bright light in the sky with burning material falling from it
I am a professional helicopter pilot. I left the Army as a Chief Warrant Officer 3 after 10 years of service. I flew attack helicopters in Iraq and Afghanistan and am familiar with many types of military aircraft and ordinance.
I was driving my car southwest in Circle Pines, MN at 0355 Central Time on 27July2013 and spotted a very bright light to the Southeast at an angle of approximately 25 degrees above the horizon. It appeared to be stationary.
I pointed it out and my wife commented that it must be a planet since it was so much brighter than the stars. It was similar in appearance to a planet but seemed much larger than usual.
I then witnessed burning objects fall from the light and extinguish midair. This happened twice. The object then appeared to dim and move northeast.
I looked away as I was driving for about 10 seconds. When I looked back, it was gone.
It was similar in appearance to a military illumination flare, but it maintained it's altitude and moved horizontally. The total viewing time was about 2 minutes.
I am a professional helicopter pilot. I left the Army as a Chief Warrant Officer 3 after 10 years of service. I flew attack helicopters in Iraq and Afghanistan and am familiar with many types of military aircraft and ordinance.
I was driving my car southwest in Circle Pines, MN at 0355 Central Time on 27July2013 and spotted a very bright light to the Southeast at an angle of approximately 25 degrees above the horizon. It appeared to be stationary.
I pointed it out and my wife commented that it must be a planet since it was so much brighter than the stars. It was similar in appearance to a planet but seemed much larger than usual.
I then witnessed burning objects fall from the light and extinguish midair. This happened twice. The object then appeared to dim and move northeast.
I looked away as I was driving for about 10 seconds. When I looked back, it was gone.
It was similar in appearance to a military illumination flare, but it maintained it's altitude and moved horizontally. The total viewing time was about 2 minutes.
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Circle Pines
USA
2 minutes
2 minutes
45.15
-93.15
fireball
MN
Occurred : 7/27/2013 03:55 (Entered as : 07/27/13 3:55) Reported: 7/27/2013 2:11:46 PM 14:11 Posted: 8/30/2013 Location: Circle Pines, MN Shape: Fireball Duration: 2 minutes Characteristics: There were lights on the object, The object emitted other objects
Bright light in the sky with burning material falling from it