UFOMYST
CaseDisk1947

Minneapolis, MN, USA

A witness in Minneapolis, Minnesota reported a gray, disk-shaped object in the sky around 5 p.m. in July 1947, an event later mentioned by a local radio newscaster, observed for 19 minutes.

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 1140s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (189 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1947-07-15
Where
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Shape
Disk
Duration
19 minutes
Geo
44.980, -93.264 · exact
Slug
disk-over-minneapolis-mn-1947-25b299
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In context

  • One of 143 documented reports from Minneapolis, MN in the UFOMYST archive.
  • Minnesota logged 2 sightings in 1947.
  • Disk sightings ran at 27.3% during the 1940s (archive average: 5.9%).

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