NUFORC UFO Sighting 177547

Occurred: 2023-08-13 03:05 Local
Reported: 2023-08-13 13:48 Pacific
Duration: 2-3 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Frontenac State Park near Lake City, MN, USA
Location details: At the entrance of Frontenac State Park Campground

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Left a trail

Extremely bright blue light traveling slightly upwards before disappearing and leaving a trail in the sky.

My fiancee and I were sitting at the entrance of the Frontenac State Park Campground at 3:05 AM CST, photographing the perseids meteor shower facing mostly NE over the Mississippi River. We both observed an extremely bright ball of blue light (it lit up the sky for a brief moment) appeared in the sky, SE of our location. It traveled a short distance, traveling horizontally with an upward trajectory, lasting 2-3 seconds, before emitting an intensely bright light and completely disappearing from view. It left behind a trail, resembling smoke/clouds, which was light in color, that lasted approximately 10-15 seconds before it dissipated. No sound was heard during the event. The sky was very clear with very little to no light pollution from surrounding cities.

Posted 2023-09-10