Mystery Orbs Over Minnesota Sky

📍 Location

📝 Description

Initial reports in December 2024 described mysterious bright orbs hovering in Minnesota skies, notably Northfield, with eyewitnesses recounting silent, blinking lights that would hover, drift, and disappear when approached; video footage circulated and prompted speculation but no official explanation was provided. By August 12, 2025, additional sightings near Woodbury drew coverage from CBS News; authorities suggested the strange lights could be related to the Ariane 6 rocket launch carrying a weather satellite, offering a possible prosaic explanation, though no formal attribution was confirmed and investigators remained uncertain. Overall, the earlier Minnesota sightings have not been officially explained, and it remains unclear whether the later Woodbury sighting is connected.

🔍 Circumstances

Multiple residents reported sightings of bright orbs in Minnesota skies, with video footage circulating online. Early reports centered on Northfield (Dec 2024), describing silent, blinking lights that hovered or drifted and disappeared when approached. By Aug 2025, new reports emerged from Woodbury, prompting mainstream coverage and consideration of a rocket launch as a potential explanation, though no definitive attribution or official explanation had been issued.

👤 Physical Description

Glowing orbs with blinking lights; colors described as white to bluish; silent; observed hovering, changing directions, and sometimes clustering; exact size and distance were not determined from footage.

ℹ️ Additional Details

No official explanation published for the December 2024 sightings. The August 2025 Woodbury sightings were discussed by CBS News with a possible link to the Ariane 6 rocket launch carrying a weather satellite, but no formal confirmation was provided. Investigations by relevant authorities were described as ongoing.

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