NUFORC UFO Sighting 187359

Occurred: 2025-01-30 19:42 Local
Reported: 2025-01-31 07:49 Pacific
Duration: 90 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Duluth, MN, USA
Location details: Sighting began at the ANTENNA FARM on top of the hill in Duluth, MN and continued west to Brookston

Shape: Light
Color: White/changing
Estimated Size: Unknown - all we saw was light
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: W, S, NW
Angle of Elevation: 20
Closest Distance: 1 mile
Estimated Speed: 100+ mph
Explanation: Planet/Star - Probable
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Changed Color, Aircraft nearby

Witnessed odd light near TV antenna, pursued, light evaded us until we stopped, then it turned back and came at us

At approximately 7:45 pm on January 30, 2025 I walked out my back door - at 15 E.Village View Dr. Apt. E - to empty garbage, when I noticed a bright white light hovering next to one of the nearby 1,000-ft tall television antennas. The light remained in this location for approximately half an hour, while slowly drifting away from the TV antenna.

I immediately put on my skeptic hat, and decided it was either Venus, or a drone operated by someone nearby. However, while it did SLOWLY drift away from the antenna, it's slow movement was still much too fast to be a planet or celestial body moving naturally across the sky because of the Earth's rotation.

What occurred next leads me to believe this was a UFO. I don't know what I saw. My girlfriend was with me and once she saw the light, it was her idea to attempt to catch up to it. So we got in the car and pursued. She doesn't know what we saw either. But each of us knows we just had the most profound UFO sighting experience of our lives.

We chased this light 30 miles west, at highway speeds, and we never caught up. It was as if the light was aware of us. We got closer to it a few times. But it was as if it was evading us. When we'd turn south, it would turn south. When we'd turn back west, it would turn back west. And when we stopped, it came back toward us.

When we finally decided to stop chasing the light, we were on Hwy 2 near Brookston, MN. As soon as we pulled over to stop chasing, the light also stopped, and began COMING TOWARD US. I have attached that video.

Obviously, this object probably has a rational explanation. But what we saw was incredible enough to warrant my reporting it to you. And we cannot explain what we saw.

This was no plane. No helicopter. No planet. It made no sound. And it moved quickly and abruptly in ways we couldn't explain.

I will attach video. I have more than 4 videos. At no point did we see any shape of an object. Only light. My girlfriend has a video where the light changed shape. My phone may not take great video. Hers does. So please follow up. Even if to debunk every whimsical notion of ours.

I need to know WTF we saw.

NUFORC Note:

On January 30, 2025, at approximately 7:42 PM in Duluth, Minnesota, Venus was prominently visible in the western sky. At that time, Venus was situated at an altitude of about 20 degrees above the horizon, making it the most likely bright object you observed. Venus is often referred to as the "Evening Star" due to its bright appearance shortly after sunset.

A bright planet (or star) in the lower sky can appear to move away from you when you're traveling in a car. This is an optical illusion caused by the relative motion between you and the celestial object.

Here’s why this happens:

Parallax Effect: Nearby objects, such as trees, road signs, and buildings, appear to move past you quickly, while distant objects (like a bright planet or star) seem almost stationary. If the planet is near the horizon, it may seem to drift away as your perspective shifts.

Curvature of the Road: If you're driving toward the horizon, the planet might appear to lower in the sky, making it seem like it’s retreating.

Your Brain’s Perception: Since planets don’t move noticeably in real time, your brain may interpret the changing perspective as the planet "moving away" from you.

This effect is common with Venus, which is often mistaken for a UFO because of its brightness and apparent motion when viewed from a moving vehicle.

Posted 2025-02-02