UFO Sighting in Jackson Minnesota 1962

Summary

An 11-year-old boy reported seeing an unidentified object in the skies above Jackson, Minnesota, in September 1962. His account describes how the object appeared at 50,000 feet, hovered in place, then descended in several stages. It first dropped to 40,000 feet, remained there for over five minutes, and continued its descent. Eventually, the object reached 15,000 feet, stopped for more than ten minutes, then suddenly ascended to join two other objects before vanishing. The official report concluded that there was insufficient data to evaluate the case.

The boy's testimony is detailed, though it lacks the exact time of the sighting. The official report notes that the information provided is inadequate to determine the object's nature. Despite this, the description of erratic movement and the joining of other objects raises intriguing questions about what the boy might have witnessed that day.