Post by Joanna on Feb 23, 2016 14:14:49 GMT -5
UFO Activity in Minnesota
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 extraterrestrial crafts seem to have a penchant for Minnesota.
A local UFO group said there are about 100 reported sightings a year in the state. Although almost 90 percent turn out to be something like a meteor or a plane, the others remain a mystery. “In general, we’ve had a steady stream of sightings for decades,” Bill McNeff, chief investigator for the Minnesota chapter of the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), said. “I think the general public should be fascinated by the possibility of life from other planets from other star systems.”
Last month, the CIA released a picture (above) of an unidentified flying object over Minneapolis in 1960 from its own so-called “X-files” – a group of UFO documents declassified in 1978.
McNeff said he investigated a claim by a Prior Lake couple who saw a reddish-orange glowing sphere about 6-feet wide hovering over a swamp behind their condo last fall – “As it rose up, it emitted two other red-orange spheres that were smaller. They were 1½-feet in diameter. These three objects flew in formation until they were out of sight.”
Minnesota deputy sheriff reports UFO sighting. But the most famous UFO sighting in Minnesota was a close encounter between a Marshall County Sheriff’s deputy and a beam of light outside the town of Stephen back in 1979. Val Johnson said it came right at him, shattering his windshield and bending the antenna on his patrol car 90 degrees. Johnson regained consciousness 39 minutes later with burns around his eyes. And the clock on his dashboard and watch had both stopped for 14 minutes – “There was a lot of physical evidence and it was a law officer. A respected law officer,” McNeff emphasized. It even inspired several scenes on the latest season of the Fargo TV show. Whether you believe UFOs are real or not, they seem to be more mainstream than ever.
“I think the younger generation believes there is other intelligence out there and that this is to be expected,” McNeff added. He said he will keep investigating UFOs until he gets some answers because he believes the truth is “out there.”
Source: Mary Glover, KMSP, February 22, 2016.
See also “Incident in Minnesota” whatliesbeyond.boards.net/thread/4225/incident-minnesota