Key Takeaways
- Three Minneapolis police officers witnessed a spherical UAP with six glowing rings that changed colors
- The object hovered at 10,000 feet, moved at hypersonic speeds, and generated lift without sound
- The sighting occurred near Minnesota’s Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant
- Skeptics suggest it might have been the International Space Station
Three Minneapolis police officers reported witnessing a spherical Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) featuring six glowing rings that changed colors, defying conventional physics. The officers observed the object from a parking garage using binoculars before one officer attempted to approach it in a squad car.
Detailed Observation
According to their report filed with Americans for Safe Aerospace, the UAP was hovering at approximately 10,000 feet. The object demonstrated extraordinary capabilities, moving at both slow and hypersonic speeds while generating lift without producing any audible sound.
The incident gained additional significance due to its location near Minnesota’s Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant. The report also documented a near-proximity encounter between the UAP and a civilian helicopter.
The February incident was recently shared by former US Navy pilot Ryan Graves on Monday. A similar sighting occurred on July 7 in Anoka, where another UAP reportedly traveled along the Mississippi River at 460mph before abruptly slowing and descending silently behind trees.
Expert Analysis
While UFO researchers view this as potential evidence of advanced technology, skeptics offer conventional explanations. Alejandro Rojas, an advisor at Enigma Labs, suggested the sighting might have been NASA’s International Space Station.
‘The ISS has flown over the area for the last few days and was very bright,’ Rojas told Daily Mail. ‘What we see in the video could be the ISS, but we will need more details to rule it out.’
Rojas explained that atmospheric scintillation could make a single light source appear to have multiple colors, similar to how stars twinkle. He confirmed the ISS had bright flyovers on both February 19 and July 7 in the area.
Reporting Context
Americans for Safe Aerospace, founded by Ryan Graves, advocates for UAP transparency and collects reports from credible witnesses including military and law enforcement personnel. Graves recently announced the platform has nearly 1,000 reports with more scheduled for release.
Graves, a former US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet pilot, gained national attention for revealing routine UAP encounters by Navy pilots between 2014-2015. These objects defied known physics, hovering against strong winds and accelerating instantly without visible propulsion.
In one notable incident, a pilot nearly collided with a cube-shaped object encased in a clear sphere. The encounters became so frequent they were included in pre-flight safety briefings. Graves later testified before Congress about the aviation safety risks posed by these unidentified objects.
