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MINNESOTA SPHERES
ST. PAUL -- Bill McNeff MUFON SD writes at, "About 2:00 AM on the morning of
December 30, 2002, an independent truck contractor was heading west on I-94
around 47 miles east of St. Paul. Something made him look to the south and
he saw an unidentified object at about 45 degrees elevation heading
northwest. It appeared to pass between two airplanes. He said he felt
energy coming from this object and received a message that he "should report
this and that two other people had also seen it". It was not as bright as a
star but was in the shape of two spheres pressed together to form a rough
egg shape. The object glowed white with a little blue. It rose about 30 degrees
before he lost sight of it in the northwest. It was about the size of a
muzzleloader ball at arm's length. He left a message at CUFOS and Mark
Rodeghier notified us.
Thanks to Bill McNeff Minnesota MUFON SD
KANSAS FLASHING LIGHT KEEPS PACE WITH AIRCRAFT
I've seen UFOs more than once in my life, was a Field Investigator for
MUFON, and am convinced the phenomenon represents something beyond the normal
activities of man. Whenever possible, I like to figure out explanations for
those sightings. In Filer's Files #8, I believe I have a highly likely
explanation for what the observer saw. A few years ago I too saw something
very similar, off to the south side of the plane, I saw a dancing, flashing
whitish light zipping around on the ground, apparently following the plane
and appearing intermittently, like playful lightning or some sort of bizarre
electrostatic earth-lights phenomenon. Several of us watched this light
display for several minutes, but then I suddenly figured out what it was.
The moon was high in the sky directly in line with the ground lights, but
high enough I hadn't noticed it at first. Bodies of water, such as rivers,
ponds, and lakes, were reflecting the moonlight towards my eyes. I ran a
program I've created to calculate the appearance and location of the moon on
January 8, 2003, at 8 PM, using latitude 36 N and longitude 97 W as the
observation point on the earth. This location is very close to the almost
due north flight path from Dallas to Wichita, and would be a little past the
midpoint of the flight. The moon was 1/3 full at an azimuth of 243 degrees
(WSW), and at an 27 degrees above the horizon. An observer looking out the
left side of the plane, and slightly behind the wings (as described in the
report) would be able to see the moon's reflection as they looked down.
This all fits perfectly with my theory that the observer saw the moon reflecting
on ground water bodies. It also explains why the lights quit over the town,
partly because the plane changed its heading, and also because there are
fewer bodies of water in town.
Thanks to John Craig
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