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Analysis of Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 1997
We analyzed all 1 UFO sighting reports in Mankato, Minnesota to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "sphere" (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- January was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Wednesday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- 01/15/97 was the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Sightings occured more often during the late night, between the hours of 00:00 - 03:59 (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
UFO Reports in Mankato, Minnesota from 1997
These Mankato, Minnesota UFO reports from 1997 are presented as they were submitted other than paragraph breaks added for easier readability where necessary.
You can click the 'Report' link to view the original report along with any photos that may have been submitted to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC).
Full Report Text:
Two spheres, one silver, the other emerald. Great speed, seen from 1/4 mile away. I don't recall what day, or exactly what year, however it occurred in January.
Whatever the year was, it was the year of comet Hyukutaki, and the date of the occurance was the night that the comet was to be most visible, for our area and weather. I was driving home from work that evening, and in casual observance I was looking to see if I could spot the comet; not realizing that the comet was to be seen in the eastern night sky, and I was travelling west on hwy. 60.
As I rounded the corner by Crysteel Manufacturing, I saw a luminescent sphere the color of silver, appear from the northern horizon proceeding to the southern horizon and disappering in the distance. At first sight I thought it was the comet, yet in a split second I realized that it was something else. As I wathced; this object flew "nap of the earth", as it crossed over the expressway it appeared to be 100' above the ground, and was about the size of a quarter in perspective from my distance to it.
(1/4 mile). As it continued its flight south, it crossed over a grove of cottonwood, just grazing the tops and silohueting the branches as it passed each succesive grove of trees. The length of time that I observed this was about 6 maybe 7 seconds, and the distance that it travelled from one horizon to the other is about 6+ miles.
Naturally I was in disbeleif of what I saw, even though I knew I saw "something", when about 3 seconds later the second object dropped out of the sky in a very steep angle, as if it had been waiting for the other, and proceeded in the same direction, but with greater speed; the bottom of the second object was at the same tree top height above the ground. This second object was a sphere as well, only of greater magnitude, about football field in diameter. The color of the second sphere was this amazingly emerald green.
To this day, I am still amused by the fact that I saw these two objects that were purposefully flying towards some objective, and that they definetly were not some natural phenomenom that were just ambling throught the air! I also cannot get over how pristine and intense the colors of these objects were; that the colors were not necesarily a surface coloration, but rather a luminuous glow emminating from a reflective metalic surface, like the color you get from anodized metal. ((NUFORC Note: We believe the comet was visible in the spring of 1997. We have amended the date above.
PD)).
Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings From 1997 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
| Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Sphere | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings From 1997 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
| Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings From 1997 By Weekday
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the day of the week the sighting occured on.
| Weekday | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings From 1997 By Date (Top 5)
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the date the sighting occured on, limited to the top 5 dates with the most sightings.
| Date | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| 01/15/97 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings From 1997 By Time
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the time of day the sighting occured during. We took logical 4 hour windows in order to split the day into early morning, morning, afternoon, evening, night, and late night buckets for this analysis.
| Time Of Day | Hours | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late night | 00:00 - 03:59 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in Mankato, Minnesota
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Mankato, Minnesota.
| Year | Number of Reports | View Reports |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 2023 |
| 2020 | 2 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 2020 |
| 2019 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 2019 |
| 2016 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 2016 |
| 2014 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 2014 |
| 2011 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 2011 |
| 2007 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 2007 |
| 2004 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 2004 |
| 2002 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 2002 |
| 2000 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 2000 |
| 1997 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 1997 |
| 1995 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 1995 |
| 1990 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 1990 |
| 1988 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 1988 |
All Minnesota Cities with reported UFO sightings in 1997
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per city in Minnesota in 1997. You can also view the state-level list of UFO sightings in Minnesota in 1997.