CaseOval2015

Shoreview, MN, USA

I spot this flashing light up in the sky, though it was an a/c but as it got closer, it doesnt see like an airplane. ..so I video.

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 450s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (130 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
2015-10-04
Where
Shoreview, MN, USA
Shape
Oval
Duration
5-10 minutes
Geo
45.079, -93.147 · exact
Slug
oval-over-shoreview-mn-2015-93ae60
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave2004

    The Navy Encounters & the UAP Era

    U.S. training ranges (Pacific off San Diego; Atlantic off Virginia), then worldwide reporting

    The wave that renamed the subject. The USS Nimitz 'Tic Tac' encounter (November 2004: radar drops from 80,000 ft to sea level in seconds, pilot visual by Cmdr. David Fravor, FLIR video) stayed classified-adjacent until…

In context

  • Shoreview, MN has 16 sightings on file here.
  • 2015 brought 152 reports from Minnesota.
  • The 2010s skewed 4.1% oval reports; the archive-wide figure is 4.3%.

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

Report

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