-

204880 sightings reported...
and growing

Elk River, MN

Sighted on Saturday 03. June 2017
Reported on
Shape: Fireball | Duration: 4-5 minutes
Source:

"Fireball" ufo sighted over west edge of Elk River, MN, for 4-5 minutes, starting at 11:20PM on June 3rd, 2017.June 3rd, 2017 @ 11:20PM. The 2 Witnesses (Father & Daughter) were traveling westbound on County Road 30, on the west edge of Elk River, Minnesota, just over 1-2 miles before the city border line between Elk River & Big Lake. Upon crossing the 4-way stop intersection of Joplin Street & County Road 30, the unidentified object suddenly appeared in our view (where the speed limit picks up from the 30mph zone before the intersection, to a 45mph zone after the intersection). The object appeared suddenly in the wide open clear sky, at a 1 o'clock position from our westbound direction of travel. The object would be best described as a VERY BRIGHT ORANGE "fireball" without a discernible shape, surrounded in a wavering BRIGHT orange "aura." The object was very low in the sky, as the few trees we passed along the north (right) hand side of County Road 30 initially obscured our view somewhat. I would estimate the altitude of the object to have been no more than 200-300 feet off the ground at the *very* most.County Road 30 runs east/west parallel, next to and along the Mississippi river along that stretch, on the north hand side of the Mississippi river. Distance from the intersection of Joplin&30, to the Pinewood Golf Course on Waco Street NW, is between 1-2 miles. When the "fireball" suddenly appeared it was only that distance ahead of us, just a bit north of the golf course, almost directly over top of Highway 10. Highway 10 also runs the same parallel east/west as County Road 30 and the Mississippi river, just a few blocks north of County Road 30.A little more than half way from the Joplin/30 intersection to the Waco/30 intersection, is the Sherburne County Government Center to our right (north), located along the south side of Highway 10.By the time we had traveled (1 mile) westbound on County Road 30, and were directly south of the Sherburne County Government Center (which was directly to our right, north) the object had already slowly and erratically moved a little southward and was now right over the golf course on Waco Street NW. We could clearly see the "fireball" had been moving southward, and was continuing to move southward. However, the object did NOT move at a steady speed. Instead, it was moving only a little south at a time at random intervals, stopping periodically in the sky. Also, with each southward movement, it randomly would travel to a somewhat higher and sometimes lower altitude in the sky. (Note: County Road 30 along that stretch is perfectly straight for a few miles, and perfectly flat. NO rises or falls in the road.) When we reached Waco Street, we turned onto Waco, and I immediately stopped the car to view the object which was nearly above us at that point. We clearly observed from the roadside stopped as the object continued its random erratic traveling southward in short movements changing altitude up & down also with each movement, for just shy of 2 more minutes. Also, throughout the duration of the sighting the "fireball" somewhat randomly increased and decreased in brightness. Each time it moved mostly the brightness increased. Each time it paused in the sky mostly the brightness decreased. All the while it maintained being the absolutely brightest object by *far* in the entire sky, other than the moon of course which was to the south (left) of us.Then the object, after being viewed from our stopped position at Waco & 30 for nearly 2 minutes, suddenly vanished, as instantly as it had appeared in the first place. At the time it finally disappeared in the clear open sky, it had traveled southward enough to had crossed over the Mississippi river to the south side of the river. From beginning to end, from Joplin/30 intersection to the time it disappeared south of the river, the entire sighting had lasted between 4-5 minutes.

comments powered by Disqus

Top 100 nearest sightings ordered by sighting date (100 miles radius):

Location Sighted on Shape Duration
Location Sighted on Shape Duration
Maplewood, Oakdale, & Lake Elmo MN 2023-07-31 Hard to tell, but more rectangles. 30 minutes
Maplewood, Oakdale, & Lake Elmo MN 2023-07-25 Hard to tell, but more rectangles. 30 minutes
Watkins,MN 2023-07-15 Round light 1min-10-min
Coon Rapids, MN 55433 2022-11-07 Triangle 30 Seconds
Paynesville 2022-07-30 Sphere 2 seconds
Milaca, MN 2021-04-17 Triangles? In a still shot
4045 county rd 101 2021-03-04 Straight line of lights 4 minutes
chanhassen mn 2020-08-25 Saucer est 20 minutes
chanhassen mn 2020-08-25 Saucer est 20 minutes
Savage Minnesota 2020-07-19 Flashing light 30 minutes
Scandia, Minnesota (United States) 2020-05-19 Oval 00:01:00
Bethel, Minnesota (United States) 2020-05-10 Oval 06:00:00
Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States) 2020-05-10 Triangle 00:04:00
Eagan, Minnesota (United States) 2020-04-29 Other 01:00:00
Scandia, Minnesota (United States) 2020-04-28 Unknown 00:30:00
Scandia, Minnesota (United States) 2020-04-25 Flash 00:01:00
Saint Paul, Minnesota (United States) 2020-04-25 Star-like 00:02:00
Chisago City, Minnesota (United States) 2020-04-25 Circle 00:05:00
Roseville, Minnesota (United States) 2020-04-24 Cigar 00:15:00
Champlin, Minnesota (United States) 2020-04-19 Circle 01:00:00
Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States) 2020-04-18 Oval 01:00:03
Hutchinson, Minnesota (United States) 2020-04-18 Star-like 00:45:00
White Bear Lake, Minnesota (United States) 2020-04-18 Star-like 00:09:00
Dresser, Wisconsin (United States) 2020-04-16 Circle 00:30:00
St. Cloud, Minnesota (United States) 2020-04-10 Teardrop 00:00:45
Big Lake, Minnesota (United States) 2020-04-09 Unknown 00:20:00
Woodbury, Minnesota (United States) 2020-04-01 Sphere 00:01:30
White Bear Lake, Minnesota (United States) 2020-03-30 Circle 00:02:00
Scandia, Minnesota (United States) 2020-03-21 Unknown 01:00:00
Circle Pines, Minnesota (United States) 2020-03-20 Star-like 00:20:00
Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States) 2020-03-12 Triangle 00:00:05
Hammond, Wisconsin (United States) 2020-03-07 Circle 00:04:00
Elk River, Minnesota (United States) 2020-03-07 Star-like 00:10:00
Shoreview, Minnesota (United States) 2020-03-06 Circle 00:05:00
Milaca, Minnesota (United States) 2020-03-06 Egg 20:00:00
Mounds View, Minnesota (United States) 2020-03-06 Sphere 00:25:00
Maple Grove, Minnesota (United States) 2020-03-02 Drumbell 00:01:00
Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States) 2020-02-04 Unknown 00:00:30
St. Cloud, Minnesota (United States) 2020-02-01 Circle 08:13:46
Burnsville, Minnesota (United States) 2020-01-24 Triangle 00:00:30
St. Louis Park, Minnesota (United States) 2020-01-21 Sphere 00:00:10
West Saint Paul, Minnesota (United States) 2020-01-09 Triangle 00:00:00
Ramsey, Minnesota (United States) 2019-11-25 Unknown 00:02:00
Milaca, Minnesota (United States) 2019-11-25 Circle 00:20:00
Sartell, Minnesota (United States) 2019-10-29 Boomerang 00:00:07
Litchfield, Minnesota (United States) 2019-10-25 Star-like 00:30:00
Shakopee, Minnesota (United States) 2019-10-18 Disc 00:00:00
Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States) 2019-10-09 Disc 00:27:00
Willernie, Minnesota (United States) 2019-10-01 Fireball 00:01:00
Woodbury, Minnesota (United States) 2019-09-28 Circle 00:00:05
Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States) 2019-09-20 Triangle 00:01:00
Willernie, Minnesota (United States) 2019-09-18 Unknown 00:01:00
Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States) 2019-08-30 Sphere 00:00:05
Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States) 2019-08-28 Sphere 00:01:00
Delano, Minnesota (United States) 2019-04-17 Circle 00:02:00
East Bethel, Minnesota (United States) 2019-02-19 Boomerang 00:00:10
Eagan, Minnesota (United States) 2019-02-16 Triangle 00:02:00
Scandia, Minnesota (United States) 2019-01-13 Fireball 00:00:53
Rogers, Minnesota (United States) 2019-01-11 Boomerang 00:12:00
North Saint Paul, Minnesota (United States) 2019-01-06 Triangle 00:05:00
Woodbury, Minnesota (United States) 2019-01-05 Sphere 00:05:00
Elk River, Minnesota (United States) 2018-11-12 Triangle 00:00:20
Lonsdale, Minnesota (United States) 2018-11-10 Triangle 00:00:05
Chaska, Minnesota (United States) 2018-11-09 Star-like 00:00:26
Woodbury, Minnesota (United States) 2018-11-09 Other 00:00:15
Woodbury, Minnesota (United States) 2018-10-29 Other 00:00:15
Chaska, Minnesota (United States) 2018-10-16 Circular 2 hours
Cambridge, Minnesota (United States) 2018-10-04 Chevron 00:00:10
Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States) 2018-09-30 Circle 00:20:00
Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States) 2018-08-29 Unknown 00:00:26
Waconia, Minnesota (United States) 2018-08-28 Sphere 00:03:00
Stillwater, Minnesota (United States) 2018-08-20 Other 00:03:00
Forest Lake, Minnesota (United States) 2018-07-23 Other 00:27:30
Burnsville, Minnesota (United States) 2018-07-14 Unknown 00:20:00
Minnetonka, Minnesota (United States) 2018-07-04 Flash 02:00:00
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota (United States) 2018-07-03 Square, Rectangular 00:10:00
Fridley, Minnesota (United States) 2018-06-26 Sphere 00:04:00
New Brighton, Minnesota (United States) 2018-06-21 Disc 00:03:00
Sauk Rapids, Minnesota (United States) 2018-04-21 Triangle 00:00:04
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota (United States) 2018-01-03 Fireball 00:00:03
Shoreview, Minnesota (United States) 2018-01-01 Triangle 01:00:00
Columbus, MN (United States) 2017-12-19 sphere 15-20 minutes
Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States) 2017-11-29 Circle 00:05:00
Wyoming, Minnesota (United States) 2017-11-07 Star-like 00:03:00
Eden Prairie, Minnesota (United States) 2017-10-28 Saturn-like 01:03:11
Stacy, Minnesota (United States) 2017-09-26 Diamond 00:30:00
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota (United States) 2017-09-08 Unknown 00:08:00
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota (United States) 2017-09-08 Other 00:08:00
Rosemount, Minnesota (United States) 2017-09-06 Fireball 00:10:00
Chaska, Minnesota (United States) 2017-08-30 Sphere 00:03:00
Mayer, Minnesota (United States) 2017-08-19 Square, Rectangular 00:05:00
Cokato, Minnesota (United States) 2017-08-18 Blimp 08:08:08
Rosemount, Minnesota (United States) 2017-08-04 Square, Rectangular 00:05:00
Saint Paul, Minnesota (United States) 2017-07-31 N, A 00:02:00
Anoka, Minnesota (United States) 2017-07-29 Boomerang 00:00:08
Annandale, Minnesota (United States) 2017-07-17 Other 00:01:00
Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States) 2017-07-12 Sphere 01:15:00
Vadnis Heights/white bear lake, MN 2017-07-09 Other 15 minutes
Plymouth, Minnesota (United States) 2017-07-07 N, A 00:01:19
Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States) 2017-07-03 Circle 03:00:00