2013-01-17 - Minneapolis, MN - Formation

Orange/blue light-ball cluster over downtown Minneapolis 1/17/13

Leaving a Minnesota Timberwolves game in downtown Minneapolis at approx. 9:45-10:00 PM January 17th, 2013, and walking south, my friend and I noticed strange lights in the sky.

There appeared to be about 5 large orange lights and maybe 4 smaller blue lights, all in a small cluster. The lights appeared to be above a light layer of clouds, very high in the sky. Currently, the clouds are 9000 feet in the sky, and wind is moving 5 mph from the southwest (currently one hour later).

The lights were not moving, and appeared to make “smear” like shapes in the sky (especially the orange lights).

There were about 3 other witnesses that we pointed out the lights to that were also stunned by the lights. The lights eventually faded out after about 15 minutes.

We were not able to see any stars or anything else in the sky. The shapes were circular to oval, and appeared “smeared” (maybe due to cloud cover).

Spotlights were shining into the sky from downtown Minneap! olis (due to clubs/bars), and as the lights hit the orange balls, the balls would seem to quickly illuminate from the light reflection.

We have a good picture that shows what we saw as well.