NUFORC Sighting 85927

Occurred: 2011-07-31 22:50 Local
Reported: 2011-12-18 08:26 Pacific
Duration: 10 min
No of observers: 2

Location: Princeton, MN, USA

Shape: Other
Characteristics: Lights on object

25-50 orange-yellow lights come out of the thunder storm

My girlfriend and I were traveling south on hwy 169 approx. 5 miles north of Princeton, MN. at approx. 10:50 p.m. July 31, 2011. There was an intense lightning storm that covered about half of the night sky {covering the sky from the S.W. to the N.E. the other half of the sky was clear with stars clearly visable), the storm was headed in a N.E. direction. We saw 25-50 orange-yellow lights come out of the storm (to our S.E.) cross the road in front of us and continue in a West - N.W. direction. We pulled onto the shoulder of the road and watched them go higher and higher in the sky until they all disappeared. Their were a lot of other cars on the road that night but I have not heard of anyone else reporting this event. I did call the local Police but no one else had reported it. I also called channel 4 news, but no one had called them either.

Posted 2012-01-12