UFOMYST
CaseChanging2005

Scandia, MN, USA

((NUFORC Note: Possible twinkling stars, we suspect. PD))We saw an object in the sky that didn't appear to be moving.

Report quality: Low35/100

This score reflects report-quality signals on file — how complete, corroborated, and precisely located the report is — not a claim about whether the sighting was a real craft.

  • Duration parsed: 600s, a plausible sighting length
  • Moderate witness text (60 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
  • NUFORC attached a skeptical explanation note (e.g. Venus, satellite, meteor)
When
2005-10-07
Where
Scandia, MN, USA
Shape
Changing
Duration
10 minutes
Geo
45.254, -92.806 · exact
Slug
changing-over-scandia-mn-2005-3f4483
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In context

  • Scandia, MN has 5 sightings on file here.
  • 2005 brought 75 reports from Minnesota.
  • The 2000s skewed 2.8% changing reports; the archive-wide figure is 2.5%.

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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