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Analysis of Morton, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 1972
We analyzed all 1 UFO sighting reports in Morton, Minnesota to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "triangle" (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- July was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Saturday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- 07/15/72 was the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Sightings occured more often during the evening, between the hours of 16:00 - 19:59 (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
UFO Reports in Morton, Minnesota from 1972
These Morton, Minnesota UFO reports from 1972 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:
A triangular craft w/3 lg orange lights silently flew overhead going west to east. It then sped up and away. My brother and I were changing a shifter in his car when our dog started going nuts.
The dog ran up and down the driveway barking wildly, as he did only when someone was coming up the driveway. I ran out (we had the car parked over the old cellar steps) to see who was coming up the driveway, and saw that the dog was looking up. I looked up to see what he (the dog) was barking at and saw this grey triangular outline with orange lights against the clouds.
The triangle was moving slowly going west to east. It had glowing orange lights in each angle of the triangle. I measured the size by holding my arm out and judging the lights to be about the size of a large pea at an arms length (that would be one of the three lights).
The object was perfectly silent. On the farm at 5:00 in the middle of summer it is pretty quiet. There was no wind at all.
It was very still and perfectly quiet. Absolutely no sound came from the object. It moved at what seemed to be a very slow steady speed as it went directly overhead, with the dog going nuts the whole time.
I called to my brother to get out there to see it but he was putting something together on the shifter and didn't come right away. As the object passed over our farm and went over the feild. it began to speed up and raise in altitude.
This change was very obvious, even to me. It really sped up and it cruised up right off into the clouds. At about this time, my brother came out and asked what I wanted.
I said "man you missed it". The dog ran out into the feild and went probably about 1/2 mile before he gave up and came back. Just directly West of our driveway was our neighbors runway.
He was a crop duster and when he landed, he flew at pretty low altitude right over our house. Our dog was very used to that and could care less when it happened. This was very different.
This is absolutely true. I have never reported this to anyone other than close freinds.
Morton, Minnesota UFO Sightings From 1972 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
| Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Triangle | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Morton, Minnesota UFO Sightings From 1972 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
| Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| July | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Morton, Minnesota UFO Sightings From 1972 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Morton, Minnesota UFO Sightings From 1972 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 07/15/72 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Morton, Minnesota UFO Sightings From 1972 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evening | 16:00 - 19:59 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in Morton, Minnesota
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Morton, Minnesota.
| Year | Number of Reports | View Reports |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 UFO Reports | Morton, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 2011 |
| 1972 | 1 UFO Reports | Morton, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 1972 |
All Minnesota Cities with reported UFO sightings in 1972
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per city in Minnesota in 1972. You can also view the state-level list of UFO sightings in Minnesota in 1972.
| City | Number of Reports | View Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Morton | 1 UFO Reports | Morton, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 1972 |
| White Bear Lake | 1 UFO Reports | White Bear Lake, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 1972 |