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Unidentified flying objects put the upper Midwest by storm last night and this time

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the twin cities were not the exception.

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Almost all Hennepin County and suburban police were looking through vernacular eyes at the

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skies, watched as many as three star-like objects, some flying in formation, and traveling

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from the Northwest to the Northeast.

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Now this is in the contrary direction for that of meteors.

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The first sightings occurred about 12.23 this morning to last about 3.30 this a.m.

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The objects described as star-like pulsated in color from red to green.

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Officer Bob Force of Shorewood told the Hennepin County radio dispatcher he had sighted a mysterious

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object and just minutes later he said he was being chased down Highway 7 by a couple of

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stars.

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His story was verified by other officers in the area.

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The Air Force said their radar picked up no unidentified glimpse.

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However, they did have three B-52s on their scope north of Crystal.

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The sightings finally subsided about 3.30 this morning, but during that period, during

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those three hours, some witnesses said the objects would stop and then move off again

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at high speed.

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The Minnetaka police said they saw a pair of UFOs near Lake Minnetaka.

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However, it wasn't just officers in the twin cities area that saw the object.

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A pair of Mandan North Dakota police officials reported seeing an unidentified flying object

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southwest of Mandan.

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Both officers said the object was moving at a steady speed, but neither knew what it was.

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Other UFO reports have come from Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Nebraska.

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J.B. Eckert, KSDP News in Minneapolis, St. Paul.