimony from Mutual UFO Network ( MUFON ) Case 47256 recently closed as an Unknown.
The witness had just purchased a fast food breakfast and was looking for a place to eat and relax when he pulled into Sand Creek Park off of Northdale Boulevard in Coon Rapids just after 9:15 a.m. on May 7, 2013.
"After I finished my sandwich and coffee at about 9:35 a.m., I stepped out of my car," the witness stated. "Looking up to the southwest I saw a white cylinder at approximately five miles out at an altitude of approximately 10,0000 feet moving away from me at a moderate speed on a straight line."
The witness immediately pulled out a camera phone and attempted to get a video, but the only caught a "fleeting glimpse" of what he had seen.
"As I stood there a minute thinking I missed it, I saw another cylinder in the southwest sky moving away at same speed along the same line. I didn't get this one on video. Now looking northwest about three miles out I saw a third cylinder moving at the same speed along the same line. I caught this one on video. I was very excited and my camera is very crappy."
The witness described the objects.
"The cylinders were about the size of a commercial airline fuselage without wings and tail, rounded on both ends with what appeared to be a black band around the middle."
The witness then called a park employee over to talk to him about the incident when a fourth object was seen.
"We looked up and saw a fourth white cylinder moving at same speed along the same line. In all my excitement and poor camera work I only caught a glimpse of the fourth cylinder on video. It too moved away at the same speed along the same line. No more cylinders appeared."
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Coon Rapids is a northern suburb of Minneapolis, population 61,476.
Case 47256 is one of 75 May 2013 cases now closed by MUFON investigators as an Unknown. Minnesota is a current UFO ALERT 5 rating, with a low number of UFO sightings nationally. Minnesota had 8 reports in August 2013 - the 28th highest reporting state while California had 97 reports - the highest reporting state in the nation.
You can read more details about other recently reported cases at the UFO Examiner home page .
The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please keep in mind that most UFO reports can be explained as something natural or man-made. Minnesota MUFON State Director Craig R. Lang with the case field investigator has closed this report as an Unknown. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.
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